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Say it ain't so: Reconciliation back on the table for raising debt limit - Roll Call

Top Democrats are privately discussing the possibility of using the budget reconciliation process in the upcoming lame-duck session to raise the statutory debt limit.

Roll Call

First Thing: Paul Pelosi attack suspect ‘wanted to break House speaker’s kneecaps’

Suspect said he viewed Nancy Pelosi as the ‘leader of the pack’ of lies told by the Democratic party, according to a federal affidavit. Plus, victory for Everett’s bikini baristas

The Guardian - UK

Biden warns of windfall tax on ‘war profiteering’ oil companies

US president criticises oil companies for making record profits amid the Russia-Ukraine war, warns of higher tax.

Al Jazeera

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Ballot measure campaign contributions top $1 billion

Welcome to the Tuesday, November 1, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Texas Secretary of State John Scott says our elections are secure, but he sometimes muddles that message

Heading into the midterm elections, Scott has repeatedly insisted that Joe Biden is the rightful president and that Texas’ elections are free, fair and secure. But his delivery has been at times ambiguous and given oxygen to election misinformation.

The Texas Tribune

Biden aims to drive GOP contrast in Florida 1 week out

President Joe Biden is heading to Florida to blast the Republican Party over proposals to undo prescription drug price caps and change Social Security and Medicare

The Independent UK

Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here's why that matters

In Iowa's competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That's part of a long-growing pattern.

WEKU

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Grain ships leave Ukrainian ports despite Putin suspending deal

Vladimir Putin was branded “outrageous” by US President Joe Biden after pulling out of the UN-brokered pact on Saturday, renewing fears of a global food crisis

Evening Standard

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members - Roll Call

Roll Call's ranking of the 10 most vulnerable House and Senate incumbents one week before Election Day 2022.

Roll Call

Editorial: Progressives' Ukraine letter makes life difficult for their Democratic colleagues

The Congressional Progressive Caucus last week issued, then quickly withdrew, a poorly timed letter to President Joe Biden urging stepped-up efforts to negotiate a settlement to the war in Ukraine, putting their fellow Democrats in the awkward position of appearing hand-wringing and indecisive ahead of midterm elections. The letter’s wording…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Afternoon Update: More rate pain for borrowers; Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup; and China unhappy with B-52 plan

The Reserve Bank makes its inevitable inflation response. And most Australians don’t care about the cup

The Guardian - AU

House GOP's possible newcomers include outsiders, extremists

The House GOP’s Class of 2022 midterm candidates includes a distinct group — a new generation of political outsiders, populists and some extremists

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger

A federal judge blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, saying that the joining of two of the world's biggest publishers could "lessen competition."

WEKU

North Korea threatens US with ‘powerful measures’ over drills

North Korea threatened to unleash a powerful action if the U.S. does not halt joint military drills with partners including South Korea, in what might be an effort by Kim Jong Un to lay the ground for his first nuclear test in five years.

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The Guardian - US

US judge blocks $2.2bn Penguin Random House merger

Justice department argued the melding of the publishing house with Simon & Schuster would harm competition and authors’ pay

The Times of India

Joe Biden's daughter Ashley wore an Anita Dongre lehenga for Diwali bash

US President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley looked stunning in a floral pink lehenga from Anita Dongre at the Diwali reception hosted at the White House. This was the largest since the People’s House started celebrating the festival during the George Bush administration.

Axios

Judge blocks $2.2 billion merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

The DOJ has argued that the merger violates antitrust law and would harm competition.

The Independent UK

Why Stephen King turned on his own publisher in a battle over the future of the book industry

Josh Marcus looks into why the horror king — and the Biden administration — has been trying to stop the big-money merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

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The Independent UK

Judge blocks Penguin Random House from buying rival Simon & Schuster

Horror author Stephen King testified on behalf of the Biden administration in August trial

The Independent UK

Hoopa Valley tribe sues over water contracts in California

The Hoopa Valley tribe alleges in a lawsuit that the Biden administration is failing to collect money from farms that rely on federally supplied water to pay for damages to tribal fisheries

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama and Biden will campaign for Fetterman and Shapiro in Philadelphia on Saturday

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama are coming to Philadelphia on Saturday to boost Pennsylvania Democrats just days before crucial elections across the state.

Los Angeles Times

Biden accuses oil companies of ‘war profiteering’ as he warns of excess profit penalties

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged major oil companies to stop “war profiteering” and use record profits to boost domestic production as the White House looks to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm election.

WEKU

David DePape charged with assault, attempted kidnapping in attack on Paul Pelosi

DePape faces a maximum of 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes against the immediate family of a United States official.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices raise doubts about using race in college admissions

The high court’s conservatives all expressed doubts about the practice, while the three liberals defended the programs, which are similar to those used by many private and public universities.

Los Angeles Times

Biden to call on Congress to consider windfall tax on excessive oil profits

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will urge Congress to consider new tax penalties on oil and gas companies if they refuse to boost domestic production as the White House looks to curb rising fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections.

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