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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.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate — In an exclusive excerpt from my forthcoming biography of the senator, Romney: A Reckoning, he reveals what drove him to retire. — For most of his life, Mitt Romney has nursed a morbid fascination with his own death, suspecting that it might assert itself one day suddenly and violently.
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 …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
In books, Biden is an energetic leader. Too bad nobody reads them.
In books, Biden is an energetic leader. Too bad nobody reads them.
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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 …
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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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Li Zhou / Vox:
Republicans' unfounded impeachment inquiry of Biden, explained
Republicans' unfounded impeachment inquiry of Biden, explained
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment
Senate GOP says House lacks evidence for impeachment
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
House Dem: Hunter Biden looks ‘guilty,’ not his dad
House Dem: Hunter Biden looks ‘guilty,’ not his dad
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's words from 2020 fuel GOP's impeachment push
Biden's words from 2020 fuel GOP's impeachment push
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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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Conservative mutiny forces delay in House Pentagon spending bill
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
Far-right Republicans tell McCarthy his impeachment inquiry won't soften their spending demands
The Hill:
Conservative opposition stalls House vote on Pentagon funding bill
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
McCarthy pitches combining funding bills into ‘minibus’ amid GOP spending fights
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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
Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in plane crash
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Katherine Stewart / New Republic:
The Right-Wing Conspiracy-Fest Is More Openly Bloodthirsty Than Before — The first thing I noticed at the latest stop on the ReAwaken America Tour in Las Vegas in mid-August was that the T-shirts are getting nastier. “Size Matters” blared one man's shirt over enlarged images of bullets of various calibers.
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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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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.
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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 …
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