memeorandum: Conservative opposition stalls House vote on Pentagon funding bill (The Hill)

2:55 PM ET, September 13, 2023

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David Ignatius / Washington Post:

President Biden should not run again in 2024 — Joe Biden launched his candidacy for president in 2019 with the words “we are in the battle for the soul of this nation.” He was right. And though it wasn't obvious at first to many Democrats, he was the best person to wage that fight.

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the Senate — In a Post interview, Romney is critical of both Trump and Biden, and says most Republicans are drawn to a ‘populist demagogue message.’ His decision not to seek reelection is likely to be the end of the 2012 GOP presidential nominee's political career.

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:

White House sends letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP's Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’ — The White House sent a letter to top US news executives on Wednesday, urging them to intensify their scrutiny of House Republicans after Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched …

New York Times:

Trump Has Been Privately Encouraging G.O.P. Lawmakers to Impeach Biden — The former president has talked regularly with members of the House Freedom Caucus and other congressional Republicans who pushed for impeachment. — On a sweeping patio overlooking the golf course at his private club in Bedminster …

NBC News:

Pence backtracks on impeachment comments after McCarthy's U-turn on House floor vote — The former vice president had praised the speaker for pledging to hold a floor vote on opening a Biden impeachment inquiry, but that's not what McCarthy did Tuesday. — Pence supports McCarthy's decision on Biden impeachment inquiry

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment

Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's words from 2020 fuel GOP's impeachment push

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Politico:
Playbook: What we know about the Biden impeachment push

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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Time to stop Joe Biden's power play to protect himself and his family

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David Weigel / Semafor:
In books, Biden is an energetic leader. Too bad nobody reads them.

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Resident Liberal: Kevin McCarthy Has Impeachment ‘Amnesia’

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Bloomberg: Biden Hits New York's Broadway as Fundraising Blitz Begins

Politico:

A House GOP attempt to advance abortion measure backfires in funding fight — House GOP leaders wanted more leverage in the spending wars. So far, they have less. — House GOP leaders have abandoned efforts to pass an agriculture funding bill amid an intraparty row over abortion policy.

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Politico:
Conservative mutiny forces delay in House Pentagon spending bill

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NBC News:
Far-right Republicans tell McCarthy his impeachment inquiry won't soften their spending demands

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The Hill:
Conservative opposition stalls House vote on Pentagon funding bill

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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy pitches combining funding bills into ‘minibus’ amid GOP spending fights

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John Aguilar / Denver Post:

Lauren Boebert escorted out of “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver after “causing a disturbance” — Boebert campaign manager says congresswoman was just “enthusiastically” enjoying Sunday's show — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of a Sunday night performance of the “Beetlejuice” …

Olivia Beavers / Politico:

Lauren Boebert ditches the MAGA thing in Colorado — With her seat in danger, the Coloradan is starting to sound like a completely different person at home. — FRUITA, Colo. — Lauren Boebert is one of Washington's loudest proponents of impeaching Joe Biden.

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CBS News:
Rep. Lauren Boebert says she was removed from “Beetlejuice” performance at Denver theater

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Julia Mueller / The Hill:

Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola's husband dies in plane crash — Rep. Mary Peltola's (D-Alaska) husband has died in a plane accident in Alaska, her chief of staff announced Wednesday. — “We are devastated to share that Mary's husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.—'Buzzy' to all of us who knew and loved him …

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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:

Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash — Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., the husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, has died in a plane crash in Alaska, according to a statement from the congresswoman's office. — “He was one of those people that was obnoxiously good at everything.

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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:

Is AOC Married? Her Office Says No. Her Legal Filings in Congress Say Otherwise. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D., N.Y.) office says she isn't married. But she has described her fiancé, Riley Roberts, as her “spouse” in forms filed with the House Ethics Committee in 2023 …

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Filip Timotija / The Hill:

Republicans push Schumer to vote on top generals amid Tuberville hold — Senate Republicans are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to vote on some of President Biden's top military nominations amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Al.) hold, which is blocking Senate leadership …

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Tuberville refuses to budge on military promotions despite growing GOP pressure

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Peter Cordi / Washington Examiner:

‘Alien corpses’ unveiled at Mexico's Congress as UFO speculation intensifies — An “alien” discovery was on the docket in Mexico's Congress on Tuesday, as “non-human” corpses were unveiled to politicians at a public hearing. — Prominent Mexican UFO expert and journalist Jaime Maussan presented …

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Myah Ward / Politico:

She's 25, idealistic, and believes she has the formula to win North Carolina for Joe Biden — The state's Democratic Party chair is organizing youth and rural voters, and people have noticed: “They know she's fighting for them.” — Anderson Clayton, the youngest statewide party leader in the country …

Associated Press:

Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was located with help from plane's thermal imaging — A murderer who brazenly escaped from a Pennsylvania jail was captured Wednesday in the woods by a team of tactical officers, bringing an end to an intensive search that terrified residents …

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:

Judge denies Trump aide Mark Meadows request to pause ruling that sent Georgia election case back to state court — A federal judge denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' request for an emergency stay of a ruling that sent his Georgia election interference case back to state court.