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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
An Army Veteran Says He Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Gunman  —  Richard M. Fierro, who served for 15 years in the military, said he was at Club Q in Colorado Springs with his family, and took down the man who killed five people.  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — Richard M. Fierro …
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New York Times:
‘Bullets Were Flying’: Witnesses Tell of Chaos During Colorado Springs Attack
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Reports: Accused Colorado nightclub gunman grandson of longtime East County politician
Associated Press:
Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
William P. Barr / Common Sense:
Bill Barr: Trump Will Burn Down the GOP.  Time for New Leadership.  —  The Republican Party has a historic opportunity to revive the old Reagan coalition.  The person standing in the way is the 45th president, writes the former attorney general.  —  During the Republican primaries in 2016 …
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
As Biden ramps up for a Trump rematch, Democrats worry he'd lose to another Republican
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Another Flop From GOP Productions
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump White House bid has hardly any Senate GOP support
New York Times:
Manhattan Prosecutors Move to Jump-Start Criminal Inquiry Into Trump  —  The district attorney's office is investigating Donald J. Trump's role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit.  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office has moved …
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New York Times:
Prosecution Rests as Trump Company Trial Moves Faster Than Expected  —  In a sign of confidence, Manhattan prosecutors skipped a witness they had said they would call.  The case could end as soon as next week.  —  Manhattan prosecutors rested their case in the tax fraud trial …
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Anti-Woke Bank GloriFi to Shut Down  —  Texas startup has laid off most employees after failing to secure more funding  —  The Texas startup that sought to build a conservative banking alternative is shutting down.  —  GloriFi has laid off most of its employees and told them that it is closing up shop …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Omar fires back after McCarthy vows to remove her from committees  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) fired back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after he vowed to remove Omar from her committee posts if elected Speaker.  —  “From the moment I was elected, the Republican Party …
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The Daily Beast:
McCarthy Vows to Oust Schiff, Swalwell, Omar From Committees as Speaker  —  BIG TALK  —  House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy again vowed to oust high-profile Democrats Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and Ilhan Omar from key committees if he becomes speaker.  “I'll keep that promise,” McCarthy told Fox News on Sunday.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones.  Then he started moving money around.  —  Records show Jones transferred millions from his media company to firms that he or his family members controlled  —  Alex Jones was losing in court.  —  Parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Rioter Accused of Stealing Pelosi's Laptop Found Guilty on Jan. 6 Charges  —  'I DON'T CARE'  —  Riley Williams, the 25-year-old accused of directing the mob and stealing an HP laptop and gavel from Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 riot, was found guilty on Monday on a number …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Woman convicted for storming Pelosi's office on Jan. 6
Discussion: Associated Press
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Beware, DeSantis is as much a threat to America as Trump  —  If you believe Florida's Republic Gov. Ron DeSantis would be a less dangerous presidential candidate than former president Donald Trump, take a moment to consider the recent ruling striking down DeSantis's “Stop WOKE Act.”
Discussion: Techdirt
Oregon.gov:
Governor Kate Brown Grants Pardon for Oregon Marijuana Offenses  —  Approximately 45,000 people will be impacted, more than $14,000,000 in fines and fees will be forgiven  —  Salem , OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of marijuana …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Amy Coney Barrett urged to step away from gay rights case because of faith affiliation  —  The US supreme court justice's history with the People of Praise raises questions about her impartiality in upcoming case  —  Former members of Amy Coney Barrett's secretive faith group, the People of Praise …
Discussion: BizPac Review, Jezebel and Raw Story
Semafor:
Mike Pompeo: “The most dangerous person in the world is Randi Weingarten”  —  David is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from the Washington Post.  Sign up for Americana to get his coverage of the national political scene in your inbox twice a week.
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Pablo Manríquez / New Republic:
Exclusive: Mrs. Fetterman Goes to Washington  —  The Second Lady of Pennsylvania arrived at Senate spousal orientation last week in a dress she thrifted for $12.  —  “I'm just obsessed with the tile,” said Gisele Barreto Fetterman, smiling at the encaustic guilloche flooring patterns first installed outside the Senate chamber in 1856.
Bill D'Agostino / Newsbusters:
12 Things That Took Less Time Than CBS Took to Acknowledge Hunter Biden's Laptop  —  Text to Speech Font Size  —  Well, it took a couple of years, but CBS has finally — finally! — admitted that Hunter Biden's laptop is real.  On Monday, November 21, CBS Mornings aired a report …
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
CBS ‘confirms’ Hunter Biden laptop is real 769 days after Post broke story
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
Here's How Rep. Lauren Boebert Smeared LGBTQ People On Social Media Before Offering Prayers For The Victims Of The Colorado Springs Gay Bar Shooting  —  Many of her posts have been directed at trans people and drag queens, whom she has accused of “grooming” children.
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Republican-drawn Texas electoral district  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by Black and Hispanic voters accusing the Republican-led Texas legislature of intentionally redrawing a state Senate district to diminish their political clout …
Discussion: CNN, The Root, Raw Story and Political Wire
John Solomon / Just The News:
New Trump special prosecutor overturned by Supreme Court, tied to IRS scandal  —  The special counsel named by the Biden administration to investigate Donald Trump oversaw a Justice Department unit rebuked by the Supreme Court for its prosecution of a prominent Republican and was linked …
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
VMI's first Black superintendent under attack by conservative White alumni  —  The critics are questioning what VMI is paying Cedric T. Wins and even calling for him to be fired  —  Ever since Virginia Military Institute began rolling out new diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives last year …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Diminished Majority Supports Stricter Gun Laws In U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' support for stricter U.S. gun laws has receded after sharply increasing in the wake of two mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, in the spring.  Specifically, 57% of U.S. adults …
Yoav Gonen / The City:
High-Paid NYPD Official Had Deep Ties to Eric Adams — Including Shared Residence  —  Lisa White earns more than $241,000 annually, nearly five times her previous city salary as a 911 operator.  From 2013 to 2017, Adams lived in her apartment, and she worked with him for years more.
CNN:
Covert testimonies reveal sexual assaults on male and female activists as a women-led uprising spreads  —  A trickle of people passes through a normally busy border crossing in the mountains of northern Iraq.  “It's a big prison over there,” one Iranian woman says, gesturing to the hulking gate …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Inside the Saudi Strategy to Keep the World Hooked on Oil  —  The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action.  —  Shimmering in the desert …
David Strom / HotAir:
Kids and bondage?  —  The Left gets creepier by the minute.  And that is saying something.  —  The fashion powerhouse Balenciaga has jumped into the kiddie porn business, sort of.  More like porn for kiddies, but the lines are blurred.  Surely this is intentional.
 
 
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Morgan Trau / Ohio Capital Journal:
Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats
Breaking911:
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
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Brink Lindsey / The Permanent Problem:
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Paul Rosenzweig / The Bulwark:
The Conservative Case Against the Independent State Legislature Doctrine
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado's red flag gun law
George Styllis / Telegraph:
Saudi Arabia beheads people by sword in new wave of executions
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Rail union rejects contract as strike threatens U.S. economy before holidays
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Progressives, once skeptical of Biden, rally around his chief of staff
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Washington Post:
European teams won't use LGBTQ armbands at World Cup after FIFA threats