Top Items:
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Harry M. Reid, a Power in the Senate, Dies at 82 — Mr. Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, displayed his pugilistic instincts as he steered an economic stimulus package and the Affordable Care Act to passage. — Harry M. Reid, the Democrat who rose from childhood poverty in the rural Nevada desert …
Discussion:
republicanleader.senate.gov, ABC News, The Times of Israel, 1 to, The Daily Beast and The Full Belmonte
RELATED:
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and Democratic kingmaker, dies at 82 — Harry Reid, who rose from abject poverty in rural Nevada to become one of the most influential state and national leaders, died on Tuesday, sources confirmed to The Nevada Independent. He was 82.
Discussion:
Roll Call, National Review, Washington Examiner, IJR, Fox News, Washington Post, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Breitbart, National Review, Deseret News, HuffPost, Bloomberg, KOLR, USA Today, 6abc, The Daily Wire, NPR, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Roll Call, Good Faith, USA Today, New York Post, RedState, Instapundit, Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'He's a press guy, I'm not': How Harry Reid shaped Chuck Schumer — When Senate Democrats are in a jam, a question sometimes quietly bubbles up on Capitol Hill: What would Harry Reid have done? — That the query itself still surfaces five years after Reid left the Senate is a mark of respect …
Discussion:
The Guardian and Insider
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Passing of Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Discussion:
Insider, Mediaite, Mock Paper Scissors, The Hill and Patterico's Pontifications
Jon Brown / Fox News:
Biden, Clinton and others pay tribute to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Biden, Clinton and others pay tribute to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Discussion:
The Times of Israel and Washington Free Beacon
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed. His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients. — Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone. So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …
Washington Post:
Worries that omicron surge could lead to breakdown in essential services spurred new quarantine, isolation rules — Health officials worried the volume of expected infections could result in tens of thousands of Americans unable to work. — Health officials' recommendation this week …
RELATED:
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘This was the moment’: CDC defends altered guidance amid Omicron surge
‘This was the moment’: CDC defends altered guidance amid Omicron surge
Discussion:
CBS News, The Daily Caller, Florida Politics and Townhall
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Will Shortened Isolation Periods Spread the Virus?
Will Shortened Isolation Periods Spread the Virus?
Discussion:
Breitbart, BizPac Review, UPI, COVID Transmissions and Politico
HuffPost:
If You Like All The New Progressive Federal Judges, Thank Trump For Sabotaging Georgia — Without Trump's nonstop lies about “voter fraud” having cost him reelection, Georgia's two Senate races likely would have been won by Republicans. — By S.V. Date — WASHINGTON ― …
RELATED:
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Badass’ Marjorie Taylor Greene cruising to reelection, DC critics ‘delusional’
‘Badass’ Marjorie Taylor Greene cruising to reelection, DC critics ‘delusional’
Discussion:
Page Array, Political Flare and NOQ Report
Danielle Echeverria / San Francisco Chronicle:
Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach. Now they're fighting for their jobs — This fall, a pair of middle school teachers from the Salinas Valley traveled to Palm Springs for the California Teachers Association's annual LGBTQ+ Issues Conference.
Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
America Sticks Out Its Tush — For his Christmas Day column William Kilpatrick wrote: … That's a bit of an over-simplification, but it's certainly clear that “barring a miracle” the future is post-western. Mr Kilpatrick continues: … That was a very sharp way of putting it.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Biden should stop pretending his resistance to a vax-to-fly rule is about public health — The decision by federal health officials to cut in half the number of days for people to quarantine if infected with covid-19 says less about our understanding of how the coronavirus spreads than the influence of …
RELATED:
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
No, Joe Biden Did Not Just Surrender to the Omicron Variant
No, Joe Biden Did Not Just Surrender to the Omicron Variant
Discussion:
The Daily Dot, The Western Journal and Power Line
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up. Sort of — One of the giants of political journalism has decided to hang it up at age 88. But anyone who knows Lou Cannon doesn't think for a moment his retirement means more time on the beach or romping …
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Hong Kong Police Arrest Six Linked to Pro-Democracy News Site — Six current or former senior staff members of Stand News were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to publish seditious material. More than 200 officers raided the news site's headquarters. — HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police …
RELATED:
Washington Free Beacon:
2021 Man of the Year: Jon Gruden — Unlike Colin Kaepernick, who lost his job in the NFL due to lack of talent, former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden was forced to resign for using offensive language in a series of old emails leaked to media outlets. — Historians and scholars can argue …
Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
Seriously, Upgrade Your Face Mask — Omicron is everywhere. Dr. Abraar Karan explains why cloth masks don't cut it anymore. — We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Throughout the pandemic, wearing a face mask has been one of the best ways that anyone can easily reduce their risk of catching or spreading COVID-19.
Don Feder / Front Page Magazine:
Us So Stupid — How the Left views middle Americans as sub-human. — Bette Midler should wear a name tag that reads, “Hi, I'm a super-rich, Hollywood elitist who thinks Red Staters are sub-human.” But that would be superfluous. — After Sen. Joe Manchin announced …
Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
US shows China its hand on strategic value of ‘unsinkable’ Taiwan — Washington's clear statement of island's regional security role part of tougher stance towards Beijing — In June 1950 General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of US forces in Asia-Pacific, urged President Harry Truman …
Discussion:
One America News Network
Zachariah Hughes / Anchorage Daily News:
Anti-Biden 'Let's Go Brandon' merchandise sold at JBER mall prompts update to vendor guidance — Ahead of the holidays, a vendor who had set up shop at a mall on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was selling figurines with an overt political message deriding the commander-in-chief.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Omicron Is Not More Severe for Children, Despite Rising Hospitalizations — More children are being treated for Covid, but a combination of factors, including low vaccination rates, most likely explains the increase. — The latest coronavirus surge sweeping the United States …
Discussion:
Louder With Crowder, Los Angeles Times, CNN, DownWithTyranny!, Washington Examiner and The Hill
S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
The change we wish to see in the world for 2022: New Year's resolutions — For the past nearly decade, I've asked friends, colleagues, politicos and celebs to share their New Year's resolutions with me and my readers. After the year we've had, I'm especially grateful to get just a glimpse …