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AxiosMcConnell says GOP should move beyond Trump's "rehash" of 2020 election
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters Tuesday that Republicans should be looking to "the future and not the past" when asked about how comfortable he was with the GOP "embracing" former President Trump.Why it matters: CNN's Manu Raju posed the question after Trump attended a GOP retreat last week, noting that McConnell had said the former president was "morally responsible for provoking the events" on the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, per Business Insider.Get market new
Associated PressTwo Montanas? New maps highlight state's split personality
For the first time in 30 years, the Census has awarded Montana a second seat in Congress. On paper, that leaves the state's redistricting commission with the easiest task of all its counterparts across the country: Divide the expansive state in half. Nothing is ever that simple in redistricting battles, as political parties jostle for control over maps that will give their candidates an advantage and the simple act of drawing a line becomes a fraught battle over the identity of the state.
AxiosJan. 6 committee recommends contempt charges against Bannon
The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riots unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night recommending that former Trump aide Steve Bannon be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena.Why it matters: The resolution sets up a House vote to refer Bannon for potential criminal prosecution, signaling that the committee will not tolerate attempts by former President Trump and his associates to stymie the investigation.Get market news worthy of
USA TODAYProgressive leader Jayapal 'even more optimistic' as Biden eyes $1.9T to $2.2T for social spending bill
Biden met separately Tuesday with groups of progressive and moderate lawmakers and individually with Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
AxiosTrump-allied senator to support Rahm Emanuel nomination for ambassador
One of Donald Trump's staunchest allies, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), will speak out publicly Wednesday in support of one of President Biden's targeted ambassadorial nominees — former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel.Why it matters: Progressive activists are pressuring liberal senators to oppose Emanuel's confirmation as U.S. ambassador to Japan. Support from key Republicans may end up ensuring the Democrat gets the job.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets.
AxiosCivil rights groups sue Oklahoma over law banning critical race theory
A group of civil rights organizations is suing Oklahoma over a law that restricts discussion of race and gender in public schools.Why it matters: The law is one of several Republican-led attempts to ban critical race theory (CRT), a concept that links racial discrimination to the nation's foundations and legal system. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The rights groups' challenge is the first federal lawsuit to argue that one of these statewide bans is un
NBC NewsGOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry charged with lying to FBI about campaign contributions
The nine-term Republican from Nebraska said in a YouTube video Monday evening that he expected to be indicted and proclaimed his innocence.
Yahoo NewsSchiff 'vehemently' disagrees with Attorney General Garland's reluctance to pursue Trump
House intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he “vehemently” disagrees with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s failure so far to aggressively investigate former President Donald Trump.
USA TODAYOnPolitics: Trump's harsh comments on Colin Powell
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was a Republican, but previously said he felt Donald Trump had "drifted away" from the U.S. Constitution.
Associated PressBlack Democratic chair gets lynching threat over Trump essay
The first Black chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party says he received a series of racist messages, including a lynching threat, after writing an opinion piece in a local newspaper criticizing former President Donald Trump and the state Republican officials who stood with him at a recent rally in Des Moines. Ross Wilburn, who is also a state representative from Ames, reported the threatening phone and email messages to local police and state investigators. The messages came after The Des Moines Register's online publication of Wilburn's op-ed on Oct. 8, the day before thousands of Trump supporters gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds for the rally.
Yahoo NewsTerry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic candidate for governor, distances his fortunes from Biden's agenda
In D.C., Dems believe that if they can pass an infrastructure bill before Oct. 31, it’ll help Terry McAuliffe win his second term as governor two days later. But at a campaign stop Tuesday, McAuliffe said he didn’t think Virginia voters cared that much about the goings-on in Congress.
ReutersEx-Giuliani associates' donation prompted probe at pro-Trump group, official testifies
A $325,000 donation by a company run by two former associates of Rudy Giuliani triggered an internal inquiry at a group supporting former President Donald Trump, a former official for the group testified in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. The testimony by Joseph Ahearn, who worked as finance director for the America First Action super PAC, came on the sixth day of the trial of Lev Parnas, a former Giuliani associate who is accused of breaking campaign finance laws.
Yahoo NewsAdam Schiff asks intelligence agencies for information about CIA's targeting of WikiLeaks
The House Intelligence Committee is seeking information about a Yahoo News report that CIA officials plotted to kidnap Julian Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in 2017 after WikiLeaks published documents describing the spy agency’s hacking tools.
Yahoo NewsTrump ally and former journalist who says the 2020 election was stolen emerges as early frontrunner in Arizona GOP governor contest
Former local news anchor Kari Lake earned Trump's endorsement after touting the false claims that Joe Biden stole the 2020 election.
AxiosGOP congressman indicted for lying to the FBI
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) has been indicted on charges he falsified records and lied to federal investigators probing an illegal foreign donation scheme, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.Driving the news: DOJ says a Fortenberry associate, who later cooperated with investigators, informed him he'd likely received illegal donations from an intermediary for a foreign national, but that Fortenberry denied any knowledge of such a scheme when contacted by the FBI.Stay on top of the lat
Yahoo NewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tests positive for COVID-19
Mayorkas, who is fully vaccinated, is experiencing “only mild congestion,” a spokeswoman for the department said Tuesday.
The New York TimesThe Economic Rebound Is Still Waiting for Workers
Fall was meant to mark the beginning of the end of the labor shortage that has held back the nation’s economic recovery. Expanded unemployment benefits were ending. Schools were reopening, freeing up many caregivers. Surely, economists and business owners reasoned, a flood of workers would follow. Instead, the labor force shrank in September. There are 5 million fewer people working than before the pandemic began and 3 million fewer even looking for work. The slow return of workers is causing he
ReutersBiden, Democrats aim for deal on spending package in coming days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are edging toward a deal on the scope of their cornerstone economic revival package and hope to reach a compromise as soon as this week, people briefed on the negotiations said on Tuesday. Scrambling to broker an agreement, Biden met with 19 lawmakers on Tuesday in an unusually busy day of legislative negotiations. One source said a deal could be announced midweek if things go well; two others said the White House was hoping for an announcement in coming days.
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Amid tributes to Colin Powell, Donald Trump disparages former secretary of state
Trump's mocking of Powell drew rebuke across the political spectrum. Powell, who was vaccinated but had multiple myeloma, died of COVID complications.
Yahoo NewsConservative radio host says he caught COVID on purpose: 'What I hoped for the entire time'
Taking an ill-advised health risk in a pandemic that has killed more than 726,000 Americans, Dennis Prager said Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after months of actively trying to get infected.
Associated PressPolice shooting looms over Emanuel in confirmation battle
The fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Chicago seven years ago is looming large over the city’s former mayor, Rahm Emanuel, as he looks to win confirmation as President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan. Several liberal House lawmakers and activists complain that Emanuel's handling of the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times as he ran away from police, should have disqualified him for consideration for a coveted role. Emanuel's administration refused to make public police dash cam video of the killing for more than a year and not until being compelled to do so by a state court.
HuffPostEx-Soldiers Storm Guatemala's Congress Building To Get Civil War Payment
Protesters broke down gates leading into the building's parking lot and torched several vehicles, causing congress employees to flee over a rooftop.
Business InsiderSteve Bannon not cooperating suggests Trump may have been 'personally involved in the planning and execution' of the January 6 insurrection, Liz Cheney says
Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, said Steve Bannon's refusal to testify suggested he was coordinating with the White House on January 6.
HuffPostRepublicans Don't Want To Talk About Trump Unless They're On The Campaign Trail
GOP politicians are relying on Donald Trump — who attempted to overthrow an election he lost — to energize voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
AxiosNick Burns, Biden's man in Beijing, in the hot seat
President Biden's nominee for ambassador to China will face aggressive questioning Wednesday about the most important, and potentially perilous, bilateral relationship in the world.Why it matters: While Nick Burns is an experienced diplomat with support on both sides of the aisle, lawmakers want to use his confirmation hearing to force the administration into some tough positions on China.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeBoth Rep
“Like tobacco, Facebook is a dangerous product one uses at one’s own risk.”
“A key reason why this latest scandal feels more significant is that politicians on both sides of the aisle feel deceived.”
“These are clearly problems of scale, which Facebook has had many years to deal with and has been fundamentally unable to.”
“We need to recognize the danger we’re in. We need to shake the notion that Facebook is a normal company.”
“Facebook is in trouble … It’s a cloud of existential dread that hangs over an organization whose best days are behind it.”