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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As the U.S. Hurtles Toward a Debt Crisis, What Does McConnell Want? — Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, has a long record of tying debt ceiling increases to policy demands. But this time, he has made none. — WASHINGTON — In March 2006, as the government veered dangerously close …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Biden says changing filibuster rules to raise debt ceiling is a ‘real possibility’
Biden says changing filibuster rules to raise debt ceiling is a ‘real possibility’
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
Reuters:
Biden: ‘Real possibility’ Democrats might change Senate rules for debt hike
Biden: ‘Real possibility’ Democrats might change Senate rules for debt hike
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Mark Zuckerberg:
I wanted to share a note I wrote to everyone at our company. — Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you. — First, the SEV that took down all our services yesterday was the worst outage we've had in years.
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
The whistleblower came to advocate for humans over algorithms
The whistleblower came to advocate for humans over algorithms
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John Shiffman / Reuters:
How AT&T helped build far-right One America News — As it lauded former President Donald Trump and spread his unfounded claims of election fraud, One America News Network saw its viewership jump. Reuters has uncovered how America's telecom giant nurtured the news channel now at the center …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The Cocooning of Kyrsten Sinema — The Arizona senator has undergone a political metamorphosis. — In February 2018, I went to Arizona to report on what progressive Democrats there thought about Kyrsten Sinema, the centrist whose Senate vote is key in the fight over President Biden's agenda and political prospects.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What's Chuck's Plan B? — DRIVING THE DAY — BAD NEWS FOR BIDEN — Democrats who were hoping that the monthly $300-per-child checks the federal government started sending to families over the summer would be a winner in the midterms won't like the findings of our latest poll with Morning Consult.
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Cory Shaffer / Plain Dealer:
Ex-Trump staffer Max Miller files defamation lawsuit against Stephanie Grisham over abuse allegations — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Max Miller, the White House staffer under former President Donald Trump who is running for Congress in Northeast Ohio, sued former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
‘I Was Part of Something Unusually Evil’ In Kansas with Stephanie Grisham, who does not believe she will be redeemed. — Stephanie Grisham saw the pickup outside and yelped, “That's Larry!” She grabbed a small package and raced out her front door, down the steps of the porch …
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CNN:
House committee investigating January 6 can't find Trump aide to serve subpoena — Washington (CNN)More than a week after subpoenaing former Donald Trump aide Dan Scavino to cooperate with its investigation into the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, the House select committee investigating …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Top Trump aides set to defy subpoenas in Capitol attack investigation
Top Trump aides set to defy subpoenas in Capitol attack investigation
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HuffPost:
Senate Republicans Shrug Off Candidates With Domestic Violence Allegations — Three GOP Senate candidates, including two with Trump's backing, have been accused of violence against women. Republicans don't seem to mind. — Republicans could end up backing three candidates accused …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
An Ohio COVID patient treated with ivermectin after wife sued hospital has died — An Ohio man diagnosed with COVID-19 whose wife sued to force a hospital to give him the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin has died, his attorney said. — Jeffrey Smith, 51, died on Sept. 25, his attorney …
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Kathryn Rubino / Above the Law:
Law School Student Famous For Saying ‘I HATE BLACK PEOPLE’ Now Has Prestigious Federal Clerkship — Hate doesn't seem to be slowing down her career prospects. — I'd say Crystal Clanton just keeps failing upwards, but given that outrage is currency in right-wing circles …
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Callie Patteson / New York Post:
Yellen defends IRS rule requiring banks to report all transactions over $600 — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is defending a Biden administration proposal that would require banks to report data to the Internal Revenue Service on transactions over $600, calling the collection of information …
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
State Department discloses number of nukes in US stockpile — WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal of Trump administration policy, the State Department on Tuesday disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. stockpile. It said this will aid global efforts to control the spread of such weapons.
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New York Post:
Ed Mullins, bombastic NYPD union chief, resigns amid federal probe — Ed Mullins, the controversial head of the NYPD's Sergeants Benevolent Association, stepped down on Tuesday night amid a federal probe into the alleged misappropriation of union funds. — His resignation …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern ‘Factory Towns,’ Report Says — The party's struggles in communities that saw declines in manufacturing and union jobs, and health care, could more than offset its gains in metropolitan areas. — WASHINGTON — The share of the Democratic presidential vote …
Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle:
Texans asked to turn off lights after bird ‘mass mortality’ event — National Audubon Society calls for ‘Lights Out’ after ‘mass mortality’ event of migratory birds — Following the deaths of migratory of birds caused by bright city lights on the East Coast, Texas advocates call for late-night dimming in Lone Star State.
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
What If Kamala Harris Has to Stop the Steal? — For a few hours inside the ransacked Capitol on January 6, then-Vice President Mike Pence helped to preserve the democratic order by insisting that he was powerless to change the outcome of the election. On January 6, 2025 …
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Reuters:
Biden says he and China's Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement — U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing.
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Newsweek:
The Sackler Family Wants Immunity on Opioid Crisis and Here's Who's Helping Them — As a coalition of lawmakers tries to hold the billionaire Sackler family accountable for its role in the opioid crisis, Washington's most powerful business lobby group has now jumped into the intensifying battle …
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
The clear and present danger — Last week, a veteran, hard-working journalist was attacked by a candidate for high office in Nevada. — Click on the link above if you will but I am not going to mention either name here, lest it detract from the message I want to impart or be used as a bludgeon by partisans on either side.
Washington Free Beacon:
The Devolution of the DOJ — Merrick Garland's focus on school board meetings over violent crime diminishes the department — Merrick Garland's Department of Justice has discovered a new group that poses a pressing threat to the country's safety and wellbeing.
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New York Times:
Why Democrats See 3 Governor's Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections — Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania all have Democratic governors and G.O.P.-led legislatures. And in all three battlegrounds, Republicans are pushing hard to rewrite election laws.
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Hawley defends violent anti-mask protesters as FBI launches probe — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said that responding to threats and violence against school board officials is an effort to ‘chill’ free speech. — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is up in arms after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced …
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Associated Press:
In Idaho, a power play while the governor's away — BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind an executive order involving Covid-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and the commanding general of the Idaho National Guard also on Tuesday told McGeachin she can't activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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David Harsanyi / New York Post:
How left-wing protesters are justified, but angry moms are ‘domestic terrorists’ — When is a protester “angry and justified” and when are they a “domestic terrorist”? It all depends on how far left they are. — This week, activists stalked Sen. Krysten Simena into a women's restroom …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Why Trump wants to tweet — Donald Trump's post-office online engagement is hitting new lows, according to exclusive data from SocialFlow provided to Axios. It helps explain why the former president recently asked a federal judge to have Twitter restore his signature account.
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New York Times:
New Top Federal Prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn Are Confirmed — One of the two, Damian Williams, will be the first Black person to lead the powerful U.S. attorney's office for New York's Southern District. — The U.S. Senate confirmed Damian Williams late Tuesday as the new U.S. attorney …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Organization Honcho Allen Weisselberg Has One Defense: Gross Incompetence — The last time Allen Weisselberg was under a spotlight, he told New York state investigators he signed documents without reading them—and didn't realize he was a charity's director.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Potential for False Positive Results with Certain Lots of Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests Due to a Manufacturing Issue: FDA Safety Communication — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting test users, caregivers, health care personnel, and the public of the potential …
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