Morning Digest: Days after praising Idaho's governor, Trump backs his far-right primary foe
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Rachel Siegel, Andrew Van Dam, and Laura Reiley of The Washington Post report on the largest rise in consumer prices in 30 years.
The growth in October prices reported Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was driven by soaring energy price
Trump gathered Americans willing to overturn a U.S. election. It's no surprise many turned violent
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The Washington Post has a long piece looking at these regular folks who took a break from their regular folks' life to storm the U.S. Capitol, attack the police officers who defended it, and contribute to an attempt to overthrow the government. What it d
News Roundup: Rittenhouse trial continues; Republicans push another extremist in Arizona
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In the news today: Conservative book-burning fever spreads. Republicans are looking to elect yet another unapologetic white nationalist extremist who promises to arrest the party’s enemies, and yet again Arizona is the state they think will vote to do it. A
Trump's a big-league loser who can't get a win in court. Are the sharks finally closing in?
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For someone who continually touts his winning bona fides, Donald Trump sure loses a lot. He lost his casinos, $1 billion in cash over a decade, the popular vote (twice), the 2020 election, the House, the Senate (thanks to his nonstop whining), two wives, mos
Openly trans high schooler says bullies secretly recorded him in the bathroom
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High school can be a treacherous experience for many people, especially if you were in any way different from your peers. Teenagers (like, frankly, adults) can be cruel, exclusive, and often live with many complex emotions, traumas, and obstacles they don't k
Atlanta D.A. empaneling special grand jury to investigate Trump's attempt to steal Georgia
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Those wondering why no jurisdiction has actually brought criminal charges against Donald Trump and his minions need to remember that when done properly, a criminal investigation is supposed to take time. A good prosecutor is supposed to build a Moun
Newsmax host wants audience to know Kermit is the original communist
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Newsmax host Eric Bolling has found a home on the bleeding edge of right-wing reality television. Bolling left Fox News in disgrace after an investigation revealed he was sending unsolicited graphic photos of male genitalia and text messages to fema
Rage about school closures and mask mandates is not nearly as widespread as the media has told you
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After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race, everywhere you looked you’d see media coverage suggesting that a key reason was parental frustration over school closures and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. That analysis
Instead of worrying about homework, trans high schoolers have to worry about going to the bathroom
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As Republicans use their positions of power and influence to stomp down on vulnerable trans youth, families and allies are sticking up for some of the most marginalized children and teenagers in our nation. As Republican governors sign anti-trans bills into l
Nov. 10: Bloodshed, racism, and a brief history of the only successful coup d'état on U.S. soil
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The only successful coup d’etat to unfold on American soil marks its 123rd anniversary Wednesday, and with this somber memory of the Wilmington Massacre—where an estimated 300 Black Americans were murdered by white supremacists—a poignant reminder
A majority of Americans think the government may be exaggerating COVID-19 deaths
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On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services provided a toolkit for combatting vaccine disinformation. But a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, released one day earlier, shows just how far ahead the forces of ill-informed misinformation and deliberat
Dozens of Senate Republicans are trying to block reported settlements from separated families
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Maine Senator Susan Collins in June 2018 called the previous administration’s family separation policy "traumatizing,” saying children are “innocent victims” and stating that separating them from their families “is contrary to ou
Amid GOP cries of 'socialism,' Biden's jobs and family bills are still widely popular
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New polling from Monmouth University shows that President Joe Biden's agenda continues to be popular with Americans despite the wild cries of «socialism” springing up from the Republican Party.
Monmouth writes:
»Support for the Bip
Republicans, and Manchin, work to poison the well for Biden's Build Back Better plan
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Congress is out this week for the Veterans Day holiday, which means a week of posturing and trying to poison the well for next week’s push on President Joe Biden’s family and climate change Build Back Better plan. It’s all about trying to wedge the cons
Newly revealed memo firing former Defense secretary reveals unsettling influence of Trump's stooges
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One of the nation’s top officials, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, was fired by former President Donald Trump because internally, he dared to challenge administration policies rife with prejudice and in public, Trump loyalists saw him as a saboteur in
Turns out McConnell gifting the party to Trump is killing Senate GOP recruitment
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dealt a serious blow to Senate Republicans Tuesday when he took a pass on running for Senate against one of the GOP's top targets—Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
But Sununu is no exception to the rule, and h
'We quite literally hid photos of our children': Women missing from 69% of newspaper bylines
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Let's talk about newspapers, specifically the big-hitters in terms of circulation. Many consider newspapers the most dogged pursuers of truth and accuracy, the originators of journalism, tasked with bringing to light pressing societal issues like workpla
Kyle Rittenhouse forces out a tear, points the finger at his dead victim
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Things are not looking good for the prosecution in the case of vigilante shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. The teen, accused of murdering two and trying to kill a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, took the stand Wednesday to defend himself.&
Turns out McConnell gifting the party Trump is killing Senate GOP recruitment
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dealt a serious blow to Senate Republicans Tuesday when he took a pass on running for Senate against one of the GOP's top targets—Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
But Sununu is no exception to the rule, and h
Kyle Rittenhouse pushes out a tear as he takes the stand to defend himself—not good for prosecution
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Things are not looking good for the prosecution in the case of vigilante shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. The teen, accused of murdering two and trying to kill a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, took the stand Wednesday to defend himself.&
Many in Trump's insurrection crowd were 'regular folks' before turning violent. That's not a defense
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The Washington Post has a long piece looking at these regular folks who took a break from their regular folks' life to storm the U.S. Capitol, attack the police officers who defended it, and contribute to an attempt to overthrow the government. What it d
After tearfully begging for mercy, violent insurrectionist is sentenced to 41 months in prison
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On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, insurrectionist Scott Kevin Fairlamb, who was facing up to eight years in prison and $250,000 worth of fines for his part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 41 month
Office of Special Counsel concludes that at least 13 Trump officials violated the Hatch Act
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With the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 busy issuing flurries of subpoenas, it’s easy to forget that they’re not the only game in town when it comes to investigations of Donald Trump and his associates. There’s the ongoing investigation in New Y
GOP gubernatorial front-runner Kari Lake is the latest candidate aiming to be more Trump than Trump
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Just when you thought no one could be more Trump than Trump, in walks Kari Lake, a toady MAGA fawner like no other. Proclaiming to “change the narrative,” the former FOX News anchor is running for Arizona governor with the same old GOP playbook—denying
Arizona's Trump-endorsed GOP gubernatorial front-runner schmoozes with Nazis, QAnon supporters
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Just when you thought no one could be more Trump than Trump, in walks Kari Lake, a toady MAGA fawner like no other. Proclaiming to “change the narrative,” the former FOX News anchor is running for Arizona governor with the same old GOP playbook—denying
HHS toolkit on how to talk to people about COVID-19 misinformation has wider value
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You may not be out going door-to-door to fight COVID-19 in your neighborhood. Then again … you may be. People certainly are, and to great effect. But whether you’re just trying to keep safe in your local grocery, or going up against screaming me
'Forrest Gump' defense of 'QAnon Shaman' doesn't play, prosecutors ask for 51 months
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Jacob Chansley puffed out his chest, howled like an animal, and paraded his half-naked, horn-adorned body onto the Senate floor during the insurrection at the Capitol. For his obstruction to Congress’ efforts to certify the 2020 election, prosecutors have r
Kansas school district pulls 29 books off library shelves, including major award winners
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A Kansas school district is pulling 29 books out of its school libraries based on a single parent complaint, and guess what—the books are overwhelmingly by authors of color and women authors and LGBTQ authors. Surprise, right? At least it’s not as many bo
McCarthy isn't just letting his dangerous extremists run amok; he's recruiting more of them
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to stand up for the 13 House Republicans who voted for their districts last Friday, when they helped pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. That bill was negotiated by Republican senators and passed with 1
Kansas school district pulls 29 books off library shelves after parent complains
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A Kansas school district is pulling 29 books out of its school libraries based on a single parent complaint, and guess what—the books are overwhelmingly by authors of color and women authors and LGBTQ authors. Surprise, right? At least it’s not as many bo
Prosecutors want a 51-month sentence for the 'QAnon Shaman'
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Jacob Chansley puffed out his chest, howled like an animal, and paraded his half-naked, horn-adorned body onto the Senate floor during the insurrection at the Capitol. For his obstruction to Congress’ efforts to certify the 2020 election, prosecutors have r
Lawmakers urge Biden admin to end Customs and Border Protection detention of pregnant immigrants
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The Biden administration this past summer issued a policy limiting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention of pregnant individuals. Now, a group of Senate Democrats is calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec Alejandro Mayorka
Crying Nazi representing himself in 'Unite the Right' trial only good at being extremely racist
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Much can be said about the testimony of victims of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Women like Marissa Blair and Chelsea Alvarado, who were injured when James Fields plowed his car into protesters, bravely recounte
Judge blasts Trump in court ruling: 'Presidents are not kings, and plaintiff is not president'
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The first subpoenas issued by the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 back on September 24, included a large number of document requests. Included in these requests were a large block of material from the National Archive that originated in the Trump White
Morning Digest: GOP moves on to Plan B after New Hampshire recruitment fail. Uh, what's Plan B?
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This week on The Brief: How Democrats can avoid a disastrous repeat of 2021 next year
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This week’s episodeThe Brief focused on dissecting lessons learned from last week’s elections, Biden’s falling approval ratings, and what Democrats can do to ensure they’re prepared for 2022 elections. Featured guests included Drew Linzer, d
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The radicalization (no exaggeration) of Trump supporters continues
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Reuters:
Reuters unmasks Trump supporters terrifying U.S. election officials
For this report, Reuters set out to identify the people behind these attacks on election workers and understand their motivations. Reporters submitted public-records requests and
