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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden  —  Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place.  Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US commandos kill ISIS leader, successor of al-Baghdadi, in Syria raid  —  The U.S. military killed the leader of ISIS in an early-morning operation in northwest Syria early Thursday morning, President Biden said.  —  Abu Ibrahim al Hahimi al Qurayshi, who took control of the terror group …
Associated Press:
US forces launch raid in Syria, civilians also reported dead
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Did a US raid take out the leader of ISIS? UPDATE: Biden says yes
Discussion: CBS News and Human Events
New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden Calls Death of ISIS Leader a Warning to Terrorists Worldwide
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Jeff Zucker's legacy is defined by his promotion of Donald Trump  —  Many questions still swirl around Wednesday's startling announcement that, after nine years, Jeff Zucker's reign as CNN president was over.  —  Was his ouster really all about his failure to disclose to his corporate bosses …
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Inside the CNN Newsroom's Clash with Jason Kilar  —  Fear, anger, profound loyalty to Jeff Zucker and full-blown resentment for Jason Kilar dominated a confidential meeting in CNN's D.C. newsroom on the night of Zucker's February surprise.  —  Just after 7 p.m. ET last night …
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
More CNN: Critics wondering why Stelter still has a job after Zucker scandal  —  Seems like others are beginning to ask the question I raised yesterday about Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter.  It hardly seems reliable that Stelter failed to report on the “open secret” …
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
CNN and Brian Stelter forget how Jeff Zucker turned their network into Trump TV in 2016
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Josh Hawley seeks to be Putin's new favorite pet  —  In a body full of MAGA sycophants and Ivy League-educated senators spewing anti-elite rhetoric, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) manages to stand out.  From his fist-pumping approval of the Jan. 6 mob to his whining that his canceled book deal amounts …
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Washington Post:
U.S. to allege Russian plot to stage attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion
Discussion: National Zero
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
NORTH KOREA HACKED HIM.  SO HE TOOK DOWN ITS INTERNET  —  Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands.  —  For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea's strange and tightly restricted corner …
Washington Post:   Trump allies planned to seize NSA data to prove stolen election
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter  —  A metaverse pivot isn't going to fix the social network's main problems: slowing user and ad growth  —  Since its inception, Facebook's user growth has essentially been up and to the right.
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Molly Minta / Mississippi Today:
Inside Mississippi's only class on critical race theory  —  Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states.  —  She went to Northwest Rankin High School where she was the president of the school's chapter …
Discussion: Carl Beijer
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
End the Covid Panic Now  —  Biden should declare the pandemic is over, so Americans can return to normal lives.  —  It is manifestly clear that the panic phase of the Covid-19 pandemic has to end.  The costs are too high.  —  I don't mean end as a state of mind.
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Crime, “Normie Voters” and the Return to Normal  —  What Joe Biden Could Learn from Eric Adams  —  It's been widely noted that Democrats' biggest problem is voters' thirst for a return to normalcy which they don't believe that Democrats have delivered.  The biggest problems here are the economy …
Discussion: EL PAÍS in English
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Politico:
Biden, Adams strike up alliance as Democrats face new threat: Rising violent crime
Tom Tapp / Deadline:
L.A. Mayor Garcetti Says He Held His Breath For Maskless Photo With Magic Johnson  —  Los Angeles Mayor — and Biden Administration ambassadorial nominee — Eric Garcetti today defended his actions after maskless photos surfaced of him and Lakers great Magic Johnson, along …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Take The Hint, John Roberts — It's Time For You To Retire, Too  —  “Judges are like umpires,” John Roberts famously said at his confirmation hearing as Chief Justice.  “Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them ... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role.
Discussion: Raw Story
James Forsyth / Spectator:
Exclusive: No. 10 policy chief quits over Boris's Jimmy Savile slur  —  Munira Mirza's departure will be painful for the Prime Minister  —  Munira Mirza, the Downing Street head of policy, has resigned over Boris Johnson's Jimmy Savile attack on Keir Starmer.
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That's Ahmari  —  From neoconservatism to integralist cosplay to active worship of China and Russia, the ‘post-liberal’ right has had a giddy five years  —  I first met Sohrab Ahmari, one of the most influential and controversial writers …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Unmasking Of Rudy Giuliani On Fox's ‘The Masked Singer’ Prompts Judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke To Walk Off In Protest  —  EXCLUSIVE, SPOILER ALERT: Rudy Giuliani was last week unmasked as an exiting costumed contestant in the taping of the first episode of Fox's popular prime time show The Masked Singer.
Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Lewandowski's New Gig: Get Rid of Gov. Sununu  —  On the Howie Carr radio show Wednesday, Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski said his old boss has given him a new job: Get rid of Gov. Chris Sununu.  —  “When we spoke earlier in the day, you told me that [President Trump] assigned you a couple …
 
 
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FOX13 News Memphis:
Katrina Robinson expelled from Tennessee Senate
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
NBC News:
Manchin says Build Back Better is ‘dead.’ Here's what he might resurrect.
Discussion: The Hill, Roll Call and UPI
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is filling its editor positions with GOP operatives and Trump staffers
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
A top GOP Senate candidate walks ‘rigged election’ tightrope in Nevada
Discussion: The Nevada Independent and CNN
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Why Sonny Perdue's push to become chancellor is gaining steam
Winston Marshall / Common Sense:
When Artists Become the Censors
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
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Glenna Milberg / WPLG-TV:
South Florida seniors alarmed after political party was unknowingly changed to Republican
Discussion: National Zero and Raw Story
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Ben Steverman / Bloomberg:
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Washington Post:
D.C. bar that broke vaccine rules closed for health violations
Discussion: Washingtonian and Twitchy
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
How much 2022 candidates are paying after endorsements
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Old ‘Grudge’ Helped Propel Ron DeSantis to GOP Stardom: Lev Parnas
Discussion: CNN
Rebecca Mansour / Breitbart:
Peter Schweizer's ‘Red-Handed’ Hits #1 on New York Times Bestseller List
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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