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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague Following President Biden's Visit with Our Democratic Caucus — Today, President Biden honored us with his first in-person visit to our Caucus. He received a hero's welcome! His presentation on the values of the Biden vision was warmly and enthusiastically received.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What will it take for Biden to bring fractured Democrats together? — It was never going to be easy. — Democrats are struggling, torn between moderates and progressives, as they try to reach consensus on President Biden's signature domestic initiatives, the big bipartisan infrastructure bill …
Politico:
Progressives rallied behind Biden's agenda. Now he's gotta sell them on a compromise. — After strongly signaling to progressives this week to hold the line on their demands for a massive climate and social spending bill, President Joe Biden took a trip to the Hill on Friday to deliver another message: prepare to eat half the loaf.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden to host lawmakers at White House next week amid impasse on his agenda — President Biden will host congressional lawmakers at the White House next week after a visit to Capitol Hill failed to yield any clear breakthrough on how to pass two key pieces of his economic agenda.
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New York Times:
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
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Mock Paper Scissors, IJR, Press Watch and Townhall
ABC News:
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden's infrastructure agenda still unclear
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden's infrastructure agenda still unclear
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Townhall, The Hill, Fox News, Politico, NBC News, The Daily Wire, Political Wire, Bloomberg and The Guardian
Axios:
Biden floats roughly $2 trillion price tag for reconciliation
Biden floats roughly $2 trillion price tag for reconciliation
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CNN, New York Post, Forbes, Washington Times, Political Wire and The National Interest
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House faces grueling choices as major cuts hang over Biden economic package — White House officials are preparing how to dramatically scale back President Biden's economic agenda if forced to accommodate the demands of centrist lawmakers critical to its passage, according to five people with knowledge of internal discussions.
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The Hill
The Daily Beast:
‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump's ‘No-Go List’ — BLACKLISTED — “Her problems right now do not need to be the [former] president's problems,” one knowledgeable source said. — Being Sidney Powell is harder than it used to be. — Once, she was a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle.
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Insider, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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KEYE:
Arrest made in arson incident at Travis County Democratic Party office — Law enforcement authorities say they have made an arrest in Wednesday's arson incident at theTravis County Democratic Party office in East Austin. A “Molotov cocktail” was thrown inside the office and ignited during the early morning hours.
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Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
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Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
Taiwan angered after largest ever incursion by Chinese air force — Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.
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The Sun and One America News Network
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ozy Media Says It Is Shutting Down — The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days following articles in The Times. — Read in app — Ozy Media, the digital media company that came under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days …
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Aja Romano / Vox:
Why I felt betrayed by Netflix's Midnight Mass — Horror is a natural refuge for atheists and sinners. But Netflix's Midnight Mass made me feel erased. — I've been trying to put my finger on why Midnight Mass, Netflix's new seven-part series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House …
USA Today:
Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers — Will Carless Grace Hauck Erin MansfieldUSA TODAY — The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers: — “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Was Worse Than It Looked — Read in app — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines — The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before. Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August. — Read in app
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bannon fires up ‘shock troops’ for next GOP White House — WASHINGTON — Scores of former Trump political appointees gathered at a GOP social club Wednesday night to hear Steve Bannon detail how they could help the next Republican president reconfigure government.
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The Gateway Pundit
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“They Tell Me I Shouldn't But . . .”: Sotomayor Calls on Law Students to Oppose the Texas Abortion Law — Modern justices have long chafed at the restraints of judicial ethical rules about public commentary. The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was celebrated as “notorious” due in part …
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NBC News:
Governor's race in Va. has Republicans dreaming of a post-Trump future — A tense race for governor in Virginia is testing a new reality for Democrats and Republicans: how to run when Donald Trump is not in the White House and not on the ballot. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe …
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Washington Post
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Blocking Biden Nominees — Dozens of nominations have been held up by a fight between the Texas senator and the Biden administration over a Russian gas pipeline project. — Read in app — WASHINGTON — The arrival of a new U.S. ambassador to Mexico is usually a routine event.
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Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Cindi Ross Scoppe / www.postandcourier.com:
Caslen calls coming to USC ‘biggest regret of my life’ as emails show split over departure — COLUMBIA — More than four months after resigning as president at the University of South Carolina amid a plagiarism scandal, Bob Caslen remains bitter about how his 21-month tenure ended.