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Secret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds' campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID "misinformation."

Reason

Debt ceiling fight set to "cross the Rubicon"

It's becoming increasingly common in the nation's polarized capital.

Axios

Here's why a high-stakes debt ceiling fight looms on Capitol Hill

House Republicans want to leverage must-pass legislation to raise the debt limit to extract federal spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.

WEKU

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Michael Hiltzik: The US economy is again being held hostage to our ridiculous federal debt ceiling

The individuals in charge of U.S. fiscal policy are often thought to be among the most sober people in the world, so you may be wondering why we're suddenly hearing ideas such as the minting of a trillion-dollar platinum coin or selling $100 face-value Treasury bonds for $200.

Los Angeles Times

Lesion removed from Jill Biden’s eyelid was non-cancerous, doctor says

The White House says a lesion removed by surgeons last week from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a non-cancerous growth

The Independent UK

Biden bolsters California disaster declaration as storm death toll rises to 22

The president is due to visit California on Thursday.

Axios

Countdown in the offing for political fight over debt

The countdown toward a possible U.S. government default is in the offing

The Independent UK

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Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats say they won’t negotiate with Republicans on lifting the debt ceiling, at least one party centrist is willing to work across the aisle to get a deal.

Tribune News Service

Trump claims he took only classified folders to Mar-a-Lago as ‘a cool keepsake’

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that he took only folders for classified documents as “a cool keepsake” and accused “Trump-hating” feds of planting top secret documents to frame him.

Tribune News Service

Lesion removed from Jill Biden's eyelid was non-cancerous

The White House says a lesion removed by surgeons last week from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a non-cancerous growth

The Independent UK

White House slams House GOP for putting far-right members on key committees

White House spokesperson says House Republicans ‘may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts, instead of engaging in bipartisan work on behalf of the American people’

The Independent UK

White House condemns appointments of far-right Republicans to House oversight panel – as it happened

‘House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts,’ says White House spokesman

The Guardian - US

Biden picks Jeffrey Cummings, LaShonda Hunt for Chicago-based U.S. District Court spots

“These choices also continue to fulfill the President’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country — both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds,” the White House said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden-McConnell: Personally mismatched, professionally bound

By temperament and manner, Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell are decidedly mismatched

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Biden news - live: President to visit Santa Cruz County to assess storm damage

His visit comes as White House remains adamant it will not interfere in the ongoing investigation into classified documents

Reuters

White House adviser Sullivan will support two-state solution in Israel trip -Kirby

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was holding meetings in Israel on Wednesday and will stress the U.S. commitment to a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestinian dispute during his visit, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Roll Call

Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill - Roll Call

The West Virginia centrist senator has a bipartisan proposal to set up expedited votes on trust fund solvency measures.

Salon

Fury as MAGA extremists score committees

"I know it was you," Rep. Vern Buchanan fumed at McCarthy after he lost out on chairmanship

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The Independent UK

Biden-McConnell: personally mismatched, professionally bound

By temperament and manner, Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell are decidedly mismatched

Axios

White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments

"[I]t appears that House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts..."

The Independent UK

Steph Curry commends ‘iconic’ moment Biden took the knee during Warriors presentation

Trump rescinded the team’s invitation to the White House after the Warriors star criticised his attacks against Black athletes for their on-field protests

Tribune News Service

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress

WASHINGTON — The departure of two key public health leaders at the National Institutes of Health has created vacancies some worry could present a hurdle to NIH’s agenda in the new Congress.

Roll Call

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress - Roll Call

Despite GOP criticism of handling of COVID-19, Collins and Fauci had long-standing relationships with lawmakers from both parties.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Biden had classified documents. What does that mean for Trump?

A large part of the appeal that enabled Joe Biden to win the presidency was his promise to end the Trump administration’s often disruptive practices and restore normalcy to Washington.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The US can afford a defense spending cut

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to beg, plead and deal to get his current job. One of the agreements struck on the House floor with the most conservative faction of the Republican caucus was a promise to keep the next spending bill at levels that were agreed to in fiscal…

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