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New York Times:
Authorities Arrest Analyst Who Contributed to Steele Dossier  —  Igor Danchenko, a Russia analyst who worked with Christopher Steele, the author of a dossier of rumors and unproven assertions about Donald J. Trump, was taken into custody as part of the Durham investigation.
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
The Igor Danchenko Indictment  —  It was all a fraud.  —  The Danchenko Indictment  —  John Durham has another scalp.  On November 3, 2021, Igor Danchenko - Christopher Steele's primary subsource - was arrested by federal authorities.  —  Now we have his indictment.
Discussion: Granite Grok and Ace of Spades HQ
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Igor Danchenko arrested, charged with lying to FBI about information in Steele dossier  —  An analyst who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges that he repeatedly lied to the FBI about where and how he got his information, officials said Thursday.
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Analyst Igor Danchenko Charged in Connection With Steele Dossier
Discussion: The Guardian, NPR and CNBC
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
How Glenn Youngkin Kept Trump at Arm's Length, But on His Side  —  Republican won Virginia governor's race by keeping Trump supporters energized without making the former president the focal point of the race  —  WASHINGTON—When Donald Trump released a statement suggesting he was planning …
Politico:
What's up with Virginia's Latino vote?  —  Republican Glenn Youngkin pulled off the unthinkable in his victory in the Virginia governor's race Tuesday: He won the Latino vote by roughly a dozen percentage points.  —  Or perhaps not.  —  Youngkin's impressive performance was one of the exit poll findings …
David Morgan / Reuters:
Republicans aim to repeat Youngkin's schools tactic in 2022 elections
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 Defendant Who Said She's ‘Definitely Not Going To Jail’ Sentenced To Prison  —  Jenna Ryan, a Texas real estate agent who flew to D.C. on a private plane and livestreamed in the Capitol, got 60 days in prison.  —  Jenna Ryan, a Donald Trump enthusiast who tweeted that she's …
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Julia Black / Insider:
‘I was literally screaming in pain’: Young women say they met Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for sex and it turned violent and humiliating … In the summer of 2020, Madison sent Barstool Sports' founder, Dave Portnoy, a direct message on Instagram complimenting his famous “one bite” pizza reviews.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Committee interviews Jan. 6 rioter who witnessed state GOP contacts with Trump allies  —  Congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are examining the contacts between one of the rioters who breached the Capitol and state-level GOP officials who worked …
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
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Politico:
DOJ error highlights Jan. 6 mystery: Where was Kamala Harris during the attack?
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge sharply questions Trump effort to block records from Jan. 6 investigators
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Patrick Murray / New Jersey Online:
Pollster: ‘I blew it.’ Maybe it's time to get rid of election polls.  —  I blew it.  The final Monmouth University Poll margin did not provide an accurate picture of the state of the governor's race.  So, if you are a Republican who believes the polls cost Ciattarelli an upset victory …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
What Democrats and Pollsters Missed in New Jersey One of the state's top experts gets candid.  —  So what just happened in New Jersey?  After incumbent Democratic governor Phil Murphy scraped his way to reelection by less than two points on Tuesday, the question is top of mind not just in his state but for his party around the country.
Washington Post:
Manhattan DA convenes new grand jury in Trump Org. case to weigh potential charges  —  NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney has convened a second long-term grand jury to hear evidence about the Trump Organization's financial practices, and potentially to vote on criminal charges, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The scandal involving Ron DeSantis and the silenced professors just got worse  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has remained uncharacteristically quiet about the growing scandal at the University of Florida, which has barred numerous professors from testifying as expert witnesses in lawsuits challenging the Republican governor's policies.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Controversy grows over Florida silencing professors at odds with DeSantis  —  Bright spot in global Covid fight: Merck will share formula for antiviral Covid pill  —  After Florida Republicans created wildly unnecessary new voting restrictions, legal fights soon followed.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Politico:
Manchin will get last word, even as House races to pass megabill  —  House Democrats are fighting to coalesce around their party's $1.75 trillion social spending plan — all for Sen. Joe Manchin to change it anyway.  —  As Speaker Nancy Pelosi furiously worked to unite her caucus around …
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ProPublica:
Here's Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find  —  Months-long silences.  Mysterious rejections.  Here's what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic.  —  Coronavirus  —  The U.S. Response to COVID-19 … A few weeks ago, a ProPublica reporter decided to test his kids for COVID-19.
Discussion: KFF and Reason
Mike Catalini  / Washington Post:
Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney  —  TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his party reeling.
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Tim Pearce / The Daily Wire:
The Daily Wire Challenges Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
CNN, spilled milk, and why any of this matters  —  The cable news giant can't stop digging itself deeper into a hole...  I didn't plan on writing about milk today, but... here we are.  —  But first, let's travel back to the year 2010.  Barack Obama was the president …
Baxter Holmes / ESPN:
Allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix Suns: Inside Robert Sarver's 17-year tenure as owner  —  ON THE EVENING of Oct. 30, 2016, at Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix, Earl Watson, in just his third game as the Suns' head coach, faced a tall task: beat the powerhouse Golden State Warriors.
Murray Waas / The Guardian:
Giuliani investigators home in on 2019 plan to advance Ukraine interests in US  —  Prosecutors believe Giuliani and two others may have violated law over agreement that would have seen them win lucrative contracts  —  The high-profile federal criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani …
ProPublica:
How These Ultrawealthy Politicians Avoided Paying Taxes  —  IRS records reveal how Gov. Jim Justice, Gov. Jared Polis, former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other wealthy political figures slashed their taxes using strategies unavailable to most of their constituents.  —  Co-published with Mountain State Spotlight
Discussion: Denver Post
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
“Anti-CRT” school board candidates are winning  —  A new PAC focused on electing conservative candidates to public school boards — by raising fears about how racism is taught — won three-fourths of its 58 races across seven states on Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: Those wins for the 1776 Project PAC …
Discussion: Power Line and Digby's Hullabaloo
Stefani Reynolds / ABC News:
DOJ sues Texas over restrictive voting law  —  The complaint argues SB1 violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.  —  The Justice Department announced Thursday it has sued the State of Texas over its restrictive voting law that went into effect in September.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
New York Times:
Republicans Are Going to Use Dog Whistles.  Democrats Can't Just Ignore Them.  —  Ms. Gavito is the president of Way to Win, a donor network focused on expanding Democrats' power in the Sun Belt, and lead of the Latinx Justice Fund.  Mr. Jentleson worked for Senator Harry Reid for seven years …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Navy relieves USS Connecticut leadership following underwater crash  —  The U.S. Navy has relieved the leaders aboard the USS Connecticut, a nuclear submarine that crashed into an “uncharted seamount ” last month, of their command.  —  A spokesperson for the 7th Fleet told the Washington Examiner …
Discussion: ABC News, MyNorthwest.com and USNI News
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: How Youngkin's top advisers would have attacked Youngkin  —  GLENN YOUNGKIN's victory in Virginia has Republicans promising to emphasize the issue of critical race theory and Democrats scrambling to understand how seriously to take it.  —  CNN's Manu Raju …
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Will Van Sant / The Trace:
The NRA Paid a Gun Rights Activist to File SCOTUS Briefs. He Didn't Disclose it to the Court.
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Madison Cawthorn warns of Democrats making America ‘sexless and Godless’
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Rand Paul clashes with Fauci over coronavirus origins
Washington Post:
The summer of 2020 brought calls to address racism aggressively. The fall 2021 elections show how hard that has been.
Discussion: HotAir and Fox News
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Republicans press Milley over perceived progressive military agenda
Discussion: IJR
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Big Donors Financed Biden's 2020 Run. Now They Get a Chilly Reception.
Gabe Kaminsky / The Federalist:
University Of Michigan Paid CRT Peddler $266 Per Minute For Zoom Lecture
Discussion: MLive.com
Nick Shook / NFL.com:
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will not play in Week 9 vs. Chiefs
 

 
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