Health

• Federal judge properly halts vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states (National Review)

• Federal workers who don’t meet vaccine mandate won’t face discipline until January (The Hill) | Here’s why: Largest federal employee union applauds guidance on discipline (AFGE.org)

• Whew! Joe Biden says “no new lockdowns” if everyone wears a mask and gets vaccinated (Post Millennial)

• Reality check: Omicron variant spreading fast, but scientists call it mild and warn not to panic (Washington Times)

Politics

• Jen Psaki gets grilled over her boss’s hypocrisy on “xenophobic” travel bans (Post Millennial) | Media hit for “sophomoric and ridiculous” take on travel ban after calling Donald Trump’s restrictions racist (Fox News)

• Twitter CEO and scoundrel Jack Dorsey stepping down (Fox Business) | New CEO says Twitter is “not bound by the First Amendment” (Post Millennial) | How Parag Agrawal might make a poisonous platform worse (The Federalist)

• CNN host Chris Cuomo used his media sources to find out info on his disgraced brother’s accusers, records show (CNBC) | Apathetic CNN says it will have “conversations,” seek “additional clarity” (Fox News)

• Ultra-rabble-rouser Ilhan Omar hangs up on semi-rabble-rouser Lauren Boebert after tense phone call (Fox News)

Security

• Build Back Better Act would give amnesty to 6.5 million illegal immigrants, CBO says (Washington Examiner)

• What could possible go wrong? Kamala Harris-led Space Council faces challenges from Russia and China (Washington Examiner)

Culture

• Waukesha parade massacre suspect faces new homicide charge after child dies (Washington Examiner)

• Prosecutors tell jury Ghislaine Maxwell was “dangerous predator” who “served up” minors to Jeffrey Epstein for sexual abuse (Daily Wire)

• Defense dubiously claims Jussie Smollett was “real victim” as hoax hate crime trial begins (National Review)

• Enabling a destructive lifestyle: New York City opens nation’s first government-sanctioned drug injection sites (National Review)

• Smash-and-grab crime wave spreads across Democrat cities (Washington Times)

Profiles of Integrity Award

• Enes Kanter Freedom: NBA star changes name to celebrate U.S. citizenship (BBC)

Notables

• Cyber Monday online sales drop 1.4% from last, falling for first time ever (CNBC)

• Migrants come for jobs, not fleeing violence or climate change: Major study undercuts Biden explanation for surge in illegal immigration (Washington Times)

• Brett Kavanaugh could cast the swing vote that overturns Roe v. Wade (Free Beacon)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: “History is clearly on the pro-life side”: ADF counsel Erin Hawley breaks down upcoming Supreme Court abortion case (Daily Signal)

• Satire: Biden says African Americans should be able to shop on more than just “Black Friday” (Genesius Times)

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