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Michael Lyle / Nevada Current:
Titus unloads on fellow Nevada Democrats, says they botched redistricting  —  Congresswoman warns of difficult election year after lawmakers created ‘three, competitive, risky districts’  —  Between state legislators and Gov. Steve Sisolak making a mess of redistricting in Nevada …
Yeganeh Torbati / Washington Post:
All eyes in Washington and West Virginia are on Manchin as child tax credit, spending bill hang in balance  —  Home-state parents push for his support, but the senator hasn't budged  —  As Democrats in Washington scrambled on Wednesday to prevent President Biden's $2 trillion spending package …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Manchin's objections to Build Back Better make no political or policy sense  —  It is hard to believe the White House and progressives offered to cut their key legislative package in half (from $3.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion) to accommodate Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) …
Washington Post:
Manchin rejects offshore drilling ban amid broader standoff over Biden agenda
Discussion: Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The Jan. 6 puzzle piece that's going largely ignored  —  As Donald Trump and his allies squeezed then-Vice President Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden's presidency in the weeks ahead of Jan. 6, they used one particular tool that's been largely ignored ever since.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The US system is no match for Donald Trump  —  Absence of consequences for the Capitol riots makes it likelier that democracy will be subverted again  —  Democrats hate to be reminded that the saviour of US democracy is Mike Pence, the former vice-president, whose fawning loyalty to Donald Trump lasted until the moment it counted.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he spent $25 million to push false pro-Trump election claims: ‘I will spend whatever it takes’
Discussion: Alternet.org
Congressman Alan Lowenthal:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection To Congress In 2022  —  Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement to his constituents:  —  “Almost 30 years ago to the day, I made the decision to run for the Long Beach City Council because I felt …
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
What A Flurry Of Democratic Departures Means For The 2022 House Race
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power  —  A small circle of Republican lawmakers, working closely with President Donald J. Trump's chief of staff, took on an outsize role in pressuring the Justice Department, amplifying conspiracy theories and flooding …
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New York Times:
Facing Subpoenas, Trump Allies Try to Run Out the Clock on Democrats
Discussion: Raw Story and Slate
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Is Not Ready for Omicron  —  America was not prepared for COVID-19 when it arrived.  It was not prepared for last winter's surge.  It was not prepared for Delta's arrival in the summer or its current winter assault.  More than 1,000 Americans are still dying of COVID every day, and more have died this year than last.
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Says She and Biden Haven't Discussed Running for Re-Election in 2024  —  'I don't think about it, nor have we talked about it,' she said in an interview, noting it's their first year in office amid a pandemic  —  Vice President Kamala Harris said that she and President Biden …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas  —  New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group's acquisition last year of a journal kept by the president's daughter.  —  In the final two months of the 2020 campaign, President Donald J. Trump …
Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US military has vaccinated more than 97% of service members  —  (CNN)The US military has vaccinated more than 97% for its active-duty force against Covid-19 as the Army, which had the latest vaccination deadline amongst the services, released its latest numbers.
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Army Public Affairs / army.mil:
Active Army achieves 98 percent vaccination rate with less than one percent refusal rate
Discussion: Townhall, UPI and POLITICUSUSA
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
DC Bar Restores Convicted FBI Russiagate Forger to ‘Good Standing’ Amid Irregularities and Leniency  —  A former senior FBI lawyer who falsified a surveillance document in the Trump-Russia investigation has been restored as a member in “good standing” by the District of Columbia Bar Association …
Discussion: National Review and TheBlaze
Associated Press:
US imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uyghurs  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Senate passes Uyghur forced labor bill
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
‘The Media Variant’ Hits New York City  —  Yesterday, I jumped in line at my local City MD, at Lexington and 79th.  By the time I got swabbed two hours later, the blue check mafia had worked itself into a full-on Omicron meltdown.  What remained of the media-holiday-party industrial complex collapsed in a single afternoon.
Politico:
New York's next mayor wants to save the city from the evils of olive oil  —  NEW YORK — Few American politicians have embraced the role of public health ambassador as comfortably as Mike Bloomberg, who banned smoking in bars and restaurants, outlawed trans fats and unsuccessfully pushed to restrict soda size.
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David Freedlander / New York Magazine:   Bill de Blasio Did What New Yorkers Wanted
Jonah Goldberg / The G-File:
Donald Trump's Megaphone  —  Fox News news hosts knew that Trump's lies were lies—and they amplified them anyhow.  —  Screw it.  —  I've shown a good deal of restraint since news broke that I left Fox News.  —  I haven't done any TV about it, and I've let a lot of nonsense go by without a response.
Discussion: IJR, Washington Post and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Youngkin adviser who guided balancing act with Trump tries to smooth things over with former president  —  RICHMOND — The political consultant who orchestrated Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's highly complicated, arm's-length dance with former president Donald Trump recently made a pilgrimage …
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court  —  The Massachusetts senator explains why the current court is a threat to democracy—and offers the latest on Build Back Better and voting rights.  —  President Joe Biden has never been a fan of serious Supreme Court reform …
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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Louisiana judge to take unpaid leave after home video captures racial slurs  —  A Louisiana judge will go on unpaid leave after a video from her home captured people repeatedly using racial slurs following a burglary attempt, her lawyer said Wednesday.  —  Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet …
Washington Post:
GOP candidates are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to pay Trump for the privilege of hosting their events  —  The Washington Post identified at least 30 events held by GOP candidates or conservative groups at Trump properties through mid-December, more tallied than in any previous year
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
In Trump country, a willingness to set aside politics as Biden visits  —  MAYFIELD, Ky. — Cliff Giambrone most certainly didn't vote for President Biden and, in fact, was outside the U.S. Capitol protesting the election results on Jan. 6.  On the trailer hitch on the back of his van …
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
Longtime CNN producer John Griffin's devices seized 17 months before child sex trafficking arrest  —  Nevada complaint alleges 9-year-old was left with Griffin alone when mother was hospitalized after BDSM tryst  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 15  —  WARNING: SOME DETAILS MAY BE DISTURBING
Discussion: Twitchy, Ace of Spades HQ and Mediaite
Blake Paterson / The Advocate:
Attorney General Jeff Landry sues Gov. John Bel Edwards over COVID vaccine in schools  —  Attorney General Jeff Landry and a Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Gov. John Bel Edwards from adding the COVID-19 vaccines to the list of shots students are required …
Discussion: The Hill and KLFY-TV
 
 
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
A former insider at the company merging with Trump Media sues over ‘brazen’ fraud.
Discussion: Political Wire
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Rep. Clyburn didn't get to march in his college graduation. Six decades later, Biden will give him his diploma.
Discussion: Roll Call
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Brad Parscale Says Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenaed His Phone Records
Discussion: Raw Story
Pew Research Center:
In 2020, fewer Americans moved, exodus from cities slowed
New York Times:
Someone Offered ‘Harvard’ Jobs to Known Women in India. It Was a Scam.
Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:
Republicans' belief in Trump's ‘Big Lie’ holds steady as confidence in U.S. elections dips
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
The Two Reasons Trump Is Stronger Than He Looks for 2024
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American Greatness:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Meadows texts show Trump did what GOP (falsely) claimed Clinton did in Benghazi
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Post:
MTA manager caught using blow-up doll in apparent attempt to skirt HOV laws
Discussion: TheBlaze and RedState
 

 
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price”

Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian:
An Australian court sentences ex-army lawyer David McBride to five years and eight months for stealing Afghanistan war docs and leaking them to Australia's ABC

 
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