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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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Dems agonize over tax cuts for rich: ‘Bad policy, bad politics’ — Democrats are struggling with a huge problem that could sink them at the ballot box: They may end up looking more sympathetic to rich people than Republicans. — After spending several election cycles campaigning …
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House Republicans used to police their own members, now it's anything goes
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GOP senators appalled by ‘ridiculous’ House infighting
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Minutes After Being Censured, Gosar Retweets Offending Ocasio-Cortez Video — Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) retweeted a doctored anime video depicting him killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) only minutes after the House censured him over the video.
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Paul Gosar Boasts of His ‘Thug Life’ Cred as His Own Family Demands His Ouster Over Violent Murder Video

Trust is a key ingredient in ‘functional institutions’ — and Congress is fresh out of it
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Paul Gosar killed his colleague in a cartoon. Kevin McCarthy is killing democracy in real life.
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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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Biden Nom Saule Omarova Stole Hundreds of Dollars of Merchandise From a T.J. Maxx
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Police report reveals striking details about Biden nom Saule Omarova's ‘retail theft’ arrest
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Matt Gaetz Says ‘Kyle Rittenhouse Would Probably Make a Pretty Good Congressional Intern’ and ‘May Reach Out To Him’ — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) thanked Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield on Wednesday night for his support of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is currently on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Matt Gaetz open to hiring Kyle Rittenhouse as intern if acquitted
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Kyle Rittenhouse's Firearm Made Everything Worse
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Manchin undecided on helping start debate on Biden spending bill — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday that he's undecided on helping start debate on President Biden's spending and climate plan — an initial hurdle that Democrats will need total unity on.
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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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Say goodbye to swing districts. Lawmakers are drawing easy wins in dozens of states. — When most voters go to the polls to elect members of Congress next year, the general election will essentially be meaningless. That's because winners are being determined right now …
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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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Koppelman: This Is A Witch-Hunt Against A Tenured Law Professor — Following up on last Thursday's post, When Suspending A Law Professor Isn't Enough: Chronicle of Higher Education op-ed: Yes, This Is a Witch-Hunt, by Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern): — In January the University of Illinois …
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‘We have to push boundaries’ on civil rights, says incoming NAACP Legal Defense Fund president — Janai Nelson, who will replace Sherrilyn Ifill this spring, says the group is “fighting against a revitalized mission to advance White supremacy” — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund …
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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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Washington Examiner


You Should Get a Booster Now — As the air gets colder and drier and people in most of the United States move indoors, a winter spike in COVID-19 cases is beginning to materialize. The drop in new infections across the Deep South after a difficult summer raised hopes that the country …
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Geoff Bennett to Join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent and WETA to Assume Production of PBS NewsHour Weekend in April with Bennett as Anchor — Arlington, VA (November 18, 2021) - Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and C.E.O. of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions …


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 …


Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats — The kids are not alright. — The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party's national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil.


Israel Revised Intel File It Gave U.S. on Bombing Gaza High-rise That Housed AP, Al Jazeera — The report was given to senior U.S. officials after Biden demanded an explanation for the May 15 attack from then-Prime Minister Netanyahu — Ruins of the Al Jalaa tower after Israeli airstrike in MayCredit: Adel Hana / AP


Rupert Murdoch says Trump should move on: ‘The past is the past’ — Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch is publicly rebuking former President Donald Trump — telling him to get over the past and focus on the future. — Trump — who continues to allege that the 2020 election was …
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Trump's Bureau of Land Management HQ move reduced Black employees, created mass vacancies, report says — Government Accountability Office report also finds headquarters move to Colorado led to ‘confusion and inefficiency’ at BLM — As Trump officials were moving the headquarters of the Bureau …


Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden's vaccine rule — Doctors, nurses and other associations say blocked mandate is ‘reasonable and essential’ to fight coronavirus … The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health care associations …


Gov. Lamont says all residents should get booster shot and not wait for guidance from federal government — WINDSOR — With COVID-19 transmission again increasing, Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that all Connecticut adults should immediately get a booster shot to avoid the coronavirus.


Belarus's Lukashenko tried to use migrants as a weapon. That's now turned against him. — MOSCOW — Months after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed a migrant crisis against the European Union, the gambit has come full circle. — Lukashenko's regime is now struggling …
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The Women Bringing Sex Ed to the Arab World — Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening. — CAIRO — When Nour Emam decided to devote herself to educating Arab women …


Sympathy for the Devil: In Defense of Horse-Race Election Polling — The answer to flawed data is more, not less, data. — As regular consumers of both mainstream and social media know, there is a vocal group of politically minded people who absolutely hate horse-race polling (i.e. …