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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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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 …
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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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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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 — Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll
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Politico:
Dems agonize over tax cuts for rich: ‘Bad policy, bad politics’
Dems agonize over tax cuts for rich: ‘Bad policy, bad politics’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators appalled by ‘ridiculous’ House infighting
GOP senators appalled by ‘ridiculous’ House infighting
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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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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 …
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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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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 — The president's pick to become a top banking regulator doesn't usually attract a lot of interest, but this time is different. — President Biden has nominated Saule Omarova, a law professor at Cornell University …
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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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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
U.S. indicts two Iranian hackers over 2020 election misinformation campaign
U.S. indicts two Iranian hackers over 2020 election misinformation campaign
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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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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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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. …
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 …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Democrats, You Have One Job — And most of the country thinks you're failing at it.
Democrats, You Have One Job — And most of the country thinks you're failing at it.
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Paul Gosar Boasts of His ‘Thug Life’ Cred as His Own Family Demands His Ouster Over Violent Murder Video
Paul Gosar Boasts of His ‘Thug Life’ Cred as His Own Family Demands His Ouster Over Violent Murder Video
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats plan Thursday vote on massive Biden bill — House Democrats are planning to vote Thursday evening on the massive social benefits and climate package at the core of President Biden's domestic agenda, lending the embattled party a significant victory heading into the long Thanksgiving recess.
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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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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Kyle Rittenhouse's Defense Was Strong. It's Also a Threat to the Rule of Law. — In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse illegally brought an AR-15 rifle to Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the name of law and order. As protests and riots raged in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
10 heinous lies about Kyle Rittenhouse debunked
TIME:
How a Manufactured Migrant Crisis Showed That Europe's Last Dictator Can Rattle the E.U. — Belarusian authorities were actively helping migrants cross the border, for example by bringing them to less patrolled areas where they could cross undetected, and even providing them with wire cutters.
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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.
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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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.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's rage at Georgia Republicans should unsettle us all — Earlier this year, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the most nationally scrutinized “election integrity” bill in the country. The Republican governor hoped this would atone for the sin of being insufficiently corrupt on Donald Trump's behalf …
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NBC News:
Hospitalizations rising among fully vaccinated in U.S., Fauci says — Fauci discusses state of Covid and how to handle the holidays — As cases of Covid-19 rise throughout the U.S., health officials warn that an increasing number of fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized or going to the emergency room.
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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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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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Erin Banco / Politico:
House Covid panel subpoenas former Trump adviser Navarro — A congressional committee investigating the Trump administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic issued a subpoena for former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday for failing to respond to document and interview requests.
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Politico:
Schumer, McConnell turn down the heat on debt limit fight — Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell clobbered each other incessantly during October's debt ceiling standoff. Now, as a new December deadline approaches, they're taking a slightly more conciliatory approach.
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Nicholas Fondacaro / Newsbusters:
Bill Maher Confronts Cuomo, SCHOOLS Him on CRT Applied in Classrooms — Text to Speech — In an interview that spanned nearly the duration of the timeslot (minus the commercials), CNN Prime Time host Chris “Fredo” Cuomo and HBO's Bill Maher had a conversation that covered everything …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Why Democrats are so bad at politics — Americans have much more in common than the party's conventional approach allows — The skill at which Donald Trump excels is creating a master narrative and ensuring every American hears it — no consultants needed.
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NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Investigating Instagram's Impact on Young People — Coalition of AGs Concerned for Safety and Well-Being of Children, — Examining Potential Violations of Consumer Protection Laws — NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced …
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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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