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Capital Journal
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Good morning from the WSJ Washington Bureau. We write this newsletter each weekday to deliver exclusive insights and analysis from our reporting team in Washington. Sign up.
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Biden Administration: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are scheduled to attend Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s investiture ceremony at 10 a.m. ET at the high court. At 11:30 a.m., Mr. Biden is set to deliver remarks on the federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian. At noon he will host a reception to celebrate the Jewish New Year. At 4 p.m. the president and the first lady will host a Hispanic Heritage Month reception.
Economy: The Commerce Department is set to report personal income and spending data on Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, as inflation holds close to its highest level in four decades.
Hurricane Ian: Recovery efforts were under way across the southwest Florida coast as Ian strengthened again into a Category 1 hurricane and powered toward the Carolinas. Follow our live coverage here.
Russia-Ukraine War: A Russian missile strike killed at least 25 civilians, Ukrainian officials said, hours before Russia plans to declare its annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
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Tony Vargas, right, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Nebraska's Second District, chatting with voters during a campaign event in Omaha, Neb., last week. REBECCA S. GRATZ FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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Abortion and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack have nudged some Nebraskans, usually Republican voters, toward Democrats.
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Republican Rep. Don Bacon has sought to center his House race on inflation, crime and border security, reports Dante Chinni, as voters in his swing district have shifted. The race is one of several contests where Democrats' chances have improved, though Republicans remain favored to win control of the House in November.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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Democratic Party support among nonwhite voters weakened in 2020 in ways that could affect races this November.
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The big shift of Latino voters toward the Republican Party in 2020, combined with smaller shifts among Asian-American and Black voters, suggests that these traditionally Democratic groups could be more open to GOP candidates, report Stephanie Stamm and Aaron Zitner.
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The Senate approved a stopgap bill to fund the government until mid-December and provide more aid for Ukraine.
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The legislation would prevent a partial government shutdown after the fiscal year ends tonight, reports Katy Stech Ferek. House Democrats said they didn’t anticipate any hiccups in passing it through their chamber, and a vote is expected today. The bill then heads to President Biden’s desk.
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Congress Votes to Suspend Tariffs on Baby Formula Ingredient to Boost Supply (Read)
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House Democrats signaled they wouldn’t move ahead with a vote to ban stock ownership by members of Congress.
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) said that members needed more time to review the legislation, which would change how many members of Congress handle their finances, reports Natalie Andrews. The concept of banning senior government officials from trading stocks or directly holding investments in securities had broad support.
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In other politics news...
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Trump Gets Reprieve on Lodging Objections to FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Inventory (Read)
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Six States Sue to Block Biden Student Debt Cancellation Plan (Read)
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University of Idaho Warns Staff on Promotion of Birth Control, Abortion (Read)
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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Companies are holding tight to workers, despite the economic slowdown, high inflation and fears of recession.
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Many employers say they continue to struggle with large staffing shortages that built up during the pandemic and are reluctant to cut head count, reports Sarah Chaney Cambon. In many cases, they are still hiring.
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Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level in Five Months (Read)
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The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage, according to a survey of lenders by Freddie Mac, the highest rate since July 2007
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Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership, was brutally killed in Istanbul in 2018. PHOTO: LEFTERIS PITARAKIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WSJ News Exclusive
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President Biden was advised to declassify a full intelligence report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he hasn't done so.
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The White House in February 2021 cleared the release of a long-delayed report that determined that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country’s day-to-day leader, ordered the operation that led to Mr. Khashoggi’s death in 2018, reports Dustin Volz. The recommendations from the panel of experts selected to advocate for more transparency around national-security information were delivered in June.
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Production facilities for ethane, methanol and sulfur petrochemicals at a plant in Asaluyeh, Iran, in 2019. PHOTO: ALI MOHAMMADI/BLOOMBERG NEWS
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on companies in China and other nations that it accuses of helping Iran.
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Washngton said the companies helped Iran evade bans on its oil and petrochemical exports, reports Ian Talley. The U.S. also threatened to further squeeze Tehran’s energy sales if it continues to breach the terms of a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement.
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Iran Protests Feature Smaller Gatherings, Rooftop Chanting as Crackdown Intensifies (Read)
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At White House Summit, U.S. Promises to Work With Pacific Island Nations on Climate Change, Infrastructure (Read)
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Escalation of Ukraine War Effort Raises Risks to Russia’s Putin at Home and Abroad (Read)
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Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions (Read)
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A new anti-money-laundering rule will force millions of companies to disclose their ownership to the U.S. government.
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The Treasury Department action is aimed at closing what national security officials had warned for decades was a gaping hole in corporate regulations, reports Ian Talley. By requiring certain companies to identify their primary owners, officials say they aim to penetrate a shield of anonymity used by drug traffickers, terrorists, and corrupt officials.
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In other regulatory news...
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Deloitte’s Chinese Affiliate to Pay $20 Million to Settle Probe Into Outsourced Work (Read)
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Barclays to Pay $200 Million SEC Fine Over Debt-Sale Snafu (Read)
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The families of three children who survived the Uvalde school shooting are suing the school district, gun makers and others.
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The civil suit filed in Texas’ Western District Court also names the city and law enforcement, saying alleged failures and negligence by all the parties played a role in the attack that left 21 students and teachers dead, reports Jennifer Calfas.
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Army Major, Wife Charged With Conspiring to Give Medical Records to Russians (Read)
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Special Counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the FBI investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia is entering its final phase. (Politico)
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, long considered an outlier on the high court’s right flank, is now the intellectual leader of a conservative transformation. (National Journal)
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Six Iranian former CIA informants say that the agency was careless in its drive to gather intelligence in Iran, putting in peril those risking their lives to help the U.S. (Reuters)
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Readers, it is disappointing when a soup gets in its own way. This butternut squash soup recipe from chef Karyn Tomlinson in St. Paul, Minn., lets the squash be the star it deserves to be in autumn. It is accented with a touch of brown sugar, crisped chickpeas and a final swirl of heavy cream.
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PHOTO: JENNY HUANG FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, FOOD STYLING BY PEARL JONES, PROP STYLING BY BETH PAKRADOONI
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