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CBS News:
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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CNN:
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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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 …
New York Times:
Biden Lawyers Found Classified Material at His Former Office — The White House said it was cooperating with a Justice Department review of the matter. — WASHINGTON — President Biden's lawyers discovered “a small number” of classified documents in his former office at a Washington think tank last fall …
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NBC News
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
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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Politico:
GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start — House Republicans adopted a sweeping rules package Monday night, despite frustrations within the conference over private agreements GOP leadership made with the 20 conservatives. — Only one House Republican …
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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Ally Jason Smith to Lead Congress's Powerful Tax Committee
Trump Ally Jason Smith to Lead Congress's Powerful Tax Committee
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
House Rules Vote to Test Unity of Republicans After Speaker Fight
House Rules Vote to Test Unity of Republicans After Speaker Fight
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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Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Ally Giuliani Gets Subpoena From Washington Grand Jury — Rudy Giuliani, a close ally of Donald Trump involved in efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, received a subpoena to testify and provide documents to a federal grand jury in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton special grand jury completes Trump investigation — Judge dissolves panel, sets hearing on whether to publish group's recommendations — The Fulton County special grand jury that has spent the last eight months examining potential criminal interference …
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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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Richard Lapper / The Guardian:
The pro-Bolsonaro ‘insurrection’ was pathetic - and, for now, has made President Lula stronger
The pro-Bolsonaro ‘insurrection’ was pathetic - and, for now, has made President Lula stronger
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob's orgy of violence rocked Brasília
‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob's orgy of violence rocked Brasília
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
The Supreme Court case that has unions on edge — ON THE DOCKET: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear oral arguments in a case that is being closely watched by labor unions fearful that the conservative majority could undercut the appeal for workers to strike and sap authority from the National Labor Relations Board.
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.
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The Post Millennial
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Maria Bartiromo Is Still Doing the Kind of Journalism That Got Fox News Sued For Billions — Few people are as ill-equipped to handle an interview with an election denier as Maria Bartiromo, whose naïve (I'm being charitable) willingness to embrace stolen election conspiracy theories …
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The Gateway Pundit
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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The Hill
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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Mike Allen / Axios:
McCarthy's fast start: Big Tech is a top target — House Republicans plan to launch a new investigative panel this week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies, top sources tell Axios. … The new panel, the Select Subcommittee …
CBS News:
Feds charge former McDonald's CEO with misleading investors — Former McDonald's CEO Stephen Easterbrook has been charged by federal regulators with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances of his firing by the burger giant in November 2019.
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to hear another longshot 2020 election fraud challenge — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear another longshot case alleging the 2020 election was fraudulent brought by a Utah man seeking to have hundreds of elected officials removed from office …
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Conservative Brief, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Just The News