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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer Have a Surprise for You — An 18-month odyssey culminates in a smaller-than-promised, bigger-than-expected agreement to lower health care costs, tax corporations, and protect the planet. — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is met by reporters outside the hearing room …
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Manchin's latest shocker: A $700B deal — Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer looked at loggerheads after their talks on a sweeping climate, tax and health care bill ran aground nearly two weeks ago. In fact, they were working on Washington's best-kept secret. — On July 18, four days …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Manchin says he has reached deal with Democrats on economy, climate bill — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday said he had reached a deal with Democrats to advance economic legislation that aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change and pay down the deficit.
Rebecca Leber / Vox:
What's in the “game changer” climate bill nobody saw coming
What's in the “game changer” climate bill nobody saw coming
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats Outsmart Mitch McConnell With Surprise Reconciliation Deal
Democrats Outsmart Mitch McConnell With Surprise Reconciliation Deal
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Ben White / Politico:
Bracing for the big reveal
Bracing for the big reveal
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POLITICO Playbook: Manchin breathes new life into Biden agenda
POLITICO Playbook: Manchin breathes new life into Biden agenda
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia:
Manchin Supports Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Manchin Supports Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Fell at 0.9% Annual Rate in Second Quarter — The economy contracted after shrinking earlier in the year, held back by rising inflation and interest rates—marking a recession in many eyes — Why Consumer Confidence Is Key to Bringing Down Inflation
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The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Second Quarter GDP Report — Coming off of last year's historic economic growth - and regaining all the private sector jobs lost during the pandemic crisis - it's no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation.
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economy shrinks again in second quarter, reviving recession fears — The latest GDP reading comes at a time of mounting worries about the economy's resilience — The U.S. economy shrank again for a second straight quarter, at a 0.9 percent annualized rate, which has often signaled a recession.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
GDP fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the second straight decline and a strong recession signal
GDP fell 0.9% in the second quarter, the second straight decline and a strong recession signal
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Ben White / Politico:
Biden faces new headwind as economy shrinks again
Biden faces new headwind as economy shrinks again
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Christian Whiton / Super Macro:
RECESSION: Democrat Policies Tank Economy
RECESSION: Democrat Policies Tank Economy
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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Former Republicans and Democrats to form new third U.S. political party — Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.
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Washington Post:
Most third parties have failed. Here's why ours won't. — David Jolly is a former Republican congressman from Florida and is executive chairman of the Serve America Movement. Christine Todd Whitman is a former Republican governor of New Jersey and co-founder of the Renew America Movement.
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ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee deepens probe into Trump cabinet: Sources — Ex-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently sat an interview, sources said. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is working to secure testimony from a growing number of officials …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
How local journalists proved a 10-year-old's abortion wasn't a hoax — Many doubted the story of a young rape victim who had to cross state lines for an abortion. But journalists on the ground kept reporting. — It felt like half the country doubted the case existed.
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Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric …
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Christian Davies / Financial Times:
Kim Jong Un says Korean peninsula on the ‘brink of war’
Kim Jong Un says Korean peninsula on the ‘brink of war’
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Democrats are pressuring Merrick Garland to make an anti-Trump case he doesn't have — Eighteen months after they abetted then-President Donald Trump's crusade to reverse his 2020 election loss, lawyers John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark found themselves manhandled by FBI agents bearing court-authorized search warrants.
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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House Rating Changes: More Movement Toward Republicans — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We are making 10 House rating changes, 9 of which benefit Republicans. — Our overall best guess at the net change in the House — a GOP gain somewhere in the 20s — remains unchanged.
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
This American teacher also sits in a Russian jail, worried nobody cares — Arrested last summer after arriving in Moscow with medical marijuana in his luggage, Marc Fogel has a case that parallels the ordeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner. But his plight has mostly gone unnoticed.
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Paul Whelan's twin brother speaks out on US proposal to secure his release with Brittney Griner
Paul Whelan's twin brother speaks out on US proposal to secure his release with Brittney Griner
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Michael Anton / Compact Magazine:
They Can't Let Him Back In — The people who really run the United States of America have made it clear that they can't, and won't, if they can help it, allow Donald Trump to be president again. In fact, they made this clear in 2020, in a series of public statements.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Doug Mastriano Faces Criticism Over His Backing From Antisemitic Ally — The founder of Gab, a far-right social media network, recently made bigoted remarks defending his ties with Mr. Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania. — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee …
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Ashley Oliver / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Whistleblower: Same FBI Boss Who Shut Down Hunter Biden Dirt Also Pressured Agents to Juice Domestic Violent Extremism Stats — The same senior FBI agent who allegedly shut down investigative activity related to Hunter Biden also allegedly sought to pad the FBI's number of …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump has never been patriotic or defensible. It shouldn't take a coup to figure that out. — Ever since he smeared immigrants and belittled John McCain, Trump has been showing us he's unfit. He showed it again Tuesday. The mystery is why most Republicans pretend not to notice.
Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:
Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy — Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our bloodstreams. Look at stories about conflict, and it's often lurking in the background.
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Trump tees off in front of Ivanka and Jared at Saudi-backed LIV Golf Pro-Am at his NJ course despite fury from 9/11 victims over ‘blood money’ tournament - just 40 miles from Ground Zero — Trump is hosting the LIV series at his golf club in New Jersey this weekend to the disgust of 9/11 families
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Loses Defamation Lawsuits Against CBS, ABC, NYT, and Others — After years of politically charged litigation, former Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann has lost a round of high-profile defamation lawsuits against five mainstream media companies …
New York Times:
States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children — They tend to have the weakest social services and the worst results in several categories of health and well-being. — In Mississippi, which brought the abortion case that ended Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Where Do Trump's Donations Go? — He can't spend his PACs' millions on 2024 and isn't using much in midterms. — 1x — What will Donald Trump do with his campaign cash? — The former president controls four political-action committees—Save America; Make America Great Again, Again!
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