Estimated Revenue Effects of Increased Funding for the Internal Revenue Service in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act  —  This letter responds to a request for information about the revenue effects of funding for the Internal Revenue Service that would be provided by the current version of H.R. 5376 …

More Prefer Republicans To Win Control Of The House And Senate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Say Higher Prices Are Changing Spending Habits  — mail_outline  —  With Election Day in the rearview mirror and both political parties setting their sights on the 2022 midterm elections …

The Terrifying Future of the American Right  —  Rachel Bovard is one of the thousands of smart young Americans who flock to Washington each year to make a difference.  She's worked in the House and Senate for Republicans Rand Paul, Pat Toomey, and Mike Lee, was listed among the …

Kamala Harris' communications director is leaving the administration  —  (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director, Ashley Etienne, is leaving the administration, according to a White House official, to pursue “other opportunities.”  —  Etienne's departure comes …

C.B.O. Finds Biden's Spending Bill Not Fully Paid For  —  The White House and Congressional Budget Office are at odds over how much revenue the Internal Revenue Service could recoup from tax cheats.  —  WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday evening …

Biden bank cop nomination in doubt after fiery hearing  —  President Joe Biden's nominee to become the government's top banking regulator faced a wave of criticism Thursday at a tense Senate hearing that cast further doubt on her chances of being confirmed.  —  Saule Omarova …

Two Iranian Nationals Charged for Cyber-Enabled Disinformation and Threat Campaign Designed to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election  —  An indictment was unsealed in New York today charging two Iranian nationals for their involvement in a cyber-enabled campaign to intimidate …

Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot  —  Text messages reviewed by ProPublica represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family inner circle were involved in financing and organizing the Jan. 6 “Save America” …

Pennsylvania teen had his hands up when fatally shot by State Police, new videos show  —  Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall's life in publicly released videos.  New footage shows he had his hands up when troopers killed him.  —  STROUDSBURG, Pa. …

The impeachment of President Biden and other American nightmares coming in 2023  —  Imagine this: It's a gray, chilly day in Washington, D.C., in March of 2023.  A handful of protesters from left-leaning groups like Indivisible are huddled outside against the icy Potomac winds …

Prominent scientist who said lab-leak theory of covid-19 origin should be probed now says evidence points to Wuhan market  —  Controversy continues amid sketchy data and lack of transparency from Chinese authorities  —  The location of early coronavirus infections in late 2019 in Wuhan …

Kyle Rittenhouse's Defense Was Strong.  It's Also a Threat to the Rule of Law.  —  In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse illegally brought an AR-15 rifle to Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the name of law and order.  As protests and riots raged in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake …

How a Manufactured Migrant Crisis Showed That Europe's Last Dictator Can Rattle the E.U.  —  Belarusian authorities were actively helping migrants cross the border, for example by bringing them to less patrolled areas where they could cross undetected, and even providing them with wire cutters.

Exclusive: Marriott refused to host Uyghur conference, citing “political neutrality”  —  The Marriott hotel in Prague declined to host a conference of activists and leaders from China's Uyghur diaspora this month, citing “political neutrality,” an email shared with Axios shows.

Why Vermont's Phil Scott, the Country's Most Popular Governor, May Be Resisting the GOP's Calls to the Senate  —  Scott's standing is driven by solid support among Democrats and independents  —  Republican Phil Scott of Vermont has been America's most popular governor throughout 2021 …

Even if the Steele dossier is discredited, there's plenty of evidence of Trump's collusion with Russia  —  In early November, John Durham, a special counsel appointed by the Trump administration, indicted a Russian American analyst who had been a contributor to the Steele dossier of lying to the FBI about where he got his information.

Biden says U.S. ‘considering’ diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China  —  President Biden said Thursday that his administration is “considering” a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China, a move that would keep U.S. government officials from attending the games in Beijing to protest China's human rights abuses.

California teacher told conservative students to ‘jump off a bridge’ over anti-Biden flag  —  The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District teacher posted another video saying she didn't mean conservative high schoolers should literally jump off a bridge  —  A California elementary school teacher …

Hospitalizations rising among fully vaccinated in U.S., Fauci says  —  Fauci discusses state of Covid and how to handle the holidays  —  As cases of Covid-19 rise throughout the U.S., health officials warn that an increasing number of fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized or going to the emergency room.

Trump's rage at Georgia Republicans should unsettle us all  —  Earlier this year, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the most nationally scrutinized “election integrity” bill in the country.  The Republican governor hoped this would atone for the sin of being insufficiently corrupt on Donald Trump's behalf …

The Pattern of GOP Voter Fraud  —  In case after case from 2020, it turns out that Republicans were the ones misbehaving at the ballot box.  —  On Tuesday, Donald Kirk Hartle, the CFO of a Nevada company that hosted a September 2020 rally for Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to voting twice …

Schumer, McConnell turn down the heat on debt limit fight  —  Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell clobbered each other incessantly during October's debt ceiling standoff.  Now, as a new December deadline approaches, they're taking a slightly more conciliatory approach.

Why there's $50 million for doulas in Build Back Better  —  The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman published an op-ed masquerading as a news story yesterday, examining some of the “niche” provisions in the recently-passed Build Back Better deal.  The story drips with contempt for things like e-bikes …

Attorney General James Investigating Instagram's Impact on Young People  —  Coalition of AGs Concerned for Safety and Well-Being of Children,  —  Examining Potential Violations of Consumer Protection Laws  —  NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced …