Will GOP win Senate?; Snowden granted citizenship by Putin; Pushback against Biden IRS agents

Vladimir Putin grants Russian citizenship to former NSA contract worker Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower from nearly ten years ago who fled the country. Jim Banks proposes “Defunding the IRS Army Act,” which boosts the standard deduction in President Trump’s 2019 tax cut and makes the new deduction permanent. Republicans are almost certain to capture the House of Representatives, after the midterm elections. But the situation is still unclear, whether they can get control of the Senate. Meanwhile, according to a national survey the House Republicans’ “Commitment To America” is overwhelmingly popular among likely voters in battleground and conservative congressional districts. The Canadian federal government announced that it will eliminate all COVID-19 measures at the border from October.