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McCarthy pressure hits a boiling point — House Republicans are barreling toward an existential clash over this month's government funding talks. — Kevin McCarthy is facing the greatest peril to his speakership since he clawed his way into the job eight months ago, with multiple factions …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms — House dissidents make demands on border security and Ukraine, while lawmakers consider a short-term funding deal — WASHINGTON—House dissidents say they're serious this time. — After putting Kevin McCarthy through 15 ballots …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Why We Are So Obsessed With Biden's Age — To our intensifying discussion about whether President Biden has grown mentally fuzzy and too old for a second term, I'd like to add this question: How would we even notice Donald Trump's lapse into incoherence, when derangement is essentially his brand?
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wraps Up G20 Conference by Announcing 'I'm Going to Bed' — OH JOE — Amid rising concerns among voters about his age, President Joe Biden wrapped up his post-G20 summit presser on Sunday night by telling reporters he was “going to bed.” Following an overseas trip that took …
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Politico:
Dems inch toward House majority with recent court wins — Court rulings on redistricting are raising Democratic hopes. — The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of court actions might cost Republicans the House majority.
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The Messenger:
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On — Biden's top aides want voters to know what Republicans are talking about, believing their positions - especially on issues like abortion and guns - are broadly unpopular
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising — A $25 million buy is larger and earlier than the Obama and Trump reelection strategies — Walking with purpose, pulling up his shirt sleeves, glad-handing voters, commanding the podium — the images …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon — Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States. — According to conventional political analysis …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The GOP's impeachment push is an attack on democracy — It's about minimizing Trump's misconduct and degrading an important check on the presidency. — ∙ Paid — 🚨 WE'RE OFFERING FREE TRIALS FOR ALL NEW PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNUPS 🚨 Click the button to support this work …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Almost every single major Biden official is making a pilgrimage to Alaska — Key Cabinet officials have been visiting Alaska to understand its issues — and to woo Murkowski. — When Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had to get to the small community of Haines, Alaska, last month …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Yellen ‘feeling very good’ about chances for economic soft landing — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “feeling very good” about the U.S. making a soft economic landing without a recession. — “I am feeling very good about that prediction,” Yellen told Bloomberg when asked whether …
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WCIA-TV:
Governor Pritzker offers support after several Decatur ADM workers hurt in Sunday night explosion — DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Fire Department has now confirmed that eight people were hurt as a result of Sunday night's ADM explosion, and Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued a statement.
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Reuters:
Pakistani ex-cricketer sentenced to 12 years for threatening Dutch far-right leader — A Dutch court sentenced a Pakistani former cricketer to 12 years in prison on Monday after he was tried in absentia for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders.
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Bloomberg:
Kim Jong Un's Train Headed Toward Russia for Putin Talks — Trip will be Kim's first outside Korean Peninsula since 2019 — US expects he will talk about weapons deal with Putin — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Russia via his luxury armored train, South Korean media reported …
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Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Over 75% of voters want maximum age limit for elected officials, poll shows — Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey. … - The concern proved to be bipartisan, with 76% of Democrats and 79% …
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