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Scoop: Biden team's don't-let-him-trip mission … - With a physical therapist, Biden has been doing exercises to improve his balance as far back as November 2021. — Since his stumble in June, he has been wearing tennis shoes more often to avoid slipping — and using the short stairs on Air Force One …
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Inside the spending cuts House Republicans are fighting for — Good morning, Early Birds. If you like Kehinde Wiley's famous portrait of former president Barack Obama, check out his new exhibition of portraits of 11 African leaders. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Punchbowl News, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Guardian and Washington Examiner
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Bending to far right, McCarthy pushes steep safety net cuts in shutdown battle — Republican House speaker embraces major spending reductions in trying to win conservative support for funding bill — Cutting housing subsidies for the poor by 33 percent as soaring rents drive a national affordability crisis.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mother Jones, Raw Story and The Hill
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Biden Joins U.A.W. Strike — President Heads to Picket Line in Michigan to Court Autoworkers — President Biden is traveling to Michigan a day before former President Donald J. Trump makes his own visit, as the two men offer dueling messages to a powerful voting bloc in a key swing state.
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NBC News poll shows GOP with largest-ever lead on the economy
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Biden, Trump square off for Michigan's working-class voters
Biden, Trump square off for Michigan's working-class voters
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
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Lauren Egan / Politico:
Biden joins striking auto workers on picket line
Scott Wong / NBC News:
McCarthy says a meeting with Biden on the shutdown and border would be ‘important’
McCarthy says a meeting with Biden on the shutdown and border would be ‘important’
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?
Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win
Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win
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The Hill
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Cassidy Hutchinson's new book reveals a Trump White House even more chaotic than previously known — In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer.
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Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump said ‘hang’ as he watched rioters chant ‘hang Mike Pence’ on Jan. 6 — He watched the Jan. 6 Capitol attack unfold on a TV in the Oval, she said. — Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims without providing further evidence that former President Donald Trump …
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Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Cassidy Hutchinson Book Reveals Chaos at End of Trump White House: 'I Don't Want People To Know We Lost'
Cassidy Hutchinson Book Reveals Chaos at End of Trump White House: 'I Don't Want People To Know We Lost'
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Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire — A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought …
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FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power — Amazon's ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses — The Federal Trade Commission …
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Fulton DA prosecuting Trump, Young Thug says her family has been threatened — 'It's been very troubling,' Fani Willis tells event crowd — X — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is prosecuting cases involving former President Donald Trump …
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The Messenger and Raw Story
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Supreme Court won't let Alabama use disputed House map for 2024 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused Alabama's request to hold 2024 elections under a new congressional map judged to be an unlawful attempt to diminish the power of the state's Black voters.
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Booker Says Menendez Should Resign, Breaking Silence — The decision by Senator Cory Booker, a close ally, to condemn Senator Robert Menendez underscores the deepening crisis Mr. Menendez faces after his indictment. — Senator Cory Booker called on Senator Robert Menendez …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Dam Breaks For Bob Menendez: Senate Democrats Pile On In Calls For Resignation
Dam Breaks For Bob Menendez: Senate Democrats Pile On In Calls For Resignation
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What Is J.D. Vance's Angle? — J.D. Vance was trying to find his groove. I had just shown up at his office last week to interview the Ohio Republican about his first nine months in the Senate, where he has proved curiously hard to pigeonhole. As we sat down, Mr. Vance — at 39 …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
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Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense — In recent social media posts, he accused both a cable TV network and a serving military general of treason. — Pocket — I still vividly recall the morning after the 2016 election. Numb with disbelief and sleep deprivation, I stumbled off the D.C. Metro and in to work.
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Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop — Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.
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McCarthy pushes for Biden meeting with shutdown 5 days away — GOP leaders hope they'll be able to pass a handful of spending bills this week, believing it will give them a stronger hand in negotiations. Their first test will be Tuesday night.
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Jonathan Van Ness breaks down in tears while discussing trans rights on Dax Shepard's podcast — Van Ness told the “Armchair Expert” host they “could just cry” because of how exhausted they are from having to fight for trans kids who “just wanted to be included.”
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Judge Cannon Enters a Minute Order — Today, Judge Aileen Cannon in the Southern District of Florida finally ruled on the special counsel's request to hold Garcia hearings to resolve potential conflicts of interest the lawyers for Trump's two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case may have …
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Jewish leaders rip X, accuse Musk of antisemitism — A group of Jewish leaders published a letter warning of the rise in antisemitic rhetoric on X, formerly Twitter, and placed responsibility largely on owner Elon Musk — who they claimed has “facilitated and enabled” its growth.
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Media Matters for America, Daily News and CBS News
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Jan. 6 defendant who wanted to arrest ‘the traitors’ to ‘protect the Capitol’ sentenced to four years — A defiant Ed Badalian repeatedly interrupted his sentencing judge and told the U.S. Marshals who took him into custody they had the duty to resist unconstitutional orders.
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Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters — Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries.
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New Republic
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The Coming Attack on an Essential Element of Women's Freedom — No-fault divorce has improved the lives of millions. Now some extreme Republicans want to abandon it. — For the past half century, many women in America have enjoyed an unprecedented degree of freedom and legal protection …