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NBC News:
FBI agents swarm D.C. home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska — FBI agents swarmed the home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in Washington D.C. Tuesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. — The reason for their presence wasn't immediately clear.
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch — Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C. — F.B.I. agents on Tuesday morning searched homes linked to the Russian oligarch Oleg V. Deripaska …
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Page Six:
Kanye West dons bizarre mask for second Michael Cohen meeting — Who was that masked man? — Kanye West was spotted meeting again with former Trump fixer Michael Cohen for coffee on the Upper East Side on Tuesday — but this time, West was wearing the same strange prosthetic mask he'd been seen wearing at JFK Airport a day earlier.
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Congressman says he expects to be indicted — Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) told supporters on Tuesday he expects to be indicted on allegations he lied to federal investigators. — Driving the news: In a video uploaded to YouTube, the congressman sat with his wife and dog in a vintage pickup truck …
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Paul Hammel / Omaha World-Herald:
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry expects to be indicted for lying to FBI but says charge is false
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry expects to be indicted for lying to FBI but says charge is false
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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and The Hill
Politico:
Biden bets his agenda on the inside game — Before Joe Biden can fully pitch the public on his solutions to a lingering pandemic and economic rockiness, he's got to finish the sale to his own party's lawmakers. — As Democrats on Capitol Hill brace in anticipation of a brutal midterm …
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Message to Progressives: Dragging Manchin and Sinema Isn't Working
Message to Progressives: Dragging Manchin and Sinema Isn't Working
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Jacobin, The Nation, American Prospect, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin, Sanders to seek deal on Biden agenda
Manchin, Sanders to seek deal on Biden agenda
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Political Wire
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Dems' dawning realization: Manchin's serious
Dems' dawning realization: Manchin's serious
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
Quinnipiac University Poll:
78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens — mail_outline — Nearly one year after the 2020 presidential election, a majority of Americans (58 - 35 percent) …
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Tampa Bay Times
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
What is Tommy Tuberville doing here? … Tommy Tuberville had a decision to make. So did the other Republican senators huddling with him in the storage closet. — It was Jan. 6, right-wing rioters were ransacking the U.S. Capitol, but these lawmakers were already in a secured part …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's ludicrous new effort to cover up Jan. 6 should spark new fears about 2024
Trump's ludicrous new effort to cover up Jan. 6 should spark new fears about 2024
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Geneva Sands / CNN:
Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is vaccinated, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, according to department spokesperson Marsha Espinosa. — “Secretary Mayorkas tested positive this morning …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
DHS Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19, days after event with Biden
DHS Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19, days after event with Biden
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Ace of Spades HQ and The Daily Wire
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Bolsonaro Should Face Homicide Charges Over Pandemic, Brazil Lawmakers Say — A long-awaited report from Brazil's Senate concludes that Jair Bolsonaro purposely let the coronavirus kill Brazilians in a failed bid for herd immunity. — BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A Brazilian congressional panel …
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Reuters:
FDA proposes over-the-counter hearing aids for Americans — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be sold directly to the millions of Americans in need of the devices, without expert assistance.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
CNN's John King discloses he is immunocompromised — New York (CNN Business)"CNN anchor and Chief National Correspondent John King told viewers on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis and is immunocompromised." — “I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before,” King said.
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The Hill and The Daily Beast
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Rachel Levine, openly transgender health official, sworn in as four-star admiral in Public Health Service — The former Pennsylvania health secretary is the sixth four-star admiral in the history of the health corps. — A senior Biden health appointee who made history when she became …
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Washington Examiner, The Federalist, Twitchy, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Wire, WTRF-TV and Tom Fitton
Insider:
Trump says his son Donald Jr. 'couldn't be beaten' if he ran for office in ‘certain places’: book — Former President Trump says he'd support his son Donald Trump Jr. if he runs for office someday. — “There are certain places where he couldn't be beaten,” Trump told journalist David Drucker.
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POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
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Politico:
Democrats pare back proposed IRS bank reporting requirements — The Treasury Department officially announced Tuesday that Democrats were narrowing the scope of a controversial proposal that would force banks and credit unions to give more account information to the IRS to help boost tax compliance.
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Washington Examiner, Washington Times and Independent Women's Forum
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“Right Now, All I Want Is a Healthy Baby”: Former Congresswoman Katie Hill Is Ready for Her Next Chapter — Hill has been laying low since her congressional career blew up in scandal—now she's expecting her first child, and is plotting for the years ahead.
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Southwest drops plan to put unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave starting in December — Southwest scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated workers with pending exemptions on unpaid leave after the Dec. 8 deadline. — Both American and Southwest require their new-hire employees to show proof …
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Julie Ray / Gallup:
U.S. Ratings at Record Low as Trump Exited, Rally Under Biden — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six months into Joe Biden's presidency, approval ratings of U.S. leadership around the world had largely rebounded from the record-low ratings observed during the Trump administration.
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Rachel Wegner / The Tennessean:
Travis Tritt cancels shows at venues that require COVID-19 vaccines, negative tests, masks — Travis Tritt has canceled shows at venues requiring masks, proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or a negative test. — The country singer and songwriter announced the move Monday …
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Washington Examiner and TheBlaze
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Colin Powell and the Crisis of the Boomer Elite — You need to understand that in a society where religion has gone out of fashion, the elite has to canonize secular saints as examples for the people it proposes to rule. The elite needs a quasi-religious justification to feel superior …
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The Federalist, The Moderate Voice, Washington Examiner and Instapundit
Bianca Fortis / ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Used Its Food Aid Program for Political Gain, Congressional Investigators Find — The Food to Families program, touted by Ivanka Trump, gave tens of millions of dollars to unqualified firms and was also used to promote then-President Trump.
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The American Independent
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Celebrities are America's new politicians — Launching gubernatorial bids, making presidential endorsements, founding schools: Celebrities are getting increasingly involved in U.S. public and political life. — Why it matters: As we've reported, politics is no longer just the purview …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Democratic Party chair reports lynching threat after writing op-ed critical of Donald Trump — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn received multiple threats, including one of lynching, after he penned an opinion piece critical of former President Donald Trump, he told the Des Moines Register.
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Siena College Research Institute:
Democrats Give Hochul Early Double-Digit Lead — In a Fall Preview of June's Primary, Democrats Give Hochul Early Double-Digit Lead in 3 Potential Candidate Scenarios — New Gov Has Positive Favorability Rating - Comparable to AG James - But Her Job Performance Rating is Tilting Negative; Under Water on Several Issues
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New York Magazine, New York Post, Mediaite and Political Wire
Meghan McCain / Variety:
Meghan McCain Reveals Why She Quit ‘The View’ (EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXCERPT) … On July 1, 2021, I announced live on air that I was leaving “The View” after four years. My co-hosts learned about my decision that morning, and the shock registered on their faces. I'd been talking to ABC's higher-ups for weeks about wanting to leave.
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Micheline Maynard / Washington Post:
Don't rant about short-staffed stores and supply chain woes. Try to lower expectations. — For more than a century, business experts have been trying to dial up the United States' efficiency. Ever since Frederick Taylor published “The Principles of Scientific Management” in 1911 …
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Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle:
‘The limitation of Donald Trump’: Election audit bill fails to pass in Texas Legislature — Despite unusually heavy lobbying from former President Donald Trump, two elections bills that he pushed Gov. Greg Abbott to enact this fall are all but dead. — One would have eased up the process …
American Greatness:
The Stupid Money on the Right Rides the Grift Train — We either change course as a movement—in our funding, in our priorities, and in our actions—or we will lose. — Recently on the America Moment podcast, Michael Anton named names regarding Conservatism, Inc. The wide-ranging interview goes …
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Passengers held up phones during Philadelphia train rape, police say — The passengers who did nothing while a homeless man raped a woman on a commuter train outside Philadelphia may have also recorded the vile attack on their cellphones instead of calling for help, authorities said.
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BBC, The Daily Wire, HotAir and Metro.co.uk
John Sexton / HotAir:
The author of The Handmaid's Tale tweeted a column defending the word ‘woman’ and the woke are outraged — Margaret Atwood is the Canadian author whose most famous creation is the dystopian novel “The Handmaid's Tale” about a future American theocracy in which women have no rights.