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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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Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
After Intense Questioning, Rittenhouse Testimony Concludes
Discussion: Althouse
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Woman Seen Comforting Kyle Rittenhouse's Mom in Court Is Actually a Consultant Who Selected ‘Perfect Juror’ for O.J. Simpson Trial
Discussion: Mediaite
Caroline Downey / National Review:
Trial Explodes: Defense Seeks Mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse Cries on Stand, Judge Berates Prosecutor
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Offers Up Wild Defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Judge rules Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on school mask mandates violates federal law  —  A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, setting the stage for school districts …
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
A judge says Texas' ban on mask mandates violates the rights of students with disabilities.  —  A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in Texas schools violates the rights of students with disabilities, clearing the path for districts in the state …
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Axios on HBO” exclusive: Christie taunts Trump for losing  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told “Axios on HBO” he won't back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election.
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.
Discussion: Fox News
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New York Post:
BLM leader says there will be ‘bloodshed’ after spat with Eric Adams over police reform  —  A Black Lives Matter leader said there will be “bloodshed” after debating police reform with Mayor-elect Eric Adams during a contentious sit-down with the incoming Democrat at Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday.
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House Democrats to introduce resolution calling for Gosar censure  —  House Democrats announced on Wednesday that they will introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime-style video that depicted the Arizona Republican and other GOP lawmakers violently attacking President Biden …
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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: Breitbart, Noahpinion, Bloomberg and HotAir
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.
Discussion: Bipartisan Report
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Democrats' lofty tax agenda imperiled by resistance from within  —  The White House and its allies wanted to rewrite the tax code, raising rates on businesses and the wealthy.  But key Democrats balked, and they scaled everything back.  —  Democrats swept into power earlier this year promising …
Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump allies are pushing for ‘stay away’ strategy in some 2022 races  —  (CNN)Donald Trump is expected to maintain a prolific schedule of campaign rallies to boost Republicans in next year's midterms.  But on the heels of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia …
Discussion: The Nation and Raw Story
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Have Democrats reached the limits of White appeasement politics?  —  There is a flip side to the White grievance of the right — and it's one of the most important but under-discussed aspects of American politics.  —  In the decades since the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts in the 1960s …
Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
Xi is expected to invite Biden to the Beijing Winter Olympics, sources say  — As the United States and China continue discussions on a virtual summit to be held between the countries' two leaders next week, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics loom large.  — President Xi Jinping is likely …
Discussion: Financial Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘I think we should throw those books in a fire’: Movement builds on right to target books  —  Perhaps the most infamous quote of the 2021 Virginia governor's race — and indeed of any 2021 race — belongs to Democrat Terry McAuliffe: “I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”
Amy Cheng / Washington Post:
London's River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and seahorses, is no longer ‘biologically dead’  —  Some 60 years ago, parts of the River Thames were declared biologically dead.  But the famous waterway that cuts through London has been revived and it is now home to hundreds of wildlife species, such as seahorses and sharks.
Nury Turkel / CNN:
I was born in a Chinese ‘reeducation camp.’ I'm watching history repeat itself  —  Nury Turkel is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, vice chair at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and fellow of the Renew Democracy Initiative's Frontlines of Freedom project.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
D.C. enters agreement with Marshals Service to address ‘systemic failures’ in city's jail  —  The deal is the latest step toward tackling deficiencies at the jail after a surprise inspection prompted marshals to transfer inmates because of poor conditions  —  The D.C. Department of Corrections …
Discussion: WTOP News
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.
New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo Under Oath: Proud, Prickly and Often Unable to Recall  —  A transcript of Mr. Cuomo's 11 hours under questioning over sexual harassment allegations paints an extraordinary portrait of a combative governor.  —  He offered denials in flurries.  He protested, quibbled, digressed or simply could not recall.
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
Vinny Vella / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Two teens were charged with murder in the shooting that led to an 8-year-old girl's death at a high school football game  —  Two teenagers who prosecutors say started a gunfight outside a Sharon Hill high school football game that led to the fatal police shooting of 8-year-old Fanta Bility …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished.  We Found Him in Minutes.  —  Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) is accused of a number of major campaign-finance violations.  The campaign blames it on one particular staffer who it says “vanished.”  Not quite.
Hollywood Reporter:
Hollywood Studio Projects Get Stricter About COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates  —  As the federal government pushes employers to act, producers are increasingly enforcing the requirements: “Nobody wants an Aaron Rodgers situation.”  —  As studios debate how to handle COVID-19 vaccine resistance …
Discussion: CBR and Forbes
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Blinken Warns Russia Against Making a ‘Serious Mistake’ in Ukraine  —  Appearing with Ukraine's foreign minister, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the intentions behind Moscow's latest military buildup were unclear.  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Wednesday …
Jenni Marsh / Bloomberg:
China Elite Hand Xi Key Victory, Paving Way for Indefinite Rule  — Final major huddle before 2022 leadership conference wraps  — Xi expected to use summit to rally support to stay in office  —  President Xi Jinping delivered the first doctrine on Communist Party history …
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
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: Insider
 
 
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation has taken away all the wage gains for workers and then some
Discussion: NOQ Report and HotAir
Politico:
Biden's ‘I feel your pain’ conundrum
Discussion: Washington Examiner
The American Independent:
COVID misinformation fueled by right-wing media has reached 80% of Americans
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
US joins international cybersecurity partnership that Trump snubbed
Discussion: New York Times
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Vaccine requirements come with very real political risks. But they're still worth pursuing.
Discussion: Althouse
Des Moines Register:
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will run for reelection in new 1st Congressional District
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Lindsay Mahowald / Center for American Progress:
LGBTQI+ Members of Generation Z Face Unique Social and Economic Concerns
New York Post:
Hunter Biden makes flashy NYC art scene debut at gallery show for his pricey paintings
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Biden Shocked by Price of Gas During Biden Administration: 'Did You Ever Think You'd Be Paying This Much?'
Discussion: Instapundit
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Local Crime Deemed Worse This Year by Americans
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.