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4:40 PM ET, September 12, 2023

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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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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.).
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.
Emma Kinery / CNBC:
Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it's ready for  — The White House last year began hiring on a team to rebuff anticipated congressional inquiries into the president and his son when the party retook control of the House after the midterms.
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.
Politico:
Trump privately discussed Biden impeachment with House GOPers
Punchbowl News:
McCarthy will endorse impeachment inquiry this week
Andrew Solender / Axios:
How Democrats could save Kevin McCarthy
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 …
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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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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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
DeSantis says Biden's and Trump's ages are a “legitimate concern”  —  Washington — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that the ages of President Biden and former President Donald Trump are “absolutely a legitimate concern” for voters in the 2024 presidential race and believes Americans …
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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.”
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?”
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.
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 …
Fox News:
Whistleblower alleges CIA offered officials money to change view of COVID origins  —  FIRST ON FOX: A CIA whistleblower told Congress that the agency offered officials on a team investigating COVID-19 origins “significant monetary incentive” to change their positions, from that it originated …
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’
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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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Christie To Trump: I'm Good At Tracking People Down And Will Eventually Confront You  —  The 2024 hopeful said Trump won't be able to avoid him just by skipping debates, and that as a former federal prosecutor, he knows how to find people.  —  HENNIKER, N.H. — Donald Trump can skip debates all he wants …
Discussion: UPROXX, Fox News and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, CBS News and Fox News
Sean Illing / Vox:
Democracy is the antidote to capitalism  —  A new book explains capitalism, insecurity, and why democracy is worth it.  —  The “state of democracy” has been a popular discourse in recent years, to put it mildly.  There's a whole genre of books and think pieces about all the threats to democracy …
 
 
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The unconstitutional plan to stop women from traveling out of state for an abortion, explained
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Musk may have violated FTC privacy order, new court filing shows
Discussion: Ars Technica
Politico:
The U.S is getting hacked. So the Pentagon is overhauling its approach to cyber.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Mark Harris announces House bid after election fraud controversy
Discussion: Raw Story
Caitlin O'Kane / CBS News:
River of red wine flows through Portuguese village after storage units burst
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Authors of ‘How Democracies Die’ Overestimated the Republicans
Stuart Lau / Politico:
‘Spying’ scandal shocks Westminster's China circle
 Earlier Items: 
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Iranian president says Tehran will spend $6 billion released in prisoner exchange ‘wherever we need it’
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
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Wisconsin Republicans' nuclear option
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