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Politico:
Dems agonize over tax cuts for rich: ‘Bad policy, bad politics’  —  Democrats are struggling with a huge problem that could sink them at the ballot box: They may end up looking more sympathetic to rich people than Republicans.  —  After spending several election cycles campaigning …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators appalled by ‘ridiculous’ House infighting  —  Republican senators are expressing shock and disbelief that conservative allies of former President Trump in the House threatened to strip colleagues who voted for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill of their committee assignments.
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Minutes After Being Censured, Gosar Retweets Offending Ocasio-Cortez Video  —  Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) retweeted a doctored anime video depicting him killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) only minutes after the House censured him over the video.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Trust is a key ingredient in ‘functional institutions’ — and Congress is fresh out of it  —  Congress is consumed by a trust deficit.  —  The distrust goes beyond the increasingly hostile, personal terms of policy negotiations that have dominated the fall and summer.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Paul Gosar killed his colleague in a cartoon.  Kevin McCarthy is killing democracy in real life.  —  Rep. Paul Gosar, the Arizona Republican who used congressional resources to produce and release a cartoon video of him murdering Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), deservedly became …
Politico:
GOP can't escape ‘self-inflicted injuries’ as they fight to reclaim House
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Matt Gaetz Says ‘Kyle Rittenhouse Would Probably Make a Pretty Good Congressional Intern’ and ‘May Reach Out To Him’  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) thanked Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield on Wednesday night for his support of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is currently on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Wrap and BizPac Review
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Matt Gaetz open to hiring Kyle Rittenhouse as intern if acquitted  —  If Kyle Rittenhouse is acquitted in court, he could have a new career opportunity ahead of him.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz said that Rittenhouse “deserves” a not guilty verdict and that he could be offered an internship …
Politico:
Say goodbye to swing districts.  Lawmakers are drawing easy wins in dozens of states.  —  When most voters go to the polls to elect members of Congress next year, the general election will essentially be meaningless.  That's because winners are being determined right now …
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Politico:   Hundreds of House districts are being redrawn. Here's who's winning and losing.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Why Democrats are so bad at politics  —  Americans have much more in common than the party's conventional approach allows  —  The skill at which Donald Trump excels is creating a master narrative and ensuring every American hears it — no consultants needed.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Nom Saule Omarova Stole Hundreds of Dollars of Merchandise From a T.J. Maxx  —  President Joe Biden's nominee to regulate banks stole hundreds of dollars of merchandise from a discount retail store, according to a police report revealed Wednesday.  —  Saule Omarova, whom Biden tapped …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Police report reveals striking details about Biden nom Saule Omarova's ‘retail theft’ arrest
Discussion: Althouse
David Gura / NPR:
A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Marquette University:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds majority of Republicans across the nation favor a Trump run for president in 2024, while majority of voters overall are opposed  —  Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats  —  The kids are not alright.  —  The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party's national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil.
Discussion: HotAir
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Yale Law Dean Admits Error, Stops Short of Apologizing to Targeted Students  —  The dean of Yale Law School expressed “regret” Wednesday for her administration's role in the now-infamous “trap house” incident but stopped short of apologizing to second-year law student Trent Colbert …
Discussion: TaxProf Blog and Power Line
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
Conservative and Libertarian Law Students At Yale Law School Should Transfer Out En Masse
Discussion: TaxProf Blog
Ashish K. Jha / The Atlantic:
You Should Get a Booster Now  —  As the air gets colder and drier and people in most of the United States move indoors, a winter spike in COVID-19 cases is beginning to materialize.  The drop in new infections across the Deep South after a difficult summer raised hopes that the country …
Discussion: New York Post
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
For Fifth Time, GOP Boycotts High-Ranking Muslim Nominee Dilawar Syed  —  Republican senators have refused to allow Syed to get a committee vote to be deputy administrator for the Small Business Administration.  —  For the fifth time, Senate Republicans blocked Dilawar Syed …
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Belarus's Lukashenko tried to use migrants as a weapon.  That's now turned against him.  —  MOSCOW — Months after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed a migrant crisis against the European Union, the gambit has come full circle.  —  Lukashenko's regime is now struggling …
Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Israel Revised Intel File It Gave U.S. on Bombing Gaza High-rise That Housed AP, Al Jazeera  —  The report was given to senior U.S. officials after Biden demanded an explanation for the May 15 attack from then-Prime Minister Netanyahu  —  Ruins of the Al Jalaa tower after Israeli airstrike in MayCredit: Adel Hana / AP
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump's Bureau of Land Management HQ move reduced Black employees, created mass vacancies, report says  —  Government Accountability Office report also finds headquarters move to Colorado led to ‘confusion and inefficiency’ at BLM  —  As Trump officials were moving the headquarters of the Bureau …
Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Gov. Lamont says all residents should get booster shot and not wait for guidance from federal government  —  WINDSOR — With COVID-19 transmission again increasing, Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that all Connecticut adults should immediately get a booster shot to avoid the coronavirus.
Jackson Richman / Washington Examiner:
Bye bye, BBB?  —  Ahead of President Joe Biden signing an infrastructure bill into law on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “Now, this bill, as significant as it is, as historic as it is, is part one of two.”  —  This is wishful thinking.  Progressives have gotten played on supporting the bill …
New York Times:
The Women Bringing Sex Ed to the Arab World  —  Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies.  They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening.  —  CAIRO — When Nour Emam decided to devote herself to educating Arab women …
Corin Faife / The Markup:
Facebook Isn't Telling You How Popular Right-Wing Content Is on the Platform  —  Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform.  But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns  —  In early November, Facebook published its Q3 Widely Viewed Content Report …
Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Residents of Louisiana's Cancer Alley hopeful for action after EPA head's visit  —  Michael Regan says he aims to ‘hold everyone accountable’ on his ‘journey to justice’ through toxic sites across the south  —  Outside the Tchoupitoulas chapel in the community of Reserve …
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch says Trump should move on: ‘The past is the past’  —  Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch is publicly rebuking former President Donald Trump — telling him to get over the past and focus on the future.  —  Trump — who continues to allege that the 2020 election was …
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Koppelman: This Is A Witch-Hunt Against A Tenured Law Professor  —  Following up on last Thursday's post, When Suspending A Law Professor Isn't Enough: Chronicle of Higher Education op-ed: Yes, This Is a Witch-Hunt, by Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern):  —  In January the University of Illinois …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Curtails Coronavirus Mandates, Reflecting Wishes of Vaccine Skeptics  —  Florida lawmakers, at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, passed new laws sharply curtailing mask and vaccine mandates.  Fringe anti-vaccination views met with little pushback.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. …
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The Russiagate Whitewash Era Begins  —  After the WMD mess, Judith Miller got the blame, while a long list of just-as-guilty media villains failed upward.  Now, a nervous press is looking for Russiagate's fall guys  —  “There is an old saying in journalism: You're only as good as your sources …
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Mobilewalla Says Data It Gathered From Consumers' Cellphones Ended Up With Government  —  CEO writes to U.S. senator investigating location brokers: ‘Selling mobile device data for use by law enforcement agencies is not our business model’  —  A company that collects and sells consumer information gleaned …
 
 
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