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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 …
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 …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin signals he won't support filibuster carveout for debt hike  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Wednesday that he remains opposed to changing the Senate's legislative filibuster, dealing a blow to progressive hopes to use a rules change as an escape hatch from a fight over the nation's borrowing limit.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell proposes debt limit deal
The White House:
Life After Default … The credit of the United States is built on centuries of stability and responsibility.
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans plan to block another debt ceiling vote as default risks rise
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 …
Discussion: Politico and HotAir
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 …
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Why Democrats See 3 Governor's Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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!”
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Rep. Adam Schiff prosecuted Trump at his first impeachment. His new book offers his view into the former President's world
Discussion: Insider
Charles Cooke / HotAir:
No reconciliation bill could be “too small”  —  When pressed, Manchin likes to describe the spree he has in mind as “targeted” and “paid for.”  But even if this were true — even if every dollar spent were matched to a dollar raised by taxation — it would still miss the point.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Manchin's ‘red line’ on abortion splits Democrats
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 …
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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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:   Want to Be a City Commissioner? It Helps to Be Friendly With the Mayor.
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 …
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.
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Cotton joins growing list of lawmakers demanding answers from DOJ about investigations into parents  —  DOJ said it would investigate threats against school boards amid nationwide debates on masks, CRT  —  Sen. Josh Hawley grills DOJ official on memo targeting threats, school board members
Discussion: Townhall
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 …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mike Lee may finally pay for his Trump sycophancy  —  Mike Lee knew better.  —  The Republican senator from Utah knew John Eastman's crackpot theory to overthrow the election was hogwash.  Nevertheless, he took the path of least resistance.  He did not go public with the attempted coup.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
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.
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Both of These Politicians Opposed Iron Dome Funding.  Only One Was Called Antisemitic  —  While Republican Senator Rand Paul drew criticism this week from the likes of AIPAC, it was nowhere near the level heaped on Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as well as other progressives, for their stance on Iron Dome
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN spent nearly 80% of September under 1 million viewers  —  The liberal network saw a 41% drop from September 2020  —  Chris Cuomo accused of sexual harassment by former ABC colleague  —  The news cycle has hardly slowed down since President Joe Biden took office, but CNN doesn't appear to be reaping the benefits.
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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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Colman Domingo to Star in Bayard Rustin Biopic, the First Narrative Feature From Obamas' Higher Ground (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Root
Santi Ruiz / Washington Free Beacon:
Klobuchar Staffer Announces Apple Gig Hours After Senator Slams Big Tech Revolving Door
Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:
A Secret CIA Gate at Kabul Airport Became an Escape Path for Afghans
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Former FBI Agents Blame ‘Misogynist’ Culture For Botched Larry Nassar Investigation
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Justin Ray / Los Angeles Times:
There are California students still stuck in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
Discussion: Breitbart, HotAir and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
In weighing 2024 run, Pence tests whether there is political life after Trump
Discussion: NPR and Twitchy
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
How Tight Is Trump's Grip on the GOP? Take a Look at the Ohio Senate Primary
 Earlier Items: 
Avi Bajpai / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC candidate apologizes for voting in favor of HB2 in 2016
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump True Believers Have Their Reasons
Armond White / National Review:
The Many Saints of Newark Is Trash
Wall Street Journal:
Science Closes In on Covid's Origins
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
BBC Chair Samir Shah calls for UK's “outdated” regulatory regime to be improved to let public service broadcasters compete with US streaming giants for viewers

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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