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Philip Klein / National Review:
Disgraceful House Republicans Rescue Biden's Flailing Agenda — Just before midnight on Friday, we witnessed an utterly disgraceful act by a group of 13 House Republicans. Given the chance to deal a severe blow to President Biden's flailing agenda, they instead rescued him by providing Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Bloomberg:
House Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill in Win for Biden — Passage came after day-long negotiations among Democrats — Progressives conceded leverage on social spending bill — The House on Friday passed the biggest U.S. infrastructure package in decades …
NBC News:
House passes $555 billion infrastructure bill, sends legislation to Biden's desk — House votes on bipartisan infrastructure bill — The House passed a $555 billion infrastructure bill on Friday night, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden who is expected to quickly sign the measure into law.
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — Tonight, we took a monumental step forward as a nation. — The United States House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once …
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Axios:
House passes $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to Biden's desk — The House on Friday passed, 228-206, a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, handing President Biden a major victory after months of party infighting and negotiations. — Why it matters …
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Washington Post:
Another intraparty revolt by Democrats imperils swift passage of infrastructure, spending bills — Once again, centrists and liberals can't agree on the best path forward. — House Democrats appeared on the precipice of another self-inflicted political setback on Friday …
Philip Klein / National Review:
It Smells Like House Democrats Have a Deal — As we get late into Friday night, it appears that House Democrats are closing in on a deal that would pass the infrastructure bill while moving the ball forward on President Biden's multi-trillion dollar spending bill.
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The Hill:
Liberals, moderates strike deal on Biden agenda, clearing way for votes — © Associated Press/Jose Luis Magana — Warring progressive and moderate House Democrats agreed to a cease fire on Friday night, clearing the way for votes on key pieces of President Biden's stalled domestic agenda …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Showdown: Pelosi dares liberals to sink infrastructure bill
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New York Times:
People Tied to Project Veritas Scrutinized in Theft of Diary From Biden's Daughter — The F.B.I. carried out search warrants in New York as part of a Justice Department investigation into how pages from Ashley Biden's journal came to be published by a right wing website.
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Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Virginia Gov.-elect Youngkin's underaged son tried to vote in Tuesday's election, elections officials said — The 17-year-old son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) tried to cast a ballot in Tuesday's gubernatorial election twice despite being too young to vote, Fairfax County officials said in a statement released Friday.
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NBC4 Washington:
Glenn Youngkin's Underage Son Tried to Vote in Virginia Governor's Election, Officials Say — The teen tried to vote at a polling place in Great Falls, but was turned away due to his age, according to election officials — The 17-year-old son of Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin twice tried …
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Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Glenn Youngkin's Underage Son Attempted to Vote on Election Day, Was Turned Away
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
McAuliffe's quote on schools was a clunker, but polls suggest parental backlash didn't swing the election
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CNN:
Retiring GOP lawmaker warns Trump will try to steal the next election — Programming note: A new CNN documentary, “Trumping Democracy: An American Coup,” reported by Jake Tapper about former President Donald Trump's attempts to subvert the 2020 election, premieres at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, November 5.
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Washington Post:
Professors sue University of Florida, claiming free speech restraints — The state flagship school had reversed course earlier Friday, saying professors could testify against the DeSantis administration — Three professors filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida on Friday …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
University of Florida Reverses Course to Allow Professors to Testify Against State
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Operative Linked to Steele Dossier Did Not Disclose Work for Russia to Justice Department — The Clinton operative who provided information for the infamous Steele dossier worked for years for the Russian government and its state-owned gas giant Gazprom, though his activities …
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Reversing Trump, Biden administration restores reproductive rights assessment to State Dept. report — The U.S. State Department has restored assessments of global reproductive rights to its annual human rights report, another move by the Biden administration to roll back decisions made under President Donald Trump.
New York Times:
Trapped in a Pandemic Funk: Millions of Americans Can't Shake a Gloomy Outlook — Despite signals that the economy is improving and the virus is waning, many Americans said they were frustrated by polarized politics and a sense of stagnancy. — A year ago, Michael Macey …
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump left a $7 million mess after delaying census workers' payroll taxes — The U.S. Census Bureau has been stuck with a $7 million accounting mess after former President Donald Trump's administration ordered the federal agency to pause payroll taxes last year for certain employees …
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New York Times:
Cuomo Sex-Crime Charge May Be ‘Defective,’ D.A. Says — A judge granted the Albany County district attorney's request for an adjournment, after prosecutors cited potentially “exculpatory” mistakes in the investigation. — The sex-crime case against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was thrown …
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Matt Welch / Reason:
They Just Keep Closing Schools and Mandating Masks — Given this week's surprise drubbing at the polls—not just in Virginia, New Jersey, and Long Island, but also in many of the estimated 117 school districts where board seats were contested on the issues of COVID-19 response, race-based policies …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Powerful New Jersey Senate Democrat says ‘12,000 ballots recently found’ support refusal to concede to truck driver — Democratic New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, who is projected to lose his bid for reelection against a little-known truck driver, is talking about “recently found” …
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CNN:
CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine — (CNN)President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine's border closely, and to attempt to determine what is motivating Russia's actions.
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Politico:
Trump DOJ official who aided effort to overturn election declines to answer Jan. 6 questions — A top Trump Justice Department official who aided the former president's quest to overturn the 2020 election refused to answer substantive questions in a meeting with congressional investigators on Friday.
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Tim Carpenter / Kansas Reflector:
Autopsy huckster without Kansas medical credentials guilty of six offenses — TOPEKA — The autopsy huckster who posed as an expert to examine the body of Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, has been found guilty of three counts of felony theft …
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