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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Democratic Civil War Has a Winner: Donald Trump — Biden's agenda is up against more than just the moderates-versus-progressives split. — First, the good news. The government did not shut down at midnight. New covid infections in the United States have fallen twenty-five per cent over the past couple weeks.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power — In a rare moment in Congress, progressive Democrats held the line, for now. — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks to reporters at the Capitol, September 30, 2021, in Washington. — This is the 30th year of the Congressional Progressive Caucus …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘There Will Be a Vote Today’ on Infrastructure, Pelosi Says — Here's what you need to know: — The House is set to try again to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after Pelosi delayed the vote. — The House of Representatives aims on Friday to try …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
In the parallel universe that is the House of Representatives, September never ended.
New York Post:
Pelosi pulls $1.2T infrastructure bill from promised House vote
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New York Times:
House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Cracking the Sinema code — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's political allies have some free advice for anyone trying to bully the wine-drinking triathlete into supporting President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill: She doesn't play by Washington's rules — and she's prepared to walk away.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Oh Look, COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates in the Northern States Are Increasing — October is here, the weather is getting a little cooler, schools are reopened, and people will start spending more time indoors. And this morning, updated figures from the U.S. Department of Health …
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Pill Intended to Be Covid-19's Tamiflu Succeeds in Key Study — Drug from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics cut risk of hospitalization or death by 50% in early look at progress — Merck & Co. and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP said their experimental Covid-19 pill helped …
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Rachel Hartigan / National Geographic:
The epic COVID-19 memorial on the National Mall, in one stunning photo — 4,882 photos taken over 30 hours. More than 670,000 flags representing American lives lost. An incalculable measure of grief. — BYRACHEL HARTIGAN — For more than 30 hours, photographer and National Geographic …
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Washington Post:
Portugal has nearly run out of people to vaccinate. What comes next? — LISBON — Portugal's vaccination campaign is almost over now, and it has exceeded even the wildest goals. Nearly an entire nation trusted in the science, officials say. At mass immunization centers, just the last trickle of teenagers is passing through.
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Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Number of unvaccinated United staff drops from 593 to 320 after airline said it would fire them
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Stephanie Grisham / Politico:
How Jared and Ivanka Hijacked the White House's Covid Response — The year 2020 started on a promising enough note for the president, at least considering all we'd endured the previous three years. The economy was good, the impeachment effort on Ukraine looked like a dud and the polls were decent.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Grisham calls Kushner ‘Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit’
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Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
Joe Manchin Just Cooked the Planet — The senator won't quit fossil fuels and is going to neuter the reconciliation bill — and we're all going to pay the price — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin just cooked the planet. I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense. I mean that literally.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Inside Manchin's search for GOP votes on elections reform
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
From Jayapal to Manchin: The key players in Democrats' congressional battles
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Associated Press:
Beyond Biden, budget tests Dems' power to deliver — WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden proposed a massive expansion of federal services for Americans this year, he laid out lofty stakes — not only for his own presidential legacy but far beyond. — The imperative …
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Washington Post:
Senior Biden aides privately explored whether payments could continue even if U.S. breached debt ceiling
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James Fallows / the:
The Debt Limit Chronicles, Sept. 30
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Biden's Slide With Key Voters: Momentary Blip or Danger Sign? — Polls show women and other reliably Democratic voters have soured on the president's performance, raising questions about the causes of dissatisfaction. — Read in app — President Biden's approval rating …
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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Biden approval rating slips to 50 percent in AP poll
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Alito's political broadside against Supreme Court critics — and how it misfires — Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a remarkably forceful rebuke to critics of the Supreme Court on Thursday. He defended the court's use of the “shadow docket” to make significant decisions …
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CNN:
Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public — (CNN)Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in recent weeks, showing irritation with public expectations, the news media and one another. — The extraordinary public display extends beyond …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Far-right militia group membership surged after Capitol attack, hack shows — Hundreds of people joined Oath Keepers or renewed membership after many of group's members participated in riot — Hacked materials from the website of the rightwing militia group the Oath Keepers show that hundreds …
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Trump Extremists Brought Numerous Guns on January 6, Evidence Shows
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Oath Keepers Panicked That the Left Would ‘Decapitate’ Them After Failed Capitol Putsch
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Texas' abortion law is back in court — A federal judge is considering arguments Friday on the Justice Department's emergency request to block Texas' controversial new abortion law. — Department attorneys and lawyers for the state of Texas are making their case at a virtual hearing …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Nation's most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Dreading—And Preparing for—Civil War — “Let me start big. The mission of the Claremont Institute is to save Western civilization,” says Ryan Williams, the organization's president, looking at the camera, in a crisp navy suit. “We've always aimed high.” A trumpet blares.
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Chad Garland / Stars & Stripes:
Special ops troops ‘hunkered down’ in California airport hangar after nighttime ninja attack — A sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja attacked several special operations soldiers who were training at a California airport, reportedly forcing them to shelter in a hangar and inflicting wounds that required stitches.
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Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
“God's will is being thwarted.” Even in solid Republican counties, hard-liners seek more partisan control of elections. — The political battle in one Texas county where Trump got 81% of the vote offers a rare view into the virulent distrust and unyielding pressure facing elections administrators.
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS is about to charge you more for slower mail. Here's why. … Delivery slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service take effect Friday, and higher prices are soon to follow. The nation's mail service is preparing to implement core components of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan for the agency …
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CNN:
Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport? — Washington (CNN)During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video …
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