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House GOP's 2023 forecast: Fiscal warfare — As the GOP prepares to take back the House, its right flank is raring to gut spending, upend the federal safety net and make Trump-era tax cuts permanent — ambitions that threaten to give leadership a two-year headache.
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Associated Press, The Hill, CNN and The Liberal Patriot
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The dark cloud hovering over Biden's government finances — President Joe Biden is cheering a record plunge in the federal budget deficit, but the numbers belie a troubling trend that could come back to haunt him: The cost of government debt is skyrocketing.


Their America Is Vanishing. Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated.
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Washington Post and Washington Examiner

Fears Over Fate of Democracy Leave Many Voters Frustrated and Resigned
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Diary of a Sane Conservative and Not The Actual Title


The Trump Tapes: 20 interviews that show why he is an unparalleled danger … In more than 50 years of reporting, I have never disclosed the raw interviews or full transcripts of my work. But after listening again to the 20 interviews I conducted with President Donald Trump during his last year …
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NPR, CBS News, New Republic, The Hill, HuffPost, Insider, Raw Story and The Halfway Cafe


Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly — The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024” — IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …
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CNN, Florida Politics, The Guardian, CBS News, Mother Jones, PoliticusUSA and No More Mister Nice Blog
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DeSantis endorses O'Dea in Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump
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Scoop: Tucker Carlson lashes out at GOP campaign chief in irate private call — An irate Tucker Carlson phoned Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Republican campaign committee, with an ultimatum on Friday: — Either reveal which staff member took a swipe at Carlson's son …
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Politico


Sunak confirms PM bid as Rees-Mogg says Johnson will run — Summary — Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirms he is in the race to be the next Conservative leader - and prime minister - saying he wants to “fix our economy” — Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tells the BBC Boris Johnson …
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Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race
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Three New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service. All Died From Fentanyl. — Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities — NEW YORK—Ross Mtangi, a trading executive …


More antisemitic hate seen in L.A. after Kanye West's remarks — Fears that antisemitic remarks by Kanye West would spur additional bigotry came to fruition in Los Angeles on Saturday when a well-known hate group held a demonstration in support of the rapper on a 405 Freeway overpass.
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Deadline, The Times of Israel, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, KTLA, TMZ.com, CBS News and Breitbart


Russian war in Ukraine: P3 statement — The Foreign Ministers of the UK, USA and France have issued a statement rejecting Russia's transparently false allegations about Ukraine. — We, the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, reiterate our steadfast support …
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Washington Examiner, Insider, NBC News, Voice of America, UPI and Defense One
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Georgia Voters Shatter Second Presidential Turnout Record on Saturday — (Atlanta) - Georgia voters continued to hit record breaking turnout on the first mandatory Saturday of Early Voting. As of Sunday morning, approximately 740K Georgia voters have cast their ballot during in-person Early Voting …
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Full Cheney: ‘If Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter’ — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) discusses the January 6th select committee's subpoena of former President Donald Trump, her political future and the future of the Republican Party in an exclusive interview.
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Trump is not ‘man enough’ to testify in Jan. 6 probe, Pelosi says
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Cheney rejects possibility of Trump Jan. 6 testimony on live TV
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NBC News, CNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg, Albuquerque Journal, RedState, Vanity Fair, CNN, Insider and Political Wire


Andrew Wylie, ‘The Jackal’ of books: ‘Amazon is like ISIS; it takes no prisoners’ — The world's leading literary agent speaks about Salman Rushdie, Stephen King, Donald Trump and the e-commerce giant — Among the literary giants included under the letter B on Andrew Wylie's endless client list …
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Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent
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Raw Story, Reuters, Al Jazeera, RedState, Deadline and The Daily Wire


Potential mass layoffs at Twitter could cripple content moderation, some experts say — Prospective owner Elon Musk reportedly wants to cut 75% of its workforce. — In this Feb. 10, 2022, file photo, Elon Musk speaks at an event in south Texas. — The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE
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Trump Organization's Tax Fraud Trial to Begin on Monday — The Trump Organization's trial on tax fraud and other charges begins Monday in Manhattan, raising questions about the future of the former president's family business. — At the dawn of Donald J. Trump's presidency …
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Washington Post, NBC News, CNN, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Insider, The Guardian, Associated Press, NPR, The Hill, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA and Wall Street Journal


U.S. economy likely grew a lot last quarter. Most people didn't notice. — Upcoming GDP report is expected to show an economic rebound just before the midterms, though families and businesses continue to struggle with inflation — The U.S. economy is expected to have grown robustly …
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Financial Times, Punchbowl News, Al Jazeera and One America News Network


The 2022 Elections in Ohio — Marist Ohio Poll — Vance & Ryan Competitive in Ohio Senate Race... DeWine Outpaces Whaley in Governor's Contest — Only one point separates Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan in the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio among registered voters.
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The Japan News


Top Fox lawyer's “big screw up” could reveal Lachlan Murdoch's secrets — Ben is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times. Max is Semafor's media reporter, and joined us from Politico. Sign up for their media newsletter, out every Sunday night!
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Most children who think they're transgender are just going through a ‘phase’, says NHS — Doctors told not to encourage young people to change their names and pronouns — Most children who believe that they are transgender are just going through a “phase”, the NHS has said …
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National Review


Dominion Voting Systems CEO speaks out against conspiracy theories — Despite a rash of unsubstantiated claims lobbed against his company, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, John Poulos, has remained largely silent. That changed Sunday night on 60 Minutes when Poulos sat down with Anderson Cooper …
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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit