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New York Times:
A Growing Gap — We look at Omicron's toll in New York and Seattle, two cities with timely data. — Some of the timeliest data on Covid-19 outcomes by vaccination status comes from New York City and the Seattle area, and the two are telling a consistent story.
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The Federalist, National Review, Althouse and HHS News releases
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: America retrenches on COVID — Social distancing and self-quarantining have spiked in recent weeks as Omicron puts the nation in a crouch like last spring before vaccines became widely available, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
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KTVX-TV, The Daily Wire, NPR, KTLA and KNWA FOX24
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
FACT CHECK: CDC Director Did NOT Claim 75% of All Covid Deaths Involved Four or More Serious Comorbidities — Fox News and many conservatives have falsely claimed that CDC Chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky has “admitted” that 75 percent of all Covid deaths occurred in people with at least 4 grave comorbidities.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson spreads an already debunked claim about covid-19 deaths
Tucker Carlson spreads an already debunked claim about covid-19 deaths
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The Daily Beast, Children of Liberty, YouTube, Twitchy and HotAir
Washington Post:
U.S. poised to break record 142,000 covid-19 hospitalizations
U.S. poised to break record 142,000 covid-19 hospitalizations
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Insider, NBC10 Philadelphia, Reuters, Breitbart, New York Times, KTLA, NBC Los Angeles, The Daily Caller and The Atlantic
Amy Graff / SFGATE:
Head of UCSF's ER dept.: Hospital surge isn't what you may think
Head of UCSF's ER dept.: Hospital surge isn't what you may think
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TheBlaze, Washington Post, ⚡️ …, Twitchy, Denver Post and Politico
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Will Endorse Changing Senate Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation — In Georgia, the president will express support for altering rules around the Senate filibuster, setting up a confrontation with Republicans. — WASHINGTON — President Biden will endorse changing Senate rules …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin doubles down on filibuster ahead of Biden's speech — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) doubled down Tuesday on his support for the filibuster as President Biden heads to Georgia to publicly push for changes to the Senate rule in order to pass voting rights legislation.
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ABC News, Washington Post, New York Post, Voice of America, Politico, POLITICUSUSA and Todd Starnes
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Could Trump Be the River Card That Helps Democrats Hold the House?
Could Trump Be the River Card That Helps Democrats Hold the House?
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Washington Post, The Hustings, Raw Story and Fox News
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Joe Manchin negotiated Build Back Better with Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin negotiated Build Back Better with Joe Manchin
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CNN, Matriarchy Report and The Mahablog
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Say, Does President Biden Support or Oppose Non-Citizens Voting in Municipal Elections?
Say, Does President Biden Support or Oppose Non-Citizens Voting in Municipal Elections?
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JONATHAN TURLEY
New York Times:
Voting Rights Groups Skipping Biden's Speech in Georgia Over Inaction
Voting Rights Groups Skipping Biden's Speech in Georgia Over Inaction
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
One Big Thing Dem Candidates Are Avoiding: Biden's Agenda
One Big Thing Dem Candidates Are Avoiding: Biden's Agenda
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Bloomberg, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. forms new domestic terrorism unit to address growing threat — The Justice Department is forming a new domestic terrorism unit to help combat a threat that has intensified dramatically in recent years, a top national security official said Tuesday.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism — The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, the department's top national …
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The Daily Caller, Fox News, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new plan to ‘Trump-proof’ the 2024 election quietly comes together — If Republicans succeed in blocking Democratic efforts to protect voting rights this week, as expected, the push to defend democracy will be anything but dead. That's because another important proposal to prevent …
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The UnPopulist and Election Law Blog
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Fauci, Paul clash over accusations of ‘cheap politics’ regarding alleged ‘takedown’ of other scientists — The Kentucky senator accused Fauci of conspiring with the former NIH director to discredit doctors who disagreed with them — Fox News Flash top headlines for January 11
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, Insider, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Mediaite, Twitchy, Townhall and Alternet.org
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Reps. Comer, Jordan expose new Fauci emails they say point to COVID-19 lab leak ‘cover up’ — House Republicans questioning why Fauci, others moved away from lab leak theory in early 2020 — Confidence in Biden, Fauci at an ‘all-time low’: GOP Doctors Caucus member
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Washington Examiner, Liberty Tree and The Federalist
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Fauci says Sen. Paul 's attacks ‘kindle the crazies’ who have threatened his life
Fauci says Sen. Paul 's attacks ‘kindle the crazies’ who have threatened his life
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The Hill, MSNBC, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, Washington Times, Alternet.org and KNWA FOX24
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Conservative Activist Dies of COVID Complications After Attending Anti-Vax ‘Symposium’ — Kelly Canon had celebrated her vaccine exemption a few weeks before she fell ill with the virus and wound up on a ventilator. — A well-known conservative activist in Arlington, Texas …
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Dallas Morning News
Derek Muller / Election Law Blog:
Can states exclude from the ballot congressional candidates they deem lack the qualifications for office? — Some private plaintiffs have sued to try to exclude Representative Madison Cawthorn from the North Carolina congressional ballot on the grounds that he engaged in …
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Reason, Free Speech For People and Washington Examiner
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Bil Browning / LGBTQ Nation:
Ted Cruz's teen daughter comes out as bisexual — She described herself as bi on TikTok and said she “basically disagrees” with the far-right Senator on everything - from politics to her clothes. — Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz — Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) daughter, Caroline …
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Twitchy and National Review
Peter Hasson / Fox News:
Education secretary Cardona solicited NSBA letter comparing protesting parents to domestic terrorists: email — NSBA official said controversial letter followed ‘a request by Secretary Cardona’
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Parents Defending Education, National Review, Louder With Crowder and The Daily Wire
FiveThirtyEight:
What Happened to the Eviction Tsunami? — Since the pandemic began, housing experts (including one of the authors of this article) have been predicting that the pandemic's economic fallout would produce an eviction “tsunami” that could put as many as 40 million people out of their homes.
Common Sense:
Hollywood's New Rules — A few years ago, the editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter pitched a story to the newsroom. He had just come back from lunch with a well-known agent, who had suggested the paper take a look at the unintended consequences of Hollywood's efforts to diversify.
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HotAir and National Review
Daniel Chang / Miami Herald:
Florida sent Evusheld to a private clinic before hospitals — Florida shipped a scarce new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug to treat the most vulnerable of patients — those with cancer or organ transplants whose immune systems don't respond well to a vaccine — to a private clinic …
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RedState
Project Veritas:
Military Documents About Gain of Function Contradict Fauci Testimony Under Oath — Military documents state that EcoHealth Alliance approached DARPA in March 2018 seeking funding to conduct gain of function research of bat borne coronaviruses. The proposal, named Project Defuse …
Jack Gillum / Bloomberg:
A Missouri Reporter Is Getting Blamed For the Security Flaw He Exposed — Hi everyone, it's Jack in Washington. A Missouri reporter found a security problem on a state website. The governor claims that's a criminal offense. But first... Today's top tech news: — From right-click to ‘hacker’
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Raw Story
Ron Filipkowski / The Bulwark:
How Democrats Can Win the Information War — You can't rely on the traditional media to counter viral propaganda and disinformation. — (SHUTTERSTOCK) — For the past year, my team of three volunteers and I have immersed ourselves into monitoring the political right.
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Emily Ngo / Spectrum News NY1:
GOP councilwoman refuses to disclose vaccination status, even if it means she's barred from chambers — City Council member Vickie Paladino told NY1 she'll never disclose if she's vaccinated against COVID-19. — “It's just nobody's business whether I am or not.
Rasmussen Reports:
'Voter's Remorse'? Trump Would Win Rematch With Biden — President Joe Biden would lose an election rematch to former President Donald Trump, who would win among independents and almost evenly split Hispanic voters. — A new Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports national telephone …
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and Breitbart
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch again doesn't wear mask on bench, Sotomayor and Breyer log in remotely for hearing — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch did not wear a mask for a hearing, even as all the other justices in attendance did so. — Two justices, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer …
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Political Wire and LifeSite
Amy Cheng / Washington Post:
U.N. rebukes Kazakhstan after troops spotted wearing blue peacekeeping helmets while policing protests — The United Nations has rebuked Kazakhstan after the Central Asian country's troops were spotted wearing blue helmets reserved for U.N. peacekeepers during a violent crackdown on protesters last week.
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Voice of America
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Was Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing Without Interview — Above, Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, told NBC News he gave fair warning, but under penalty of perjury he refused to say anything to investigators. — When U.S. Capitol Police …