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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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HuffPost, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The Guardian, Washington Times, The Hill and Fox News
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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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HotAir, National Review, Off Message, Power Line and Balloon Juice
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom — Europeans supporting aid to Ukraine get a brutal lesson in how American politics is hampering the transatlantic security relationship. — Rep. Greg Murphy said he agreed with former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen (above) …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Border bill is ‘even worse than we expected’
Speaker Johnson: Border bill is ‘even worse than we expected’
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Washington Examiner, The Maine Wire, BizPac Review and Breitbart
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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The Hill, ABC News, Politico, MSNBC, Forbes, Fox News, The Federalist, Raw Story, MeidasTouch, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera, Florida's Voice, American Greatness, DNyuz, CNBC and Mediaite
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’
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USA Today, CNN, Fox News, Washington Examiner, DNyuz, Reuters, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, WTTG-TV, Raw Story, KRQE-TV, UPI, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, ABC News, Bloomberg, HuffPost, The Guardian, Associated Press and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Politico, Business Insider, Semafor, The Hill, NPR, CNN, WXIA-TV, Frontpage Mag, RedState, Washington Examiner, NewsNation, Mediaite, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, DNyuz, CBS News, New York Post, Political Wire and Bloomberg
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, DNyuz, USA Today, ABC 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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Reuters, The Guardian, MeidasTouch, The Hill, Raw Story, Balkinization, JONATHAN TURLEY, USA Today, Bloomberg, Washington Post, SCOTUSblog and BizPac Review
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Global Business Empire Is Growing Again — Former president resumes expansion of his foreign real-estate portfolio after pause during White House term — During Donald Trump's first campaign and his four years in the White House, his foreign business dealings drew constant scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest.
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Fox News
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.
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
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.”
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Donald Trump is the only reason Jim Jordan is subpoenaing Fani Willis — An alleged whistleblower in Georgia is the most recent pretext the House Judiciary Committee is seizing on to try to discredit the case against Trump. — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio …
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.
Discussion:
Reason and Balkinization
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems pour more money into last-minute NY ad blitz before special election — The influx of money in the final days of the race suggests some concern ahead of the election. — Democrats are dumping another $1.25 million into next week's bellwether special election to replace George Santos.
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CNN and The Daily Caller
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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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
House Republicans Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas at Their Peril — Just when you thought House Republicans couldn't warp the impeachment process any more, here we are, watching them twist and stretch this weighty constitutional provision beyond all recognition — like some grimy wad of Silly Putty pulled …
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HuffPost, Politico and Boston Herald
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
McCarthy wanted a successor. He got a fight. — In red California, the race to replace the former speaker could be a microcosm of forces shaping the Republican Party. — Kevin McCarthy couldn't bend unruly Republican lawmakers to his will in Washington. Back home in Bakersfield, Republican voters may reject his succession plan.
Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman — Former President Donald Trump said there will “probably be some changes made” regarding the Republican National Committee and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel. — Speaking on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures …
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RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
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