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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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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 — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released cost estimates of each title of the House's Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). Before interactions, CBO's figures show the bill will add about $750 billion to the deficit over the next five years …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
CBO delivers surprisingly good news to Democrats on Build Back Better
CBO delivers surprisingly good news to Democrats on Build Back Better
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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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CBS News:
Live Updates: Congressional Budget Office to release cost estimate of Build Back Better
Live Updates: Congressional Budget Office to release cost estimate of Build Back Better
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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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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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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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Annmarie Hordern / Bloomberg:
Manchin Seeks Meeting With Fed's Brainard, Follow-Up With Powell — West Virginia Democrat remains undecided as Biden weighs pick — President poised to announce nominee before Thanksgiving — Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is looking to meet with Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard …
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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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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Court bars New York Times from publishing Project Veritas memos in move called ‘unconstitutional’ — The order is temporary for now, but press freedom advocates say it violates First Amendment principles long upheld by the Supreme Court — A New York state judge ruled on Thursday …
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The Incredible True Story Behind TV's Strangest Space Jew — The science-fiction genre has long been inflected by Jewish influences, whether audiences realize it or not. Take this past month's blockbuster Dune, adapted from the famed Frank Herbert novel. The film's main character …
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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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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 …
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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.
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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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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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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John Sexton / HotAir:
Chinese tennis star who accused party leader of abuse has disappeared and now (allegedly) recants by email — If you have any kind of public platform in China and you dare to say something the government doesn't like, there's a very good chance you will disappear.
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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.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The U.S. is warning Russia on Ukraine. So far, the message isn't getting through. — The guns of November are locked and loaded, as Russia continues to defy U.S. and European pressure to withdraw its troops from the volatile Ukraine border. — The tense Ukraine standoff is a case study …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Joe Biden's Infrastructure Bill Is a Big Success — Joe Biden Is Succeeding — Voters may pummel Democrats next year but future generations will be grateful. — GUEST ESSAY — Europe Has Made a Deadly Bargain With Autocrats — The chaos at the Belarus-Poland border is partly of the European Union's making.
New York Times:
Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say — Iran has not acknowledged the attack, but U.S. and Israeli officials said it was retaliation for Israeli airstrikes, drawing the U.S. into Iran's shadow war with Israel. — An armed drone strike last month …
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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.
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Brooklyn Magazine
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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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
McCarthy delays swift passage of spending plan with record-breaking floor speech — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delayed quick passage of Democrats' social spending and climate package late Thursday night by holding the floor for more than eight hours in a filibuster-style speech.
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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 …