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Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities — Little is known about what happened in the 90-minute conversation between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, two years ago.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Stephanie Grisham's Book Details Trump's ‘Terrifying’ Temper — The former press secretary is reflective in her tell-all: “I should have spoken up more.” — WASHINGTON — Stephanie Grisham, the former Trump White House press secretary perhaps best known for never holding a televised briefing …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Press Sec: He Called Me to Insist His Penis Wasn't Toadstool-Shaped — The harrowing detail appears to be one of many from the upcoming book written by Trump's former press secretary Stephanie Grisham. — Three years ago, adult-film star Stormy Daniels scarred us all forever …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Stephanie Grisham describes Trump anger toward her and others as ‘terrifying’ — Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham in a new book says former President Trump's anger toward her and others was “terrifying.” — Grisham, who served as press secretary for nine months …
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Wall Street Journal:
131 Federal Judges Broke the Law by Hearing Cases Where They Had a Financial Interest — The judges failed to recuse themselves from 685 lawsuits from 2010 to 2018 involving firms in which they or their family held shares, a Wall Street Journal investigation found
Politico:
‘People are going to get skittish:’ White House sweats over McAuliffe — President Joe Biden can't afford Terry McAuliffe to lose the governor's race in Virginia — and the White House knows it. — It's a scenario the president and his aides and close allies increasingly view as a real possibility …
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Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Youngkin caught saying he ‘can remove’ Virginia vaccine requirement ‘on Day One’ — In an exclusive video, Republican Virginia gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin said he could eliminate the state's COVID-19 safety measures for state employees if elected. — The Republican candidate …
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Dems' sneaky sabotage
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Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Pass the damn infrastructure bill, dammit — Then pass the reconciliation bill, then pass another bill... I am annoyed at the way Democrats are handling the two spending bills now moving through Congress. When the bipartisan infrastructure deal passed the Senate, I assumed it was a done deal …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Pelosi Tries to Bulldoze Progressives on the Infrastructure Bill — But she claims it must pass to avoid an expiration of highway funding. That's just not true. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about the infrastructure and budget legislation during her weekly press conference, September 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Pelosi Plans Infrastructure Vote as Safety Net Bill Remains Mired in Rifts
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer to try to get deal to bypass filibuster on debt hike — Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that he will try to bypass the legislative filibuster on increasing the country's borrowing limit — a move expected to be blocked by Republicans.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans' trail of destruction may haunt them
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden to meet with Sinema, Manchin on Tuesday
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New York Times:
Deadline Looming, Thousands of Health Care Workers in New York Get Vaccinated — Though many hospital and nursing home employees remain unvaccinated, officials say worst-case staffing shortages seem less likely. — When New York State officials issued a sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandate …
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Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
New York can move forward with coronavirus vaccine mandate for school workers, judges say — Teachers and other school workers in the city have until Friday to show they have received at least one vaccine shot — A federal appeals court Monday made way for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Loses Case to Enforce Omarosa Manigault Newman's N.D.A. — Donald Trump had filed the case against Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide and “Apprentice” star, after she wrote a tell-all book about serving in his administration. — Former President Donald J. Trump has lost …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
‘Mad Dash’: Trump's demand for a Texas ‘audit’ caught Gov. Abbott off guard — Donald Trump's letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanding he pursue an “audit” of the 2020 election set off a “mad dash” in the governor's office as aides sought to figure out just how serious the former president was …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Speed equals safety’: Inside the Pentagon's controversial decision to leave Bagram early — On a rainy day in early May, weeks after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, senior leaders from across the government gathered in the basement of the Pentagon …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan
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KFF:
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: September 2021 — , Mellisha Stokes , and Mollyann Brodie … Key Findings — As the U.S. continues to grapple with the “third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor finds that more than seven in ten U.S. adults (72%) …
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Washington Post, New York Times and CNN
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
Marine officer who blasted leaders over Afghanistan withdrawal now in the brig — “All our son did is ask the questions that everybody was asking themselves, but they were too scared to speak out loud.” — Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the Marine officer whose meteoric rise to internet fandom began …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Obama: Del Rio migrant crisis is “reminder that we don't have this right” — Former President Barack Obama in an interview with ABC's “Good Morning America” called the migrant crisis at the border in Del Rio, Texas, “heartbreaking” and a “painful reminder that we don't have this right yet.”
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Milley: Beijing's fears of U.S. attack prompted call to Chinese general — “My task at that time was to de-escalate,” Gen. Mark Milley told senators on Tuesday. — Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley arrives before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Milley and Austin head for Capitol Hill buzz saw
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Biden trust takes a blow as COVID lingers — For the first time in his presidency, Joe Biden faces a trust deficit among Americans when it comes to COVID-19, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. — Why it matters: The latest findings point to malaise more than fear.
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Michael Warren / CNN:
Trump's spiteful support for Abrams over Kemp sparks midterms fear from Georgia Republicans — (CNN)Donald Trump is escalating his fight against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, and state Republicans fear it will give Democrats a stronger foothold in the key swing state as next year's midterm elections loom.
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Age of Progressive Misinformation — The vicious lie that mounted border agents whipped Haitians is only the latest entry in progressives' vast trove of propaganda. — How does a stupid and ridiculous lie come to be embraced and promulgated by top officials of the United States government?
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Townhall
Michael Powell / New York Times:
A.C.L.U. Apologizes for Tweet That Altered Quote by Justice Ginsburg — The organization acknowledged that changing references from women to people was a mistake — albeit a well-intentioned one. — Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union …
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Sorry, but a national split up just won't work — Is it time for a national divorce? The idea has understandably gained steam — though it can't possibly work and shouldn't. — In 2018, conservative Jesse Kelly argued that “our political disagreements have become a powder keg” and we should redraw the map.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country — A year before the 2020 election, about two dozen constitutional scholars and democracy advocates traveled to Washington to work through a range of scenarios where something goes awry on Election Day.
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Sarah Posner / Vox:
How the Christian right embraced voter suppression — Abortion isn't the only victory conservative evangelicals have won in 2021. … For decades, the Christian-right foot soldiers who form the backbone of the Republican Party have regularly and enthusiastically showed up for legislative battles …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
We Underestimated Trump Before. It Didn't Go Well. — Sometimes, and much to our detriment, we find real events are simply too outlandish to take seriously. — Many professional Republicans, for example, initially dismissed the movement to “Stop the Steal” as a ridiculous stunt.
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
California rule change means Padilla faces extra election — A new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) means voters will get two chances to choose a replacement to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by Vice President Kamala Harris next year. — The legislation …
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Idaho COVID Insanity Shows How Much Worse the GOP Can Get — The slightest hint of responsibility is enough to draw primary challenges in the party's ever-accelerating race to the bottom. … As the morgues and ICUs in Idaho overflow with COVID patients, Republican Governor Brad Little …
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New York Times:
New Taliban Chancellor Bars Women From Kabul University — The new policy for Afghanistan's premier university is another major blow to women's rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education. — Tightening the Taliban's restrictions on women …
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