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Today’s committee hearing, January 6, won’t just be about Trump. Martin Pengelly reports that one of his key allies will play a leading role as lawmakers present new evidence to the public:

During its hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the House Jan. 6 committee is expected to show footage of Roger Stone, shot by Danish filmmakers.

According the washington postthe clips will show that Stone “predicted violent clashes with left-wing activists and predicted months before the 2020 vote that [Donald Trump] would use armed guards and loyal judges to stay in power.”

CNN said footage also showed Stone the day before Election Day saying, “Fuck the vote, let’s get straight to the violence.”

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The gardians David Smith has a look at what to expect today in what will likely be the committee’s final public hearing on January 6, which will focus directly on Trump’s actions as the Capitol came under attack:

The ninth and possibly last hearing of the congress panel investigating the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol will focus on Donald Trump’s “state of mind” as the insurgency unfolded.

The House of Representatives select committee will reconvene in Washington at 1 p.m. Thursday after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, and is expected to feature new video footage showing efforts to respond to the violence as it unfolds. unfolded..

“There are going to be discussions about the events that took place before Election Day and there will be discussions about the events that took place after January 6,” said a committee aide, who did not wished to be appointed. “We will place particular emphasis on the mindset of the President and his involvement in these events as they unfold.

“So what you are going to see is a synthesis of some of the evidence that we have already presented with this new, unpublished information to illustrate the centrality of Donald Trump to the pre-election agenda..”

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A big increase in monthly Social Security payments might sound like a good thing, but keep in mind that the government is only doing it because inflation is so high.

And today has begun with word that the consumer price wave did not subside much in September. Year-over-year prices were up 8.2%, below the high of 9.1% in June, but little change from the 8.3% level in August. Monthly price growth actually accelerated in September, driven by food and, more worryingly, housing costs, one of the most powerful contributors to headline inflation.

There will be some consequences to this report. First, it will likely reinforce the Federal Reserve’s belief that it needs to keep raising interest rates to stifle demand and keep prices from rising as much. But it takes time to know the impact of rate hikes, and the worry is that the central bank is overdoing it and tightening conditions to the point that the economy is heading into a recession. Indeed, the head of America’s largest investment bank warned much earlier this week, although the Fed is far from the only threat to the economy right now.

Then there is the impact on the president Joe Biden and the Democratic Party as a whole. As the saying goes, the blame lies with him, and polls have clearly shown that voters care deeply about the state of the economy — and aren’t a big fan of its handling. Consider this one from Monmouth University released earlier this month, which found inflation to be the top priority among voters polled, and Biden received low marks for his handling.

If the mid-terms of November 8 end in annihilation for Democrats in Congress and in Statehouses across the country, don’t be surprised if this dynamic turns out to be the reason.

Thank you, inflation: American retirees see a big increase in government benefits to offset the wave of price increases