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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
As Kyle Rittenhouse trial nears end, judge's decisions from the bench come under scrutiny  —  Regardless of how he is viewed, Judge Bruce E. Schroeder is indisputably a man with fixed rules for how trials in his Kenosha County courtroom will be run.  Some are basic, some unorthodox …
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Caroline Downey / National Review:
Trial Explodes: Defense Seeks Mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse Cries on Stand, Judge Berates Prosecutor  —  Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorneys said Wednesday that they will file for a mistrial with prejudice, citing constitutional violations and misconduct by the prosecution.
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
After Intense Questioning, Rittenhouse Testimony Concludes  —  Julie BosmanReporting from the courtroom in Kenosha  —  As the judge again begins to argue with the prosecutor, he announces that court is breaking for one hour for lunch.  —  The prosecutor is pushing Kyle Rittenhouse …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
The judge, who has clashed with prosecutors, has been ‘in this business for 50 years.’  —  Bruce Schroeder, the longest-serving circuit court judge in Wisconsin, is presiding over the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.  —  At times during Mr. Rittenhouse's testimony on Wednesday he took …
Discussion: CNN and Rolling Stone
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Does silence mean you're guilty? A uniquely American feature of Kyle Rittenhouse's trial
Discussion: Townhall and National Review
Free Lance-Star:
Spotsylvania School Board orders libraries to remove ‘sexually explicit’ books  —  The Spotsylvania County School Board has directed staff to begin removing books that contain “sexually explicit” material from library shelves and report on the number of books that have been removed at a special called meeting next week.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘I think we should throw those books in a fire’: Movement builds on right to target books
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Crying Pro-Trump Capitol Rioter Who Assaulted Cop Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison  —  Scott Fairlamb, whose brother is in the U.S. Secret Service, was the first Jan. 6 defendant sentenced in connection with an assault on cops.  —  A Donald Trump supporter from New Jersey …
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CNN:
US Capitol rioter who assaulted police officer gets 41 months in prison  —  (CNN)A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter who punched a police officer during the January 6 riot was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday, becoming the first rioter sentenced for violence against the police during the attack.
Joe Atmonavage / New Jersey Online:
N.J. man who punched cop during Capitol riot has raised over $30K since his arrest
Discussion: Law & Crime and www.wnyc.org
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Republicans Who Backed Infrastructure Bill Face Vicious Backlash  —  The 13 Republican lawmakers who broke with their party to support a $1 trillion bipartisan public works bill have drawn anger and threats from their colleagues and constituents.  —  WASHINGTON — One caller instructed …
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New York Times:   Biden Got His Infrastructure Bill. Now He Has to Sell It to Voters.
FiveThirtyEight:
Why White Voters With Racist Views Often Still Support Black Republicans  —  Can white voters who back a Black candidate still hold racist beliefs and views?  —  That question has come to the fore in the wake of Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial victory in the blueish state of Virginia.
Discussion: Page Array, NOQ Report and Twitchy
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Robert Moses and the saga of the racist parkway bridges  —  “I'm still surprised that some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact that if a highway was built for the purpose of dividing a White and a Black neighborhood or if an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Manchin may delay Biden social spending plan over inflation  —  Red-hot inflation data validates the instinct of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to punt President Biden's Build Back Better agenda until next year — potentially killing a quick deal on the $1.75 trillion package, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Noahpinion and HotAir
Financial Times:
US government debt sells off sharply on inflation surge  —  Lacklustre auction of 30-year Treasury bonds leads to jump in yield  —  US government bonds sold off sharply on Wednesday after the labour department reported consumer prices soared last month, intensifying concerns the Federal Reserve …
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Whitney Vasquez / RADAR:
Don Lemon's Lawyer Puts Megyn Kelly On Notice, Fires Off Legal Letter Trashing Conservative Host For Her ‘Reckless’ Reporting Over ‘Fabricated’ Sexual Assault  —  Don Lemon's attorney is going for Megyn Kelly's jugular, calling out the conservative host for her “lopsided” and “reckless” journalistic ethics.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Updating The Verge's background policy  —  On ‘on background’  —  The main way this happens is that big companies take advantage of a particular agreement in the media called “background.”  Being “on background” means that they tell things to reporters, but those reporters agree …
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Black Lives Matter activists threaten ‘riots’ if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reinstates controversial NYPD anti-crime units  —  Leaders of the city's Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday threatened “riots” and “bloodshed” in the streets if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reverses the abolition of the NYPD's controversial anti-crime units.
Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Texas schools can again set their own face mask rules after federal judge overrules Gov. Greg Abbott's ban  —  The judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools' programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Discussion: ABC13, Raw Story and Off the Kuff
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
Welcome to THE GOOD IN US  —  In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.  —  “The gods are strange.  It is not our vices only they make instruments to scourge us.  They bring us to ruin through what in us is good, gentle, human, loving.”
Department of Homeland Security:
Summary of the Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland  —  The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued an updated National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States.  The Homeland continues to face a diverse …
Discussion: CNN and CBS News
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Domestic extremists pushing violence against Congress, school and health officials, DHS bulletin says
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Philip Mousavizadeh / Yale Daily News:
A “proliferation of administrators”: faculty reflect on two decades of rapid expansion  —  Over the last two decades, the number of managerial and professional staff that Yale employs has risen three times faster than the undergraduate student body, according to University financial reports.
Discussion: National Review
CNN:
Exclusive: January 6 committee interested in at least 5 people from Pence's inner circle  —  Washington (CNN)The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from at least five members of former Vice President Mike Pence's inner circle, according to three sources familiar with the effort.
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Los Angeles Times:
USC gave Rep. Karen Bass a full scholarship worth $95,000 while she served in Congress  —  During Rep. Karen Bass' first year in Congress in 2011, she contacted government ethics officials with a request: Could she accept a full scholarship for a graduate degree at USC.
Discussion: The Hill
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Swift Ruling Tests Trump's Tactic of Running Out the Clock  —  The former president has leveraged the slow judicial process in the past to thwart congressional oversight, but the Jan. 6 case may be different.  —  WASHINGTON — On the surface, a judge's ruling on Tuesday night that Congress …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How the media missed a New Jersey senate candidate's racist social media posts — until he'd already won.  —  Edward Durr was such a long-shot candidate in his New Jersey state senate race that no one seemed to notice something rather striking about him: He had a history of posting bigoted …
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Biden Shocked by Price of Gas During Biden Administration: 'Did You Ever Think You'd Be Paying This Much?'  —  President Joe Biden delivered remarks Tuesday on the infrastructure bill and the economy, remarking on record inflation, supply chain problems, and even the price of gas, which he finds surprisingly high.
Discussion: Instapundit and CNBC
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Democrats need to go back to school  —  A week after Republicans won the Virginia governor's race, it is increasingly obvious that Fox News and red Twitter did not invent parental anger about what's been happening in public schools.  Nor is frustration limited to the suburbs — or peculiar to the Old Dominion.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Local Crime Deemed Worse This Year by Americans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' perception that crime in their local area is getting worse has surged over the past year.  Fifty-one percent, up from 38% in 2020, say there is more crime in their area than a year ago.
New York Times:
Ozy Media Faces Federal Investigations  —  The Justice Department and the S.E.C. have contacted companies that discussed investing in the Silicon Valley media business.  —  The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have opened investigations into the embattled Silicon …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Email suggests Project Veritas seeks donors' ‘input’  —  A filing in an ongoing civil case involving Project Veritas, the undercover video organization headed by James O'Keefe, raises questions about the influence of donors on the group's work, as it cites an email in which O'Keefe allegedly encourages …
Discussion: Fox News
Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated:
In ‘Passing,’ the steep cost of crossing the color line  —  Ruth Negga shines in Rebecca Hall's adaptation of the Nella Larsen novel  —  Passing is not just the title of a 1929 novella and a new film streaming on Netflix, but a once-common practice that served as a method of survival …
Discussion: Vox
Robin Walker / The Hill:
Shoot down this new military entitlement  —  Yet another dangerous entitlement expansion could be coming soon.  On Nov. 10, the House Agriculture Committee will discuss a bill that would put significantly more members of the armed forces on food stamps, weakening the military in numerous ways.
Discussion: HotAir
Eddie Burkhalter / Alabama Political Reporter:
Britt Campaign Internal Polling Puts Her Ahead Of Mo Brooks In Senate Race  —  After hearing more information about candidates, Brooks dropped to third, according to the polling company.  —  Katie Britt's campaign on Tuesday said an internal poll puts Britt ahead of U.S. Rep Mo Brooks …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Biden's Plans More Popular Than President  —  Message may matter more than substance in the end  —  West Long Branch, NJ - President Joe Biden's big spending plans on infrastructure, support programs, and climate change remain broadly popular even though he personally does not.
Scientific American:
The Anti-Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education  —  The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates how exploiting white fear continues to galvanize voters … Opinion  —  The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates …
Discussion: PolitiFact
 
 
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Nury Turkel / CNN:
I was born in a Chinese ‘reeducation camp.’ I'm watching history repeat itself
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Ten Months Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
Discussion: USA Today
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Businesses should deliver on their promises to stand up for voting rights
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities
Tyler O'Neil / Fox News:
Schiff: 'We couldn't have known' about lies behind Steele dossier
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
A Right-Wing Brawler Asked a Court to Protect Him From an Antifascist's Tweets
Adam Wren / Insider:
The DNC chair is feuding with his own White House-installed lieutenants
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
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