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Tom Hals / Reuters:
State lawyers arguing against Biden vaccine mandates test positive for COVID-19 — Two officials presenting arguments on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block vaccine mandates ordered by President Joe Biden's administration have tested positive for COVID-19 and will make their cases remotely, their offices said.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Today's deep question: Will Twitter suspend Sotomayor for COVID misinformation? — A wise axiom warns us not to deduce Supreme Court decisions based on the questions asked by its justices during oral arguments. Perhaps, however, we can deduce their relative wisdom and grasp of reality from the questions they pose.
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Noah Garfinkel / Axios:
Lawyers arguing against Biden vaccine mandates test positive for COVID — Two state lawyers arguing against the Biden administration's vaccine mandates in front of the Supreme Court on Friday have tested positive for COVID and are presenting their cases remotely, state officials confirmed Friday.
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Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
Eric Adams taps younger brother Bernard as a deputy police commissioner — Mayor Eric Adams has tapped his younger brother to serve as a deputy NYPD commissioner, The Post has learned. — Bernard Adams, a 56-year-old retired NYPD officer, will oversee governmental affairs, he confirmed Friday.
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Philip Banks III / New York Daily News:
My call to protect and serve NYC: Philip Banks, Eric Adams' newly appointed deputy mayor for public safety, defends himself — The law is in my blood. My brothers and I grew up with it, watching my father leave the house every day from our home in Cambria Heights, off to protect the people of the city.
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Norman Ornstein / Washington Post:
Five myths about the filibuster — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown down the gauntlet, saying he will move to change Senate rules by Jan. 17 if Republicans continue to block the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bill Clinton, Oprah and his fellow centrists: Dems go all-out to sway Manchin
Bill Clinton, Oprah and his fellow centrists: Dems go all-out to sway Manchin
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Politico: Dems call in Epstein frequent flier to convince Manchin to kill the filibuster
Politico: Dems call in Epstein frequent flier to convince Manchin to kill the filibuster
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden finds a new Manchin whisperer — DRIVING THE DAY — The White House is looking to Sen. MARK WARNER (D-Va.) to help thaw out its frosty relationship with Sen. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) in hopes of resurrecting President JOE BIDEN's Build Back Better plan.
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Placeholder President — The most impassioned speech of Joe Biden's presidency …
The Placeholder President — The most impassioned speech of Joe Biden's presidency …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Last Jan. 6, our institutions held — except the media
Last Jan. 6, our institutions held — except the media
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 — The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Hollywood icon who broke barriers for Black actors, dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Hollywood icon who broke barriers for Black actors, dies at 94
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Hiring falters in December as payrolls rise only 199,000, though the unemployment fell to 3.9% — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 199,000 in December, far fewer than the 422,000 estimate. — The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%, better than the 4.1% estimate. — Wages increased more than expected, rising 4.7% year over year.
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Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
The Biden Boom — We kept ourselves out of debt, so now we're enjoying a speedy recovery.
The Biden Boom — We kept ourselves out of debt, so now we're enjoying a speedy recovery.
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NBC News:
Biden admin weighs offering Russia cuts to U.S. troops in Eastern Europe — U.S. troop cuts in Poland and the Baltic would have to be matched by Russian moves in the area. The U.S. is also working to get Stingers for Ukraine. — The Biden administration is heading into next week's talks …
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Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Harris' new communications director apologizes for tweets on ‘undocumented folks’ — (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris' newly announced communications director Jamal Simmons is apologizing for decade-old tweets on “undocumented folks” that resurfaced after news of his appointment.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Cyber Ninjas, company that led Arizona GOP election ‘audit,’ is shutting down — Cyber Ninjas, the company that led a partisan review of 2020 ballots in Arizona, is closing down following a scathing report by election officials and the threat of $50,000 a day in fines. — “Cyber Ninjas is shutting down.
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records
Cyber Ninjas faces fine over Arizona election review records
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CNN:
After a series of messaging missteps, CDC's Walensky seeks out media training — (CNN)Dr. Rochelle Walensky assumed her new role as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last January with a vow to restore trust in the agency. But last fall, several months …
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Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison — The three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in Georgia were sentenced Friday to life in prison. — The sentences for Travis McMichael, who shot Arbery; and his father, Gregory McMichael, do not carry the possibility of parole.
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Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
8 Times Left-Wing Protesters Broke Into Government Buildings And Assaulted Democracy — Left-wing demonstrators have long made a habit of attacking, infiltrating, and occupying government buildings. — Self-absorbed congressional Democrats held a group therapy session on Capitol Hill …
Angie Schmitt / The Atlantic:
Why I Soured on the Democrats — Until recently, I was a loyal, left-leaning Democrat, and I had been my entire adult life. I was the kind of partisan who registered voters before midterm elections and went to protests. I hated Donald Trump so much that I struggled to be civil to relatives on the other side of the aisle.
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New York Times:
An 85-year-old man in India says he got 12 Covid vaccine shots, and still wants more. — There is vaccine hesitancy, but on the flip side, there is Brahmdeo Mandal. — Mr. Mandal is so excited about the healing promise of a jab that he says he has received 12 coronavirus vaccine doses — so far.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP picks final four in 2024 convention search — Republicans are ramping up their search for a host city for the party's 2024 national convention, narrowing the list of contenders to four cities. — The cities in contention are Milwaukee, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City …
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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
What Role Will January 6 Play in The 2022 Midterms? — The following things can be true at the same time. First, the attack on the Capitol on January 6 was a dark moment in American history and one in which the former president bears responsibility. Second, the attack on the Capitol …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Invites President Biden to Deliver State of the Union Address on March 1 — Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President Joseph R. Biden inviting him to deliver the State of the Union address on Tuesday, March 1, 2022:
Washington Post:
Kazakhstan president gives shoot-to-kill order against protesters, dismissing calls for negotiations — MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's president said Friday he had ordered his troops to “shoot to kill without warning” in an effort to quash anti-government protests that have been raging since the weekend.
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