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>"Win takes Democrats to key number of 50 seats in Senate, in blow to Republicans who hoped for a ‘red wave’"

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>"A trail of documents shows the DHS watchdog disclosed serious issues with records access in general terms in October 2021."

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"Despite policy disagreements, donors like Jeffrey Katzenberg are backing the Wyoming Republican because of her role on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack."

The Atlantic: Is BA.5 the 'Reinfection Wave'?.

Smart piece on TikTok We are now well beyond “trust, but verify.” With new reports about sensitive data on U.S. users being accessed from within China + evasive answers from TikTok execs, it is time for the U.S. government to take action.