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The Ludicrous Agony of Rupert Murdoch — It's nice to know that Fox News, which has so deranged America while making Rupert Murdoch ungodly sums of money, has in the end made Murdoch miserable, at least if the journalist Michael Wolff is to be believed. But the consolation is a small one.
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Why I Can Never Forgive Rupert Murdoch — The Fox News honcho destroyed the real conservative movement I still hold dear, and he did it for the money. … Rupert Murdoch's decision to step down as chairman of the Fox Corporation and News Corp ends an era that has upended American politics …
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Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down — Magnate Rupert Murdoch's surprise announcement Thursday that he's stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire.
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Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
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Schumer sets up path for Senate to move first on funding stopgap — Faced with the House stalemate over a government stopgap funding bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday set up a path for the Senate to move first on a bill to fund the government beyond Sept. 30.
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Right-Wing Rebels Block Defense Bill Again, Rebuking McCarthy on Spending
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GOP leadership tells members to go home but be on call amid funding stalemate
GOP leadership tells members to go home but be on call amid funding stalemate
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Politico:
House GOP erupts as conservatives block defense bill again
House GOP erupts as conservatives block defense bill again
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House Republicans still don't have the votes as government shutdown looms
House Republicans still don't have the votes as government shutdown looms
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
House recesses after Defense bill, government funding plan implode
House recesses after Defense bill, government funding plan implode
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republicans expected to break logjam on Pentagon funding bill Thursday
House Republicans expected to break logjam on Pentagon funding bill Thursday
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: ‘Groundhog Day’ in the House
Playbook PM: ‘Groundhog Day’ in the House
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events — Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito's luxury travel …
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‘Waiting for him to drop out’: DeSantis' influence nosedives in Florida — Some party members view the once-powerful governor as weakened amid his campaign struggles. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is losing his clout in Florida. — College boards, stacked …
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U.S. Government Contractor Arrested on Espionage Charges — For Immediate Release — IT Help Desk Technician Charged with Transferring Classified Materials to a Foreign Government — A U.S. government contractor was arrested on Aug. 24 based on espionage charges in a complaint unsealed today.
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State Dept. Contractor Is Accused of Stealing Satellite Imagery of Africa
State Dept. Contractor Is Accused of Stealing Satellite Imagery of Africa
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‘Sexy’ Biden and family get-togethers: Comer views new email details — Emails provided to House Oversight Chair Jim Comer included no smoking guns. — House Oversight Chair James Comer, who is investigating President Joe Biden for what Republicans call potentially impeachable offenses …
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Combat the Climate Crisis — New steps will catalyze action across the federal government to account for climate change impacts in budgeting, procurement, and other agency decisions, and save hardworking families money
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Manchin circulates proposal to reverse Schumer on dress code — Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is circulating a proposal to reestablish the Senate's dress code, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) loosened over the weekend to allow senators to wear whatever they want on the Senate floor …
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‘Weak in the knees’: Former Trump ally Nikki Haley blasts Trump in new speech — 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley responds to a question about how former President Donald Trump, her opponent for the Republican nomination, will be remembered in history.
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David Brooks is laughing at you, peasant — David Brooks, the “moderate” columnist for the New York Times, is a very deep thinker who understands the important issues of the day well, and who deigns to share his understanding with the plebs as long as he gets a nice paycheck for doing so.
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Bloomberg launches $500 million war to close all coal plants and block new gas plants — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said he will spend $500 million on a campaign to close all remaining U.S. coal plants and block the construction of any new natural gas plants.
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UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Sen. Tim Scott for Saying “You Strike, You're Fired.” — After invoking the legacy of Ronald Reagan to suggest that striking United Auto Workers members should be fired for demanding higher wages, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., may soon find himself before the National Labor Relations Board.
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Senate confirms Army and Marine chiefs, bucking Tuberville logjam — But Democrats aren't declaring victory yet as more than 300 more officers are in limbo. — The Senate overwhelmingly approved two four-star generals to lead the Army and Marine Corps Thursday, as members made a small dent …
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Former justices see no legitimate reason to impeach Janet Protasiewicz — The Wisconsin Constitution is clear: Impeaching a justice for following the rules that govern her conduct is an attack on the very independence of the court and violates the separation of powers.
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Democratic Senator Accused of Cartoonish Corruption — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez possesses an ability to hang on through corruption scandals that would bury most politicians. In 2018, less than one year after a federal bribery trial for accepting lavish gifts from a Florida eye doctor ended …
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