Important new Washington Post editorial: D.C.’s crime bill really could make the city more dangerous.
The city council will vote Tuesday on whether to override the mayor’s veto of a total rewrite of the criminal code.
We’re pleading with them not to.
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NEW: Republicans close to MITCH DANIELS say opposition from the is poised to push the former Indiana governor into the 2024 #INSEN race. washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns
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WPost editorial:
"Let C-SPAN’s cameras back into the House"
"This isn’t about political theater or creating fodder for comedians. Nor does it have anything to do with ratings. It is about giving the nation more accurate view of how Congress really works"
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WPost editorial:
"Let C-SPAN ’s cameras back into the House"
"This isn’t about political theater or creating fodder for comedians. Nor does it have anything to do with ratings. It is about giving the nation more accurate view of how Congress really works"
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New Washington Post Editorial: The IRS has problems. They aren’t the ones Republicans complain about.
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Garland appoints special counsel to probe Biden classified documents
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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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New Washington Post Editorial: For the nation’s health, break up the Food and Drug Administration.
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A person close to Schiff told me: "It's f-cking crazy that she would announce in the middle of a natural disaster. There are 15 people dead. I think there potentially could be more."
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Pentagon to train Ukrainian soldiers on the Patriot missile system in Oklahoma.
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Tom Emmer: “what you saw last week was democracy at work.”
“The better we get, the more boring we’re going to be!”
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Tom Emmer says at GOP leadership presser that the House is going to “get rid of Christmas trees.”
I assume he means legislation that includes lots of extraneous items and that this is not a declaration of war on Christmas.🎄
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The Office of Congressional Ethics has been really nonpartisan in its inquiries. Since its founding, the OCE has actually referred more Democrats (52) than Republicans (50) to the Ethics Committee for further investigation. It’s a mistake to emasculate it.
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Gutting the independent ethics watchdog as the first official act of the 118th Congress isn’t what Americans voted for in the midterms. We fear that tying the hands of the OCE, especially limiting the ability to hire staff, invites a new era of corruption.
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If ever there was a time for an independent ethics watchdog, it’s in a Congress that includes George Santos (R-N.Y.).
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New Washington Post Editorial: House Republicans shouldn’t neuter the Office of Congressional Ethics.
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Ironically, Republicans underperformed in the midterms because of the outsize influence of the same election-denying troublemakers who now hold Congress hostage.
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McCarthy’s House now has fewer ways to avert chaos — but still a few. Our editorial for Sunday’s Washington Post is live:
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Matt Gaetz says the goal of the holdouts is to make the role of Speaker “ceremonial” and to put Kevin McCarthy in a “straitjacket.”
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Matt Gaetz nominates Jim Jordan for Speaker.
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Two years after Jan. 6, an attempted bomber remains at large.
Editorial Board:
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Review of Jan. 6 cases finds judges give harsh lectures, lighter sentences. & dig into the data
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About half the Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker fund their campaigns through small, online contributions instead of counting on major donors and PACs. This makes it harder for leadership to corral them. Via :
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Two years after Jan. 6, the FBI still has not been able to identify about 350 individuals believed to have committed violent acts on the Capitol grounds, including more than 250 who assaulted police officers that day. And the DNC/RNC bomber is at large.
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Editorial for tomorrow’s Washington Post: Two years after Jan. 6, an attempted bomber remains at large
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A Grover has already proven himself a force in conservative politics.
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Speaker in our time
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Kevin McCarthy is now offering holdouts the Sudetenland
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Pete Buttigieg has claimed residency in Michigan and voted there in the midterms. With President Biden looking almost certain to run for reelection, the Transportation secretary could theoretically run for Debbie Stabenow's open Senate seat in 2024.
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) will NOT run for reelection in 2024.
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The White House is strongly considering adding a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to President Biden’s trip to Mexico City next week, per & :
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These arsonists can't take yes for an answer.
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Do you think the name “McCarthy” has been said on the House floor more in the last two days than during the Red Scare?
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Spartz votes present.
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Those who don’t learn from history…
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U.S. Capitol tour guides "have been told to only refer to Jan. 6 if questioned on a tour" and "to avoid bringing up Jan. 6, current events and any legislation under consideration by Congress." washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/
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All but two McCarthy defectors in House are election deniers.
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New Washington Post editorial: America needs a better China trade strategy.
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Maybe she has a toothache and needs dental advice? 🦷
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