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8:10 PM ET, September 12, 2023

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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.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Messenger
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Politico:
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
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 …
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.
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.).
Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants it be known that she is responsible for Kevin McCarthy moving forward on Biden's impeachment
Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy directs House to open impeachment inquiry into Biden
Andrew Solender / Axios:
How Democrats could save Kevin McCarthy
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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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.”
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
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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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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Public Notice
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 …
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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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.
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?”
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Ars Technica
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 …
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
911 call reveals chaotic scene as Biden's energy secretary hogged EV charger for photo-op  —  'There's literally a non-electric car that is taking up a space,' Georgia 911 caller says in audio obtained by Fox News Digital  —  Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's staff caused a chaotic scene …
 
 
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PRESS RELEASE 08 September 2023  —  *For Immediate Release*  —  The Covington Police Department …
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