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Washington Post:
Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat  —  The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit.  Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.  —  Summary
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New York Times:
Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats  —  President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.  —  Top administration officials engaged in an elaborate deception …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk, Reuters and Newsweek
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Reports of Trump's catering-truck transfer in Turkey raise big questions about the recent NYT subpoenas
Discussion: MS NOW
The White House:
Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum of December 5 …
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Washington Post:
Trump demands major changes to childhood vaccine recommendations  —  The president signed an order instructing states to revise their rules.  He also called for narrowing which vaccines are administered to children and splitting shots into multiple appointments.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Cassidy blasts vaccine order, saying Trump has no ‘expertise to make these changes’  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) blasted an executive order signed by President Trump Monday that splits the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate visits.  —  “I'm a doctor.  This executive order is wrong.
Max Rego / The Hill:
American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’  —  The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump's Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.  —  “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold …
New York Times:   Fact-Checking the Trump Administration's Claims About Vaccines
NBC News:
Trump order aims to cut number of diseases all children should be vaccinated against from 18 to 11
Politico:
White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days  —  Members of President Donald Trump's political team asked Ohio Republicans last week not to wage a public pressure campaign against embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller, after they became increasingly convinced he wouldn't end his reelection bid.
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Max Miller seat to toss-up  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted Rep. Max Miller's (R-Ohio) seat from “Likely Republican” to “Toss Up” on Monday, underscoring the growing political fallout from allegations of domestic violence against the incumbent.
New York Post:
Mamdani forced to pause pied-à-terre tax roll-out — and pull down ‘shame the rich’ list in win for NYC homeowners  —  The reign of pied-à-terror is on pause.  —  Big Apple homeowners fighting the controversial pied-à-terre tax notched an early victory Monday …
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence  —  “The future is for everyone,” Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.  —  Mark Zuckerberg, whose superyacht apparently spent the weekend ignoring or missing the distress signal …
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Mark Zuckerberg / Meta:
The Future is for Everyone  —  We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history.
Denver Post:
Lauren Boebert's son arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, court records show  —  Tyler Boebert faces 5 felony charges and was released from jail Sunday, records show  —  U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's son was arrested last week on three felony charges related to sexual exploitation of a child, court records show.
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Adele White / U.S. Senator Ron Johnson:
Senators Johnson, Paul Release Initial Texts from Dr. Fauci's Government iPhone  —  Dr. Fauci in Jan. 2021: second dose of covid vaccine “theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Recount puts Trump-backed challenger in the lead of Indiana state Senate primary  —  State Sen. Spencer Deery, who now trails Republican Paula Copenhaver by three votes, said he will appeal the decision.  —  A recount in a contested May Indiana state Senate primary has put Republican Paula Copenhaver …
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   Indiana recount commission finds Trump-backed challenger victorious
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Will the Left Keep Winning in the Midwest?  What to Watch in Tuesday's Primaries.  —  The left and the middle continue to battle in Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and Senate in Minnesota.  In South Carolina, all eyes are on Darline Graham.  —  The Democratic Party's ascendant …
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Wall Street Journal:
State Election Officials Tighten Up Voter Rolls Ahead of Showdown With Trump  —  States under pressure to prevent noncitizens from voting fear that even small errors will undermine the midterm elections  —  In President Trump's prime-time address last month declaring U.S. elections vulnerable …
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New York Times:
Homeland Security Intensifies Pursuit of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Discussion: WBUR
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump's Russia Ties Was Derailed  —  Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation.  —  For the last year, the Trump administration's efforts to seek retribution against intelligence officials …
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East.  It's Not Letting Him.  —  President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.  —  President Trump may want to let go of the Middle East.  But it won't let go of him.
Discussion: Reason
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Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
25 must-follow people in pro-democracy media  —  Negativity is a trap we can fall into during times like these.  But we need to stay optimistic and motivated if we're going to defeat the criminals who are trying to steal our country.  —  Here's my subjective list of 25 bright stars of pro-democracy media …
Eli Okun / Politico:
Trump fumes over latest Iran demands  —  BREAKING: President Donald Trump plans to sign a childhood vaccines executive order today, CBS' Richard Escobedo and Jennifer Jacobs report.  —  WAR REPORT: Oil has Trump over a political barrel ahead of the midterms.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’  —  Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they're not smart.”  —  President Trump on Monday described Democratic candidates in the midterm elections as …
Oriana González / NOTUS:
N.C. Republicans Pick State Lawmaker to Replace Chuck Edwards on Ballot  —  North Carolina Republican Party officials have selected state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on the ballot, after he withdrew from the race in the wake of a House Ethics Committee report that he sexually harassed two of his staffers.
Helen Brown / Telegraph:
Harry Potter TV star: 'I strongly disagree with JK Rowling's views'  —  Possession actress Bel Powley on anti-Semitism, scenes of sexual violence and her feelings on playing Petunia Dursley in the new HBO series  —  Bel Powley has made a career of putting herself through the wringer.
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss charges against billionaire Adani, but sharply criticizes DOJ officials  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and several of his co-defendants …
Discussion: Politico, UPI and The Japan Times
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
US judge dismisses criminal case against Indian billionaire Adani
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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