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Punchbowl News:
9/12/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM — THE TOP … McCarthy and the House Republican leadership scheduled a closed-door session for Thursday morning so that members could get an update on the investigations led by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chair Jamie Comer (R-Ky.).
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NBC News:
Kevin McCarthy announces House will begin an impeachment inquiry into Biden — “This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the American public is exactly what we want to know the answers,” he said. — McCarthy endorses Biden impeachment inquiry
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CNN:
GOP lawmaker faces blowback from Republicans over anti-impeachment stance — Conservative Rep. Ken Buck is just one of several House Republicans standing in the way of the right's push to impeach President Joe Biden. — But his high-profile seat on the key House Judiciary Committee …
Politico:
Playbook PM: McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry — IMPEACHMENT RETURNS — Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY today announced the historic decision to open an impeachment inquiry into President JOE BIDEN over allegations of bribery and corruption that so far have not been backed up by public evidence.
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Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy directs House to open impeachment inquiry into Biden — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, amid pressure from some hard-right members of the Republican caucus to do so.
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Emma Kinery / CNBC:
Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it's ready for
Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it's ready for
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Politico:
Playbook: The clash that will set the tone for September
Playbook: The clash that will set the tone for September
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Punchbowl News:
McCarthy will endorse impeachment inquiry this week
McCarthy will endorse impeachment inquiry this week
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Washington Post:
House lawmakers return to looming budget and impeachment decisions
House lawmakers return to looming budget and impeachment decisions
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Casey Gannon / CNN:
InfoWars host sentenced to 60 days in Capitol riot case — Owen Shroyer, a right-wing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. — Shroyer pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
InfoWars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days in Jan. 6 case
InfoWars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days in Jan. 6 case
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Proud Boys leader Tarrio says prosecutors pushed him to implicate Trump
Proud Boys leader Tarrio says prosecutors pushed him to implicate Trump
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Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
Popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient.
Census.gov:
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2022 — SEPT. 12, 2023 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in 2022 fell in comparison to 2021. The official poverty rate of 11.5% was not statistically different between 2021 and 2022.
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump faces another 14th Amendment candidacy challenge, this time in Minnesota — A liberal group filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Minnesota, the second major lawsuit in two weeks that hopes to invoke the 14th Amendment's arcane “insurrectionist ban.”
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Tim Scott's girlfriend … In June, as Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) began to get a little momentum in the presidential primary, a person working on behalf of one of Scott's Republican opponents messaged me, asking to chat. — “Have you seen the video,” he asked over the phone, conspiratorially, “where he says he has a girlfriend?”
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Kemp declares state of emergency over inflation in Georgia — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) declared a state of emergency for the Peach State over inflation rates Tuesday. — “From runaway federal spending to policies that hamstring domestic energy production, all Bidenomics has done …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Elizabeth Warren Demands Probes of Elon Musk, SpaceX After Ukraine Revelations — Warren calls on Pentagon to look into decision over attack — Musk, other tech chiefs will meet with senators on Wednesday — Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding an investigation into SpaceX …
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Elon Musk shouldn't be calling the shots on how Ukraine fights
Elon Musk shouldn't be calling the shots on how Ukraine fights
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Associated Press:
Virginia election candidate responds after leak of tapes showing her performing sex acts with husband: “It won't silence me” — A candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia had sex with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website and asked viewers to pay …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Democratic Virginia House candidate performed sex acts with husband on webcam for ‘tips’
Democratic Virginia House candidate performed sex acts with husband on webcam for ‘tips’
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Covington Police Department:
PRESS RELEASE 08 September 2023 — *For Immediate Release* — The Covington Police Department and Tipton County Sheriff's Office are jointly investigating allegations of sexual misconduct involving a local teacher and multiple juveniles. — On 24 August 2023, the Covington Police Department …
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Book ban defenders use sex scenes to make their point at Senate hearing — A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on book bans took a racy turn Tuesday, as Republican senators and a witness read scenes of various sexual content into the congressional record to defend the banning of multiple titles from U.S. schools.
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Musk may have violated FTC privacy order, new court filing shows — The Justice Department makes the accusation in its response to motion from X asking that the consent decree be dismissed — Elon Musk repeatedly made decisions after his takeover of Twitter that likely ran afoul …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Iowa 2024: Biden and Trump Remain Frontrunners In Caucuses, But Both Losing Ground — Home Polls Iowa 2024: Biden and Trump Remain Frontrunners In Caucuses, But Both Losing Ground — Neither Party with Clear Alternatives to Frontrunners — A new Emerson College Polling survey …
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Nick Catlin / KOAT:
Bernalillo County sheriff rejects gun violence health order — “It's irritating for me to see how this 30-day ban completely overshadowed the robust conversations we had with the governor on what we are going to do to curb gun violence and for people to stop being victims,” BCSO Sheriff John Allen said
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Mark Harris announces House bid after election fraud controversy — Harris, whose apparent 2018 victory was thrown out amid allegations of election fraud, is seeking to replace GOP Rep. Dan Bishop. — Republican Mark Harris announced on Tuesday that he will run for Congress in North Carolina …
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Dan McLaughlin / New York Post:
Senile Joe Biden rambles about pony soldiers, Vietnam and lies about 9/11 — In April 1968, after he had run through five draft deferments, a medical board determined Joe Biden was unfit to go to Vietnam. — Unfortunately, nobody stopped him this time. — The president …
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