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6:25 PM ET, November 13, 2021

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020  —  In a new book and in an interview, Mr. Christie says that if the former president wants to be a positive force, “he's got to let this other stuff go.”  —  Chris Christie wants to be very clear about something: The election of 2020 was not stolen.
New York Times:
How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria  —  The military never conducted an independent investigation into a 2019 bombing on the last bastion of the Islamic State, despite concerns about a secretive commando force.  —  In the last days of the battle …
Washington Post:
At COP26, nations speed climate action but leave world still headed for dangerous warming  —  As negotiators praised the compromise the minister from the low-lying Maldives noted, “It will be too late” for her nation and others most vulnerable to climate impacts.
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CNN:
Nations reach climate deal with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels, but doesn't reflect urgency of crisis  —  Glasgow, Scotland (CNN)A COP26 agreement was reached on Saturday with an unprecedented reference to the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, with an 11th-hour change …
Discussion: ABC17NEWS, Associated Press and UPI
Washington Post:
Federal appeals court halts Biden administration's vaccine requirement, delivering policy a major blow  —  A federal appeals court in New Orleans has halted the Biden administration's vaccine or testing requirement for private businesses, delivering another political setback to one of the White House's signature public health policies.
Discussion: Yahoo News, Politico, Slate and Twitchy
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Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
‘Staggeringly overbroad’: Court affirms pause on Biden vax mandate for private biz
Discussion: HotAir and Townhall
Washington Post:
Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty over Biden's future  —  PARIS — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg started his week in the White House press briefing room promoting a crown jewel of President Biden's legislative agenda — a landmark public works package that recently passed with bipartisan support.
CNN:
US announces big hike in Medicare premiums  —  (CNN)The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.
Discussion: UPI and ABC17NEWS
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Freed Me From Cant  —  I always find it hard to list the books that have influenced me the most.  Memory is tricky, and a work can assert its influences over my thinking long after I've forgotten its particular details, or even its title.  Moreover, people who set as their job …
Allison Schrager / Bloomberg:
Americans Need to Learn to Live More Like Europeans  —  Supply-chain shortages are constraining U.S. consumers' endless appetite for buying whatever they want whenever they want.  It's about time.  —  It's become the conventional wisdom that the U.S. economy is built on Americans' endless appetite to buy lots and lots of stuff.
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Oklahoma National Guard rejects Pentagon's coronavirus vaccine mandate  —  The Oklahoma National Guard has rejected the Defense Department's requirement for all service members to receive the coronavirus vaccine and will allow personnel to sidestep the policy with no repercussions …
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Davis Winkie / Army Times:   Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command
Carmen Forman / The Oklahoman:
New Oklahoma National Guard leader changes COVID-19 vaccine policy
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI raid on Project Veritas founder's home sparks questions about press freedom  —  The Biden administration's effort to establish itself as a committed champion of press freedom is facing new doubts because of the Justice Department's aggressive legal tactics against a conservative provocateur known for his hidden-camera video stings.
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Sinema's shift: ‘Prada socialist’ to corporate donor magnet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago, a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council named Kyrsten Sinema likened raising campaign cash to “bribery.”  —  Now a first-term senator from Arizona, she no longer has such qualms.
Discussion: ABC17NEWS
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Incident Involving Fake Emails  —  The FBI and CISA are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an @ic.fbi.gov email account.  This is an ongoing situation, and we are not able to provide any additional information at this time.
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams:
Documents Expose ‘Staggering Pattern of Political Interference’ in Trump's Covid-19 Response  —  “Top elected officials preferred to keep Americans in the dark and set policy based on political considerations, not science,” said one former CDC adviser.  —  Documents released Friday reveal …
Margo Milanowski / Popular Science:
This one image illustrates the severity of climate change  —  Knee-deep in the rising tide, a Tuvalu minister's COP26 speech makes a big impression.  — SCIENCE - ENVIRONMENT  —  Tuvalu representative Simon Kofe delivered a speech to delegates at the United Nations climate talks …
Discussion: Twitchy
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Retirement talk growing around Rep. Jerry Nadler  —  Rep. Jerry Nadler, a liberal warhorse who has represented Manhattan's West Side in Congress since 1992, may pack it in at the end of his current term, insiders tell The Post.  —  “People are wondering when he would decide to retire,” …
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
13-yr-old watches father die as staffing crisis likely delayed police, fire response  —  In two 911 calls, a 13-year-old Seattle teen pleaded for help as his father suffered a medical emergency in their apartment.  But what would normally elicit an immediate response was delayed, and the father died.
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial faces backlash from ‘Asian food’ joke: ‘Definitely not okay’  —  As the court in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was set to adjourn for lunch Thursday, Judge Bruce E. Schroeder thought it was a good time to joke about whether their food would get there on time.
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Jim Treacher / Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?:
Kyle Rittenhouse Shot Three (3) White People and Zero (0) Black People
Discussion: Instapundit
Associated Press:
Fox News edits video of Biden to make it seem he was being racially insensitive  —  Fox & Friends host played edited clip before claiming the US president was ‘facing backlash’ for his remarks  —  Fox News edited video of Joe Biden to remove context from remarks some could judge as racially insensitive.
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Fox News's shamelessly dishonest attack on President Biden
Discussion: PolitiFact and The Western Journal
 
 
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Jacqueline Thomsen / LAW.com:
Citing Communications ‘Breakdown’ and Lack of Payment, Oath Keepers Lawyer Wants Out of Jan. 6 Lawsuit
New York Times:
On Podcasts and Radio, Misleading Covid-19 Talk Goes Unchecked
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Post:
Family affair: Adams campaign paid Brooklyn Dem boss' hubby $80K
Bridget Murphy / Newsday:
Police patrols around Rep. Andrew Garbarino's office stepped up after death threat, commissioner says
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Are Americans starting to embrace one-earner households again?
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Inside DNC chair's ‘challenging’ bid to avert midterm defeat
Discussion: The Guardian
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Nationalized races threaten Dem governors in '22
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How Does This End?  —  Thinking about Covid and normalcy.  —  Among the Covid experts …
Discussion: Mediaite
W. Joseph Campbell / The Hill:
After a misfire in New Jersey, pollster offers a remarkable apology for error
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Inside the Red-State Plot to Take Down a Top Trump Ally
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Pardon for Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson's ‘separate but equal’ ruling, heads to Louisiana governor's desk
CBS News:
Andrew Sullivan says America's democracy is at risk because citizens can't compromise
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
When All The Media Narratives Collapse
Discussion: HotAir and TK News