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Politico:
How Donald Trump's DOJ gave Biden a major assist in the coming impeachment probe — The department's 2020 opinion around Trump's impeachment trial could place some serious constraints on House Republicans now. — Joe Biden has a literal Trump card to play against the House's new impeachment inquiry.
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Trump privately discussed Biden impeachment with House GOPers — The former president talked with House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik on Tuesday. — Donald Trump has been weighing in behind the scenes in support of the House GOP push to impeach President Joe Biden …
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Assessing the allegations that triggered McCarthy's impeachment inquiry — On Tuesday morning, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced that he was authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. — In making the announcement, he delineated six predicates for taking the historic step.
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
White House slams impeachment inquiry as ‘evidence-free goose chase’ — The inquiry presents a new set of challenges for Biden as he runs for reelection in what could be a rematch with former president Donald Trump. — The White House denounced Republicans' impeachment inquiry …
Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants it be known that she is responsible for Kevin McCarthy moving forward on Biden's impeachment
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants it be known that she is responsible for Kevin McCarthy moving forward on Biden's impeachment
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Politico:
Playbook PM: McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry
Playbook PM: McCarthy launches Biden impeachment inquiry
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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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CNN:
GOP lawmaker faces blowback from Republicans over anti-impeachment stance
GOP lawmaker faces blowback from Republicans over anti-impeachment stance
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Washington Post:
GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray — The attorney represents a private individual, not any of the campaigns, as he explores whether Trump should be ruled ineligible to run for president — A Republican election lawyer with ties to three …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge rejects Trump's request to move Colorado ballot case to federal court — A lawsuit brought by a group of Colorado voters cited the Constitution's 14th Amendment in their effort to prevent Trump from getting on the state ballot in 2024. — A judge on Tuesday denied former President …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump faces another 14th Amendment candidacy challenge, this time in Minnesota
Trump faces another 14th Amendment candidacy challenge, this time in Minnesota
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Christie To Trump: I'm Good At Tracking People Down And Will Eventually Confront You
Christie To Trump: I'm Good At Tracking People Down And Will Eventually Confront You
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Fox Sued by New York City Pension Funds Over Election Falsehoods — The funds accuse the Fox Corporation board of neglecting its responsibility to shareholders by leaving the company open to defamation lawsuits. — New York City's pension funds sued the Fox Corporation and its board on Tuesday …
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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.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The unconstitutional plan to stop women from traveling out of state for an abortion, explained — The age of travel bans is now upon us. — More than a year ago, anti-abortion activists appeared eager to prohibit anyone seeking an abortion in a state where it is banned from traveling to another state where it is legal.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
CIA tried to pay off analysts to bury findings that COVID lab leak was likely: whistleblower — The Central Intelligence Agency offered to pay off analysts in order to bury their findings that COVID-19 most likely leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, new whistleblower testimony to Congress alleges.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Up to $135B in unemployment aid stolen during pandemic: watchdog — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated that the amount of unemployment insurance (UI) fraud during the pandemic is likely between $100 billion and $135 billion, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Senior FBI agent disputes some whistleblowers' claims about Hunter Biden probe — Thomas Sobocinski, who manages the FBI team investigating Hunter Biden, was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee — The FBI agent overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden disputed whistleblower claims …
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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump and his cronies underestimated Fani Willis — Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has been the target of right-wing venom and legal second-guessing. I was among those who doubted the wisdom of bringing a complex racketeering charge in Georgia, which complicated her opposition …
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Reuters:
Drug kingpin El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel set to be released, say US authorities — Emma Coronel, the wife of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, will be freed in Los Angeles on Wednesday following her arrest in 2021 on drug trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
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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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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 …
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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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Iowa 2024: Biden and Trump Remain Frontrunners In Caucuses, But Both Losing Ground
Iowa 2024: Biden and Trump Remain Frontrunners In Caucuses, But Both Losing Ground
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CNN:
Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner now armed with a stolen rifle and ‘extremely dangerous,’ police say — The convicted killer who escaped from an eastern Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is considered “armed and extremely dangerous” after he stole a rifle from the garage of a local homeowner …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Alabama officials are working to restrict rights, up to SCOTUS and across the South — Alabama's leaders continue fighting against voting rights for Black Alabamians and medically necessary care for transgender Alabamians — with Floridians and Georgians affected, too.
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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New York Times:
Putin, Citing Trump ‘Persecution,’ Wades Back Into U.S. Politics — The Russian leader, whose government meddled in the American presidential election won by Donald J. Trump, also offered words of praise for Elon Musk. — The setting was an economic conference in far eastern Russia …
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