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12:45 PM ET, November 29, 2021

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Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down, sources say  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role, sources tell CNBC's David Faber.  —  Twitter stock jumped more than 11% on the news.  —  Dorsey currently serves as both the CEO of Twitter and Square, his digital payments company.
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Washington Post:
As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions  —  Cold weather is driving more Americans indoors.  The holiday season has prompted a wave of travel, generating new lines of covid transmission.  And the delta variant is pushing up hospitalizations.
Discussion: Mother Jones and GOV.UK
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Noa Shpigel / Haaretz:
No Severe COVID Cases Among Vaccinated Patients Infected With Omicron, Top Israeli Expert Says
Discussion: Townhall and New York Times
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Inside the ‘Misinformation’ Wars  —  Journalists and academics are developing a new language for truth.  The results are not always clearer.  —  On Friday afternoons this fall, top American news executives have dialed into a series of off-the-record Zoom meetings led by Harvard academics whose goal is to …
Telegraph:
With Kamala Harris looking unelectable, the Democrats are considering the nuclear option  —  Whispers in Washington suggest Joe Biden's camp has a plan to find a more popular replacement ahead of the 2024 White House battle  —  Democrats desperately scrambling to find a potential successor …
Axios:
GOP courts anti-vaxxers with jobless aid  —  Republican officials around the country are testing a creative mechanism to build loyalty with unvaccinated Americans while undermining Biden administration mandates: unemployment benefits.  —  Driving the news: Florida, Iowa …
New York Times:
Rep. Tom Suozzi to Run for Governor of New York  —  Mr. Suozzi will enter a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge the incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul.  —  Representative Thomas Suozzi, a Long Island Democrat, intends to announce on Monday that he will enter the race for governor of New York …
Discussion: abc7NY
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Michael Gormley / Newsday:
Rep. Suozzi announces gubernatorial run, joins crowded Dem field
Discussion: Bloomberg and THE CITY
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'They're all begging me': Trump's 2024 veep tryouts get underway  —  The last time Donald Trump picked a running mate, he made a conventional choice in Mike Pence — a relatively safe decision with traditional presidential ticket-balancing in mind.  —  But as Trump gears up for a 2024 bid …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Great Escape  —  Why workers are quitting their jobs, after the trauma of the pandemic.  —  The first thing you should know about Caroline Potts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is that she loves her pets.  “I have five cats and three dogs,” she told me, proudly.  “The only thing I don't have is birds.”
Washington Post:
Democratic midterm fears mount as policies fail to resonate with voters  —  At a virtual fundraiser late last month, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) shared a blunt assessment about the Democratic Party.  —  “Democrats are terrible at messaging,” she said, according to notes taken by one attendee.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Dems' dicey decision: Punish Boebert or not?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IS AN APOLOGY ENOUGH?  — The drama surrounding Rep. LAUREN BOEBERT's (R-Colo.) Islamophobic comments about Rep. ILHAN OMAR (D-Minn.) is about to heat up as lawmakers return from Thanksgiving recess this week.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Welcome to the Beach Cafe, the Upper East Side's Republican Cheers  —  There's this unassuming pub on the corner of 70th and Second that's a dovecote for that rarest of birds: the right-winged Manhattanite.  It's called the Beach Cafe.  Cindy Adams comes here.
Discussion: Raw Story
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
‘Gifts from the Heart’ is Biden White House Christmas theme  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — “Gifts from the Heart” is the theme of President Joe Biden's first White House Christmas.  —  First lady Jill Biden was scheduled on Monday to unveil decorations matching the theme, said to be inspired by people …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Jill Biden unveils traditional White House holiday décor
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
A colossal flop — fawning media can't save Chris Christie's new book  —  Just 2,000 copies sold … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  It's hard to recall a former politician who was showered with more free media attention than Chris Christie this month as he peddled his new book, “Republican Rescue.”
Discussion: Political Wire
Dave Huber / The College Fix:
Leftist Arizona State U. groups demand Kyle Rittenhouse be booted from campus  —  Progressive student groups at Arizona State University are planning a rally this coming week to demand the expulsion of Kyle Rittenhouse from campus.  —  This actually might be a bit tough to accomplish given …
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Kari Soo Lindberg / Bloomberg:
Disney+ Omits ‘The Simpsons’ Tiananmen Episode in Hong Kong
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Lessons of Henry Kissinger's Diplomacy  —  A new book examines the former Secretary of State's maneuvering in the Middle East.  —  In 2013, Barack Obama appointed Martin Indyk, a former ambassador to Israel in the Clinton Administration, and a well-known foreign-policy voice in Washington …
Washington Post:
Trump allies work to place supporters in key election posts across the country, spurring fears about future vote challenges  —  In Michigan, local GOP leaders have sought to reshape election canvassing boards by appointing members who expressed sympathy for former president Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 vote was rigged.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How will the media cover Trump in 2024?  Insiders are sounding the alarm.  —  With ominous signs mounting that Donald Trump really may run again for president in 2024, a debate has begun to simmer in newsrooms: How can the press avoid the pitfalls in covering Trump that bedeviled 2016 and 2020?
Discussion: Insider
Leonard Shapiro / Washington Post:
Lee Elder, barrier-breaking golfer, dies at 87  —  Lee Elder, who shattered one of golf's last racial barriers when in 1975 he became the first African American to compete in the tradition-bound Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga., has died at 87.  —  The PGA Tour announced the death but provided no further details.
 
 
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Greg B. Smith / THE CITY:
The Toll of NYCHA's Lead Lies: A Brooklyn Girl Poisoned as Officials Covered Up Danger
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
The Woman on the Bridge  —  Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case.
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Doctors Warn New Medical School Guidance Would Lead to Unqualified Physicians and Unscientific Medicine
Politico:
Dems want Biden to start swinging at Republicans. Allies aren't sure he can.
Discussion: The National
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Congress returns to work staring down fiscal deadlines and fights over Biden's agenda
Kristofer Harrison / The Bulwark:
Meet the Texas Secessionist Movement: Brought to You by Russia
Discussion: Morning Shots and Raw Story
Amy Qin / New York Times:
As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash
Discussion: Just Security
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