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CBO Publications:
Summary of Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act — As Posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules on November 3, 2021 (Rules Committee Print 117-18), as Amended by Yarmuth Amendment 112 — 37.51 KB — CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would result …
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New York Times:
C.B.O. Finds Biden's Spending Bill Not Fully Paid For — The White House and Congressional Budget Office are at odds over how much revenue the Internal Revenue Service could recoup from tax cheats. — WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday evening …
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CBO Publications:
Estimated Revenue Effects of Increased Funding for the Internal Revenue Service in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act — This letter responds to a request for information about the revenue effects of funding for the Internal Revenue Service that would be provided by the current version of H.R. 5376 …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
More Prefer Republicans To Win Control Of The House And Senate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Say Higher Prices Are Changing Spending Habits — mail_outline — With Election Day in the rearview mirror and both political parties setting their sights on the 2022 midterm elections …
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Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
CBO to Publish a Complete Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, This Afternoon — The Congressional Budget Office will publish a complete cost estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth), this afternoon.
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Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden to vote no on Democrats' social spending bill, citing tax break for the wealthy — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said Thursday night that he would vote against Democrats' $1.7 trillion social spending bill in the House, citing a tax change that would mostly benefit the wealthy …
Politico:
Dems race to pass social spending plan with $1.7T cost estimate in hand — The House is charging ahead with a vote on President Joe Biden's expansive social spending bill, set to vote Thursday evening after months of false starts on Democrats' biggest agenda item.
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House readies Thursday evening vote on $2 trillion spending plan backed by Biden
House readies Thursday evening vote on $2 trillion spending plan backed by Biden
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Marquette University:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds majority of Republicans across the nation favor a Trump run for president in 2024, while majority of voters overall are opposed
New Marquette Law School Poll finds majority of Republicans across the nation favor a Trump run for president in 2024, while majority of voters overall are opposed
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats plan Thursday vote on massive Biden bill
Democrats plan Thursday vote on massive Biden bill
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CNN:
Kamala Harris' communications director is leaving the administration — (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director, Ashley Etienne, is leaving the administration, according to a White House official, to pursue “other opportunities.” — Etienne's departure comes …
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
Top Kamala Harris Aide Heads for the Exit — Ashley Etienne, Kamala Harris's communications chief, is leaving the administration. — Vice President Kamala Harris's communications chief Ashley Etienne is leaving the White House. A veteran of the Barack Obama administration …
Tyler O'Neil / Fox News:
Kamala Harris' comms director resigns amid growing criticism of the VP
Kamala Harris' comms director resigns amid growing criticism of the VP
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Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
Harris says she's not being ‘underused,’ insists 'we're getting things done'
Harris says she's not being ‘underused,’ insists 'we're getting things done'
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David Brooks / The Atlantic:
The Terrifying Future of the American Right — Rachel Bovard is one of the thousands of smart young Americans who flock to Washington each year to make a difference. She's worked in the House and Senate for Republicans Rand Paul, Pat Toomey, and Mike Lee, was listed among the …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: GOP donors “furious” with McConnell — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told his colleagues this week top party donors were “furious” with the number of Republicans — including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, two sources familiar with his remarks tell Axios' Alayna Treene.
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ProPublica:
Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot — Text messages reviewed by ProPublica represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family inner circle were involved in financing and organizing the Jan. 6 “Save America” …
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Chicago Tribune:
Man spotted with AR-15 outside Kyle Rittenhouse trial confirms he is a fired Ferguson police officer — KENOSHA — A man who screamed obscenities about Black Lives Matter and carried an AR-15 rifle outside the Kenosha County Courthouse while the Kyle Rittenhouse jury deliberated is a former Ferguson …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Kyle Rittenhouse's Defense Was Strong. It's Also a Threat to the Rule of Law.
Kyle Rittenhouse's Defense Was Strong. It's Also a Threat to the Rule of Law.
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
10 heinous lies about Kyle Rittenhouse debunked
10 heinous lies about Kyle Rittenhouse debunked
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Prominent scientist who said lab-leak theory of covid-19 origin should be probed now says evidence points to Wuhan market — Controversy continues amid sketchy data and lack of transparency from Chinese authorities — The location of early coronavirus infections in late 2019 in Wuhan …
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Press Association:
Pennsylvania teen had his hands up when fatally shot by State Police, new videos show — Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall's life in publicly released videos. New footage shows he had his hands up when troopers killed him. — STROUDSBURG, Pa. …
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Biden bank cop nomination in doubt after fiery hearing — President Joe Biden's nominee to become the government's top banking regulator faced a wave of criticism Thursday at a tense Senate hearing that cast further doubt on her chances of being confirmed. — Saule Omarova …
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David Gura / NPR:
A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks
A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks
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Axios:
Exclusive: Marriott refused to host Uyghur conference, citing “political neutrality” — The Marriott hotel in Prague declined to host a conference of activists and leaders from China's Uyghur diaspora this month, citing “political neutrality,” an email shared with Axios shows.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Two Iranian Nationals Charged for Cyber-Enabled Disinformation and Threat Campaign Designed to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election — An indictment was unsealed in New York today charging two Iranian nationals for their involvement in a cyber-enabled campaign to intimidate …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Feds charge two Iranians with interference in U.S. 2020 election
Feds charge two Iranians with interference in U.S. 2020 election
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Even if the Steele dossier is discredited, there's plenty of evidence of Trump's collusion with Russia — In early November, John Durham, a special counsel appointed by the Trump administration, indicted a Russian American analyst who had been a contributor to the Steele dossier of lying to the FBI about where he got his information.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The impeachment of President Biden and other American nightmares coming in 2023 — Imagine this: It's a gray, chilly day in Washington, D.C., in March of 2023. A handful of protesters from left-leaning groups like Indivisible are huddled outside against the icy Potomac winds …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
It's not ‘polarization.’ We suffer from Republican radicalization. — Listen to political scientists, pollsters and well-meaning elected officials, and you'll likely hear a lot of chatter about “polarization.” That characterization of our current political environment misses the point — and is dangerous.
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Michael Wilson / New York Times:
Search for Jimmy Hoffa Leads the F.B.I. to Jersey City Landfill — A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to bury the Teamster boss' body in a steel drum brought agents to the site for an inspection. — The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, a mystery that has gripped the American imagination …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Why Vermont's Phil Scott, the Country's Most Popular Governor, May Be Resisting the GOP's Calls to the Senate — Scott's standing is driven by solid support among Democrats and independents — Republican Phil Scott of Vermont has been America's most popular governor throughout 2021 …
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
California teacher told conservative students to ‘jump off a bridge’ over anti-Biden flag — The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District teacher posted another video saying she didn't mean conservative high schoolers should literally jump off a bridge — A California elementary school teacher …
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Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
Why there's $50 million for doulas in Build Back Better — The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman published an op-ed masquerading as a news story yesterday, examining some of the “niche” provisions in the recently-passed Build Back Better deal. The story drips with contempt for things like e-bikes …
Abigail Shrier / The Truth Fairy:
How Activist Teachers Recruit Kids — Leaked Documents and Audio from the California Teachers Association Conference Reveal Efforts to Subvert Parents on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation — Incensed parents now make news almost daily, objecting to radical material taught in their children's public schools.
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Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Sen. Ted Cruz goes after Library of Congress for dropping term ‘illegal alien’ — After taking on Big Bird over his Covid-19 vaccination, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is going after the Library of Congress for abandoning the use of the term “illegal alien” as a subject heading for organizing materials.
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
The Pattern of GOP Voter Fraud — In case after case from 2020, it turns out that Republicans were the ones misbehaving at the ballot box. — On Tuesday, Donald Kirk Hartle, the CFO of a Nevada company that hosted a September 2020 rally for Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to voting twice …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Murdoch Has the Power If He Wants Trump to Move On — The media mogul can order his properties to stop enabling the former president's falsehoods and conspiracy theories. — Rupert Murdoch told News Corp.'s shareholders that former President Donald Trump needs to get over himself.
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Man Is Spared Prison After Guilty Plea in Sexual Attacks on 4 Teens — The judge who sentenced the man, Christopher Belter, said that he had “agonized” over the decision but that incarceration wasn't “appropriate.” — The girl was 16 when Christopher Belter raped her, according to court documents.
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