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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden declines Trump request to withhold White House records from Jan. 6 committee  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between …
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Washington Post:
Biden rejects Trump's request to withhold documents from House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack  —  President Biden rejected former president Donald Trump's request to block documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the White House said on Friday …
Grace Panetta / Insider:
Stephanie Grisham says she needed to be ‘deprogrammed’ after leaving the White House  — Stephanie Grisham says she needed to be “deprogrammed” after the chaos of the Trump White House.  — “I know for me, a toxic environment was normal,” she said of her time at high levels of the White House.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
I Interviewed Trump For 5 Hours.  Here's What He Told Me About ‘Stupid F—er’ McConnell, McCarthy's Bromance With Luntz, And The Fake News That Bothered Him The Most  —  In multiple interviews, Former President Donald Trump unloads on the rigged 2020 election, Republicans who screwed him …
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson & Cheney Statement on Subpoena Deadline  —  Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding the deadline for witnesses under subpoena to produce materials to the Select Committee:
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against Bannon  —  After Stephen K. Bannon refused to comply with a subpoena, the committee investigating the Capitol riot said it would consider recommending contempt of Congress charges.  —  WASHINGTON — The select committee investigating …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources Say  —  The Arizona senator, who started in politics as an environmentalist, is one of two centrist Democrats who could make or break a spending bill at the center of President Biden's legislative agenda.
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Literally Teaching a Course on Fundraising  —  All students hope to learn from the top experts in their field.  Graduate students at Arizona State University have an unusual opportunity this fall to do just that, where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is teaching a course on getting rich people to give you money.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats likely to throw billions in tax hikes overboard as spending plans shrink
ProPublica:
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn't Exist.  Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.  —  Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children.  She said kids must face consequences …
Discussion: Forbes and YouTube
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
De Blasio to Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted and Talented Program  —  The mayor unveiled a plan to replace the highly selective program, which has become a glaring symbol of segregation in New York City public schools, for incoming students.  It will be up to his successor to implement it.
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Philip Caldwell / Washington Free Beacon:
De Blasio Moves To End NYC's ‘Gifted and Talented’ School Programs
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
September's jobs creation comes up short with gain of just 194,000  — Nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 in September, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for 500,000.  — The unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, better than the expected 5.1%.  — Leisure and hospitality along …
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Politico:
Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to two of its senior leaders on Jan. 6  —  A former high-ranking Capitol Police official with knowledge of the department's response to the Jan. 6 attack has sent congressional leaders a scathing letter accusing two of its senior leaders …
Discussion: Raw Story
James McClain / Yahoo Lifestyle:
Son of Afghanistan's Former Defense Minister Buys $20.9 Million Beverly Hills Mansion  —  He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at the prestigious St. Regis Bal Harbour resort, but Daoud Wardak apparently also wants a West Coast outpost.  To that end, he's heading for Beverly Hills …
The White House:
A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2021  —  Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations.
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dave Chappelle Gets Standing Ovation Amid Netflix Special Controversy: “If This Is What Being Canceled Is, I Love It”  —  After being called out for transphobic jokes in ‘The Closer,’ the comedian performed at the Hollywood Bowl in front of Brad Pitt, Tiffany Haddish and Stevie Wonder and dismissed the outcry: “F— Twitter.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Will endorsement-happy Trump cost GOP the Senate?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — A shouting match erupted on the Senate floor after the vote to delay the debt limit crisis for two months.  Sens. JOHN THUNE (R-S.D.) and MITT ROMNEY (R-Utah) …
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Michigan Students Accuse Celebrated Music Professor of Racism for Screening Othello  —  Bright Sheng is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan.  He was born in China in 1955; when he was a child, the Red Guards took away his family piano.  Nevertheless, he grew up to become …
David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump Supporters Have Already Turned on the Cyber Ninjas  —  Doug Logan, the CEO of Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company that conducted the bogus election ‘audit’ in Arizona over the last six months, says he won't be conducting any more recounts—unless God tells him to.
Discussion: Raw Story and Arizona Mirror
Politico:
U.S. investigators increasingly confident directed-energy attacks behind Havana Syndrome  —  The U.S. government's investigation into the mysterious illnesses impacting American personnel overseas and at home is turning up new evidence that the symptoms are the result of directed-energy attacks …
Graham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury:
Va. Redistricting Commission implodes as Republicans reject compromise and Democrats walk out  —  The Virginia Redistricting Commission's first-ever attempt to draw fair political maps collapsed in spectacular fashion Friday, when frustrated Democrats walked out of a meeting after Republicans rebuffed …
Discussion: WRIC-TV
U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Officials Close Review of the Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob Blake  —  The Justice Department announced today that it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha Police Department (KPD) officer for his involvement in the Aug. 23, 2020, shooting of 30-year-old Jacob Blake.
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Jon Gruden Used Racial Trope to Describe NFLPA Chief DeMaurice Smith in 2011 Email  —  The NFL has been examining more than 650,000 emails, including the one sent by the Las Vegas Raiders coach, as part of a recent investigation.  Gruden apologized for the comment.
Insider:
Billionaire Peter Thiel has a Republican US Senate candidate on his corporate payroll who is earning more than $1 million, documents show  — Blake Masters made seven figures in salary and royalties from his work with Thiel Capital.  — Peter Thiel has given $10 million to a super PAC backing Masters' challenge of Sen. Mark Kelly.
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Saudi aide accused of directing Khashoggi murder edges back to power  —  Saud al-Qahtani, aide to Mohammed bin Salman, hailed as patriot on pro-government social media  —  Three years after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi royal court adviser accused of directing the murder …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Why is a prominent federal judge hiring a law clerk who said she hates Black people?  —  For a graduating law student, a clerkship with a federal appeals court judge is a glittering credential.  With the right judge, it can be a steppingstone to the most sought-after credential of all, a clerkship at the Supreme Court itself.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
 
 
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Candice Chau / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
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BuzzFeed News:
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
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Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Ron Johnson says top 1% pay ‘fair share’ in taxes
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Associated Press:
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