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New York Times:
The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office — John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer. Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election. — Read in app
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POLITICUSUSA and Digby's Hullabaloo
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Was Worse Than We Knew — Read in app — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 'The strangest thing I've ever seen' — DRIVING THE DAY — “The fact that the president came to the Hill and whipped against his own bill is the strangest thing I've ever seen.” — That late-night observation was just one of many we heard from frustrated lawmakers …
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Washington Free Beacon
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What will it take for Biden to bring fractured Democrats together? — It was never going to be easy. — Democrats are struggling, torn between moderates and progressives, as they try to reach consensus on President Biden's signature domestic initiatives, the big bipartisan infrastructure bill …
New York Times:
Biden's Agenda in Doubt as He Aids Progressives in Fight With Moderates — Progressives flexed, but remain empty-handed. Moderates feel betrayed. The outcome of their battle could determine Democrats' fate in the midterms and the success of the Biden presidency. — Read in app
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Wall Street Journal, CNN, Washington Post, One America News Network, Daily Kos and Washington Times
Politico:
Progressives rallied behind Biden's agenda. Now he's gotta sell them on a compromise.
Progressives rallied behind Biden's agenda. Now he's gotta sell them on a compromise.
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Associated Press, CBS News, Slate, CNN and The Guardian
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague: It's About Time! — Good morning. — It's about time! Yesterday, we extended the Thursday, September 30th legislative day to Friday, pushing to passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and to advance Build Back Better. But more time was needed to reach our goal of passing both bills, which we will.
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The Hill, The Guardian, Forbes, UPI, POLITICUSUSA and Townhall
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday set a new deadline of Oct. 31 for the House to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. — In a “Dear Colleague” letter released on Saturday, Pelosi said that …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Townhall and Political Wire
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sinema Stars in Her Own Film — Read in app — WASHINGTON — Just like the original Sphinx, the Phoenix Sphinx is blocking the way until those who would move ahead solve her riddle: — What does Kyrsten Sinema want? And why doesn't she stick around to explain it?
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Rolling Stone
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?
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Insider, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones and RedState
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Rudy Giuliani admits under oath that he got some of his ‘evidence’ of alleged election fraud from social media — Rudy Giuliani has been sued by former Dominion employee Eric Coomer for promoting election fraud conspiracy theories. — Giuliani admitted under oath that he did not verify …
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Raw Story
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Bullshit, Branding and CRT — The Nine Incredible Tricks to Get Your Moral Panic Trending! — As a professor who teaches policy students how to write about public policy, I spend a lot of time talking about argumentation, which is partly about how to write concisely and clearly …
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.
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:
Digby's Hullabaloo, The Gateway Pundit 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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Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Pelosi on verge of cementing legacy as one of the most powerful members of Congress ever — or ending her career on a sour note — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised eyebrows this past week with a specific a phrase she uttered during a leadership team meeting.
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USA Today, Rolling Stone, The Intercept, TheBlaze, Insider and Don Surber
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Cindi Ross Scoppe / www.postandcourier.com:
Caslen calls coming to USC ‘biggest regret of my life’ as emails show split over departure — COLUMBIA — More than four months after resigning as president at the University of South Carolina amid a plagiarism scandal, Bob Caslen remains bitter about how his 21-month tenure ended.
Kyle Arnold / Dallas Morning News:
Unvaccinated employees ‘will not be able to work at American Airlines’ due to federal mandate — The CEO and president of Fort Worth-based American Airlines said that employees won't be able to opt out for testing. — American Airlines leaders told employees Friday that they will need …
Discussion:
TheBlaze and One America News Network
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
U.S. prosecutors ask judge to sentence men accused of plotting ‘race war’ ahead of Va. gun rally as domestic terrorists — Federal prosecutors have requested that two members of The Base, a white-supremacist group, be sentenced as domestic terrorists after investigators accused them of planning …
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NBC4 Washington
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account — Former President Donald Trump has asked a court to mandate that Twitter restore his social media account, in a Florida court filing made late Friday. — In the court document, Trump asked a District Court judge for the Southern District …
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Washington Examiner, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Slate, Reuters, Florida Politics and The Hill
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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The Sun and One America News Network
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