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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
At least 13 Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office, federal investigation finds  —  At least 13 senior Trump administration officials illegally mixed governing with campaigning before the 2020 election, intentionally ignoring a law that prohibits merging the two and getting approval to break it …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Trump's taxpayer-funded political machine  —  Donald Trump and senior members of his administration turned the federal government into a sprawling, taxpayer-funded political machine in violation of U.S. law, a top watchdog says.  —  Why it matters: The Trump administration's flagrant disregard …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Officials Illegally Campaigned While in Office, Watchdog Finds
Discussion: Insider
Reuters:
U.S. judge denies Trump bid to block Jan 6 select committee investigation  —  A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol can access some of former President Donald Trump's White House records.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President  —  Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to ten former administration officials as part of its investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and its causes.
Jonathan D. Karl / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Made January 6 Possible  —  In late October 2020, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was attending the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett when his cellphone rang.  He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call.
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC.  This was her response  —  Critics are slamming Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for sharing an altered anime video in which he kills Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swings swords at President Biden.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern floats 2024 bid against Trump: 'There's no way I'd lose'  —  Howard Stern says he could launch a White House bid in 2024 against former President Trump, quipping he knows he'll “beat his ass.”  —  The SiriusXM host said Tuesday that running for president could be his “civic duty” …
Discussion: HotAir
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill  —  Washington — Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said he has received well over 1,000 calls including multiple “nasty” death threats since he voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill that he helped write …
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
House Republicans threaten punishment for GOP colleagues who voted for infrastructure bill
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and RedState
Reuters:
USA-ELECTION/THREATS  —  Law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials.  Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers.  Most were unrepentant.  —  This story contains text, images and audio clips with offensive language.
David Roth / Defector:
I Will Create A Winning Basketball Program At The University Of Austin  —  It is important to note, up here at the beginning, that the University of Austin is not a real college.  It exists on its own website, and also in a mission statement written by the (why not) university's new president …
Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dr. Oz Prepares To Jump Into Pennsylvania Senate Race  —  The celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing to jump into the Pennsylvania Senate race on the Republican side, a move that would shake up contested primary and general election contests.  —  The 61-year-old Oz has begun hiring …
Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite and The Hill
Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive  —  When I first received the invitation to the wedding where I would eventually get COVID, I was on the fence about attending at all.  My best friend had gone through a tough divorce and was remarrying.  I was thrilled for him.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former VA administrator and Georgia senator Max Cleland dies at home  —  Former U.S. senator and Veterans Administration leader Max Cleland died Tuesday more than 53 years after a live grenade dropped by a fellow soldier in Vietnam robbed him of three limbs.The injuries, however …
Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
CBO's Schedule for Releasing a Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act  —  The Congressional Budget Office is in the process of preparing a cost estimate for the current version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth).
Tim Mak / NPR:
A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA's evolution on school shootings  —  Soon after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, senior leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled on a conference call to consider canceling their annual convention, scheduled just days later and a few miles away.
Wall Street Journal:
USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree.  Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts.  —  The prestigious private university hired a for-profit firm to recruit low-income students to its social-work master's program; 'You don't feel like you're part of an elite school'
Max Read / Read Max:
'90s Dad Thrillers: a List  —  Notes toward a theory of the Dad Thriller  —  For the first few months after my son was born last year, I was hunting for stuff to watch that would be entertaining but not taxing — movies I'd seen before, or movies that even if I hadn't actually seen them …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert appears to explore run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary  —  Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year.  —  Copy link
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Producer prices rise 8.6%, matching September record high  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% last month from a year earlier, matching September's record annual gain and offering more evidence that inflationary pressures are not yet easing.
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Even in a polarized era, deep divisions in both partisan coalitions  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to learn more about the complexity of the current political environment.  While partisanship remains the dominant factor in politics, we sought to identify the fissures within both partisan coalitions.
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Man Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse Describes the Encounter on a Kenosha Street  —  The testimony underscores the prosecutors' challenge in disproving a self-defense claim.  Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed, was shot while responding to an earlier shooting.  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — Gaige Grosskreutz …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
What Moves Swing Voters  —  A creative new poll tries to understand.  —  Political pundits often talk about swing voters as if they were upscale suburbanites, like “soccer moms” or “office-park dads.”  And some are.  But many are blue-collar.  They are the successors to the so-called Reagan Democrats …
Discussion: Jacobin
Fox News:
National Security Adviser Sullivan is ‘foreign policy advisor’ in former Clinton lawyer indictment: sources  —  There is no indication that Sullivan is a target of Durham's investigation, only that he received information from Sussmann  —  Andy McCarthy on the implications of John Durham's latest indictments
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to.  That's a good thing.  —  Steve Bannon's potential indictment is taking a while to materialize.  That just means our justice system is working.  —  ‘Cowardice’: Elie Mystal slams AG Garland's lack of urgency with Bannon case
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Allows Stolen Content to Flourish, Its Researchers Warned  —  About 40% of traffic to pages in 2018 went to those with content that was plagiarized or recycled, and Facebook has been slow to crack down on copyright infringement  —  Facebook has allowed plagiarized and recycled content …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Anti-mandate teacher in Illinois reveals she had been vaccinated for months  —  An Illinois high school teacher who defiantly fought against the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even at the expense of her job, has now revealed she has been vaccinated all along.
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Pfizer CEO says people who spread misinformation on Covid vaccines are ‘criminals’  — People who spread misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines are “criminals,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday.  — “They're criminals because they have literally cost millions of lives,” he said.
Carol Tannenhauser / West Side Rag:
Trump Highway Sign at West 79th To Be Removed After 1,600 Sign Petition  —  The Donald J. Trump highway beautification sign — on the southbound side of the Henry Hudson Parkway, just north of the West 79th Street exit — is being removed, according to a letter from the New York City Department …
Discussion: Raw Story
Keoni Everington / Taiwan News:
Jet carrying US senators, congressmen makes surprise visit to Taiwan  —  Navy C-40A carrying congressional delegation spotted landing in Taipei on Tuesday evening  —  TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A delegation of U.S. Congress members reportedly arrived in Taipei on an unannounced visit via a U.S. Navy aircraft on Tuesday evening (Nov. 9).
 
 
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Roby Brock / Talk Business & Politics:
AG Rutledge enters Lt. Governor's race
Michelle Thompson / Daily Mail:
America's oldest gun-maker Remington moves its headquarters from upstate New York to gun-friendly Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal …
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
Berny Belvedere / Belvyland:
Never DeSantis?  —  The Trump-critical right faces a difficult choice
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Video: Howard Schultz Compares Selflessness of Starbucks to That of Holocaust Prisoners
Discussion: Raw Story
Paulina Firozi / Washington Post:
Unvaccinated Texans 40 times as likely to die of covid as those fully vaccinated in 2021, study says
Discussion: Forbes
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
Discussion: HotAir
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
DOJ investigating Alabama over wastewater in majority-Black county
Discussion: The Root
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights
Antonio García Martínez / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
You're Already Living in the Metaverse
Discussion: Eduwonk
Stefica Nicol Bikes / Reuters:
Tuvalu looking at legal ways to be a state if it is submerged
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Tim Cook, Matthew McConaughey and Others at the DealBook Summit
Discussion: Forbes
Nikhel Sus / CREW:
Trump DOJ chose not to brief Congress on “expected” Jan. 6 “unrest”
Axios:
Americans now want to read about sports, not politics
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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