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AOC Loses Bid To Become Top Dem In Oversight Committee In Blow To Generational Change

Latin Times

AOC Loses Key Vote In Bid To Become Top Dem In House Oversight Committee But Vows To Fight On

The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee formally recommended Rep. Gerry Connolly for the post. It is not the final decision as the full caucus has to make the final vote

Latin Times

Biden’s woes worsen as Hunter plays adviser: ‘The s*** is going to hit the fan’

Convicted felon Hunter is now ‘de facto gatekeeper for longtime friends’ to the president as Biden’s critics mount

The Independent UK

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Several top House Democrats call for Biden to step aside in weekend ‘crisis talks’

Democrats are questioning president’s ability to prove to voters he has mental fitness and stamina to continue

The Independent UK

Dems slam ‘shameful’ House Republicans who voted to restore ‘mammy’ statue in Arlington

Confederate monument was taken down in Arlington National Cemetary in December

The Independent UK

House Republicans push to rename D.C.'s Dulles airport after Donald Trump

The Democrat who represents Dulles suggested Republicans “find a federal prison” to name after Trump.

Axios

Police ID suspect in Arlington, Va., house explosion: Here's what to know

Arlington officials identified James Yoo as the suspect involved in the massive Monday night explosion. Police say he is presumed dead as they investigate what caused the home to go up in flames.

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Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it?

With Congress increasingly polarized, there are growing calls to replace the winner-take-all approach for House elections with a system that advocates say could better reflect the country's diversity.

WEKU

Comer's $200K loan to brother revealed

Comer has zeroed in on Biden's loan to his brother as evidence of family's "shady business practices"

Salon

U.S. senators introduce bill seeking changes to unemployment insurance program

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-), U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and a coalition of six Democratic and Independent senators on October 26 introduced a bill proposing several modifications to the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program.

Ballotpedia

Trump Floats Tariff Plan That Will Make Everything More Expensive

The "Tariff Man" promises to strike again.

Reason

GOP budget would destroy Social Security

The proposed budget calls for tax cuts for the uber-rich and an increase in the Social Security retirement age

Salon

US Senate panel raises ‘concern’ over Egyptian detainee’s health

Senate Foreign Relations Committee urges Egypt to immediately release academic Salah Soltan amid ‘neglect in prison’.

Al Jazeera

Exclusive-Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction -report

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Refuses to Include Israel in 'Visa Waiver Program'

The US Department of Homeland Security informed Israel that it has failed to meet the requirements to enter the visa waiver program. Earlier, the Israeli government informed its citizens that it had reached the final arrangements to obtain an official US decision to cancel the entry visa. On Wednesday, Haaretz…

Tribune News Service

Proxy voting rises when Congress usually flies in and out of town, analysis finds

WASHINGTON — A line of idling cars quietly rumbled near the House steps last Friday, ready to whisk lawmakers back to the campaign trail and away from Washington until after the midterm elections.

Roll Call

Proxy voting rises when Congress smells jet fumes

On days when Congress is scheduled to arrive or leave Washington, the number of members voting by proxy increases by double digits.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan with China Tensions Simmering

A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has…

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Six members of Congress ask Roger Goodell to release Washington workplace report

Multiple members of Congress are asking Roger Goodell to release the Washington workplace report in advance of next week's hearings.

Tribune News Service

House adopts red flag bill to confiscate guns in cases of ‘extreme risk’

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to allow confiscation of guns from individuals deemed an “extreme risk,” the morning after agreeing to ban teens from buying semi-automatic weapons like the one used by the 18-year-old who killed 21 people at a Uvalde elementary school.

Salon

Democrat proposes 1,000% AR-15 tax

Rep. Don Beyer says Democrats can pass the measure without any Republican votes

Ballotpedia

# of contested primaries in Oregon at 10-year high

By: David Luchs

Tribune News Service

Partisan ‘doom loop’? The answer is more parties, this group says

WASHINGTON — There are two kinds of people who, upon deep and earnest reflection, really believe Washington just doesn’t work. The first are the kind of right-wing populists who enthusiastically flocked to Donald Trump in 2016, chanted “Lock her up!” with sincerity, and think the 2020 election was stolen.

Roll Call

Partisan ‘doom loop’? The answer is more parties, this group says - Roll Call

Fix Our House argues that proportional representation is the key to ending gerrymandering and shaking up congressional inaction.

Axios

Alaska Rep. Don Young, longest-serving member of Congress, dies at 88

Young was first elected in 1973 during the Nixon Administration.

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