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Watchdog report reveals Ryan Zinke's $12K charter flight was avoidable

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images

A $12,375 taxpayer-funded charter flight, that Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke took last June from Las Vegas to his home in Montana, could have been avoided, the agency's internal watchdog said Monday.

Between the lines: The Inspector General's report says Zinke's team knew about the visit as early as March and could have worked out alternative travel plans. The revelation comes as several members of President Trump’s Cabinet have faced mounting backlash for their questionable spending habits.

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Cuomo advisers reportedly altered July COVID-19 nursing homes report

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's advisers successfully pushed state health officials to exclude certain data on the number of COVID-19 nursing home deaths from a July report, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.

Why it matters: The changes resulted in a "significant undercount of the death toll attributed to the state’s most vulnerable population," the WSJ wrote.

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An outspoken progressive Democrat is wary of President Biden’s approach to the Middle East, arguing it’s like “conceding defeat of the aspiration” to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Why it matters: A number of members of Biden’s own party dislike his Middle East strategy, as his administration signals the region is no longer the priority it was for President Obama and his predecessors.

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Democrats eye reconciliation for immigration

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Comprehensive immigration reform is a pipe dream, but some Senate Democrats are hoping to tie key immigration provisions to the next big reconciliation push.

Why it matters: Immigration is one of the most controversial and partisan issues in U.S. politics, which is why the budget reconciliation process — which allows for bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority rather than the usual 60 votes — is so attractive.

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