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John Shiffman / Reuters:
How AT&T helped build far-right One America News — As it lauded former President Donald Trump and spread his unfounded claims of election fraud, One America News Network saw its viewership jump. Reuters has uncovered how America's telecom giant nurtured the news channel now at the center …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Former Supreme Court Justice Gableman, head of Wisconsin election review, says he does not understand how elections work — Patrick Marley Natalie EilbertMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — GREEN BAY - The attorney leading a partisan review of Wisconsin's 2020 election acknowledged this week …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Trump threat may soon get worse. Here's the under-the-radar reason for it. — The sunny reading of the threat posed by Donald Trump goes like this: Yes, Trump hatched multiple schemes to overturn the 2020 election, but their implausibility, his incompetence and the unwillingness …
Amina Dunn / Pew Research Center:
Two-thirds of Republicans want Trump to retain major political role; 44% want him to run again in 2024 — Two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they would like to see former President Donald Trump continue to be a major political figure for many years to come …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Debt Ceiling Vote Looms, Democrats Reconsider Filibuster — Top Democrats say the Republican refusal to allow a vote to avert a federal default is the most powerful argument yet for weakening the Senate's signature procedural weapon. — WASHINGTON — With a federal default projected …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell offers Democrats deal to solve debt impasse — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is offering Democrats a deal that could end the stand-off over raising the nation's debt ceiling just weeks before a possible default. — The GOP leader issued a statement shortly …
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The White House:
Life After Default … The credit of the United States is built on centuries of stability and responsibility. This country has never intentionally defaulted on its obligations because of the debt limit. But the U.S. Treasury Department estimates that it will have very limited resources …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin signals he won't support filibuster carveout for debt hike
Manchin signals he won't support filibuster carveout for debt hike
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Americans Give President Biden Lowest Marks Across The Board, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Say The Biden Administration Is Not Competent — mail_outline — President Joe Biden receives a negative 38 - 53 percent job approval rating, the lowest score he's received …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Top Trump aides set to defy subpoenas in Capitol attack investigation — Source says Meadows, Bannon and others will move to undercut House select committee inquiry - under instructions from Trump — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and other top aides subpoenaed …
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Trump-Backed Candidate Loses Bid to Silence Tell-All Book Author
Trump-Backed Candidate Loses Bid to Silence Tell-All Book Author
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C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
The January 6th investigators told us they're worried their work will be pointless if they don't move faster
The January 6th investigators told us they're worried their work will be pointless if they don't move faster
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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
South Dakota Is a Moral Sewer and Should Be Abolished — South Dakota is in the news because a consortium of journalists exposed shady doings there that take advantage of the state's status as a notorious tax haven, and because the state's governor, Kristi Noem, is caught …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
A ‘Historical Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O. — Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa. — The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the first ever vaccine to prevent malaria, debuting a tool that could save the lives …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Cold case team says Zodiac Killer ID'd, linking him to another murder — The Zodiac Killer terrorized the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and has never been caught — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 5 — A team of specialists who investigate cold cases says it has identified …
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Adam Schiff / Vanity Fair:
Screaming Matches, Oxygen Masks, and Wild Stampedes: A Congressman Describes January 6 From the House Floor — “This is because of you!” a Democrat yelled at a Republican as protesters battered at the doors and Capitol police officers urged lawmakers to “move!”
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Politico:
Top Covid experts privately urge Biden admin to scale back booster campaign — A vocal contingent of prominent doctors and scientists is pressing the Biden administration to scrap its plans to provide booster shots to all previously vaccinated adults, according to five people familiar with the matter.
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Terry McAuliffe May Need a Wellness Check as Campaign Suffers Another Big Blow — With just a few weeks to go before Election Day, the implosion of his campaign could not be coming at a worse time for Virginia Democrat gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. And today, things got worse.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Chuck Grassley Congratulates Korean American Judicial Nominee: ‘Your People’ Have A Good Work Ethic — The GOP senator told Lucy Koh that her background reminds him of his daughter-in-law telling him Koreans “can make a lot out of nothing.” — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday told Lucy Koh …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Hospital system says it will deny transplants to the unvaccinated in ‘almost all situations’ — A Colorado-based health system says it is denying organ transplants to patients not vaccinated against the coronavirus in “almost all situations,” citing studies that show these patients are much more likely to die if they get covid-19.
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Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:
A Secret CIA Gate at Kabul Airport Became an Escape Path for Afghans — Nicknamed Glory Gate, the back entrance was hidden from the Taliban and used to evacuate embassy staff and others — WASHINGTON—While thousands of people crowded outside the main gates of the Kabul airport seeking …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Anybody Fighting Joe Biden Is Helping Trump's Next Coup All Republican politics is now functionally authoritarian. — In the aftermath of Donald Trump's bid to secure an unelected second term, his former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, in an extensive interview with Tim Alberta, registered her disgust …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mike Lee may finally pay for his Trump sycophancy
Mike Lee may finally pay for his Trump sycophancy
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Washington Post:
How Trump's health department fell in love with charter jets — Documents offer new insight into the strategy of shuttling former HHS secretary Tom Price around America — In April 2017, officials at the Department of Health and Human Services grappled with an urgent request …
Politico:
Former Trump DOJ No. 2 sits for interview with Jan. 6 committee — Richard Donoghue — formerly the Justice Department's second-in-command — appeared for a closed-door interview on Friday with the select panel investigating Jan. 6, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Caught on Video: Rashida Tlaib Admits She Only Wears Mask for Cameras — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) thinks masks only need to be worn if someone is there to catch you without one, according to remarks caught on video during a Detroit community event. — The “Squad” member told attendees …
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New York Times:
Bill de Blasio Thinks He Could Be Governor. Does Anyone Else? — A run for higher office by New York City's mayor might be viewed skeptically across the state, but he says he wants to remain in public life. — Mayor Bill de Blasio has begun to tell people privately that he plans to run …
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Associated Press:
Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul — The Biden administration is moving to relax the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements — a change that could offer debt relief to thousands of teachers …
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Wall Street Journal:
Science Closes In on Covid's Origins — Four studies—including two from WHO—provide powerful evidence favoring the lab-leak theory. — Where did Covid-19 come from? The answer can be found in the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. To get to the truth, we need only unleash the power of science.
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Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Trump struggles to find a new social media platform amid talk of third White House run — Months after announcing plans to launch a social media platform, former President Donald Trump is still struggling to come up with a clear plan. — Trump plans to own whatever is built …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Former FBI Agents Blame ‘Misogynist’ Culture For Botched Larry Nassar Investigation — The Department of Justice said it will review the misconduct of agents in the USA Gymnastics case, but FBI veterans say the problems run much deeper. — Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney was just a teenager in 2015 …
Associated Press:
In Idaho, a power play while the governor's away — BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind an executive order involving Covid-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and the commanding general of the Idaho National Guard also on Tuesday told McGeachin she can't activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border.