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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
The Biden effect: GOP starts linking down-ballot Democrats to an increasingly unpopular president — Amid president's eroding poll numbers, Republicans begin hitching potentially vulnerable Democrats to Biden — Chaffetz: Biden's crises, cratering poll numbers are ‘self-inflicted wounds’
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Washington Examiner and Zandar Versus The Stupid
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Roots of Democratic Disarray — If anyone tells you they know how the battle among congressional Democrats will be resolved, wish them a good day and walk away very quickly. They managed to pass an infrastructure bill in the Senate — with Republican support! — and are now in total disagreement …
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Wall Street Journal, CNN, New Republic and The Guardian
Politico:
Pelosi goes all in with domestic agenda on the line — Nancy Pelosi has never been in a bind like this before. — The speaker is on the cusp of muscling through a pair of bills that amount to trillions of dollars in investments that, if they make it to President Joe Biden's desk, will reshape both her and the president's legacies.
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Wall Street Journal
Politico:
As Dems race forward, Manchin pumps brakes: ‘There is no timeline’
As Dems race forward, Manchin pumps brakes: ‘There is no timeline’
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Washington Examiner
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Democrats set up spending showdowns next week
Democrats set up spending showdowns next week
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, MyNorthwest.com and Salon
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Why the GOP is threatening to block a debt limit extension they say is needed — Republicans say the debt limit must be extended. They support the contents of the bill to which that extension is attached. And they're promising to block that vote. Here's why.
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Insider, Washington Post and Common Dreams
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Arizona “Audit” Was Election Subversion
The Arizona “Audit” Was Election Subversion
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Arizona Mirror, Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Geoff Duncan / CNN:
If my fellow Republicans want to win, they won't buy Trump's stolen election fantasy
If my fellow Republicans want to win, they won't buy Trump's stolen election fantasy
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Fox News, Associated Press, The Hill, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Raw Story and HuffPost
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Arizona recount results raise stakes for GOP-backed ballot reviews in other states
Arizona recount results raise stakes for GOP-backed ballot reviews in other states
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CNN, The Hill, Reuters, NBC News, Raw Story, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Insider, ABC News, Associated Press, Political Wire, The Daily Signal, Crooks and Liars, Zandar Versus The Stupid and KRON4
Jim Parker / KVIA-TV:
Fort Bliss woman soldier assaulted at Afghan refugee camp — DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — The FBI is investigating the assault of a female Fort Bliss soldier by several male Afghan refugees at the Army's Doña Ana Complex camp where thousands are currently being housed, officials told ABC-7 on Friday.
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The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, El Paso Times, HotAir, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Assault on female US service member by male Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss under FBI investigation — The incident comes on the heels of two Afghan refugees being charged with federal crimes at a Wisconsin military base — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 24
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Liberty Unyielding, New York Post, KTSM-TV, RedState, National Review, Jihad Watch, РИА …, Page Array, BorderReport and Washington Examiner
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump on what would prevent 2024 bid: ‘I guess a bad call from a doctor’ — Former President Trump suggested in an interview Friday night that only a “bad call from a doctor” would prevent him from seeking another White House bid. — Trump, who has openly flirted with launching another …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Biden likely won't shield Trump records from Jan. 6 investigators, White House says
Biden likely won't shield Trump records from Jan. 6 investigators, White House says
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Washington Examiner, Politico, One America News Network and The Guardian
New York Times:
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant — A member of the far-right Proud Boys texted his F.B.I. handler during the assault, but maintained the group had no plan in advance to enter the Capitol and disrupt the election certification.
Ian Austen / New York Times:
China Frees 2 Canadians After U.S. Deal Over Huawei Executive — Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor had been held by China since 2018, soon after Canada detained the Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. A U.S. agreement has cleared the way for Ms. Meng's release.
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Sarah Toy / Wall Street Journal:
Schools With Face-Mask Requirements Had Fewer Covid-19 Outbreaks, CDC Study Finds — Two studies suggest that masks can help prevent classroom outbreaks and pediatric cases in the community — Face-mask requirements in schools drastically reduce the spread of Covid-19 among children …
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New York Times, Centers for Disease Control …, Mercury News and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Pediatric covid-19 cases rose faster in counties without school mask requirements, CDC says
Pediatric covid-19 cases rose faster in counties without school mask requirements, CDC says
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Think tank: Trump faces ‘substantial’ legal risk in Georgia case — Ahead of former President Donald Trump's return to Georgia, legal experts with the Brookings Institution think tank published a detailed analysis Friday of the potential criminal investigation he faces in Fulton County linked …
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HillReporter.com and myfox8.com
New York Times:
The Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears — An account by a former employee of the security team hired by Ms. Spears's father created the most detailed portrait yet of the singer's life under 13 years of conservatorship. — Britney Spears's father and the security firm …
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Variety
Insider:
One of the most secretive and powerful groups in GOP politics just had its cell phone numbers leaked. Here's what its members said about Trump 2024 when we started calling. — Several members of the conservative Council for National Policy were iffy on Trump running again.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
‘Gutfeld!’ beats all late-night shows on their widely hyped ‘Climate Night’ — Greg Gutfeld also trounced his cable news competitors on MSNBC and CNN — Tucker roasts ‘dumbest’ CNN hosts on ‘Gutfeld!’ — Fox News' “Gutfeld!” beat all the other late-night shows Wednesday …
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Twitchy, Instapundit and The Gateway Pundit
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Maybe We Should Be Talking More About the Trump Coup Memo — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — There was big news this week on what is known ominously and euphemistically as “the democracy beat,” and like all such news, it was bad.
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
Seven-seven-what? After 74 years, D.C. braces for a new area code. — The plethora of timeless symbols that define Washington include the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a venerated area code that evokes power and prestige: 202 — the digital entryway to the nation's capital. — For now.
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Outside the Beltway
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Elder energizes California GOP but steers party against the tide — OAKLAND — California voters' staggering rejection of the Gov. Gavin Newsom recall was bad enough for the state's Republicans. Now the party has to navigate the meteoric rise of conservative Larry Elder …
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Los Angeles Times
Kaitlin Sullivan / NBC News:
I got the Moderna vaccine. Can I get a Pfizer booster? — Efforts to give a Covid-19 booster shot to certain adults in the United States have officially begun, following a week of intense deliberation from government advisory committees. — Early Friday, Centers for Disease Control …
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HotAir, MyNorthwest.com, Denver Post, NBC Chicago, WebMD Health and Politico
Politico:
The bedwetting phase — Presented by The American Petroleum Institute (API) — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With Allie Bice. — At some point this past week, a dark realization set in among Democrats …
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Washington Post, The National Interest, Ballotpedia News, Roll Call, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Al Jazeera, KION546, Bloomberg and Florida Politics