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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
Full Estimates of the House Build Back Better Act
Full Estimates of the House Build Back Better Act
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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
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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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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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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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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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Biden bank cop nomination in doubt after fiery hearing
Biden bank cop nomination in doubt after fiery hearing
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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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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 …
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.
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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.
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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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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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 …
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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.
Emily Ngo / Spectrum News NY1:
Adams loves the nightlife, but it's about more than boogie — NEW YORK — He loves the nightlife. — But it's not all boogie. — “When you're out at night, it helps decrease crime. It attracts tourists to the city. That industry is a multi-billion-dollar industry,” Mayor-elect Eric Adams told NY1 in one-on-one interview.
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 …
Nellie Bowles / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
TGIF: Inflation Rises. Russiagate Falls Apart. And J.K. Rowling Is Erased. — Plus: The challenge of reporting about Kenosha in the aftermath of the riots. — Welcome back to TGIF. We've got the news that fills our group chats, a few good reads, and a summary of this week in Common Sense.
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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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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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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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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.
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 requests.
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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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Niskanen Center:
State Capacity: What Is It, How We Lost It, And How To Get It Back — The concept of state capacity - “the ability of a state to collect taxes, enforce law and order, and provide public goods” - was developed by political scientists, economic historians, and development economists to illuminate …
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
In Charlottesville trial, jurors learn to decode the secret slang of white supremacists — CHARLOTTESVILLE — The jury in a federal courtroom listened as a longtime researcher of far-right movements parsed the style guide of the infamous neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer. — “The tone of the site should be light.
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