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11:10 PM ET, December 29, 2021

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New York Times:
Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty of Helping Jeffrey Epstein Abuse Girls  —  Ms. Maxwell vowed to appeal after a jury found her guilty of sex-trafficking and conspiracy on Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Manhattan.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell Is Found Guilty of Aiding in Epstein's Sex Abuse
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Erica Orden / New York Magazine:
Got Her  —  After skating for years, Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted of abusing girls with Jeffrey Epstein.
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Michigan's New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering  —  A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators.  The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.
Adam Jentleson / New York Times:
The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw  —  Mr. Jentleson was the communications director (from 2010 to 2014) and deputy chief of staff (from 2015 to 2016) for Senator Harry Reid.  —  Senator Harry Reid, who died a few weeks after his 82nd birthday, possessed a quality unique among politicians …
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Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Reid's final hang up  —  There will never be another like him.  —  Not a chance.  —  Oh sure, there will be leaders who grew up in unimaginable poverty.  Or those who are more workhorse than showhorse.  Or who dominate their state's political apparatus.
Discussion: Common Dreams and Raw Story
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Searchlight, Las Vegas and the two identities of Harry Reid
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
The White House:
A Proclamation on the Death of Harry Reid
Discussion: HuffPost
Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All  —  New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years.  “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist.  “We have no analog for this”
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump asks Supreme Court to consider Jan. 6 chairman's interview with Washington Post in bid to block records  —  Lawyers for former president Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House select committee investigating …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Trump wants Supreme Court to read Washington Post interview with Bennie Thompson  —  (CNN)As the Supreme Court considers whether to take up former President Donald Trump's January 6 White House records case, Trump's attorney submitted to the court a new filing Wednesday making the court aware …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy
Discussion: Fox News, UPROXX and Raw Story
Devoun Cetoute / Miami Herald:
Florida COVID update: cases, deaths, hospitalizations  —  Florida reported 46,923 new COVID cases, the largest single-day increase of COVID cases since the pandemic began and nearly double the previous peak during the summer, when the deadly delta variant was surging, according to Wednesday's report …
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader's request  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia,” National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN.
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Politico:
Biden and Putin to speak again at ‘moment of crisis’
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden advisor's brother plans to lobby for Taiwan company that developed Covid-19 vaccine
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Second CNN producer under ‘criminal investigation’ involving ‘potential juvenile victims’  —  Rick Saleeby resigned earlier this month as a senior producer of ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’  —  Tucker: There's something very strange going on at CNN  —  A second ex-CNN producer …
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Coronavirus risk calculations get harder as a study suggests rapid tests may be less effective at detecting omicron  —  Fauci draws a line on New Year's Eve parties — no big crowd, and moderate the “hugging and kissing”  —  As the coronavirus spawns a record-breaking wave of infections …
New York Times:
Eric Adams Will Name Brooklyn Power Broker as Chief of Staff  —  Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall.  —  Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans on Thursday to name Frank Carone …
New York Times:
As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’  —  The contagious new variant has companies and government officials wondering whether Americans can really be considered vaccinated without booster shots.  —  Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots.
Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times:
Merced man arrested on way to White House with rifle, ‘hit list’ compiled from TikTok  —  A California man was arrested last week in Iowa after telling police he was driving straight to the White House “to kill persons in power” and was found with an assault rifle and body armor, according to federal court records.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest  —  A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas' advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet - but decided not to for fear they'd be banned from the Ivy League championship, according to a report.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Page Array
AMAC:
2021: The Year the “Great Realignment” Became a Death Spiral for Democrats  —  2021 has been the year of the Great Realignment.  Rather than a one-off, Donald Trump's impressive gains with non-white voters have proven the harbinger of a greater shift.  Republicans won two heavily Hispanic districts …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
New York Times:
U.S. Reports 488,000 Daily Virus Cases, Shattering Record  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  The U.S. breaks its single-day case record, nearly doubling the highest numbers from last winter.  —  With a caseload nearly twice that of the worst single days of last winter …
Constance Grady / Vox:
Why so much Obama-era pop culture feels so cringe now  —  How Hamilton, Parks and Recreation, and Harry Potter lost cultural cachet.  —  One of the oddities of getting old is bearing witness as the pop culture you used to think would always be beyond reproach slowly slides out of favor.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mara Hvistendahl / The Intercept:
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”  —  Starting in 2016, the men who run the United Arab Emirates went all-in on positivity.  They installed a giant smiley face on the dome crowning a Dubai police station.  They created a Ministry of Tolerance …
The Bulwark Podcast:
The State of Black Lives Matter Now … About this Episode  —  BLM signs have come down, and tough conversions now are about what racial equity looks like.  For instance, is getting rid of the SAT the best solution?  Plus, The Washington Post's Perry Bacon and guest host Tim Miller …
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again  —  A Times reporter who once served in the Marines returned to the site of a major battle in Afghanistan to see what's changed since the Taliban took over — and to meet a commander he once fought.  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — The tea was hot.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
2 Georgia Republicans Rack Up Fines for Defying House's Mask Mandate  —  Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations.  —  WASHINGTON — During a recent marathon session in the House …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Insider
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Why I forgive Ralph Northam  —  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said something in a meeting with The Post's editorial board just before Christmas that still rings in my ears: “The eyes can't see what the brain doesn't know.”  —  According to the pediatric neurologist turned politician …
Jeff Jacoby / The Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren's one-trick inflation pony  —  The price of everything is rising, and the Massachusetts senator blames it all on greed.  —  Prices in the United States are rising faster than they have in decades.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this month that inflation …
 
 
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Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
What a Year of Brexit Brought U.K. Companies: Higher Costs and Endless Forms
Isabella Weber / The Guardian:
We have a powerful weapon to fight inflation: price controls. It's time we use it
Discussion: National Review and Better Human
Gwen Farrell / Evie Magazine:
Forget The Straws, Over A Billion Masks Now Pollute The Ocean
Discussion: Common Sense Now
Adam Andrzejewski / Forbes:
Dr. Anthony Fauci's Golden Parachute Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year - The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History
Trita Parsi / MSNBC:
Our Afghanistan exit won't shatter U.S. credibility the way ditching the Iran deal has
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
 Earlier Items: 
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
After Vaccines: Where Covid Death Rates Have Risen
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Is Fluvoxamine the Covid Drug We've Been Waiting For?
Associated Press:
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Politico:
Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan
Discussion: Twitchy
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up. Sort of
Danielle Echeverria / San Francisco Chronicle:
Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach. Now they're fighting for their jobs
Discussion: New York Post