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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans demonstrate their unseriousness about the border — Trump ordered Mike Johnson and company to punch themselves in the face and they obliged. … In recent months, the Biden White House and Democrats in Congress have signaled readiness to accept a bipartisan border deal heavily tilted towards …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Border bill is ‘even worse than we expected’ — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) slammed the Senate's bipartisan border deal hours after the upper chamber released text of the long-awaited agreement, writing that it is “even worse than we expected” and declaring it “dead on arrival” in the House.
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Politico:
Detention and that border ‘shutdown’: What's really in Biden's bipartisan immigration deal — Breaking down 12 major points in the border deal, including the parameters of a border shutdown, increased visas and work permits for asylum seekers. — The bipartisan border security deal that's headed …
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New Republic, CNN, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, NewsNation and DNyuz
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement — For too long, going back decades, the immigration system has been broken. It's time to fix it. That's why over two months ago I instructed members of my administration to work with a bipartisan group of Senators to …
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Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, HotAir, Off Message, National Review, Balloon Juice and RedState
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Schumer ‘hopeful’ Senate will pass bipartisan border bill despite opposition from GOP hard-liners
Schumer ‘hopeful’ Senate will pass bipartisan border bill despite opposition from GOP hard-liners
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
House Republicans Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas at Their Peril
House Republicans Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas at Their Peril
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Washington Examiner, NBC News, HuffPost, Politico, Raw Story and Boston Herald
Associated Press:
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
NBC News:
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border
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Wall Street Journal, ABC News, DNyuz, USA Today, CBS News, The Hill, Los Angeles Times and HotAir
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Political Wire, TASS and Breitbart
Politico:
Supreme Court Shocker? Here's What Happens if Trump Gets Kicked Off the Ballot — Legal scholars, national security experts and political analysts imagine the extraordinary fallout that would ensue. — “Increase its perceived public legitimacy” — “Rip the country apart”
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot — Norma Anderson, a trailblazing former GOP legislator, is among the Colorado voters who have challenged the Republican front-runner's candidacy in a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court
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Raw Story, Fox News and The Colorado Sun
Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:
Who Should Be Trump's No. 2? — “Who should President Trump choose for V.P.?” is one of the most popular questions among the political cognoscenti right now. It's understandable: Donald Trump won both Iowa and New Hampshire with more than 50 percent of the vote, after his closest competitors …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden
Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden
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nationalinterest.org and Washington Examiner
Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
A Major Sign of Trouble in Nancy Mace's Office: Total Staff Turnover — Nancy Mace's entire D.C. office has turned over since Nov. 1. Former staff members described a “toxic” work culture driven by a “delusional” boss. … Add another ignoble credential to Rep. Nancy Mace's résumé.
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Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast — The right-wing policy agenda written for a new Donald Trump presidency would “greatly accelerate” efforts to privatize Medicare — LAST YEAR, FOR the first time ever, a majority of Americans eligible for Medicare were on privatized Medicare Advantage plans.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Americans want verdict on Trump election subversion charges before 2024 vote — Most Americans want to see a verdict on the federal charges former President Donald Trump faces related to election subversion in 2020 before this year's presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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The Hill and Political Wire
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Publix versus the public — Elected officials should not do the bidding of corporate donors; they should act in the best interests of their constituents. It is often difficult, however, to prove a politician's motivation. A politician can generally claim that an act or omission that benefits …
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Seeking Rents
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Not just Civil War — Insurrection and Trump's Ineligibility for Office — Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bans oath-breaking insurrectionists from holding office. The Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that Trump's name should not appear on primary ballots in that state.
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Reason and Balkinization
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden condemns ‘anti-Arab hate’ after Wall Street Journal op-ed labels Michigan city 'America's jihad capital' — President Biden called out “anti-Arab hate” against Dearborn, Mich., residents after an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal called the city “America's jihad capital.”
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems invoke George Santos in last-minute ad buy for NY seat — The influx of money in the final days of the race suggests some concern ahead of the election. — Democrats are finally invoking George Santos as a bogeyman in the race to replace him — as part of a last-minute $1.25 million ad buy …
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The Daily Caller
Axios:
Trump floats ousting RNC chair after brutal 2023 — Former President Trump, in a stunning public rebuke of a longtime ally, suggested on Fox News today that Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel should get the boot. … Trump's comments are a sign of him flexing muscle …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman
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