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1:20 PM ET, December 12, 2021

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Wallace exits Fox News Channel for CNN's streaming service  —  Chris Wallace, the longtime Washington journalist, announced his departure from Fox News Channel at the end of his weekly program Sunday, and will head to CNN's upcoming streaming service.  —  Wallace, whose contract …
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CNN:
Chris Wallace Joins CNN+  —  Chris Wallace is joining CNN as an anchor for CNN+, the much-anticipated streaming subscription service that will debut in Q1 2022.  —  “I am thrilled to join CNN+.  After decades in broadcast and cable news, I am excited to explore the world of streaming.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace to Leave Fox News for CNN's Streaming Service  —  The “Fox News Sunday” host had been with the network for 18 years.  He announced his departure on his program.  “I want to try something new.”  —  Chris Wallace, whose stewardship of two presidential debates and penetrating interviews …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News  —  Totally unexpected.  —  Or was it?  —  We'll have to wait for reporting to know why Wallace is throwing in the towel but this has the same vibe as Shepard Smith's abrupt resignation from Fox in 2019. … “How long can Chris Wallace hang on?”
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chris Wallace to Join CNN Plus After Fox News Channel Departure … Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News Channel, he announced on his program Sunday morning, and will join the CNN Plus streaming-video outlet, a move that abruptly sunders the cable-news outlet's connection with one of its most recognized and independent journalists.
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Wallace, Host of ‘Fox News Sunday,’ to Exit After 18 Years  —  News channel says rotating hosts will appear in the time slot until a permanent host is named  —  Chris Wallace said he is leaving Fox News, ending an 18-year-run as host of “Fox News Sunday,” the network's flagship weekend show.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Chris Wallace is Leaving Fox News  —  Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News.  He is set to join CNN's soon-to-launch streaming platform CNN+, as first reported by Variety and confirmed by Mediaite.  (UPDATE: CNN has confirmed the news on its media show Reliable Sources)
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Chris Wallace leaving Fox News to join CNN+: 'I'm ready for a new adventure'  —  Chris Wallace, a veteran anchor on Fox News and longtime host of “Fox News Sunday,” has announced he is leaving the network after 18 years.  He will join CNN+, a streaming service set to launch in 2022, CNN announced Sunday.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:   BREAKING: Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace to Join CNN+ in Industry Shocker (UPDATE)
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Harris trashes her media coverage
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:   CNN mess over Cuomo shows dangers of news-as-entertainment
Liam Dillon / Los Angeles Times:
In response to Texas abortion ban, Newsom calls for similar restrictions on assault weapons  —  After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a Texas state law that bans most abortions there, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll push for a new California law that deters the manufacture and sale of assault rifles in the state.
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Omarrodriguez / California Governor:
Governor Newsom Statement on Supreme Court Decision  —  SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court Decision allowing Texas's ban on most abortion services to remain in place:  —  “I am outraged by yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   The Supreme Court's Texas abortion ruling reveals the conservative majority's radicalism
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine  —  The foreign ministers for the Group of 7 urged Russia to pull back from the tense border standoff.  Moscow has massed as many as 100,000 troops on Ukraine's eastern, northern and southern frontiers.
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Six ways Russia views Ukraine — and why each should worry the West
Discussion: Reuters and TASS
GOV.UK:
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 11, 2021  —  The picture of what was happening at the White House in the days before the January 6 insurrection is becoming clearer.  (While we also have a decent idea of what was happening at the Department of Justice, what was happening at the Pentagon remains unclear.)
Discussion: CNN and The Times of Israel
New York Times:
Civilian Deaths Mounted as Secret Unit Pounded ISIS  —  An American strike cell alarmed its partners as it raced to defeat the enemy.  —  A single top secret American strike cell launched tens of thousands of bombs and missiles against the Islamic State in Syria, but in the process of hammering …
New York Times:
Democrats Are Solidly Behind Biden.  There's No Consensus About a Plan B.  —  Leaders with White House aspirations all say they'll support the president for another term.  But there is no shortage of chatter about the options if he continues to falter.  —  NEW ORLEANS — Addressing reporters …
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
President Biden's job approval sinking on inflation, crime and COVID: POLL  —  Biden's approval on many issues has hit new lows, an ABC/Ipsos poll finds.  —  President Joe Biden is facing significant skepticism from the American public, with his job approval rating lagging across a range of major issues …
Discussion: New York Post, Fox News and RedState
Brittany Wallman / Sun-Sentinel:
Donald Trump entertains crowd in Sunrise by ripping Joe Biden, but also says he ‘liked’ a recent Democratic president  —  Former President Trump delivered a dose of history — from his vantage point — Saturday to an army of supporters in Sunrise.  —  That meant deriding the current president …
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
One year in, Kamala Harris says she won't be distracted by ‘ridiculous’ headlines  —  WASHINGTON — As Vice President Kamala Harris was about to convene the first White House Day of Action on Maternal Health last week, the internet was obsessing over her distrust of Bluetooth headphones.
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Politico
Matt Sledge / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Susan Hutson defeats Marlin Gusman in Orleans Parish sheriff's race  —  Hutson win a rebuke of Gusman's 17-year tenure  —  First-time candidate Susan Hutson toppled 17-year incumbent Marlin Gusman in the Orleans Parish sheriff's race on Saturday, a stunning rebuke for a seasoned …
John L. Dorman / Insider:
Mark Meadows said he was ‘surprised’ he didn't crack his phone's screen when he angrily dialed a Fox News editor on election night after the network projected Biden would win Arizona: book  — Mark Meadows said it was “infuriating” when Fox News called Arizona for Biden on election night.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Inside the making of Biden's omicron playbook
Discussion: CBS News and The Boston Globe
Washington Post:
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Maya King / Politico:
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Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
Should the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ be changed to include a booster shot?
Discussion: New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
New Political Maps Will Kill Swing Districts From Coast to Coast
New York Times:
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Toby Helm / The Guardian:
Labour races to nine-point lead in polls in wake of sleaze controversies at No 10
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mirror.co.uk and Politico
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William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Flynn's Fave Paramilitary Rebrands as Private Security Firm
Discussion: Raw Story
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Lockdown Washington State Senator Is Missing After Getting COVID
Discussion: The Hill
Landon Mion / Townhall:
Brian Williams in MSNBC Farewell Message: 'I'm Not a Liberal or a Conservative'
Discussion: The Hill
Ray Hartmann / Raw Story:
Rand Paul begs Biden for federal aid to Kentucky tornado victims — after a career of voting ‘no’ when others needed the same
Discussion: RedState
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
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