Week in Review: December 19-31, 2022

Episode Format:

1. Intro (0:25)

2. House Committee Releases January 6th Findings and Recommendations (3:31)

3. Idaho Murders Suspect, Bryan Kohberger, Arrested in Pennsylvania (27:01)

4. Supreme Court Votes to Temporarily Stay Title 42 Border Policy (33:51)

5. $1.7 Trillion 2023 Spending Bill Signed into Law (42:49)

Sources linked below

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House Committee Releases January 6th Findings and Recommendations

PDF: January 6th Select Committee Final Report

NPR: After 18 months of investigations, the Jan. 6 report is out. Here are the toplines.

Idaho Murders Suspect, Bryan Kohberger, Arrested in Pennsylvania

YouTube: Idaho Student Murders: Police Press Conference on Arrest in Pennsylvania

CNN: A suspect is in custody in connection with the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students, sources say.

ABC: Idaho murders: 28-year-old man arrested in Pennsylvania, sources say

Washington State University: Bryan Kohberger – Phd Student

Heavy: Bryan Kohberger, Idaho Murders Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Supreme Court Votes to Temporarily Stay Title 42 Border Policy

WSJ: What is Title 42? What it means for immigration and US-Mexico border

NPR: Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum-seekers to continue for now

Application for Stay - Arizona, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security

CNN: More migrants dropped off outside vice president’s home in freezing weather on Christmas Eve

Pew Research Center: Key facts about Title 42, the pandemic policy that has reshaped immigration enforcement at the US-Mexico border

$1.7 Trillion 2023 Spending Bill Signed into Law

NPR: Congress passes a major spending deal to keep the government funded

CNN: Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law

Fortune: Biden signs $1.7 trillion spending bill, avoiding a partial government shutdown

HR 2617 - Full Text

CBS: What’s in the mammoth $1.7 trillion long-term government spending package?

Summary of Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023

2023 Appropriations Bill Highlights by Chairman Patrick Leahy

Politico: What’s in and what’s out of Congress’ $1.7T spending bill

Brownstein Tax Blog Team: Omnibus Funding Bill Scraps Most Tax Provisions; Includes Retirement Savings Bill