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86,852 New IRS Employees Aug 08, 2022

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You've probably heard Republicans say the Inflation Reduction Act, the massive spending bill just passed by Senate Democrats, includes provisions to hire 87,000 new IRS agents. The number seems too big to believe. The IRS has just 93,654 employees, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

Dick Cheney Makes It All About Trump Aug 05, 2022

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There are less than two weeks to go before Wyoming's Republican primary, pitting incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, of Jan. 6 Committee fame, against challenger Harriet Hageman. There's never much polling in House races, but there was one big one in Wyoming three weeks ago, and it was terrible for Cheney.

The Dam Breaks, and Key Dems Run Away From Biden '24 Aug 03, 2022

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You've seen the polls showing that large majorities of Democratic voters want the party to pick a new nominee for president in 2024, bypassing incumbent President Joe Biden. Now we're seeing the living embodiment of those polls as some important Democratic lawmakers distance themselves from, or outright oppose, a reelection run by the nearly 80-year-old president.

Why is Pelosi in Taiwan? Aug 02, 2022

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It is not common practice for senior U.S. government officials to visit Taiwan. The last time a really high-ranking official visited Taiwan was 25 years ago, when then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich traveled there. Gingrich remained the highest-ranking U.S. official ever to visit Taiwan until today, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrived in Taipei.

The Washington Fantasy World Aug 01, 2022

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An odd atmosphere has descended on Washington, D.C. At the precise moment the government announced that the economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, the popular definition of a recession, Washington pundits began talking about what a great week President Joe Biden was having. And they meant it sincerely, not ironically.

Biden Border Causes 'Crisis' in DC Jul 29, 2022

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Did you know that it is still the position of the Biden administration that the U.S.-Mexico border is "closed?" "The fact of the matter is, the border is closed," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in late June.

The Biden Recession Jul 28, 2022

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This morning the Commerce Department announced the economy shrank by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022. That comes after the announcement last April that the economy contracted by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year. Now, the United States has had two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, which is the popularly accepted definition of a recession. So it's official: The U.S. is in a recession.

What Bennie Thompson Did on Jan. 6, 2005 Jul 26, 2022

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The 2004 presidential election was a relatively close one. Republican President George W. Bush won reelection with 286 electoral votes to Democratic challenger John Kerry's 251. (No, that does not add up to 538. In a move that has never been fully explained, one "faithless elector" voted for Kerry's running mate, Democratic Sen. John Edwards.)

Kevin Kosar On Reforming The Electoral Count Act Jul 22, 2022

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In today's podcast Byron is joined by Kevin Kosar to talk about the Electoral Count Act and why there is a need for it to be reformed. They get into the history of it and how it could effect our future of politics.

DC Feels Sting of Biden Border Policy Jul 21, 2022

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Last month, this newsletter focused on the Biden administration's practice of allowing illegal border crossers to stay in the United States. Documents made public as a result of a lawsuit over border policy revealed just how many illegal crossers the administration has admitted into the country. It's a big number.

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