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4:10 PM ET, September 13, 2023

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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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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.
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
Li Zhou / Vox:
Republicans' unfounded impeachment inquiry of Biden, explained  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed an inquiry despite no evidence of Biden's wrongdoing.  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a move that comes despite no evidence of Biden's wrongdoing at this time.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment
David Weigel / Semafor:
In books, Biden is an energetic leader. Too bad nobody reads them.
Politico:
Playbook: What we know about the Biden impeachment push
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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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: McCarthy's approps bills fall apart
The Hill:
Conservative opposition stalls House vote on Pentagon funding bill
Discussion: The Messenger
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy pitches combining funding bills into ‘minibus’ amid GOP spending fights
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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” …
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CBS News:   Rep. Lauren Boebert says she was removed from “Beetlejuice” performance at Denver theater
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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jury's fresh-air break could upend Navarro conviction  —  The former Donald Trump adviser was on trial for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee.  —  An unusual outdoor excursion by the jury that convicted Peter Navarro — just 30 minutes before delivering its verdict last week …
Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story, ABC News and CNN
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Court blocks Jack Smith's access to many of Rep. Scott Perry's contacts about 2020 election  —  The appeals panel concluded that prosecutors' effort to access cellphone communications with colleagues officials violated the lawmaker's constitutional immunity.
Discussion: CNN and The Messenger
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 …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Primary Races: Nearly 3 In 10 Trump Supporters & Half Of Biden Supporters Signal They Are Open To Other Options, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Support Age Limits On Candidates For President & Congress  —  mail_outline  —  In the race for the 2024 Republican Party nomination …
 
 
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
FBI official refutes top GOP claims on Hunter Biden investigation
Katherine Stewart / New Republic:
The Right-Wing Conspiracy-Fest Is More Openly Bloodthirsty Than Before
Allison Pecorin / ABC News:
Mitt Romney not seeking reelection to the Senate
Associated Press:
Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was located with help from plane's thermal imaging
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
NYSE exec won't run for Michigan's GOP Senate nomination
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge denies Trump aide Mark Meadows request to pause ruling that sent Georgia election case back to state court
 

 
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