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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows  —  Three years ago, Donald Trump tweeted an image that left intelligence experts gobsmacked.  —  The picture was of a rocket that had exploded on a launch pad deep inside of Iran.  It was so crisp, that some initially thought …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘A Crazy Old Man Fighting With Himself’: Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?  —  To become president, Donald Trump had to vanquish a Florida governor.  To become president again, he might have to do it once more.  —  The most important story in politics in the coming weeks …
Molly Ball / TIME:
Nancy Pelosi Reflects On the Not-Quite-End of An Era  —  Ever since the election, Nancy Pelosi says, congressional Democrats have been begging her to remain as their leader.  Of course, she knew what they were really doing: currying favor, just in case.  —  “Our members were just exploding …
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Dems get in array on future leadership after Pelosi departs  —  House Democrats are increasingly likely to elect their troika of top leaders for the next Congress without any major confrontation, ensuring a show of unity as they enter the minority.  —  And it didn't happen without some work …
NBC News:
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announces bid to replace Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader
The Verge:
Hundreds of employees say no to being part of Elon Musk's ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter  —  Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.  And right on deadline, the farewell emojis started pouring into Twitter's Slack.
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New York Times:
Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persuading Some Workers to Stay  —  Mr. Musk, Twitter's new owner, had given employees a Thursday deadline to decide whether to leave or stay “to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0.”  —  The World Cup usually brings a surge of traffic to Twitter …
Associated Press:
US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing  —  The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate …
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Reuters:
Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Democrat Katie Porter will win reelection in California, CNN projects  —  Democratic Rep. Katie Porter will win reelection in California's 47th Congressional District, CNN projects, after facing a tougher-than-expected race against Republican Scott Baugh.  —  Porter's victory …
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Stephen Caruso / Spotlight PA:   The Democratic takeover of the Pa. House will be a little messy to start. Here's why.
David Byler / Washington Post:
No, gerrymandering didn't cost Democrats the House
Discussion: Bloomberg, Daily Kos and The Atlantic
Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Republican Boebert's tight race likely headed to recount  —  Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a renowned conservative firebrand whose combative style helped define the new right, is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge by a Democratic businessman from the ritzy ski town of Aspen.
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Tariq Panja / New York Times:
Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums  —  Qatar's about-face on alcohol signaled that FIFA, soccer's governing body, may no longer be in full control of its showcase championship.  —  DOHA, Qatar — The tiny but fabulously wealthy Gulf nation of Qatar has spent 12 years preparing …
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Lisa Fleisher / Bloomberg:
Qatar's Beer Ban Won't Affect Fans in Pricey Private Suites
Discussion: Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Trump or Biden?  How About Neither?  —  Walking away from the presidency is like giving up the car keys because you're too old to drive safely.  —  Joe Biden and Donald Trump: Please do the country a service and don't run for president in 2024.  America is in gridlock over the both of you …
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Against Poo Flinging Monkeys  —  It is official.  Republicans have taken back the House of Representatives.  They gathered yesterday to announce their first official act: an investigation into Hunter Biden.  —  Dumbasses.  —  What a bunch of idiots.  The American people just rejected the GOP “own the libs” strategy.
Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
Lauren Boebert's double-barreled blasphemy  —  The jury is still out regarding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), both at the polls and within the conservative commentariat.  —  Some, such as columnist Gerard Baker of the Wall Street Journal, say that Boebert is an “ Uber Trumpy conspiracy theorist .”
Wall Street Journal:
Wife of Sen. Bob Menendez Draws Scrutiny in Federal Probe  —  Investigators are examining whether Nadine Arslanian received gifts or services from individuals who sought favors from New Jersey's senior senator  —  Federal prosecutors investigating U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez are examining whether …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andy Biggs / American Greatness:
I Cannot Vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker  —  It is time to make a change.  —  During this midterm campaign, I attended hundreds of events in my district, around Arizona, and around the country.  The issue I was asked about most often was whether I or the Republicans in the House …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and IJR
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'You've gotta have a war every five or 10 years'  —  It's not every day that a senator quotes a famous mob movie to describe the state of his political party after a week of infighting.  —  “You've gotta have a war every five or 10 years to get rid of the bad blood,” Sen. John Kennedy …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Reuters:
A gender imbalance emerges among trans teens seeking treatment  —  USA-TRANSYOUTH/TOPSURGERY  —  Adolescents assigned female at birth account for a significant majority of minors receiving gender-affirming care, including top surgery, fueling debate about the influence of peer groups and social media.
Discussion: The Hastings Center
Associated Press:
North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US  —  North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP megadonor Mercer family has no plans to boost Trump's 2024 campaign as former president loses more allies  — GOP megadonors Robert and daughter Rebekah Mercer have no current plans to help former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for the White House.
Financial Times:
‘A remarkable job’: how Russia and China buckled in the face of a united G20 … It took six rounds of talks over 17 days before negotiators from G20 countries could finally relax, just after 7pm on Monday evening.  —  Tasked with hammering out a joint draft statement that leaders could agree …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Constitutional amendment on abortion appears doomed  —  Democrats likely to pull proposal because they lack votes to pass it  —  A constitutional amendment that would have asked voters to enshrine abortion as a basic human right appears doomed out of the starting gate after Democratic Senate …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Miami Herald:
Over $1.4 million in Florida taxpayer dollars still unaccounted for in migrant flight program  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has so far paid more than $1.5 million to a politically connected contractor for a program to fly migrants from Texas to northeastern states …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered His Companies to Fight Criminal Tax Fraud Case
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Politico:
The debt ceiling problem no one is talking about
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Josh Hawley / Washington Post:
The GOP is dead. A new GOP must listen to working people.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
New York Times:
The Man Who Was Supposed to Save Crypto
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Post Millennial
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor's race she lost
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
My Friend, Mike Gerson
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
The Guardian:
FBI director ‘very concerned’ by reports of secret Chinese police stations in US
Michael Weiss / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Ex-Russian spy flees to the NATO country that captured him, delivering another embarrassing blow to Moscow
Discussion: RedState and Atlantic Council
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
4 largest cities in America will be led by Black mayors
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Bloomberg
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of Stores Nationally
 

 
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