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3:25 PM ET, December 24, 2021

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
White House reporters ask for virtual press briefings during the latest covid surge  —  With a fierce new variant of the coronavirus on the loose, White House reporters are urging press secretary Jen Psaki to move her daily briefings online — but it's an idea Psaki has been cool to so far.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries  —  The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
US to lift travel restrictions on eight African countries
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:   US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
Cheryl Teh / Insider:
Fringe factions of MAGA world are imploding after Trump publicly advocated for the COVID-19 jab  — The fringe factions of the right wing erupted in anger after Trump lauded the COVID-19 vaccines.  — Figures from Alex Jones to Ali Alexander swiftly rebuked Trump for his pro-vaccine stance.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump's Pro-Vax Push
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MAGA Cartoonist Ben Garrison Turns on Trump After Pro-Vaccine Comments
Discussion: RedState, Power Line and Joe.My.God.
MSNBC:
‘We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges  —  On Wednesday, one of the members of the Proud Boys became the first to admit he was at the Capitol to stop the transfer of power, as part of a cooperation agreement with the government.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Report shows the extent of Republican efforts to sabotage democracy  —  Research identifies at least 262 bills were introduced in 41 states this year with the intent to hijack the election process  —  The Republican assault on free and fair elections instigated by Donald Trump is gathering pace …
CNN:
New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police  —  Capitol Police officer: Trump supporters are being lied to  —  (CNN)The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Manchin told White House he would support version of tax on billionaires  —  His offer comes as fellow a Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, raises new concerns, illustrating that the party has work to do  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) told the White House last week that he would support …
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Third, and Last, Covid Winter Begins  —  We'll be living for a long time with the virus's ramifications for health, the economy and politics.  —  In New York we feel back where we started.  It's like 2020, with everyone in a mask and canceling gatherings and scrambling to find a test.
Los Angeles Times:
14-year-old girl in dressing room of Burlington fatally shot by LAPD  —  In an incident the police chief called “devastating and tragic,” an LAPD officer fatally shot a teenage girl at a Burlington clothing store during a chaotic confrontation that also left a suspect dead and another person injured.
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Joe Manchin's ‘Scaled-Back’ Framework May Be Better Than It Sounds  —  Prioritizing certain initiatives over others is hard, but that could be what it takes to save Build Back Better.  —  It looks like negotiations over President Joe Biden's Build Back Better legislation are only mostly dead …
Greg Myre / NPR:
How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension  —  On Christmas Day 1991, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sat down at a table deep inside the Kremlin and prepared to deliver a monumental speech.  Associated Press reporter Alan Cooperman was among the few journalists allowed in.
Discussion: New York Times
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New York Times:
Putin Demands Quick Answers on Russian Security Concerns
Paula Reid / CNN:
Giuliani associate Bernard Kerik plans to publicly release some documents requested by January 6 committee  —  Reporter: Records would be key to see Trump's activity prior to Jan. 6  —  Washington (CNN)Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik says he is planning to publicly release …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Donald Judd / CNN:
Biden calls NORAD and updates children on Santa's progress across the globe  —  Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden made a Christmas Eve call to North American Aerospace Defense Command on Friday at the White House, updating children on Santa's progress across the globe as part of what NORAD Commander …
Discussion: The Hill and Townhall
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Jason Miller's ‘Free Speech’ Site Gettr Site Bans Users From Posting Racist Term ‘Groyper’  —  The free speech right-wing alternative battles fury from white nationalists.  —  The free speech-centered, MAGA-inspired Twitter alternative Gettr, led by former Trump advisor Jason Miller …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Say it ain't Joe: Manchin's not the only big hurdle left for Biden's megabill  —  Democrats are still courting the one person powerful enough to make or break President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion social spending bill — and she doesn't hail from West Virginia.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Federalist
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In bid for Jan. 6 secrecy, Trump asks Supreme Court for help  —  Two weeks ago, Donald Trump said he has “nothing to hide” about Jan. 6.  Today, he asked the Supreme Court to help him hide Jan. 6 materials.  —  Would the January 6th Committee subpoena sitting members of Congress?  Yes, says Schiff.
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Washington Post:
Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump's hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals
Karol Markowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Florida's Plague Is the Media's Cold  —  Covid is suddenly funny and cool now that all the right people are getting it.  —  Now it can be said: Covid-19 isn't going away.  CNN's Brian Stelter lectured his audience Sunday on “what living with Covid really means.”
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gableman calls for GOP state senator to resign as he signals he wants more taxpayer funding for his election review  —  Patrick Marley Katelyn FerralMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  MADISON - Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is calling on a GOP state senator to resign …
Discussion: Raw Story
Missouri Independent:
Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19  —  Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren't attributed to COVID-19.  Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus
 
 
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Pregnancy apps have become a battleground of vaccine misinformation
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Navy SEALs, a Christmas story
Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Former police officer Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death
Danusha Goska / Front Page Magazine:
‘Christmas’ Lights or ‘Holiday’ Lights?
Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
The Great Shoplifting Freak-Out
Alessa Dominguez / BuzzFeed News:
The Culture Wars Aren't Real. The People They Hurt Are.
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 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
‘Burn it all down’  —  How Myanmar's military razed villages to crush a growing resistance
Valerie Bonk / WTOP News:
DC had largest percentage drop in population in nation
Discussion: Breitbart
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A year ago, Fox News considered a breakup with Trump. 2021 changed those plans.
Discussion: Mediaite
Davis Winkie / Army Times:
Wave of suicides hits Texas National Guard's border mission
 

 
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