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The drip, drip, drip of revelations on this

@JoeBiden

doc story is suboptimal. But the Trump and Biden stories remain vastly different. The former willfully absconded with hundreds of docs and resisted repeated attempts to get them back. Neither appears true in

@POTUS

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WSJ News Exclusive | George Santos Raised Money for Company the SEC Says Was a Ponzi Scheme

On #AxeFiles,

@GovChrisSununu

tags potential '24 rival

@GovRonDeSantis

's tussles w/biz & local govts in FL over cultural issues as "big government authoritarianism." "It's not the government's role to punish people or individuals they disagree with." Pod👉link.chtbl.com/QyrnNgO-

"Embattled Rep. George Santos persuaded at least one person to make a six-figure investment in a Florida-based company that the SEC later said was a Ponzi scheme." I'm beginning to the link this guy may not be on the up and up!🙄

wsj.com

The New York congressman, under scrutiny for his finances and lies about his past, was paid by the Florida-based company, now in receivership after it was sued by the regulator.

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Mar-a-Lago.

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GOP

@GOP

At this point, the better question might be, “where didn’t Biden store classified documents?”

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Rs tried desperately to recruit

@GovChrisSununu

to run for senate in '22. He refused. Does he regret it? On #AxeFiles, he says, not a bit! "You see what's going on now and you know, does anyone ever say, boy, I really regret not joining the circus?" Pod👉link.chtbl.com/QyrnNgO-

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Remember how the Right excused Trump when he knowingly took hundreds of classified documents and balked at giving them back? They're awfully noisy now!

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Rep. Jim Jordan

@Jim_Jordan

Jan 12

Remember how the Left acted when President Trump took so-called “classified” documents to his home? They’re awfully quiet now.

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Hmm. Sounds like a scam, by George! How long will

be able to cling to this guy?

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Tristan Snell

@TristanSnell

Jan 12

Looks like George Santos's $700,000 donation to his own campaign may've been laundered money from a Ponzi scheme called "Harbor City Capital," which defrauded investors, selling them fake stocks, totaling over $17 million.

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In his first presser today,

brayed about what he said was "unequal" treatment of Trump and Biden on the handling of classified docs. I wonder if he's going to look into why the IRS failed to audit Trump's tax returns as required, but did audit Biden's & Obama's?

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says he's pondering a race for POTUS. And of the

@GOP

frontrunner, Donald Trump, he says "He absolutely could not win in November of '24. So let's learn from '22, as Republicans and say, 'we've got to get behind a winner.'" Pod👉link.chtbl.com/QyrnNgO-

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I guess this is what freedom looks like. (Except for the person next to you.)

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Patricia Zengerle

@ReutersZengerle

So there’s indoor smoking on the House side of the Capitol now that the Republicans have taken control.

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It would be interesting to know ⁦

Local N.Y. GOP leaders to call on George Santos to resign

⁩ feels about this. Serial fabricator Santos is, for sure, a heavy load for House

@GOP

. But a special election could cost them another seat they can't afford to lose.

politico.com

"They'll issue a rebuke of him for running as a complete liar in an effort to resuscitate the image of the party," said one person familiar with the announcement.

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Having won the battle to enshrine abortion rights in the MI constitution,

@GovWhitmer

says she sees it as a strategic advantage for her state. "You want employees to have the full panoply of health care at their disposal? You come to Michigan!" Pod👉link.chtbl.com/mNDTKNwL

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Huge win for

, who led the charge for the law after a gunman opened fire at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park.

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IL becomes 9th state to ban assault weapons. chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/

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David Axelrod Retweeted

The

newsroom is in anguish. Blake Hounshell had a dazzling mind, full of original insights about a vast array of subjects. He was a deeply idealistic and curious man with an exhilarating ability to perceive both patterns and contradictions in the news.

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After a crazy week in the People's House,

@Redistrict

joins the

@HacksonTap

to dissect just how, after a weak of extensions and extortion,

C-SPAN’s Greatest Hits (with Dave Wasserman) — Hacks on Tap

wound up holding his gavel.

hacksontap.com

Illinois House approves assault weapons ban; Gov. Pritzker vows to sign it

IL becomes 9th state to ban assault weapons.

chicago.suntimes.com

During his inaugural speech on Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to sign the measure, which would immediately ban the sale of assault weapons in Illinois and cap the purchase of magazines at 10 rounds...

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Thank you,

--and to all who have helped build

@UChiPolitics

these past ten years!!

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UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP)

@UChiPolitics

Jan 10

Yesterday in Congress @CongressmanRaja honored @davidaxelrod for his years of service to the IOP. The many accomplishments of our organization during the past 10 years are now part of the public record! Read more: bit.ly/3QxbRnW

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Jan 10

If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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Jan 10

I had the opportunity to sit down for a long, memorable lunch with Blake Hounshell a few months ago. What a smart, passionate, feeling human being! Like many others, I'm devastated to learn of his passing. My heart goes out to his family. May his memory be a blessing.

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is loathe to talk about herself & post-Biden presidential chatter. Here's what she DID say on the #AxeFiles: "I do think that this executive experience is important and could be could benefit someone running for president at some point." Pod👉link.chtbl.com/mNDTKNwL

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Story is much different but this is the image that flashed before Trump's eyes when

@JoeBiden

docs story broke.

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As Ds take control of MI House & Senate for 1st time in 40 yrs,

@GovWhitmer

says new gun safety laws will be among her priorities. "We can't talk about public safety just by beefing up police forces. We have to also talk about guns." Pod👉link.chtbl.com/mNDTKNwL

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P.S. They'd be doing

favor.

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Great piece by fmr ⁦@RepCharlieDent⁩ about institutional cost of the deal that made ⁦@SpeakerMcCarthy. Q for today, as Congress returns, is whether Rs who weren't part of negotiations stick by a dangerous deal or reject the rules he agreed to. apple.news/AjOJzZf77SnKVS

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Great piece by fmr ⁦

⁩ about institutional cost of the deal that made ⁦

Opinion: The deal McCarthy struck was an inexplicable act of self destruction

. Q for today, as Congress returns, is whether Rs who weren't part of negotiations stick by a dangerous deal or reject the rules he agreed to.

apple.news

While congratulations are in order to Speaker McCarthy, the role has been considerably weakened due to the reported concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown, writes Charlie Dent....

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Before she knew she had been targeted by a militia group,

@GovWhitmer

warned the WH about Trump's provocative rhetoric. "I called Pence, a number of times and I said, I need you to get the rhetoric to cool down. Someone is going to get killed!" #AxeFiles👉link.chtbl.com/mNDTKNwL

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Analysis | What we learned from the McCarthy imbroglio

Kevin McCarthy wanted to be Speaker in the worst way--and that's just what he's done.

washingtonpost.com

McCarthy wanted the job badly. Now we get to see what he can do with what is left of it.

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With a Dem in the WH & Dems in the senate majority, the House Rs can pass performative legislation to thrill their base with little consequence. The failure to fund the government or see to it that it meets its obligations, however, would be catastrophic. That's a real concern.

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On #AxeFiles,

, the target of a kidnapping plot by a right-wing militia group, discusses why their convictions are so important. "We cannot let this become the norm. We cannot let this go unaccounted for." Full pod here: link.chtbl.com/mNDTKNwL

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It was a very bad auguring for the new Speaker that his final installation happened thanks to Gaetz, who had spent the week loudly proclaiming that McCarthy could not be trusted.

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Now that McCarthy is finally, barely installed, it'll be interesting to see if he can marshall support for the rules package and other deals he cut with the dissidents who held him hostage all week.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

The new power in Washington.

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@RepMTG

Congratulations, Mr. Speaker!

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I mean, the bitter irony of this, as the clocked ticked down on 1/6.

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Kaitlan Collins

@kaitlancollins

As that commotion was just playing out on the House floor, I am told former President Trump spoke with Andy Biggs and Matt Gaetz, placing the calls as it appeared McCarthy was not going to secure the speakership tonight and the House was going to adjourn until Monday.

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This was the most humiliating moments any leader has suffered on the floor of Congress. Ever.

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I'm old enough to remember-I think it was this afternoon-when McCarthy said this was the week the House Republicans learned to govern.

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The Republican Accountability Project

I'm old enough to remember--I think it was this morning--when Gaetz loudly predicted that McCarthy would NEVER get the votes.

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Matt Gaetz: "I am grateful that Speaker-designate McCarthy has been so receptive to each and every change that we have demanded. And Sean we're at the stage right now where I am running out of stuff to ask for."

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