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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
McCarthy Capitulates Again as House GOP Implodes Spectacularly Over Spending Bill  —  Members didn't hold back from trashing their colleagues in public over the doomed plan to avoid a government shutdown.  —  Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appeared to capitulate for the second …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Politico:
House GOP in open warfare over doomed spending plan  —  One Republican summed up the situation neatly as leadership-empowered negotiators faceplanted with days to go before a shutdown: “It's a mess.”  —  As House Republicans began ripping apart their party's latest spending proposal …
Politico:
McCarthy scrambles: House punts key vote as rebellion rages - Live Updates  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to press toward a vote as soon as Thursday, but conservatives are still chafing.
Discussion: NBC News
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Defense spending bill up in flames amid House GOP conflagration
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and RedState
Jason Willick / Washington Post:
Go ahead, silence Donald Trump  —  Special counsel Jack Smith recently filed for an extraordinary gag order against Donald Trump.  The prosecutor wants to limit Trump's ability to criticize the criminal case against him for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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VICE:
‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim  —  Files from a joint local and federal criminal investigation released to VICE News describe video evidence of the incident, which took place in Mexico on an Operation Underground Railroad mission.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene pens tell-all, ‘setting the record straight’  —  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who overcame Democratic silencing efforts to become one of the most effective voices on the Right, is getting ready to settle some scores with an autobiography …
Discussion: The Hill, Insider and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ray Epps, subject of Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, charged by DOJ  —  Epps entered Capitol grounds on Jan. 6 as a supporter of former President Donald Trump.  He told the Jan. 6 committee that the conspiracy theories about him ruined his life.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This is what taking on election deniers really looks like  —  Democrats won a whole lot of elections in 2022, in no small part on their vow to strengthen and defend democracy.  But if they hope to turn the issue into a sustained political winner, they have to deliver on that promise …
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Makenna Lukens / Governor Josh Shapiro:
Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step …
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Sen. John Fetterman Mocks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory That He Has A Body Double  —  He also joked about GOP outrage over the new Senate dress code: “Republicans think I'm going to burst in through the doors and start break dancing on the floor.”  —  LOADING
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NBC News:
‘I plan to wear a bikini’: Senate Republicans mock changes to dress code
CNN:
Witness testimony disputes IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden probe as Republicans begin impeachment inquiry  —  New testimony from a number of FBI and Internal Revenue Service officials casts doubt on key claims from an IRS whistleblower who alleges there was political interference …
David McHugh / Associated Press:
Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy.  What happened?  —  For most of this century, Germany racked up one economic success after another, dominating global markets for high-end products like luxury cars and industrial machinery …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Ex-GOP Congressman Gets 22 Months in Prison for Insider Trading  — Stephen Buyer traded ahead of M&A deals after he left office  — Buyer represented Indiana in Congress between 1993 to 2011  —  A former Republican congressman from Indiana was ordered to spend 22 months in prison …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
West Point sued by group behind Supreme Court affirmative action lawsuit  —  The group behind the lawsuits that led the Supreme Court to gut affirmative action at higher education institutions sued the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday, seeking to end the school's race-conscious admissions policies.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Lauren Boebert's sexy adventure: Blame conservatives' push for “traditional marriage”  —  Bari Weiss and Nicholas Kristof amplify GOP calls to marry young — that's just what the Colorado congresswoman did  —  It is a cycle as predictable as the sun rising and setting …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Biden Impeachment Probe Supported by Almost Half of Voters  —  Voters are divided over whether the impeachment investigation is largely due to evidence of wrongdoing by Biden or motivation to damage his political career.  —  Share of voters who said they support or oppose …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Tuberville to try going around his own blockade to confirm Marine commandant  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told senators that he will attempt to force a one-off vote on Wednesday to confirm Gen. Eric Smith to become the new commandant for the Marine Corps while he maintains his blockade on more than 300 military promotions.
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Danish artist who ignored job and gave museum blank canvases ordered to give back over $70,000  —  Jens Haaning was given thousands to recreate two art pieces, which included bank notes attached to canvas.  Instead, he delivered empty frames.  —  A Danish artist who gave a museum …
BBC:
Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Canada accuses India of role in Sikh leader's murder  —  Canada has accused India of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader, an allegation strongly denied by Delhi.  —  On Monday PM Justin Trudeau said Canada was looking at “credible allegations potentially linking” …
 
 
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