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• Obama: US 'Desperately Needs' Biden Spending Passed
  
  President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda and massive spending bills before the House this week are something American "desperately needs," former President Barack Obama said.
• Joe Rogan: Trump Will Run, How Is Biden Going to Win in 2024?
  
  On his podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," stand-up comedian Joe Rogan suggested that former President Donald Trump would run in 2024 and win.
• Rep. Sessions to Newsmax: Dems' Agenda, Spending 'Leaving Chaos Behind'
  
  Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told Newsmax that the Democrats' failed policies and planned spending bills are ''leaving chaos behind'' in this country.
• Marine Who Spoke Out Against Leaders Jailed Before Hearing
  
  The Marine who had spoken out in August against the Biden administration's senior military leadership over the unconditional Afghanistan withdrawal was jailed by the Marine Corps on Monday morning for violating a gag order with a social media post over the weekend.
• Court Rules NYC Can Impose School Staff Vaccine Mandates
  
  A federal appeals panel ruled Monday that New York City's vaccine mandate for all adult staffers at its public schools can proceed as planned. The decision reverses one made over the weekend that paused the order, The New York Times reported.
• Manchin: No to Carbon Tax in Reconciliation Package
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia's moderate Democrat in the upper chamber, on Tuesday threw cold water on any idea of his party adding a carbon tax to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package they are working on passing.
• California to Mail Every Voter a Ballot in Future Elections
  
  Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to them in future elections under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.The law makes permanent a change adopted during the pandemic for the 2020 election and the recent recall against Newsom....
• Michael Reagan: 'My Father Would Have Supported Hinckley's Release'
  
  As the news spread Monday morning that John Hinckley Jr. would likely be granted unconditional release from supervision next June, there was widespread reaction and commentary over the gunman who nearly took the life of newly inaugurated President Ronald Reagan on March 30 ,...
• Aaron Babbitt to Newsmax: Biden Dividing America
  
  Just eight months into the Biden administration, the United States has already been set back "years," Aaron Babbitt told Newsmax.
• Dem Sen. Krysten Sinema Fundraising With Group Opposing $3.5T Budget Bill
  
  Democratic Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema is scheduled to host a fundraiser in Washington D.C. tomorrow with several groups opposing her own party's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package...
• GOP Blocks Bill to Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead
  
  Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown are likely to try again - at the same time pressing ahead on President Joe Biden's big plans to reshape government.The...
• McConnell on Receiving COVID-19 Booster: 'Easy Decision'
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday called getting his COVID-19 booster shot "an easy decision."
• Biden: Economic Agenda ‘May Not’ Pass by End of Week
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday confirmed that his economic agenda and plan to fund the government "may not" pass through Congress before the end of the week, but did say he's confident they will pass soon....
• Trump on 20K More Haitians En Route to US Border: 'Laughingstock of the Globe'
  
  Former President Donald Trump in a scathing memo criticizing President Joe Biden on Monday said another 20,000 Haitian immigrants were staged in Colombia preparing to make their trek to the U.S.-Mexico border, the "laughingstock of the globe."
• Reps. Jordan, Biggs Demand Answers on Dismissed Chinese Spy Charges
  
  Two top House Republicans on Monday sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking why six Chinese scientists who were charged with spying by the Justice Department over the summer had their charges dropped last week.
• Nearly 60,000 Cannabis Convictions Dismissed by Los Angeles County DA
  
  Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday that nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions would be dismissed.
• Monmouth Poll: McAuliffe Leads in Virginia
  
  Democrat Terry McAuliffe is leading Republican Glenn Youngkin in the race for Virginia governor by just 5 percentage points, according to the latest survey from Monmouth University Poll released on Monday.
• Gov. DeSantis to Investigate Facebook for Election Interference
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has directed his secretary of state to investigate Facebook for alleged election interference, it was announced Monday.
• Report: Biden Spending Bill Will Lead to Loss of 5.3M Jobs, $3.7T in Debt
  
  President Joe Biden's massive spending bill will lead to 5.3 million job losses and $3.7 trillion in additional debt over the next 10 years, according to study published Monday by the Texas Public Policy Foundation titled, "Reversing the Recovery: Pelosi's Plan to Raise...
• State Dept Spokesman Tests Positive for COVID-19 After UN General Assembly
  
  State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self-quarantining for the next 10 days.Price, who is vaccinated, said he tested positive for coronavirus on Monday morning after returning from New York, where he attended the annual UN...
• Ric Grenell to Newsmax: Milley, Austin Must Answer About Closing Bagram
  
  Ric Grenell, the former acting director of national intelligence and ambassador to Germany, said on Newsmax Monday he hopes that when Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
• Trump Nearly 2-to-1 GOP Favorite in Mackinac Straw Poll
  
  Former President Donald Trump was not in attendance at this weekend's Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island in Michigan, but he was still nearly a 2-to-1 favorite among the GOP candidates for president in 2024.
• Rep. Reschenthaler to Newsmax: Dems Must Meet GOP Halfway on Bills
  
  Congressional Democrats must step back from the "radical far-left" and meet Republicans halfway if they expect to get anything accomplished, given the close majorities their parties hold in the House...
• Milley: US Must Improve Military Communications with Russia
  
  Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the militaries of the United States and Russia should "develop a relationship where we are candid and professional," to help...
• US Rep. Karen Bass Enters Race for Los Angeles Mayor
  
  Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass entered the 2022 race for Los Angeles mayor Monday, shaking up an already crowded field hoping to replace outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti.Bass made the announcement online, saying on her website that she planned to focus on LA's unchecked...

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