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Washington Post:
Biden unveils revised spending plan, exhorts Democrats to back it — President Biden on Thursday unveiled a new $1.75 trillion package to overhaul the country's health-care, education, climate and tax laws, muscling through a slew of policy disagreements and internecine political feuds that had stalled his economic agenda for months.
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The White House:
President Biden Announces the Build Back Better Framework — Joe Biden believes that there's no greater economic engine in the world than the hard work and ingenuity of the American people. But for too long, the economy has worked great for those at the top, while working families continually get squeezed.
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in the $1.75 trillion economic plan Biden will try to sell his party — (CNN)President Joe Biden on Thursday will make the case for a significantly scaled-back version of his massive economic plan to expand the social safety net hours before departing for his second major foreign trip as president.
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Washington Post, Insider, IJR and The Daily Wire
Politico:
Sinema reached prescription drug negotiation deal with Biden — Kyrsten Sinema struck an agreement on prescription drug pricing with President Joe Biden as part of Democrats' social spending talks, though it's at risk of ultimately being excluded as the party tries to reach a deal that can pass.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Biden, Dems get low marks on spending talks: AP-NORC poll — WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden and Democrats try to get a roughly $1.75 trillion package over the finish line, a new poll shows that fewer than half of Americans approve of how they have handled the spending bill.
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The White House:
Build Back Better Framework
Build Back Better Framework
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The Hill, Insider, ACA Signups, UPI and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Washington, we might have a reconciliation deal
Washington, we might have a reconciliation deal
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The White House just announced a pretty good deal. But we're not there yet.
The White House just announced a pretty good deal. But we're not there yet.
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Bloomberg
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
Rep. Jim Clyburn sounds alarm about midterms amid Democratic Party divisions
Rep. Jim Clyburn sounds alarm about midterms amid Democratic Party divisions
NBC News:
Biden expects to win full Democratic support for new proposal on sweeping spending package
Biden expects to win full Democratic support for new proposal on sweeping spending package
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CNN:
Pelosi warns Democrats not to ‘embarrass’ Biden as leaders push for infrastructure vote
Pelosi warns Democrats not to ‘embarrass’ Biden as leaders push for infrastructure vote
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Burr's Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator — According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, then chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Multi-Million Dollar Civil Settlement in Principle in Mother Emanuel Charleston Church Mass Shooting — Department Agrees to Settle Allegations Surrounding FBI Actions — Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has reached an agreement in principle …
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C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
How a Trump official got ‘canceled’ for backing the president's election conspiracy theories
Luke Barr / ABC News:
DOJ reaches settlements with victims' families in 2015 Charleston church shooting
DOJ reaches settlements with victims' families in 2015 Charleston church shooting
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Former DOJ official splits with lawyer before Jan. 6 testimony
Former DOJ official splits with lawyer before Jan. 6 testimony
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Stella Morabito / The Federalist:
Virginia Democrats Claim ‘Free And Fair’ Election While Rigging It Again — Democrats sure want you to believe the electoral changes they enacted for 2021 in Virginia somehow add up to ‘free and fair.’ The reality is the opposite. — A lot of roadside signs for Virginia's Democrat …
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Washington Post:
An army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP's ‘election integrity’ push — turns out across Virginia
An army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP's ‘election integrity’ push — turns out across Virginia
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Vanity Fair and NBC4 Washington
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Virginia counties shift election procedures to head off conspiracy theorists
Virginia counties shift election procedures to head off conspiracy theorists
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Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican cancels live broadcast of Biden greeting pope — ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See. — The Vatican press office provided …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Biden-Pope Francis meeting: Vatican cancels plans for live broadcast without explanation
Biden-Pope Francis meeting: Vatican cancels plans for live broadcast without explanation
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Washington Free Beacon and Townhall
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19 — A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus. — Researchers tested the pill used for depression …
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Wall Street Journal, The Lancet Global Health, New York Times and TheBlaze
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
Merck will allow drugmakers in other countries to make its COVID-19 pill
Merck will allow drugmakers in other countries to make its COVID-19 pill
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Politico:
Trump suggests he might drop a bomb on the Va. gov race. Then leaves. — Donald Trump's proclamation that he'd “soon” visit Virginia as the state's gubernatorial race comes to a close was so unexpected that few outside his inner orbit knew it was coming and the Republican candidate's own campaign was left searching for details.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Will Critical Race Theory Sink McAuliffe?
Will Critical Race Theory Sink McAuliffe?
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The Daily Caller and Townhall
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
The U.S. is no longer setting the agenda in Afghanistan — Welcome to The Daily 202! Tell your friends to sign up here. I'm Missy Ryan, your host for the day, and I cover diplomacy and national security for The Post. Olivier will be back on Monday. — The big idea
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Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
The 37-Year-Olds Are Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work for Them — Twenty-somethings rolling their eyes at the habits of their elders is a longstanding trend, but many employers said there's a new boldness in the way Gen Z dictates taste. — As a millennial with a habit of lurking on TikTok …
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Washington Post:
U.S. economy grew at annual rate of 2% in the third quarter, as delta variant pulled back progress — The GDP report, released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, offered yet another snapshot of an economy overshadowed by the ongoing pandemic — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate …
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Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Slowed in Third Quarter on Delta Surge, Supply Crunch
U.S. Economy Slowed in Third Quarter on Delta Surge, Supply Crunch
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CNBC, HotAir, The Daily Caller and Human Events
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Economic growth slowed dramatically to 2% annual rate in third quarter
Economic growth slowed dramatically to 2% annual rate in third quarter
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New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and Associated Press
Terry Gross / NPR:
Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might — On the night before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Washington Post reporter Robert Costa walked through the streets of D.C., surrounded by a throng of Trump supporters.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's many allusions to armed revolution and justified violence
The GOP's many allusions to armed revolution and justified violence
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Raw Story
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Clinton Campaign Spread Alfa Bank Ruse Throughout Obama Admin to Press Trump-Russia Probe — A Hillary Clinton campaign operation to plant a false rumor about Donald Trump setting up a “secret hotline” to Moscow through a Russian bank was much broader than known and involved multiple U.S. agencies …
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HotAir, Real Clear Politics and Judicial Watch
CNN:
January 6 committee is losing patience with Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks his testimony — (CNN)Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience with the pace of talks with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows …
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Raw Story
Christian Schneider / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is the Theranos Party — “To try to do something which is inherently impossible is always a corrupting enterprise.” — If you listen to Elizabeth Holmes's attorney, the only thing the Theranos founder is guilty of, is being a dreamer. — “The villain the government just presented …
Joe Skurzewski / KFYR-TV:
North Dakota lawmaker barred from flight following incident with Minot TSA agent — MINOT, N.D. - A North Dakota lawmaker was barred from boarding a flight at Minot International Airport Monday, following an incident with a TSA agent. — Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-Minot, said he and his wife …
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