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U.S. attorney reviewing documents marked classified from Joe Biden's vice presidency found at Biden think tank — Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned the U.S. attorney in Chicago to review documents marked classified that were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy …
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Classified documents from Biden's time as VP discovered in private office — Several classified documents from President Joe Biden's time as vice president were discovered last fall in a private office, Biden's attorneys acknowledged Monday. — Attorney General Merrick Garland has asked …
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New York Times:
Biden Lawyers Found Classified Material at His Former Office — The White House said it was cooperating as the Justice Department scrutinizes the matter. — WASHINGTON — President Biden's lawyers discovered “a small number” of classified documents in his former office at a Washington …
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden's post-VP office — A person familiar with the inquiry said about 10 documents were found. The case will likely draw comparisons to Mar-a-Lago but appears quite different — The Justice Department has launched a review …
NBC News:
Justice Department is examining ‘small number’ of classified documents found at Biden think tank
Justice Department is examining ‘small number’ of classified documents found at Biden think tank
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Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Classified Documents Found at Biden's Vice Presidential Center
Classified Documents Found at Biden's Vice Presidential Center
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
House Republicans voted to gut the House Ethics Committee, and George Santos said it was ‘fantastic’ — House Republicans voted on Monday to hobble the Office of Congressional Ethics. — The body will now likely be limited in its ability to carry out investigations due to staffing shortages.
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Politico:
GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start
GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett / Washington Post:
McCarthy-led House passes Republican rules package
McCarthy-led House passes Republican rules package
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
House passes new rules for Congress as McCarthy clears first major test as House speaker
House passes new rules for Congress as McCarthy clears first major test as House speaker
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Could the GOP House speaker drama hurt Republicans in 2024?
Could the GOP House speaker drama hurt Republicans in 2024?
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CNN:
Giuliani subpoenaed amid special counsel investigation into Trump's fundraising — Special counsel Jack Smith's team has subpoenaed Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani, asking him to turn over records to a federal grand jury as part of an investigation into the former president's …
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Ally Giuliani Gets Subpoena From Washington Grand Jury
Trump Ally Giuliani Gets Subpoena From Washington Grand Jury
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Defends Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters, Baselessly Declares Brazil's Election Was ‘Rigged’ — Tucker Carlson baselessly claimed Brazil's presidential election was rigged and said rioters who stormed government buildings in the capital city have reason to be angry.
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Washington Post:
Brazil riots put spotlight on close ties between Bolsonaro and Trump
Brazil riots put spotlight on close ties between Bolsonaro and Trump
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Mpac / Muslim Public Affairs Council:
Statement of Support for Art Professor Fired from Hamline University — It is with great concern that the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) views the firing of an art professor, Erika López Prater, from Hamline University on the grounds of showing a fourteenth-century painting depicting the Prophet Muḥammad.
Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix:
Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz resigns — Chair Manny Diaz and Florida Democrats held trainings, caucus meetings, and organizing sessions in a rally-like atmosphere on the second day of Leadership Blue Weekend in July 2022. Credit: Photos provided by Florida Democratic Party.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Florida Democratic Party chair resigns after brutal midterms
TMZ.com:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked Out of Twitter for Using Dr. Dre's Music — 12:28 PM PT — Turns out, Dr. Dre's team took action — reaching out to Twitter to get the video taken down. As a result, Marjorie Taylor Greene tells us she's been locked out of her Twitter account for using Dre's copyrighted work without permission.
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Danielle Battaglia / Raleigh News & Observer:
Florida man: Madison Cawthorn, denied NC reelection, confirms move to Sunshine State — Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn confirmed Friday he has moved to Florida. — Rumblings of a potential move away from North Carolina, the state he represented in Congress, began to emerge as early as September …
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84 — A Serbian-born American, he left the impression in his verse that he had “poked a hole into everyday life to reveal a glimpse of something endless.” — Charles Simic, the renowned Serbian-American poet whose work combined …
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Chicago Tribune
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
‘We were duped’: How George Santos raised money from wealthy GOP donors while lying about his resume — George Santos would flaunt or hint at key pieces of his resume that have turned out to be false as he raised money for his successful congressional campaign.
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John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Moms Demand's Shannon Watts, who took on the NRA, to retire from group she founded — Watts, who launched grass-roots advocacy group a decade ago after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, ignored death threats as she built the organization into a political juggernaut
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ross Douthat and the Match Throwing Club — Fire is good; firefighters can be dangerous; and the club is back to normal now. — 1. The Match Throwing Club — Once upon a time there was a club of people who enjoyed throwing matches. They were reasonably careful about it …
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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears — A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution …
New York Times:
Voices on social media summoned the protesters to Brasília, offering free transportation and food. — Here's the latest on the riot in the Brazilian capital. — At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil's capital buildings …
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Jonathan Fjeld / KOB.com:
APD: Suspect in custody, tied to shooting at lawmaker's home — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The homes or offices of six local elected leaders were shot at over the last few weeks, according to Albuquerque police. — Mayor Keller and Chief Medina held a news conference Monday to announce …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority — The House GOP is itching for a fight over spending cuts — including to major entitlement programs. — House Republicans are making clear that they intend to seek cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
GOP prepares to battle itself over defense spending
GOP prepares to battle itself over defense spending
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating — The House is likely to vote today on a bill that would rescind roughly $70 billion of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding over the next decade. We estimate the bill would increase deficits by more than $100 billion …
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Alex Berenson / Unreported Truths:
From the Twitter Files: Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb secretly pressed Twitter to hide posts challenging his company's massively profitable Covid jabs — To funnel his demands, Gottlieb used the same Twitter lobbyist the White House did - fresh evidence of overlap between …
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Harmeet Dhillon lands endorsements from major GOP donors in bid to unseat McDaniel as RNC chair — The donors said the party could not continue on its current trajectory — Inside Harmeet Dhillons plan to shake up the RNC — A group of Republican mega-donors say the party is …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy reveals how the MAGA House will protect Trump — Donald Trump has long excelled at the art of blithely revealing his corrupt designs in public, and at a rally in September, he openly signaled that he fully expected Republicans elected to Congress to thwart the ongoing criminal investigations into, well, himself.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Totally Unexpected’: Diamond of MAGA Duo ‘Diamond & Silk’ Dies — Former President Donald Trump broke the news, describing her as “our Magnificent Diamond.” — One-half of the ardently pro-Trump commentary duo “Diamond and Silk” died on Monday. — Former president Donald Trump broke …
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