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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
White House reporters ask for virtual press briefings during the latest covid surge — With a fierce new variant of the coronavirus on the loose, White House reporters are urging press secretary Jen Psaki to move her daily briefings online — but it's an idea Psaki has been cool to so far.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries — The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries
Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
US to lift travel restrictions on eight African countries
US to lift travel restrictions on eight African countries
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Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Report shows the extent of Republican efforts to sabotage democracy — Research identifies at least 262 bills were introduced in 41 states this year with the intent to hijack the election process — The Republican assault on free and fair elections instigated by Donald Trump is gathering pace …
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Cheryl Teh / Insider:
Fringe factions of MAGA world are imploding after Trump publicly advocated for the COVID-19 jab — The fringe factions of the right wing erupted in anger after Trump lauded the COVID-19 vaccines. — Figures from Alex Jones to Ali Alexander swiftly rebuked Trump for his pro-vaccine stance.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump's Pro-Vax Push
MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump's Pro-Vax Push
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MAGA Cartoonist Ben Garrison Turns on Trump After Pro-Vaccine Comments
MAGA Cartoonist Ben Garrison Turns on Trump After Pro-Vaccine Comments
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CNN:
New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police — Capitol Police officer: Trump supporters are being lied to — (CNN)The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Manchin told White House he would support version of tax on billionaires — His offer comes as fellow a Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, raises new concerns, illustrating that the party has work to do — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) told the White House last week that he would support …
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MSNBC:
‘We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges — On Wednesday, one of the members of the Proud Boys became the first to admit he was at the Capitol to stop the transfer of power, as part of a cooperation agreement with the government.
Greg Myre / NPR:
How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension — On Christmas Day 1991, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sat down at a table deep inside the Kremlin and prepared to deliver a monumental speech. Associated Press reporter Alan Cooperman was among the few journalists allowed in.
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New York Times:
Putin Demands Quick Answers on Russian Security Concerns
Putin Demands Quick Answers on Russian Security Concerns
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Washington Post:
Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump's hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is focusing intently on Donald Trump's actions that day as it begins to discuss whether to recommend …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In bid for Jan. 6 secrecy, Trump asks Supreme Court for help
In bid for Jan. 6 secrecy, Trump asks Supreme Court for help
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Paula Reid / CNN:
Giuliani associate Bernard Kerik plans to publicly release some documents requested by January 6 committee — Reporter: Records would be key to see Trump's activity prior to Jan. 6 — Washington (CNN)Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik says he is planning to publicly release …
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Los Angeles Times:
14-year-old girl in dressing room of Burlington fatally shot by LAPD — In an incident the police chief called “devastating and tragic,” an LAPD officer fatally shot a teenage girl at a Burlington clothing store during a chaotic confrontation that also left a suspect dead and another person injured.
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Politico:
Say it ain't Joe: Manchin's not the only big hurdle left for Biden's megabill — The Senate parliamentarian, a little-known nonpartisan rules referee, still has the power to ax big portions of the $1.7 trillion social spending plan. — Democrats are still courting the one person powerful enough …
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Joe Manchin's ‘Scaled-Back’ Framework May Be Better Than It Sounds — Prioritizing certain initiatives over others is hard, but that could be what it takes to save Build Back Better. — It looks like negotiations over President Joe Biden's Build Back Better legislation are only mostly dead …
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Missouri Independent:
Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19 — Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren't attributed to COVID-19. Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gableman calls for GOP state senator to resign as he signals he wants more taxpayer funding for his election review — Patrick Marley Katelyn FerralMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — MADISON - Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is calling on a GOP state senator to resign …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Navy SEALs, a Christmas story — It might seem like a stretch to view the Navy SEALs, among the most fearsome warriors on the planet, as a Christmas story of humility and renewal, but let me explain. — Two years ago, the SEALs were near rock bottom.
Danusha Goska / Front Page Magazine:
‘Christmas’ Lights or ‘Holiday’ Lights? — The woke's vocabulary is a weapon in their culture war. — I never had kids and when I look at Facebook friends' photos of their own I realize that that's probably a good thing. I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks. I know how tough life can be.
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Two Georgia poll workers sue One America News, Giuliani over debunked fraud claims — Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have sued the far-right One America News Network, its top executives, and former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani …
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Washington Post:
Pregnancy apps have become a battleground of vaccine misinformation — How the What To Expect site managed to clean up its big anti-vaccine problem — For generations of parents, Heidi Murkoff's 1984 pregnancy guide “What to Expect When You're Expecting” has been a trusty companion …