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12:15 AM ET, September 20, 2023

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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, The Mahablog and The Hill
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
McCarthy gets tough with the right
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Chaos and acrimony as House Republicans pull bill to keep government running: ‘multiple games afoot’
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Former congressman sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison for insider trading  —  Stephen Buyer, a Republican who represented an Indiana district, was convicted in March of insider trading related to his consulting work.  —  A former Republican lawmaker who served in Congress for nearly …
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Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
Former Congressman Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison For Insider Trading  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Stephen Buyer Misappropriated Material Non-Public Information from His Former Consulting Clients, T-Mobile Corporation and Guidehouse
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Ex-GOP Congressman Gets 22 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
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.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Tim Ballard has resigned from Operation Underground Railroad amid reports of sexual misconduct  —  Ballard, an anti-sex trafficking activist, said in a statement that “the latest tabloid-driven sexual allegations are false.”  —  Tim Ballard, the anti-sex trafficking activist whose exploits inspired …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — The White House's go-to Republican critic of the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is considering leaving Congress for a new job — and has expressed interest in being an on-air commentator for CNN, The Post has learned.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Biden Impeachment Probe Supported by Almost Half of Voters
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and PJ Media
Fox News:
House will hold first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing next Thursday
Washington Post:
Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention  —  The move, long sought by gun-control groups, comes amid stalled progress on firearms legislation  —  President Biden on Friday will announce the creation of a new office for gun violence prevention, an escalation of the administration's efforts …
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Political Wire
NBC News:
Democrats retake razor-thin majority in Pennsylvania state House  —  Democrat Lindsay Powell won the open state House seat in a special election in Allegheny County, restoring a one-seat Democratic majority in the swing state.  —  Democrat Lindsay Powell, a nonprofit worker and former staffer …
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: Raw Story, The Hill and Insider
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Temple's acting president, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after falling ill on stage at university event  —  JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University and long-time employee, has died after falling ill on stage Tuesday afternoon during a university event, said Mitchell L. Morgan, chair of the board of trustees.
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 …
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.
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
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Probe Scrutinizes Elon Musk Perks at Tesla Going Back Years  —  Federal prosecutors also have sought information about transactions between Tesla and other entities related to the billionaire  —  Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing personal benefits
Discussion: Vanity Fair, The Messenger and The Root
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: RedState and Washington Examiner
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 …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Group That Compares Biden Conservation Plan to Genocide Is Getting Taxpayer Money  —  American Stewards of Liberty paints apocalyptic visions about environmental programs.  Counties are buying the hype, for tens of thousands in taxpayer funds.
Discussion: Raw Story
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Man Facing Rape Charges Faked His Death—but Was Wearing an Ankle Monitor, Cops Say  —  Police say they tracked him to a Walmart on the day of his supposed drowning in a kayaking mishap.  —  A North Carolina man is in custody after police say he tried but failed to fake his own death …
The Daily Beast:
Murdoch Called Hannity ‘Retarded’ and DeSantis ‘Kicked’ Tucker's Dog, Wild New Book Claims  —  Michael Wolff's new book from inside the Fox News universe is heavy on salacious gossip about Tucker and the Murdochs.  Here are some of those juicy tidbits.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
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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Joe Schoffstall / Fox News:
John Fetterman baffles by attacking journalist who defended him
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ray Epps, subject of Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, charged by DOJ
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