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9:15 AM ET, January 27, 2022

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NBC News:
Democrats to devote resources to 7 more House lawmakers facing tough re-elections  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats added seven names Thursday to their list of vulnerable incumbents in need of party resources heading into the challenging midterm elections.  —  The Democratic Congressional …
Discussion: The Hill
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Politico:
Why not to expect a scorched earth fight over Breyer's replacement  —  The conservative movement has, for decades, prioritized Supreme Court fights over nearly all other forms of political battle.  —  But a survey on Wednesday of some of the top officials and activists in that universe indicates …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Breyer puts cherry on top of Senate's schedule
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment
Axios:
Activist Republicans oppose helping Ukraine  —  Republicans running in high-profile primary races aren't racing to defend Ukraine against a possible Russian invasion.  They're settling on a different line of attack: Blame Biden, not Putin.  —  What's happening: Leery of the base …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Seen Dining At NYC Restaurant TWO DAYS After Covid Diagnosis  —  Sarah Palin returned to Elio's restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19.  —  As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite, the former Alaska governor …
Discussion: The Western Journal and The Hill
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Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin is pictured dining at swanky Upper East Side restaurant Elio's two days after she tested positive for COVID and delayed her defamation trial against New York Times: Manager says he seated her outside to ‘protect our staff’  — Sarah Palin was on Wednesday seen dining out in New York City …
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Sarah Palin dines outside at Manhattan restaurant after testing positive for COVID-19
Discussion: Insider
Justin Kanew / THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
MCMINN COUNTY BANS “MAUS”, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK  —  Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools …
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The Daily Beast:
Witness Can Confirm Matt Gaetz Was Told He Had Sex With a Minor  —  One of the key interactions Joel Greenberg claims to have had with Matt Gaetz is a phone call informing Gaetz that they'd been sleeping with a minor.  Someone witnessed the call. … On Sept. 4, 2017, according to his confession letter …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Stephanie Ruhle to replace Brian Williams on MSNBC  —  MSNBC will soon announce plans to move morning anchor Stephanie Ruhle to the 11 pm ET hour that Brian Williams turned into an elite destination, two sources familiar with the move tell Axios.  —  Details: The 9 am ET hour …
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify to Take Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum  —  The folk-rock star won't back down after discussions with his record label and Spotify  —  Spotify Technology SA is in the process of removing Neil Young's music, according to people familiar with the matter …
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Jailed Oath Keeper's Estranged Wife Shares Snaps of ‘Escape Tunnels’ Dug Into Backyard  —  KEPT THE RECEIPTS  —  When a federal judge ordered Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes to remain jailed pending his trial for conspiracy charges on Wednesday, they cited testimony by Rhodes's estranged wife …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, fastest full-year clip since 1984, despite ongoing pandemic  —  The GDP report, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, offered the latest snapshot of a resilient recovery  —  The U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, the fastest full-year clip since 1984 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Party's Anti-Vaxx Wing Is Too Big to Fail … When an ideological extreme faction with unpopular views emerges, it becomes a threat to the party that hosts it.  At first, the party's incentive is to banish the extremists, lest their toxic ideas taint the party's brand with the broader electorate.
Devi Ruia / Data For Progress:
Poll: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Set to Be Unseated by Possible Challenger Ruben Gallego in 2024 Primary Landslide  —  By Ryan O'Donnell, David Guirgis, and Brian Burton  —  In October 2021, Data for Progress published poll findings that captured the extent of Arizona Democratic primary …
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
Robust U.S. Growth Is Expected for Late 2021, but Omicron Looms Now  —  Economists predict GDP accelerated in the fourth quarter before the Covid-19 variant sapped momentum  —  The U.S. economy appears to have grown robustly in the final quarter of 2021 but recently lost momentum …
Discussion: CNBC
Bloomberg:
Amazon Union Has Sufficient Signatures for New York Election  —  Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in Staten Island, New York, have collected enough signatures to hold an election on whether to join a union, according to U.S. labor officials.  —  There is “sufficient showing” …
New York Times:
Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court  —  The president's promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation's higher federal courts.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden and his legal team have spent …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything  —  Why are they killing themselves?  Let's turn to Sigmund Freud.  —  More Americans are dying from the covid in states run by Republicans than in states run by Democrats.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Texan who allegedly sold pistol to synagogue hostage-taker has been charged with illegal gun possession  —  A Texas felon who allegedly sold a pistol used to take hostages at a synagogue outside Dallas this month has been hit with a federal firearms charge, officials said Wednesday.
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement  —  A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments in a lawsuit claiming that Texas Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew state Senate District 10 in Tarrant County …
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Madison Cawthorn Lawyer Cites Confederate Amnesty Act To Defend Rep's Job  —  A lawyer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) cited an 1872 congressional action granting amnesty to Confederate soldiers to defend his own client's eligibility for office.  —  The argument from Cawthorn lawyer James Bopp Jr. came …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
Emails appear to show Boris Johnson authorized evacuation of pets from Afghanistan, despite repeated denials  —  The emails were released as part of an investigation by a parliamentary committee of the British government's handling of its August withdrawal from Afghanistan
Maria Cheng / Associated Press:
WHO staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse in Asia  —  Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has undermined the U.N. health agency's efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Discussion: WTOP News
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Georgia Potential November Showdowns: They're Already Close, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Only 25% Are Very Confident In Accurate 2022 Election Count  — mail_outline  —  With Georgia in the national spotlight over its election laws along with two high profile contests in November 2022 …
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino  —  YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension.  —  The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel …
John McCormack / National Review:
Alex Berenson's Dangerous Covid-Vaccine Claims on Tucker Carlson Tonight  —  The data clearly show that these vaccines are safe for almost everyone.  So why are Fox News viewers being told the opposite?  —  n Tuesday, a Tucker Carlson Tonight guest painted a wildly misleading picture of Covid vaccines …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns  —  Alvin Bragg campaigned on lenient policies aimed at making the justice system fairer.  But a string of violent episodes early in his tenure is testing his resolve.  —  When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney …
Discussion: New York Post
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
GOP Governors Under Attack From MAGA Monsters They Helped Create  —  Republican governors across the nation are facing primary challengers from the right over COVID restrictions and their apparently insufficient support for Donald Trump.  —  Brad Little is no RINO.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
2022 Has Not Begun Well for the Trump Family  —  In a year which could have been the start of his ultimate comeback, which even includes a return to social media with his own platform, 2022 has instead already been one of major turmoil for Donald Trump and his family.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
‘Betraying the American people’: Leaked video reveals Joe Biden's ‘hush hush’ migrant invasion  —  MORE FROM:  —  While Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi go all out to protect Ukraine's national sovereignty, at the same time they are orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border.
Discussion: Fox News and Power Line
 
 
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CBS News:
QAnon follower from South Carolina who admitted he assaulted officers on January 6 sentenced to 44 months in prison
Discussion: Associated Press
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What would a 2024 Trump coup look like? A new paper offers a worrying answer.
Discussion: Roll Call and New Republic
Allyson Versprille / Bloomberg:
Crypto Skeptic Set to Join Consumer Finance Watchdog
NBC News:
First flight of American evacuees in months leaves Kabul airport for Qatar
Discussion: CNN
John Sexton / HotAir:
Councilwoman in neighborhood where two NYPD officers were killed wants to abolish the police
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Matt Katz / Gothamist:
Adams' Anti-Violence Plan Worries Progressives and Police Reform Activists
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Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
'Just wear a mask and don't tell anyone': Workplaces are filling up with sick employees
Robert Klemko / Washington Post:
Much of America wants policing to change. But these self-proclaimed experts tell officers they're doing just fine.
Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
How The Family Won Guatemala
Article V Patriot / conventionofstates.com:
BREAKING: Wisconsin becomes 16th state to pass Convention of States Resolution!
Discussion: The Federalist
Dave Price / who13.com:
Iowa lawmaker uses obscene gesture to rip critics as he ends speech
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line and The Hill
Brookings:
Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
'It's just plain unconstitutional': Wisconsin GOP leaders again reject resolution to ‘pull back’ 2020 electoral votes
 

 
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