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New w @HansNichols : President Biden is unlikely to propose reinstating state and local tax deductions in his second tax-and-spending package despite pressure from several fellow Democrats, according to people with direct knowledge of the planning.
When @SpeakerBoehner was recording his audiobook I was told by sources that during these wine-soaked sessions he would deviate from the book’s text and insert random violent attacks on @tedcruz . Well, here’s some tape (listen to the end):
Scoop: Caitlyn Jenner explores run for California governor as Newsom faces recall .. convos w GOP consultants underway. w @alaynatreene
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New: In a tense AM call w Kevin McCarthy, President Trump today privately — and falsely — blamed "Antifa people" for storming the Capitol... McCarthy told him the riot “was MAGA” and he knew because he was in there, per WH official. #axiossneakpeek
Yes I have seen the meme. Please, for the love of God, stop texting it to me.
Christopher Wray: FBI has not seen evidence of national voter fraud effort by mail
There’s a long history of White Houses lying about the president’s health — JFK, FDR, etc. The distinction here is the incompetence.
SCOOP w @mikeallen : Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.
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