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Rep. Jason Smith wins three-way contest for Ways and Means gavel - Roll Call

Rep. Jason Smith, a self-proclaimed “firebrand” preaching a populist image of the GOP, won the nomination to be Ways and Means chairman.

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GOP omnibus opponents bring home billions of earmarked dollars

Lawmakers who voted against the omnibus spending package secured $3 billion worth of earmarks, a CQ Roll Call tally found.

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2 years after Kentucky’s first COVID-19 vaccines, doctors continue to urge people to get vaxxed

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New forensic technology provided the breakthrough in decades-old case

PHILADELPHIA — More than six decades after the badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase section, police Thursday announced the long-sought identity of the boy — finally naming “America’s Unknown Child” and providing some closure in what police say is…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ways and Means chair contenders hone closing arguments - Roll Call

The race for the House Ways and Means Committee chairmanship remains close as contenders prepare to make their final pitches.

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Boyle to succeed Yarmuth as top Democrat on Budget Committee - Roll Call

House Democrats on Tuesday elected Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan F. Boyle to lead the caucus on the Budget Committee next Congress.

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"The Boy in the Box" case nearly solved

After 65 years, police have identified the remains of a boy whose body was found in a box by the side of a road

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Editorial: Congress needs some toddler-proofing before the GOP House majority takes power

Just as it’s a good idea to child-proof a home before having toddlers over for a birthday party, congressional Democrats should be doing what they can during the current lame-duck session to prepare for the incoming Republican House majority — a crowd that has literally announced its intention to threaten…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

The Texas Tribune

Man who walked free from court on knife charge found with blade stashed in car

A judge said Tyrell Morton "of all people" should have known the dangers of knife crime, as his uncle was stabbed to death

Liverpool Echo

GOP House Budget contenders stress party unity on fiscal issues

House Republicans will face their biggest tests of unity in the next Congress on fiscal issues, including the debt ceiling.

Roll Call

3 teens suspected in Philly school shooting committed another murder the day before, police say

PHILADELPHIA — Three of the teens accused of shooting five young football players, killing one, outside Roxborough High School in September are expected to be charged with murder in connection with another fatal shooting the day before, police said Friday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors

WASHINGTON — After suspending donations to Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election, a collection of PACs, including those of Amazon and Caterpillar, restarted contributions ahead of midterm elections in which the GOP is favored to win House control.

Tribune News Service

Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors - Roll Call

Nearly 20 corporate and trade PACs restarted donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the presidential election since September.

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Budget panel race is on, regardless of Ways and Means outcome - Roll Call

A competition to decide who will lead Republicans on the House Budget Committee in the next Congress is underway.

Manchester Evening News

Man described himself as 'martyr for paedophiles' after threesome gone wrong led to police discovering vile stash of images

Mikael Janesson, 41, attempted to justify his actions in a lengthy seven-page letter submitted to the court

Liverpool Echo

Man described himself as 'martyr for paedophiles' in disturbing seven-page letter

Pervert compared himself to Alan Turing after he was caught out by a threesome gone wrong

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Drunken Sunderland lout assaulted police after being kicked-off Jet2 flight heading to Ibiza

Reece Nelson, 31, was ejected from the early morning flight at Newcastle Airport in July

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Buchanan touts business success in bid for Ways and Means slot

Rep. Vern Buchanan is pitching a sharp pro-business focus as he seeks the top Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee

Roll Call

‘Firebrand’ Missourian shakes up Ways and Means race - Roll Call

Rep. Jason Smith invokes a populist image for the GOP as he seeks the top Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Salon

GOP heading toward another shutdown

Republicans love chaos — and apparently they love losing too. One of these days their antics will mean catastrophe

Roll Call

Nebraska policy wonk makes pitch for top Ways and Means slot - Roll Call

While Rep. Adrian Smith brings experience and policy chops, his competitors have won more buzz in the race so far.

Tribune News Service

Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader

WASHINGTON — The three Republicans vying for their party’s top spot on the House Ways and Means panel in the next Congress have raised nearly $4.1 million combined this cycle from K Street lobbyists and their companies’ affiliated PACs, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

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Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader - Roll Call

Three Republicans seeking the party's top Ways and Means Committee spot next year raised $4.1 million from lobbyists and their firms' PACs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Democrats should scuttle the debt ceiling before America hits the fiscal brink

They aren’t saying it publicly, but behind the scenes, congressional Republican officials and business leaders are bracing for the nightmare scenario of a debt ceiling crisis potentially worse than the one in 2011 if the GOP retakes the House this year. That’s according to an Axios piece that pays special…

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