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As it turns out, the Department of Justice has emphatically pushed back against contempt of Congress referrals related to the executive branch. LA Times
VOA VIEW: They have no legal right to charge Bannon.
Negotiations remain stalled on a U.S. compact with the Marshall Islands, partly because of differences over the U.S. nuclear legacy there. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The administration is dirty.
The $3.5 trillion bill that Biden and Democrats are now attempting to cram through Congress via reconciliation is meant to create a European-style, cradle-to-grave welfare state. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Biden and Dems are bankrupting the US.

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As the Nov. 2 ballot’s highest-profile contest, the battle for Virginia’s governorship has become a referendum on the Big Government approach of the out-of-touch, Democrat Left. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Too many are flocking to the left.
President Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in a bid to resolve a bitter diplomatic break and said he’s sending Vice President Kamala Harris to Paris to resolve any hard feelings. Macron recalled the French ambassador to Washington last month after Biden stunned America’s oldest ally by announcing a nuclear submarine pact... New York Post
VOA VIEW: Sending a fool on a fools errand.
The feds reported CBP has detained 1,734,686 illegal immigrants attempting to enter the US via the southwest border in fiscal year 2021, but the veep said she does not have plans to head to the border. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The last thing Biden wants is to send Harris to the border.
Company documents show that the social network’s employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation and conspiracies before and after the contested November vote. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Facebook is complicit to the biggest US fraud.
Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to raise rates on high earners and major corporations has led Democrats to consider proposals once championed only by the party’s most liberal flank. New York Times
Expanded tuition assistance remains an option for the budget bill, but how much it would help students — and economic competitiveness — remains to be seen. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Dems are in a make believe world.

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Hackers gained access to a private version of former President Trump's social network and posted images of defecating pigs and more.       USA Today
VOA VIEW: Bet progressives and anti America bad guys are involved.
Heating bills are expected to soar for the 2021-22 winter after a spike in oil prices amid a global pivot away from fossil fuels.      USA Today
Biden's plan to speed holiday gift deliveries by prodding California ports to operate round-the-clock leaves other supply-chain snarls unresolved.       USA Today
VOA VIEW: Biden is full of crap.
Can government-subsidized housing programs overcome Jim Crow-era patterns? Unless something changes, data suggests the answer is no.       USA Today
VOA VIEW: Blacks will be hard pressed to give up a free ride.

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As staff secretary, often referred to as the "nerve center" of the White House, Tanden is tasked with determining which documents reach Biden's desk.       USA Today
VOA VIEW: Tanden is a danger to the US.
Not content with this world, Facebook believes it can build a new reality. Amid a crush of bad publicity, governmental scrutiny and growing competition for its social media business, the company is hiring workers and making products to create the “metaverse.” On the company’s blog, Facebook vice presidents Nick Clegg ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Facebook must be open to be sued.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Friday announced a new Justice Department initiative to crack down on discriminatory financial lending practices. During a news conference, Mr. Garland said the initiative will target illegal "redlining," which occurs when a lender denies services to someone based on his race or ethnicity.  Washington Times
VOA VIEW: This is total madness and should be stopped.

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Two free-market economists Thursday night used the United States' supply chain woes to argue for labeling Chinese goods made with forced labor. George Mason University economists Christine McDaniel and Weifeng Zhong, appearing at the nonprofit Institute on Religion and Democracy in downtown Washington, said the U.S. is paying the price ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Makes sense.
Homeland Security reported another 192,001 encounters with illegal immigrants on the southwestern border in September, topping off one of the worst fiscal years on record. The monthly total marked a slight decline from July and August, which Customs and Border Protection touted as a needed improvement. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: National security is in extreme danger.
Nearly 200 Americans left behind in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan following the August U.S. military withdrawal may still be trying to get out, the State Department said Friday, doubling its previous public count. Spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. airlifted out several dozen people in the past couple days. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: There are still many more than being reported.
The Biden administration said Friday it is not changing its definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greatly expanded the range of people eligible for booster doses. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The word "mandate" will be used by Biden and Dems more frequent.
More than half of U.S. voters disapprove of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's policy directing the FBI to investigate concerned parents at school board meetings, according to a survey released this week by a conservative group. Convention of States Action, working with the Trafalgar Group polling firm, found that 57% ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It's totally unconstitutional.

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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday said Americans who got a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 should feel comfortable in getting the same brand as a booster after federal officials made it easier for Americans to shop around. Both versions use messenger RNA, a type of technology that ... Washington Times
With people heading indoors, some colder states are beginning to see a rise in cases. ABC
VOA VIEW: Expected in cold weather.
A highly anticipated nonpartisan audit of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin did not identify any widespread fraud in the battleground state, which a key Republican legislative leader says shows that the state's elections are “safe and secure.” ABC

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The Supreme Court will take up the Texas abortion law and could definitively resolve the fate of its six-week ban and unprecedented enforcement mechanism. ABC
VOA VIEW: A reasonable start.
Federal prosecutors will examine whether the algorithms banks use to approve a loan are discriminatory. CBS
VOA VIEW: Pitiful racist maneuver.
Virginia voters will select a new governor in less than two weeks, in what many argue is the first major test for Democrats since President Biden was elected. Senior White House and Political Correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe to discuss his opponent Glen Youngkin and a top issue in the close race. CBS
VOA VIEW: Dems have much to lose in a major blue state.
The former president's social media venture is creating a trading frenzy. But the company has no financial results yet. CBS
VOA VIEW: Makes sense.
The Florida port director describes a "perfect storm" that created a national shipping crisis. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The facts are clear while Biden denies them.
Independent auditors determined there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election in Wisconsin but made dozens of recommendations for new rules Friday. UPI
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz Friday declared six Palestinian nongovernmental organizations as "terrorist organizations," a move that brought immediate condemnation from Palestinian officials. UPI
The U.S. federal deficit reached $2.77 trillion in fiscal year 2021, just shy of the milestone $3 trillion the Congressional Budget Office projected, the Treasury Department announced Friday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Much can be blamed on Biden mismanagement - it will go up.
Texas and Missouri have sued the Biden administration to force it to continue building a physical barrier along the U.S. southern border. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
five people, including a former Venezuelan state governor and a Colombian linked to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, have been charged in the United States for laundering money. UPI

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