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•• The New York Times • Jim Tankersley • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
Rising Prices, Once Seen as Temporary, Threaten Biden’s Agenda
Supply chain disruptions, a worker shortage and pain at the gasoline pump have made inflation an economic and political problem for the White House.
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•• The Washington Post • Sarah Ellison • 5 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Bainum unveils plans for new ‘Baltimore Banner’ news site — and hires Kimi Yoshino, a top L.A. Times editor, to run it
The Maryland hotel magnate tried but failed to buy the Baltimore Sun. Now he’s trying to demonstrate a new business model for local news.
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•• The New York Times • David Dayen • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | Build Less Better
The party has to do a few things well, rather than a bunch of things poorly.
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•• The Wall Street Journal • Julie Bykowicz, Brody Mullins, Emily Glazer • 11 hours ago • wsj.com
Facebook Encounters Challenge in Bid to Hire a Prominent Democratic Lobbyist
The social-media company is trying to hire a big-name Democrat to oversee its U.S. lobbying operations. But the company’s strained relations with the White House and Congress have some Democrats wary of signing on.
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• CNN • Kaitlan Collins, CNN • 4 hours ago • cnn.com
At least five former Trump White House staffers are talking to the House January 6 committee
At least five former Trump administration staffers have voluntarily spoken with the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, CNN has learned.
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• Rolling Stone • Tim Dickinson • 8 hours ago • rollingstone.com
They Joined an Anti-Government Militia -- With Their Government Emails
Rolling Stone identified nearly 40 Oath Keeper memberships linked to public-sector work credentials, including domains like nasa.gov
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• The Washington Post • John Hudson, Ellen Nakashima • 22 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
In advance of climate summit, tension among Biden aides on China policy
John Kerry, the climate envoy, sees an improved U.S.-China relationship as key to progress on climate. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is skeptical.
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• The Washington Post • Jeremy B. Merrill, Will Oremus • 9 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
Facebook engineers gave extra value to emoji reactions, including "angry," pushing more emotional and provocative content into users’ news feeds.
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•• Washington Monthly • Eric Cortellessa • 1 day ago • washingtonmonthly.com
Want to Know More About Critical Race Theory? Look at Virginia’s Schools—For More Than 75 Years | Washington Monthly
Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin was raised on official, state-taught racism. I should know. So was I.
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The Washington Post • Greg Sargent • 5 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | A revealing Joe Manchin quote helps explain why we’re in deep trouble
How Manchin could end up harming Biden's efforts to lead the world on climate change.
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•• CNN • Sean Lyngaas, CNN • 22 hours ago • cnn.com
First on CNN: Biden administration expected to name GOP official who challenged Trump's lies to key election security role
The Biden administration is expected to name Kim Wyman, a Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud, to lead the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to protect future elections from foreign and domestic interference, multiple people familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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•••• The Washington Post • Elizabeth Dwoskin, Tory Newmyer, Shibani Mahtani • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook’s CEO chose growth over safety
The SEC has been asked to probe whether Mark Zuckerberg's ironclad management style, described in newly released documents and by insiders, led to disastrous outcomes.
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•• The New York Times • Claire Cain Miller • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
The World ‘Has Found a Way to Do This’: The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave
The U.S. is one of six countries with no national paid leave. The Democrats have cut their plan to four weeks, which would still make it an outlier.
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VICE • Edward Ongweso Jr • 6 hours ago • vice.com
Crypto Investors Are Bidding to Touch a 1,784-Pound Tungsten Cube Once a Year
You'll have to travel to a storage facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, to touch the forbidden cube.
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The Washington Post • Dan Lamothe • 11 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
In Taiwan war game, few good options for U.S. to deter China
The war game and follow-on analysis comes at a moment of heightened tension between Washington and Beijing, with the United States opposing China’s military expansion in the region and China calling on the Pentagon to cut ties with Taiwan.
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The Washington Post • Will Oremus, Chris Alcantara, Jeremy B. Merrill, Artur Galocha • 9 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
How Facebook shapes your feed
The evolution of what posts get top billing on users’ news feeds, and what gets obscured.
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Axios • Sara Fischer • 6 hours ago • axios.com
Reid Hoffman and George Soros back new media firm to combat disinformation
"The information crisis we're in is so much bigger than politics," its founder said.
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The Scotsman • Martyn McLaughlin • 7 hours ago • scotsman.com
'Reasonable questions' over financing of Donald Trump's Scottish resorts, court hears
There are “reasonable questions” surrounding the money used by Donald Trump to purchase his Scottish properties and the continuing source of the wealth used for their financing, a court has heard.
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• The Washington Post • Teo Armus • 22 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Arlington County Board candidate who said she was 52 is actually 72, records show
Clement previously told The Washington Post and other news outlets that she is in her 50s, but her voter registration records appear to show she is about 20 years older.
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USA TODAY • Phillip M. Bailey, David Jackson • 13 hours ago • usatoday.com
McAuliffe and Youngkin are in a dead heat with one week to Virginia governor election, poll shows
Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin are tied at roughly 45% each, according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll released Tuesday.
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The Washington Post • Andrew Van Dam, Jeff Stein, Tony Romm • 7 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Democrats’ billionaire tax would heavily target 10 wealthiest Americans, but alternative plan is emerging
Many lawmakers want to resolve their differences by the end of the week, but they are still stuck on the thorny issue of taxation.
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The Washington Post • Dan Diamond • 4 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Election ‘distracted’ Trump team from pandemic response, Birx tells Congress
The Trump administration was “distracted” by last year’s election and ignored recommendations to curb the pandemic, the White House’s former coronavirus response coordinator told Congressional investigators this month.
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• The Washington Post • Sean Sullivan, Marianna Sotomayor • 16 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Democrats quietly scramble to include immigration provision in social spending bill
The emerging ideas shed light on what has been one of the most divisive issues of Biden’s presidency, and a subject he has spoken to sparingly in the context of the negotiations.
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Associated Press • David Klepper • 9 hours ago • apnews.com
Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help.
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Bloomberg • Timothy L. O'Brien • 9 hours ago • bloomberg.com
DeSantis Elevates Vaccine Antics to Theater of the Absurd
The Florida governor’s offer of jobs and bonuses to out-of-state police officers shows there is no outrage too great in service of his political ambition.
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CNN • Maggie Fox, CNN • 9 hours ago • cnn.com
FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11.
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Associated Press • Kim Chandler • 21 hours ago • apnews.com
Ivey directs agencies to resist COVID vaccination mandate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday directed state agencies not to cooperate with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, where possible, and instead help with the state's efforts to file a lawsuit challenging the vaccination requirements.
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Intelligencer • Jonathan Chait • 9 hours ago • nymag.com
Republican Leaders Could Still Stop Trump. They Just Don’t Want To.
Trump wants to erode democracy. They just want to win.
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The Atlantic • Yascha Mounk • 10 hours ago • theatlantic.com
Four Measures That Are Helping Germany Beat COVID
And why we’re failing to do the same things in America
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Pew Research Center • Kim Parker, Kiley Hurst • 6 hours ago • pewresearch.org
Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their area
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
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The New York Times • David Leonhardt • 10 hours ago • nytimes.com
Covid Cases Keep Falling
Covid cases have been falling in every region of the U.S., offering hope.
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CNN • Isaac Dovere and Jeremy Herb, CNN • 2 hours ago • cnn.com
'It's absolutely getting worse': Secretaries of state targeted by Trump election lies live in fear for their safety and are desperate for protection
"I am a hunter -- and I think you should be hunted," a woman can be heard saying in a voicemail left for Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in September. "You will never be safe in Arizona again."
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E&E News • 10 hours ago • eenews.net
Energy companies boost lobbying amid reconciliation fight
Fossil fuel companies, electric utilities and other industries significantly boosted their spending on lobbying federal officials as debates over President Biden and congressional Democrats' climate change agenda heated up.
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• The Washington Post • Annie Linskey • 21 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Nevertheless, Warren’s wealth tax idea persisted
When Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential run, rivals said she was too far to the left for voters. Now Democrats are resurrecting the ‘wealth tax’ at the heart of her campaign — at a critical moment for Biden.
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POLITICO • Nicholas Wu, Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle • 4 hours ago • politico.com
'Billionaires tax' tension threatens to sap Dems' momentum for $1T-plus deal
Despite the House's skepticism of senators' pitch to finance the social spending bill, some party leaders are remaining optimistic about movement this week.
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Media Matters for America • 5 hours ago • mediamatters.org
Pushing election lies, TPUSA audience member asks Charlie Kirk when they can "use the guns" and "kill these people"
Audience member to Charlie Kirk: “When do we get to use the guns? ... That's not a joke. I'm not saying it like that. I mean, literally, where's the line? How many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?”
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Associated Press • Jim Mustian • 15 hours ago • apnews.com
In Louisiana, a father, a son and a culture of police abuse
MONROE, La. (AP) — Growing up in the piney backwoods of northern Louisiana, where yards were dotted with crosses and the occasional Confederate flag, Jacob Brown was raised on hunting, fishing and dreams of becoming a state trooper.
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The Washington Post • Maura Judkis • 2 days ago • washingtonpost.com
Huge skeletons are just part of how we live now
Much like the coronavirus, 12-foot Home Depot skeletons are hanging around and adapting to new conditions.
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Reactions • Ross Douthat • 6 hours ago • douthat.substack.com
The Deep Places: A Preview
The preface to my new book.
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The New York Times • Ryan Burge • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
Opinion | Why ‘Evangelical’ Is Becoming Another Word for ‘Republican’
It’s not necessarily a theological affinity for Jesus Christ. Many Americans are being drawn to the evangelical label because of its association with the G.O.P.
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• Slow Boring • Matthew Yglesias • 1 day ago • slowboring.com
The progressive mobilization myth is alive and well
Bad data and shoddy analysis is not the way to win
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The New York Times • Lisa Lerer • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
In Virginia Governor’s Race, Biden Barely Rates a Mention
Terry McAuliffe attacks Trump, but avoids talking about his Democratic ally in the White House — pointing up a vulnerability for the party next Tuesday, and beyond.
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POLITICO • Christopher Cadelago, Zach Montellaro • 12 hours ago • politico.com
‘This could be the ballgame:’ Biden goes all-in on Virginia
Rather than distance himself from a down-ballot race, the president has tied himself increasingly to it.
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The Washington Post • Dan Diamond, Rachel Roubein, Amy Goldstein, Tony Romm • 10 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Additional Medicare, Medicaid benefits may be whittled or cut as Democrats woo moderates
Health provisions remain a sticking point in spending package amid efforts to reduce price tag, rally factions.
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HuffPost • Kevin Robillard • 22 hours ago • huffpost.com
Mom Who Wanted To Ban ‘Beloved’ Featured In New Glenn Youngkin Ad
Her son, a high school senior, had nightmares after reading the Toni Morrison classic.
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POLITICO • Heather Caygle, Burgess Everett, Sarah Ferris • 12 hours ago • politico.com
Liberals grit teeth as their priorities fall by wayside
Democratic leaders are telling members to embrace the party bill, even as progressives see several major policy goals tossed.
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The New York Times • Dana Rubinstein, Winnie Hu • 11 hours ago • nytimes.com
Faster Buses on 5th Avenue? Not if Business Leaders Get Their Way.
A busway in the heart of Manhattan is now uncertain after a major real estate developer expressed opposition to the plans to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Bulwark+ • Charlie Sykes • 8 hours ago • morningshots.thebulwark.com
DeSantis's Pro-Anti-Vax Spin
Plus: The Facebook story is about to get bigger
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• The Atlantic • Peter Wehner • 2 days ago • theatlantic.com
Reclaiming Jesus From His Church
I fear that when Americans look at the Church, they see not the face of Jesus, but the style of Donald Trump.
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The Washington Post • Catherine Rampell • 22 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Democrats’ risky strategies show they never learned their lessons from Obamacare
Why are Democrats making it easier for Republicans to sabotage President Biden’s agenda?
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