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The outstanding issues are still outstanding and a deal on Biden's agenda needs to happen today October 27, 2021

Democrats seemed to move further apart over the course of the last 24 hours, laying bare the very real risk that President Joe Biden will fall short in his effort to secure an agreement before he arrives on the global stage later this week.

Merrick Garland appears before Senate panel amid pressure on Nassar probe, Bannon and school boards memo October 27, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he is likely to face fierce Republican blowback to a memo he issued addressing threats to school boards, as well as bipartisan heat for the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar probe.

US State Department issues first passport with X gender marker October 27, 2021

The State Department has issued the first US passport with an "X" gender marker as it seeks to implement gender-inclusive polices, the department announced Wednesday.

Trump's 2020 fantasy is already influencing 2022 October 27, 2021

There are multiple major developments on stories we've spent a lot of time covering in What Matters.

McConnell endorses Herschel Walker's Senate bid in sign of growing GOP establishment support October 27, 2021

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker's Senate bid in Georgia, a sign that the Republican establishment is aligning behind Walker after initially holding concerns about the GOP candidate's viability.

Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' becomes latest flashpoint in Virginia gubernatorial race October 27, 2021

The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia's next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin's attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe accuses him of using a "racist dog […]

Democrats fight back as Republicans target education in push for suburbs October 27, 2021

America's freshest and most emotive political battle is now raging over its schools as kids and teachers get drawn into the cultural and ideological fights dominating national and local politics.

January 6 committee plans to subpoena John Eastman October 27, 2021

The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol plans to subpoena John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had worked with then-President Donald Trump's legal team and drafted various ways to overturn Joe Biden's election, a committee aide told CNN on Tuesday.

Biden makes closing pitch in Virginia by unloading on Youngkin, comparing him to Trump October 27, 2021

President Joe Biden on Tuesday excoriated Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin during his final event with Democrat Terry McAuliffe ahead of next week's election, repeatedly comparing the gubernatorial candidate to former President Donald Trump.

Secretaries of state targeted by Trump election lies live in fear for their safety and are desperate for protection October 27, 2021

"I am a hunter -- and I think you should be hunted," a woman can be heard saying in a voicemail left for Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in September. "You will never be safe in Arizona again."

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