#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

The months-long siege of Bakhmut may have been a costly battlefield victory for the Wagner Group, but the private military company’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, scored a major political win by capturing the city.  The Wagner Group is now responsible for Russia’s only two significant victories since last summer, having taken Bakhmut last weekend and the…

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#Debt deal text released as leaders corral votes 

#Debt deal text released as leaders corral votes 

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released text of the bill to raise the debt limit on Sunday evening as Democratic and Republican leaders work to corral support ahead of this week’s vote. The bill — which spans 99 pages — raises the debt limit for two years, strengthens work requirements on federal public assistance programs and rescinds…

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#Conservative House Republicans knock debt ceiling deal 

#Conservative House Republicans knock debt ceiling deal 

Conservative House Republicans are already voicing criticism about the agreement in principle to cap spending and raise the debt ceiling announced late Saturday as the White House and GOP leadership work to avoid a default on the nation’s debt.   Rep. Dan Bishop (R) tweeted a vomiting emoji to express his thoughts on the proposed…

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#Five high-profile Trump supporters who’ve switched to Ron DeSantis

#Five high-profile Trump supporters who’ve switched to Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has picked up support for his presidential campaign from what might at first appear an unlikely place: people who had worked for former President Trump’s campaign or administration or supported him.  Multiple former Trump supporters are backing DeSantis’s challenge to Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.  Here are the most notable former…

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