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S.F. school board recall: Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga ousted — San Francisco voters overwhelmingly supported the ouster of three school board members Tuesday in the city's first recall election in nearly 40 years. — The landslide decision means board President …
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Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
In Landslide, San Francisco Forces Out 3 Board of Education Members — The recall, which galvanized Asian Americans, was a victory for parents angered by the district's priorities during the pandemic. — In a recall election fueled by pandemic angst and anger, San Francisco voters ousted three members …
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Politico:
San Francisco school board members ousted in parental backlash — San Francisco voters have recalled three school board members who spurred a parental backlash for pursuing the renaming of schools and other progressive policy changes as classrooms remained empty during the coronavirus pandemic.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Yes, recall — Each board member is individually up for a recall, which would require the support of a majority of voters. — The Department of Elections is currently reporting votes out of a possible registered voters (0%). — Over 340,000 San Franciscans voted on the 2021 Newsom recall …
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New York Times:
Jeff Zucker's Downfall at CNN: Ethical Lapses and Falling Ratings — The network's top-rated host and its president were forced out following ethical lapses, an office romance and a letter from a lawyer for “Jane Doe.” — Late in the day on Nov. 30, Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Biden Rejects Trump's Claim of Privilege for White House Visitor Logs — The president informed the National Archives that it should turn over the logs sought by the Jan. 6 committee within 15 days. — President Biden is opposing another effort by former President Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Post:
Biden orders Trump White House visitor logs to be turned over to Jan. 6 committee — President Biden has ordered visitor logs from the White House during President Donald Trump's tenure to be turned over to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel seeks phone records of security official employed by Alex Jones — The Jan. 6 select committee has issued a subpoena for the phone records of a security guard for pro-Trump broadcaster Alex Jones, a sign of the panel's deepening interest in Jones' contacts related to his involvement …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump campaign staffers, GOP operatives who challenged 2020 results in key states
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
P.J. O'Rourke was America's greatest satirist and coolest conservative — P.J. O'Rourke, who has died at the age of 74, once hosted a small New Year's party at his apartment in Washington. The year was 1990. He'd just returned from Germany, where he had covered the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Writers Loved P.J. O'Rourke — His greatness, his goodness. — P.J. O'Rourke died today. He was only 74—I think he always seemed more youthful than his years because he had kids late in life, and nothing keeps you young like running around after children.
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Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
P.J. O'Rourke, Conservative Political Satirist, Dies at 74 — In articles, in best sellers and as a talk show regular he was a voice from the right skewering whatever in government or culture he thought needed it. — P.J. O'Rourke, the conservative satirist and political commentator …
Washington Post:
Russia aims to ward off NATO in the event of a Ukraine invasion — As Russian President Vladimir Putin sends mixed signals about his willingness to invade Ukraine, his military continues to undertake activities that appear designed not only to ready an offensive but to thwart any attempt …
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Biden Says Threat to Ukraine Remains, Awaits Russia Pullback
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Politico:
GOP culture war attacks ‘alarmingly potent,’ DCCC warns — The campaign committee has been showing House Democrats new polling about how to counter GOP attacks on police funding and other issues. — Democrats' own research shows that some battleground voters think the party is “preachy …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Exclusive poll: Answers to the midterm's 2 big questions — DRIVING THE DAY — We have some news in our latest POLITICO-Morning Consult poll that we can share with you this morning. — The results get to the heart of two big questions about 2022:
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Josh Hawley: ‘It Is Not A Pro-Riot Mug’ — The Missouri Republican said he only saluted the peaceful protesters, and the others should go to jail. — WASHINGTON - Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) denied Tuesday that campaign merchandise depicting his infamous Jan. 6 salute celebrates the Capitol riot that day.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Inner Circle Freaks That His Tax Firm ‘Screwed’ Him — “If he gets away from this, there's no God and no reason to live,” said Barbara A. Res, a former construction executive at the Trump Organization. — Predictably, Donald Trump wants you to think his longtime accounting firm's decision …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The new ‘spying’ story is clearly not what Trump thinks it is — Donald Trump thought he finally had “indisputable evidence” that his campaign and White House “were spied on.” Alas, reality tells a very different story. — Over the course of his presidency's first year …
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Washington Post:
New critical race theory laws have teachers scared, confused and self-censoring — A Utah student group was called “Black and Proud.” The principal had it renamed. A New Hampshire history teacher used to discuss current events in a unit about race and economics. No more.
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Suspension of Afghan Fulbright Program shatters dreams for 140 semifinalists now stuck under Taliban rule — KABUL — They are Afghanistan's best and brightest, part of a young generation of future scientists, journalists, climatologists, government officials, educators and business leaders keen …
Financial Times:
Iran calls for US ‘political statement’ on commitment to nuclear deal — Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian seeks assurance that Washington will not abandon JCPOA accord again — Iran has proposed that the US Congress makes a “political statement” of its commitment to a nuclear accord …
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Washington Post:
Which U.S. communities sent money to support the Canadian trucker protests? — Residents in wealthy enclaves across the United States — from Beverly Hills, Calif., to suburbs of Austin, to Florida beach communities — sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied …
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Piers Morgan / The Sun:
Prince Andrew's a snivelling little coward whose denials weren't worth the paper they were written on, says Piers Morgan — SO, he's caved. — Just three weeks ago, Prince Andrew defiantly told the world he was demanding, yes DEMANDING, a trial by jury in his sex assault case - to clear his name.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Still Trying to Buy Trump's Love — GOP candidates continued to spend big at Trump properties in 2021, but Trump himself has stopped spending so much of his campaign's money at his businesses. … Donald Trump may no longer hold elected office, but Republican candidates are still paying homage—literally.
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Alex Kane / Jewish Currents:
Jamaal Bowman Withdraws Co-Sponsorship of Bill Backing Israel's Abraham Accords … NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN JAMAAL BOWMAN plans to withdraw his co-sponsorship of legislation supporting Israel's normalization agreements with Arab states, and will vote “no” when the bill comes up for consideration …
Washington Post:
Eight Republican senators say they oppose ‘no-fly’ list for disruptive passengers because it would equate mask opponents to ‘terrorists’ — A group of Republican senators is pushing back against efforts to create a federal “no-fly” list for unruly passengers, arguing that doing …
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The truth won't speak for itself — The Democrats can't trust the press and pundit corps to explain to the American people that democracy as they know it is under assault. — Lester Holt, the NBC News anchor, interviewed the president last week. In response to a question about inflation and …
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Quintez Brown, Louisville BLM activist charged with attempted murder of mayoral candidate, has troubled past — Brown was subject of missing person investigation, recently touted ‘revolutionary’ communism — Fox News Flash top headlines for February 15 — The Black Lives Matter activist …
Washington Post:
Sea level to rise one foot along U.S. coastlines by 2050, government report finds … The shorelines of the United States are projected to face an additional foot of rising seas over the next three decades, intensifying the threat of flooding and erosion to coastal communities across the country …
Megan Menchaca / Austin American-Statesman:
UT Faculty Council passes resolution supporting freedom to teach critical race theory — The Faculty Council at the University of Texas approved a nonbinding resolution Monday defending the academic freedom of faculty members to teach about race, gender justice and critical race theory.
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