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11:50 AM ET, January 11, 2022

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New York Times:
A Growing Gap  —  We look at Omicron's toll in New York and Seattle, two cities with timely data.  —  Some of the timeliest data on Covid-19 outcomes by vaccination status comes from New York City and the Seattle area, and the two are telling a consistent story.
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: America retrenches on COVID  —  Social distancing and self-quarantining have spiked in recent weeks as Omicron puts the nation in a crouch like last spring before vaccines became widely available, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
FACT CHECK: CDC Director Did NOT Claim 75% of All Covid Deaths Involved Four or More Serious Comorbidities  —  Fox News and many conservatives have falsely claimed that CDC Chief Dr. Rochelle Walensky has “admitted” that 75 percent of all Covid deaths occurred in people with at least 4 grave comorbidities.
Washington Post:
U.S. poised to break record 142,000 covid-19 hospitalizations … The United States is poised to surpass its record for covid-19 hospitalizations as soon as Tuesday, with no end in sight to skyrocketing case loads, falling staff levels and the struggles of a medical system trying to provide care amid …
Amy Graff / SFGATE:
Head of UCSF's ER dept.: Hospital surge isn't what you may think  —  Tahoe man who went missing during storm found dead near homes  —  Why Klay Thompson's biggest sponsor barely recognized his return  —  The weird reason Draymond was only in for one play on Klay Day
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Will Endorse Changing Senate Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation  —  In Georgia, the president will express support for altering rules around the Senate filibuster, setting up a confrontation with Republicans.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will endorse changing Senate rules …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin doubles down on filibuster ahead of Biden's speech  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) doubled down Tuesday on his support for the filibuster as President Biden heads to Georgia to publicly push for changes to the Senate rule in order to pass voting rights legislation.
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Voting Rights Groups Skipping Biden's Speech in Georgia Over Inaction  —  Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor, also will not be there, but she cited a scheduling conflict.  —  When President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris deliver major speeches on voting rights …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Could Trump Be the River Card That Helps Democrats Hold the House?
Discussion: The Hustings and Raw Story
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Issues Threat to Democrats on Filibuster Changes
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. forms new domestic terrorism unit to address growing threat  —  The Justice Department is forming a new domestic terrorism unit to help combat a threat that has intensified dramatically in recent years, a top national security official said Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina voters dispute Cawthorn candidacy over Jan. 6
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
North Carolina voters sue to ban Madison Cawthorn from ballot
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Joe Manchin negotiated Build Back Better with Joe Manchin  —  Manchin has had ‘no conversations’ on Build Back Better since announcing opposition  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., certainly drives a hard bargain.  After months of negotiations on the Build Back Better Act …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
One Big Thing Dem Candidates Are Avoiding: Biden's Agenda
Discussion: Bloomberg, Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
FiveThirtyEight:
What Happened to the Eviction Tsunami?  —  Since the pandemic began, housing experts (including one of the authors of this article) have been predicting that the pandemic's economic fallout would produce an eviction “tsunami” that could put as many as 40 million people out of their homes.
Madeline Fry Schultz / Washington Examiner:
The woke lives of college girls  —  It's clear by the first episode that Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls isn't going to be much more than it has already presented itself to be: a middle-of-the-road comedy angling for progressive acclaim with nods to intersectionality and feminism.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Dems Had One Job: Don't Be Crazy.  They're Mucking It Up.  —  If the party's leaders can't keep schools open, communities safe, and citizenship meaningful, what are they good for? … As Democrats ponder why they are poised to lose Congress in this year's elections to a party that is unwilling …
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Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Teachers Union clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday in Chicago Public Schools after four days of cancellations over COVID-19 clashes
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
US announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago.
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The White House:
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on the United States Providing Additional Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Afghanistan
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new plan to ‘Trump-proof’ the 2024 election quietly comes together  —  If Republicans succeed in blocking Democratic efforts to protect voting rights this week, as expected, the push to defend democracy will be anything but dead.  That's because another important proposal to prevent …
Emily Ngo / Spectrum News NY1:
GOP councilwoman refuses to disclose vaccination status, even if it means she's barred from chambers  —  City Council member Vickie Paladino told NY1 she'll never disclose if she's vaccinated against COVID-19.  —  “It's just nobody's business whether I am or not.
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger explains his genocidal Chinese Communist ‘Christian’ values  —  In his Twitter bio, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger declares: “Values are most enduring thing leaders create.”  He proudly proclaims how he's a “philanthropist, Christian, farm boy at heart.”
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Jimmy Quinn / National Review:
Intel CEO Doubles Down on Xinjiang Apology: ‘No Reason to Call Out One Region in Particular’
Discussion: Instapundit and HotAir
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A single district attorney in Georgia has the best case against Trump  —  When it comes to possible criminal prosecution of the defeated former president for seeking to overthrow the 2020 election, most attention has understandably focused on the Justice Department.
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost and Alternet.org
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
America has rejected fascism before  —  The 2020s are similar to the 1940s.  —  Editorial Board readers are familiar with my obsession with political time - or how one party and its ideas prevail with a majority of Americans for four or five decades before falling into a period of transition …
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Michael Steele / MSNBC:   After an attack like Jan. 6, America's founders rallied to save their democracy
Project Veritas:
Military Documents About Gain of Function Contradict Fauci Testimony Under Oath  — Military documents state that EcoHealth Alliance approached DARPA in March 2018 seeking funding to conduct gain of function research of bat borne coronaviruses.  The proposal, named Project Defuse …
New York Times:
Mike Pence Seen as Key Witness in Jan. 6 Investigation  —  Getting the former vice president to answer questions under oath could be crucial as the House panel focuses on Donald Trump's responsibility for the Capitol riot.  —  As the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault …
Ron Filipkowski / The Bulwark:
How Democrats Can Win the Information War  —  You can't rely on the traditional media to counter viral propaganda and disinformation.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  For the past year, my team of three volunteers and I have immersed ourselves into monitoring the political right.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Democrats' best argument for 2022: The GOP creates chaos  —  If you think the Democrats are in disarray, as the media likes to portray them, take a look at the Republicans.  —  Defeated former president Donald Trump on Monday attacked Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) for reminding the country …
Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
 
 
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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
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Common Sense:
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NBC News:
‘We have gone backwards’: Covid confusion snarls Biden White House
Discussion: GovExec.com and Eschaton
Roberta A. Kaplan / NBC News:
Trump wants the Jan. 6 suits against him dismissed. Why he's on shaky ground.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
Jack Gillum / Bloomberg:
A Missouri Reporter Is Getting Blamed For the Security Flaw He Exposed
Discussion: Raw Story
American Greatness:
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Billy Binion / Reason:
Judge: Baton Rouge Violated the First Amendment by Trying To Imprison a Professor for Sharing Body Camera Footage
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
GOP steps up bid to convince Hogan to run for Senate in Md.