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SCOOP: Manchin Tells Associates He's Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan — In recent days, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has told associates that he is considering leaving the Democratic Party if President Joe Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill do not agree to his demand …
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Senate Dem operatives privately warn about rough road ahead — In a private presentation to allies this week, Senate Democrats' main super PAC offered ominous warnings about the political climate the party faces. — President Joe Biden's numbers across Senate battlegrounds have eroded dramatically …
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Democrats Cut Programs' Durations to Lower Cost of Social Policy and Climate Plan — House Speaker Pelosi sees framework being finalized as soon as the end of this week — WASHINGTON—Democrats were piecing together Wednesday a package that looked increasingly likely to fund an array of healthcare …
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All eyes on Manchin after Republicans again block voting rights legislation — Democrats' months-long drive for muscular new federal voting rights legislation hit a new roadblock Wednesday, with options for progress dwindling as Senate Republicans remain united in blocking debate on the issue.
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Dems edge closer to ditching disarray — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer's strategy to force through Democrats' domestic agenda flamed out spectacularly in September. They're ready to try it all over again. — With their party's long-sought priorities on the line, the speaker …


GOP Gains in Governor's Race — Enthusiasm gap and shift in voter priorities boost Youngkin — West Long Branch, NJ - With two weeks to go before Election Day, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are locked in a close battle for governor of Virginia.
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Youngkin Supporter Punches Reporter At Campaign Rally In Burke — BURKE, VA — A supporter of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin struck a reporter outside a campaign rally in Burke Tuesday night, leading the journalist to report the incident to a Fairfax County police officer.
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Youngkin donors in 86 of 95 Virginia counties, McAuliffe just 14
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Politico, National Review and Washington Free Beacon


Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name — Mark Zuckerberg wants to be known for building the metaverse — Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Maybe we need a moral panic about Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a Facebook privacy lawsuit.
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Brian Laundrie's personal items found in Florida nature reserve, medical examiner called to scene — Personal belongings of Brian Laundrie — the fiancé of Gabby Petito who has been missing for over a month — have been found in a Florida nature preserve and a local medical examiner …
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LIVE: Partial human remains found during search for Brian Laundrie, reports say — You have been added to Daily News Newsletter … TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Law enforcement officials searching for Brian Laundrie found partial human remains in the Carlton Reserve on Wednesday, according to NBC News.
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Leaked Oath Keepers Data Shows At Least 28 Elected Officials Have Ties To The Group — Over the past dozen years, at least 28 people who currently hold elected office joined or financially supported the Oath Keepers, the extremist group that figured prominently in the violent Jan. 6 storming …
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Rep. Jim Jordan tells House panel he can't recall how many times he spoke with Trump on Jan. 6 — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday struggled to answer questions about his communications with then-President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, telling a House panel …
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Meadows retains top GOP lawyer for Jan. 6 investigation
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Liz Cheney calls out Kevin McCarthy in Bannon contempt hearing
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Cheney: Bannon's actions suggest Trump was involved in Capitol riot planning
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‘Down the rabbit hole’: Arizona GOP goes full fringe — Just when it seemed Arizona Republicans couldn't make more of a spectacle, they found another way. — As the party hardens around its fealty to former President Donald Trump, the GOP is filling up its midterm ballot with a roster …
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Trump Organization, Already Under Indictment, Faces New Criminal Inquiry — The investigation, by the Westchester County district attorney's office, increases the legal scrutiny of the former president and his family business. — Former President Donald J. Trump's family business …
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Democratic Child Care Plan Will Spike Prices for the Middle Class by $13,000 — Trying to run a child care system using market prices runs into three main problems. — For a government, solving these problems is pretty simple. You can pass a law that mandates higher wages for child care workers …
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City Journal and National Review
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Democrats Abandon Middle Class on Build Back Better Resolution
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Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz says he talks every week to Sen. Joe Manchin, who is pushing to cut Biden agenda — Billionaire Nelson Peltz told CNBC on Wednesday that he talks every week to Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist Democrat who is pushing to shrink President Biden's agenda.
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How Joe Manchin and Republicans Could Destroy the World
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Border arrests have soared to highest levels since 1986, new CBP data shows — U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September, and arrests by the Border Patrol soared to the highest levels since 1986 …
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White House considers new taxes on billionaires, stock buybacks as higher corporate rate appears to fall out of economic package — Senior Biden officials briefed top Democratic lawmakers on a potential shift in the party's tax plans on a private call on Wednesday, as the White House searches …
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62% of Americans Say Politics, Not Law, Drives Supreme Court Decisions — 50% Disapprove of Biden's Job Performance, Support From Independents Collapses — EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW is the motto of the Supreme Court of the United States, but more than 60% of Americans today believe the decisions …
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Biden's controversial Ed Dept nominee Catherine Lhamon confirmed amid expected Title IX due process rollback — Lhamon's nomination spurred warnings from education advocates and former Education Department officials — GOP blasts Biden nominee linked to ‘eco-terrorism’
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Soldier with ‘Hitler mustache’ is first to be thrown out of military after Capitol riot charges — An Army reservist charged in the Justice Department's sweeping investigation of the U.S. Capitol riot was quietly demoted and discharged earlier this year, becoming the first known service member …
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REVEALED: Accused rapist who ‘attacked’ woman on SEPTA train in Philadelphia as passengers ‘filmed it’ is an illegal Congolese immigrant with prior convictions for sex abuse and drugs who should have been deported in 2015 — Alleged rapist Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been present in the US illegally since 2015
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Fox News hosts admit the network has a strict COVID-19 vaccine and testing policy — while they celebrate job walkouts over such mandates elsewhere — Fox News' utter hypocrisy on COVID-19 health policies was on full display Wednesday morning. In a segment of Fox & Friends hyping the threat …
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In-N-Out blasts S.F. over vaccine mandate shutdown: ‘We refuse to become the vaccination police’ — Beloved California burger chain In-N-Out is firing back against San Francisco's vaccine mandate. The company blasted the city after the Department of Public Health temporarily shut …
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House Democratic Retirements Pile Up as Party Fears Losing Majority — As they survey a grim political landscape for their party, three senior House Democrats opt for retirement and lament the factionalism within their ranks. — WASHINGTON — The quickening pace of Democratic retirements …
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I urged Republicans to stay. Now, months later, I'm leaving the party. Here's why — Opinion: I had hoped that decent people working from the inside could save the Republican Party from those who believe the Big Lie. I was wrong. — In February, I wrote an op-ed urging Republicans not to leave the party.
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