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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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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russia analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been arrested as part of an ongoing special counsel investigation, the Justice Department said Thursday.
New York Times:
Analyst Who Reported the Infamous Trump Tape Rumor Wants to Clear His Name  —  The Steele dossier's main source explained where its most notorious claim came from — and called Republicans' accusations that he is a Russian agent “slander.”  —  WASHINGTON — When the publication of a dossier …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Igor Danchenko, source for Steele dossier, arrested as part of Durham probe  —  An analyst who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming out of special counsel John Durham's probe of that matter, a spokesman for Durham said.
New York Times:
Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party  —  Rallying around what it calls “parental rights,” the party is pushing to build on its victories this week by stoking white resentment and tapping into broader anger at the education system.  —  After an unexpectedly strong showing …
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New York Times:
Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022  —  Party officials say the White House and Congress must do more to address the electorate's deep malaise or risk watching voters lurch back toward the G.O.P. by default.  —  WASHINGTON — Reeling from a barrage of unexpected losses …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate GOP sees Youngkin's Trump approach as path back to majority
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
NBC News:
Democratic struggles with rural and white voters hurt them on Tuesday night
Discussion: HotAir and Politico
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: For Dems, it's ‘2009 all over again’
Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Wire
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden defends COVID-19 vaccination mandate for businesses  —  President Biden on Thursday defended his administration's coronavirus vaccination mandate for businesses, arguing it will not lead to worker shortages amid pushback from Republicans over the impact it could have on the economy.
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Details of Two Major Vaccination Policies
Discussion: Insider, Forbes and The Verge
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Biden Administration Delays Contractor Vaccine Mandate Until Jan. 4
Wall Street Journal:
Employer Covid-19 Vaccine and Testing Rules Unveiled by Biden Administration
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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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
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
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Mountain State Spotlight:   Gov. Jim Justice is among these ultrawealthy politicians who avoid paying taxes
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Ahmaud Arbery: judge seats nearly all-white jury in Georgia murder trial  —  Judge acknowledges appearance of ‘intentional discrimination’ in case of three white men who killed Arbery, who was Black  —  A Georgia judge has acknowledged there appeared to be “intentional discrimination” …
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Elise Schmelzer / Denver Post:
“A racist assumption”: Mixed-race family stopped at Denver airport after Southwest employee suspected human trafficking  —  Mary MacCarthy says she wants an apology from Southwest Airlines  —  A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were stopped by police at Denver International Airport …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
New York Post:
Illegal immigrant who posed as minor while crossing border charged with murder in Florida  —  A 24-year-old Honduran immigrant who's charged with murder in the brutal stabbing death of a Florida man had crossed the US border illegally months earlier while posing as an unaccompanied minor, an investigation by The Post found.
Nick Shook / NFL.com:
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will not play in Week 9 vs. Chiefs  —  The NFL's hottest team will be without its most important player Sunday.  —  Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Green Bay's showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported.
Gabe Kaminsky / The Federalist:
University Of Michigan Paid CRT Peddler $266 Per Minute For Zoom Lecture  —  Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum raked in the same amount of money from Michigan taxpayers as CRT czar Ibram X. Kendi did in November 2020.  —  The University of Michigan, a taxpayer-funded institution …
Discussion: MLive.com
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Top Trump Allies Set Up A ‘Legal Fund’ For Jan. 6 White House Rally Organizers  —  The fund will defend former Trump aides who were involved in planning his speech that day and have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack  —  Top allies of Donald Trump …
Discussion: CNN, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Set Up Legal Fund for Jan. 6 Elite, but Leave Protesters on Their Own
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Kerr / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Fauci Staffers Flagged Potential Gain-Of-Function Research At Wuhan Lab In 2016, Records Reveal  — Two subordinates of Dr. Anthony Fauci raised concerns in May 2016 that taxpayer dollars may be funding gain-of-function experiments on bat coronaviruses at a Wuhan lab …
Discussion: The Intercept and [your]NEWS
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Fauci, Walensky testify amid child vaccine rollout, Wuhan lab funding controversy
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
CNN:
Democrats struggle to find message on culture wars amid GOP success in Virginia  —  (CNN)A week before their party endured deep losses in Virginia, some of the most vulnerable House Democrats privately debated how to respond to pointed GOP attacks on an issue that has been percolating …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
USA Today snubs Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares from report on ‘candidates of color’ who won historic elections  —  Much of the media have downplayed, ignored the diverse GOP ticket in Virginia  —  Winsome Sears: You're looking at the American Dream  —  USA Today raised eyebrows …
 
 
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CNN:
Pelosi tells Democrats she wants a vote on Build Back Better on Thursday and infrastructure on Friday
Discussion: HotAir
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Republicans Warn Iran: Biden Nuclear Deal Will Be Trashed When GOP Retakes Power
Discussion: New York Post and Mehr News Agency
Natalie Allison / Politico:
GOP Senate race holdouts get hard sell after Virginia flips red
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
COVID-19 fading as dominant political issue as Americans focus on inflation, economy: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
HuffPost:
Brad Raffensperger Refused Trump's Attempt To Steal Georgia. Now He's Doomed.
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Jennifer Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Where Are All the Truck Drivers? Shortage Adds to Delivery Delays
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Why New Yorkers Rejected Ballot Proposals on Voting and Redistricting
Discussion: NPR
 Earlier Items: 
Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
Yacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan
Politico:
2 federal judges are poised to quietly begin unlocking reams of Jan. 6 secrets for Congress
Discussion: UPI and Raw Story
JNS.org:
Exit poll finds decline in Democrat support by Jewish voters in Virginia
Politico:
Where have you gone, Scranton Joe?
East Bay Times:
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan dies after being hit by vehicle
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Buffalo Mayor Race: Byron Brown Declares Victory Against Socialist India Walton
Zeke Hausfather / Carbon Brief:
Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals