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10:55 AM ET, October 2, 2021

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague Following President Biden's Visit with Our Democratic Caucus  —  Today, President Biden honored us with his first in-person visit to our Caucus.  He received a hero's welcome!  His presentation on the values of the Biden vision was warmly and enthusiastically received.
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New York Times:
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics  —  Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.  In the end, President Biden sided with their position.  — Read in app
Discussion: Press Watch, IJR, Townhall and Salon
Reuters:
In Capitol visit, Biden tries to make peace with feuding Democrats
Bloomberg:
Biden Says Infrastructure Can Wait, Spending Plan May Shrink
Lindsay M. Chervinsky / The Bulwark:   The Disturbing Precedent for McConnell's Debt-Ceiling Brinksmanship
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ozy Media Says It Is Shutting Down  —  The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days following articles in The Times.  — Read in app  —  Ozy Media, the digital media company that came under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House faces grueling choices as major cuts hang over Biden economic package  —  White House officials are preparing how to dramatically scale back President Biden's economic agenda if forced to accommodate the demands of centrist lawmakers critical to its passage, according to five people with knowledge of internal discussions.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines  —  The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before.  Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August.  — Read in app
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
Taiwan angered after largest ever incursion by Chinese air force  —  Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.
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BBC:
Taiwan says record 38 Chinese planes entered defence zone  —  Taiwan has reported 38 Chinese military jets flying into its air defence zone on Friday - the largest incursion by Beijing to date.  —  The defence ministry said the aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers …
USA Today:
Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers  —  Will Carless Grace Hauck Erin MansfieldUSA TODAY  —  The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers:  —  “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience …
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Aja Romano / Vox:
Why I felt betrayed by Netflix's Midnight Mass  —  Horror is a natural refuge for atheists and sinners.  But Netflix's Midnight Mass made me feel erased.  —  I've been trying to put my finger on why Midnight Mass, Netflix's new seven-part series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House …
The Daily Beast:
‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump's ‘No-Go List’  —  BLACKLISTED  —  “Her problems right now do not need to be the [former] president's problems,” one knowledgeable source said.  —  Being Sidney Powell is harder than it used to be.  —  Once, she was a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Governor's race in Va. has Republicans dreaming of a post-Trump future  —  A tense race for governor in Virginia is testing a new reality for Democrats and Republicans: how to run when Donald Trump is not in the White House and not on the ballot.  —  Democrat Terry McAuliffe …
Discussion: Washington Post
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W. James Antle III / NBC News:
A federal government shutdown looms. Why Biden is struggling to get his house in order.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“They Tell Me I Shouldn't But . . .”: Sotomayor Calls on Law Students to Oppose the Texas Abortion Law  —  Modern justices have long chafed at the restraints of judicial ethical rules about public commentary.  The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was celebrated as “notorious” due in part …
Discussion: NOQ Report
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
Gothamist:
NY Nursing Homes See Overnight Surge In Employee COVID Vaccinations Thanks To State Mandate  —  Going into this week, Leonardo Vicente was preparing for the worst.  —  New York's hospital and nursing home employees were mandated to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by Monday, September 27th to keep their jobs.
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
‘Collusion’ pushers in a spin over Durham indictment linked to Clinton camp  —  What a surprise: The media-Democrat complex that, for years, attempted to convince the country that a sitting US president was a clandestine agent of Russia is now spinning wildly, trying to persuade Americans …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bannon fires up ‘shock troops’ for next GOP White House  —  WASHINGTON — Scores of former Trump political appointees gathered at a GOP social club Wednesday night to hear Steve Bannon detail how they could help the next Republican president reconfigure government.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram's Effect on Teens  —  The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.  — Read in app
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Texas Dem seriously considering district swap  —  Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is strongly considering vacating his newly competitive swing district in favor of a safe blue seat next door.  —  Gonzalez, a three-term incumbent representing the Rio Grande Valley, said Friday that he will likely run …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
How a Racist Scandal at the F.D.N.Y. Led to Its Biggest Suspensions Ever  —  The Fire Department has long faced allegations of discrimination.  But after George Floyd's murder, a thread of racist messages renewed concerns about the department's racial climate.  — Read in app
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
KEYE:
Arrest made in arson incident at Travis County Democratic Party office  —  Law enforcement authorities say they have made an arrest in Wednesday's arson incident at theTravis County Democratic Party office in East Austin.  A “Molotov cocktail” was thrown inside the office and ignited during the early morning hours.
 
 
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Blocking Biden Nominees
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T. Keung Hui / Raleigh News & Observer:
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
White House pushes U.S. airlines to mandate vaccines for staff by Dec. 8
Discussion: New York Times
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail
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Grace Segers / New Republic:
Manchin's Plan to Shrink Biden's $3.5 Trillion Bill May Hurt Families in Need
Discussion: Vox and Politico
Natalia Campos Vargas / Priorities USA:
RE: [NEW POLL] Democrats Should Keep Their Promise on Medicare and Drug Pricing Reform
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 Coinbase customers
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
FBI Arrests ‘Airhead’ Mother-Son Team Who Raided Pelosi's Office During Capitol Attack
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Digby's Hullabaloo
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