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Biden on ‘60 Minutes’: ‘The pandemic is over’ — President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over” in discussing Covid during an interview that aired on Sunday evening on CBS' “60 Minutes.” — “The pandemic is over,” the president told Scott Pelley as they talked last week at the Detroit Auto Show.
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
President Joe Biden: The 2022 60 Minutes Interview — Summer was going so well for the president; the White House threw a party last week with a concert by James Taylor. Mr. Biden's streak began in June when he signed a bipartisan gun safety law. Then, in August, over Republican objections …
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CBS News:
Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy — Last Thursday, the same day 60 Minutes spoke to President Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin met with China's leader, Xi Jinping. There's concern that Russia's war in Ukraine could inspire China to attack the island of Taiwan.
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Financial Times, NBC News, Forbes, UPI, NPR, New York Post, The Guardian, Twitchy, Latest, Duan Dang's Newsletter, RedState, National Review, NewsNation, The Hill, The Daily Wire, Breitbart and The Post Millennial
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On 60 Minutes, President Biden Admits His Student-Loan Order Is Illegal — On 60 Minutes this evening, President admitted aloud that his decision to transfer up to a trillion dollars in student loan debt to taxpayers without Congressional approval is flatly unconstitutional:
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden says U.S. troops would defend Taiwan in event of attack by China — President Biden has again confirmed that U.S. troops would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack from China, the clearest recent statement Biden has made about how far the United States would go to support Taiwan militarily.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Fumes: DeSantis Stole My Plan for Shipping Migrants — Conservative pundits are fawning over DeSantis' cruel political stunt to fly immigrants to Massachusetts. Trump thinks the “credit” should be his — IN RECENT DAYS, Donald Trump has privately voiced his anger over Florida Republican …
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USA Today:
Massachusetts seeks human trafficking probe targeting Florida Gov. DeSantis over migrants — Authorities in Massachusetts said Sunday that they have requested a federal human trafficking probe after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boasted of sending about 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard …
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Ray Sanchez / CNN:
‘They enriched us.’ Migrants' 44-hour visit leaves indelible mark on Martha's Vineyard
‘They enriched us.’ Migrants' 44-hour visit leaves indelible mark on Martha's Vineyard
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Super-Probably Relevant … and Power Line
Gary Fineout / Politico:
‘Huge mistake’: DeSantis' migrant transports could undercut support in South Florida
Graeme Massie / The Independent:
Ted Cruz forced to admit trafficking migrants to Martha's Vineyard is illegal in Sean Hannity interview
Ted Cruz forced to admit trafficking migrants to Martha's Vineyard is illegal in Sean Hannity interview
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BizPac Review and The Wrap
Olivia Olander / Politico:
Who's being cruel? Politicians debate use of migrants as pawns.
Who's being cruel? Politicians debate use of migrants as pawns.
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Fox News
New York Times:
Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React — In Ohio, a dark address by the former president featured music that was all but identical to a theme song for the conspiracy theory movement. — Former President Donald J. Trump appeared to more fully embrace QAnon on Saturday …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
This QAnon-flavored soundtrack to Trump, GOP's fascist right turn should terrify you
This QAnon-flavored soundtrack to Trump, GOP's fascist right turn should terrify you
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The Halfway Cafe and Insider
NBC News:
Putin's new Ukraine problem: Even the war's biggest supporters are growing dissatisfied — LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin has a problem. — For more than two decades now, Putin's expanding grip on power has been predicated on his portrayed strength and justified as essential to Russia's existence.
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The Daily Beast and Vox
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Emily Jacobs / Washington Examiner:
Biden warns Putin: 'Don't' use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Biden warns Putin: 'Don't' use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
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Japan Times, National Review, CNSNews, Fortune, The Hill, Just The News and Al Jazeera
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Iran's president rails against Israel and U.S. sanctions — The United States first placed financial sanctions on Iran back in 1979, during the hostage crisis. For nearly four decades the U.S. State Department has designated Iran one of the world's leading state sponsors of terrorism.
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The Times of Israel and TASS
New York Times:
Hurricane Fiona Knocks Out Power to All of Puerto Rico, Governor Says — Hurricane Fiona knocked out power to all of Puerto Rico on Sunday, its governor said, as forecasters warned that the storm could bring as much as two feet of rain and cause life-threatening floods and landslides.
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Politico:
Tensions rise between the LA Times and its billionaire owner — This past May, a young reporter for the Los Angeles Times working a weekend shift filed a 190-word story about people suspected of stealing expensive watches before fleeing in a black Rolls-Royce. — The item by Jeong Park enraged activists.
Axios:
Scoop: Team Trump sees special master as deep FBI skeptic — Raymond Dearie's appointment as special master to review records the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago was a positive development for former President Trump, whose lawyers recommended him. But their call for the low-profile New York judge …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Are the Polls Giving Dems False Hope Again? — Pollsters and partisans are once again wondering if the polling has a pro-Dem bias — I am addicted to polls. I can't get enough of them. I lived by them when I worked on campaigns. And now that I am more a political observer than an operative …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Abortion, Trump boost midterm prospects for Democrats
Poll: Abortion, Trump boost midterm prospects for Democrats
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, al.com, PoliticusUSA, Washington Times, The Daily Wire, New York Post, Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
DeSantis campaign ad features Christian nationalist pastor with antisemitic views — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a television ad for his reelection bid, featured a controversial pastor who shamed Jews for not converting to Christianity. — In the ad, titled “Results,” …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Can the Sunday morning talk show be saved? — After declining ratings and an exodus of VIP guests, these Washington institutions are looking for ways to tweak an old format — For the past few months, viewers of “This Week” — ABC's Sunday-morning public-affairs program …