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9:10 PM ET, November 18, 2021

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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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Politico
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.
Jackson Richman / Washington Examiner:
Bye bye, BBB?
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Triad, Raw Story and Instapundit
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Professor or comrade?’  Republicans go full red scare on Soviet-born Biden pick  —  Senator asks Saule Omarova, nominated to be comptroller of the currency, if he should call her ‘professor or comrade’  —  Three decades have passed since their hero, Ronald Reagan, went to Berlin …
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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.
Discussion: New Republic, Washington Post and NPR
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
10 heinous lies about Kyle Rittenhouse debunked
Discussion: Fox News and The Western Journal
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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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” …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg and Fox News
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. …
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.
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Twitchy
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Judge Tries to Block New York Times's Coverage of Project Veritas  —  The state court order, which The Times said it would immediately oppose, raised concerns from First Amendment advocates.  —  A New York trial court judge ordered The New York Times on Thursday to temporarily refrain …
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The Incredible True Story Behind TV's Strangest Space Jew  —  An eight-year investigation to explain why a religious Jew appeared in one of contemporary science fiction's most celebrated shows  —  The science-fiction genre has long been inflected by Jewish influences, whether audiences realize it or not.
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Claire Suddath / Bloomberg:
How Child Care Became the Most Broken Business in America  —  Biden has a plan to make day care more affordable for parents—if the providers don't go out of business first.  —  Deanna Cohen was 20 years into a career in the music industry when she realized it wasn't going to work out.
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.
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.
Discussion: Power Line and The Federalist
 
 
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John Sexton / HotAir:
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