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1:10 AM ET, October 2, 2021

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New York Times:
Arizona Senator Returns Home as Spending Deal Remains Elusive  —  With Democrats pleading for a deal on a hard-fought social safety net bill, one of the key holdouts, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, left Washington on Friday.  The reason, her spokesman said, was a medical appointment for a foot injury.
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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.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Democratic Civil War Has a Winner: Donald Trump  —  Biden's agenda is up against more than just the moderates-versus-progressives split.  —  First, the good news.  The government did not shut down at midnight.  New covid infections in the United States have fallen twenty-five per cent over the past couple weeks.
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
Axios:
Biden floats roughly $2 trillion price tag for reconciliation  —  President Biden, meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Friday, indicated they must further delay a final vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and scale back his $3.5 trillion social spending package …
ABC News:
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden's infrastructure agenda still unclear  —  The president went to Capitol Hill Friday amid party feuding.  —  After two days of Democratic infighting and drama, the fate of President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda remained unclear Friday night …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Cracking the Sinema code
Bloomberg:
Biden Says Infrastructure Can Wait, Spending Plan May Shrink
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Uh oh: No infrastructure vote today either?
Discussion: Mother Jones, Insider and Fox News
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘There Will Be a Vote Today’ on Infrastructure, Pelosi Says
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 …
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
Discussion: ABC News, WWLP-TV, ABC7, Forbes and Deadline
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:
Dershowitz, ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer Team Up for New Dominion Lawsuit  —  In a complaint reviewed on Friday, eight poll challengers in Michigan allege that the cease and desist letters they received from Dominion harmed and damaged them.  —  A key “Stop the Steal” attorney who tried …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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The Daily Beast:
‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump's ‘No-Go List’
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Biden Should Ignore the Debt Limit and Mint a $1 Trillion Coin  — Read in app  —  It's hard to believe now, but before Donald Trump became the G.O.P.'s presidential nominee in 2016, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was widely seen as a champion of the “reformicons” …
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Lindsay M. Chervinsky / The Bulwark:   The Disturbing Precedent for McConnell's Debt-Ceiling Brinksmanship
Washington Post:
Senior Biden aides privately explored whether payments could continue even if U.S. breached debt ceiling
Discussion: CNN and Balkinization
David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
National Divorce Is Expensive, But It's Worth Every Penny  —  The National Divorce discussion prepares the ground for crucial thinking about what comes next in America, as the country grows even more divided, bitter, and angry.  —  For the last several years, I've been among a handful of commentators …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
SHOCK POLL: Majority of Trump Voters Now in Favor of Seceding from the Union  —  A shocking new poll from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia reveals that over half of Trump voters surveyed, and 41% of Biden voters, are in favor of blue and/or red states seceding from the union.
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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.
Discussion: New York Times
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
DOJ Accuses ‘Subversive’ Texas Legislature of Passing ‘Terrifying’ Anti-Abortion Law to ‘Outflank’ Supremacy of U.S. Constitution  —  A collection of thirteen attorneys from the U.S. government, the State of Texas, and a group of intervening parties on Friday argued zealously about the fate of a restrictive anti-abortion law.
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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 …
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: The Texas Tribune
Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
Joe Manchin Just Cooked the Planet  —  The senator won't quit fossil fuels and is going to neuter the reconciliation bill — and we're all going to pay the price  —  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin just cooked the planet.  I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense.  I mean that literally.
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
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail  — He won an $8.6 billion environmental award against oil giant  — Award was scrapped but Donziger still has loyal supporters  —  Steven Donziger, the disbarred lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp …
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
New York Times:
Arizona Vote Review ‘Made Up the Numbers,’ Election Experts Say  —  An analysis found that a hand recount of votes by Republican investigators missed thousands of ballots, and possibly many more.  — Read in app  —  The circuslike review of the 2020 vote commissioned …
Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Boogaloo Admits Posing as BLM Supporter While Shooting Up Minneapolis Cop Station  —  MOLE  —  A member of the far-right Boogaloo Boys had admitted he traveled from Texas to Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd's death and posed as a Black Lives Matter supporter while wreaking havoc on the city.
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 Coinbase customers  —  Attackers exploited flaw in two-factor authentication system to access accounts  —  Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 customers of the Nasdaq-listed digital asset exchange Coinbase by exploiting a flaw in its two-factor authentication system.
 
 
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T. Keung Hui / Raleigh News & Observer:
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Pilar Arias / Fox News:
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Gothamist:
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows
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Los Angeles Times:
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Inside Manchin's search for GOP votes on elections reform
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Josh Kelety / Phoenix New Times:
The Target of an Alleged Proud Boys Plot Has Been Found Murdered in El Mirage
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS is about to charge you more for slower mail. Here's why.
Discussion: New York Post, KOIN-TV and Forbes