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2:10 PM ET, October 8, 2021

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Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled, federal documents show  —  Hundreds of pages of the hotel's financial documents show that the federally leased hotel lost $71 million while Trump was in office  —  Donald Trump's luxury Washington hotel lost …
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Committee Uncovers Evidence that Trump Concealed Millions in Losses, Hid Debts, and Received Millions from Foreign Governments at Trump Hotel  —  GSA Documents Raise New Concerns about Trump Hotel Lease and Former President's Conflicts of Interest  —  Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2021) …
Discussion: Insider, The Guardian, UPI and POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show  —  Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump racked up more than $70 million in losses over a four-year period from his Washington, DC, hotel, while publicly claiming that the hotel was making …
CNN:
Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee as Trump urges defiance, sources say  —  (CNN)At least two associates of former President Donald Trump have responded to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection — with one saying they intend to defy the subpoena, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Politico:
Bannon tells Jan. 6 investigators he won't comply with their subpoena
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump misled about D.C. hotel finances, House panel says
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
David Shor Is Telling Democrats What They Don't Want to Hear  —  President Biden's agenda is in peril.  Democrats hold a bare 50 seats in the Senate, which gives any member of their caucus the power to block anything he or she chooses, at least in the absence of Republican support.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Manchin to Schumer: Your speech was “f*****g stupid”  —  Just how badly has Senate control undermined Democratic unity?  And how far will it go?  Punchbowl reports this morning that four different sources say that Joe Manchin confronted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
No one likes the debt deal  —  The leaders of the Senate were happy Thursday with their deal to avoid a debt default.  They were about the only ones.  —  Why it matters: The Band-Aid does nothing to solve the debt ceiling problem long term for Americans.  Democrats fear it only kicks the can down the road to a very busy December.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Will endorsement-happy Trump cost GOP the Senate?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — A shouting match erupted on the Senate floor after the vote to delay the debt limit crisis for two months.  Sens. JOHN THUNE (R-S.D.) and MITT ROMNEY (R-Utah) …
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
De Blasio to Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted and Talented Program  —  The mayor unveiled a plan to replace the highly selective program, which has become a glaring symbol of segregation in New York City public schools, for incoming students.  It will be up to his successor to implement it.
Washington Post:
Journalists known for taking on governments of Philippines and Russia win Nobel Peace Prize  —  Editors Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on Friday won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their fight for a free and independent press in a major boost to journalists amid increasing pressures on freedom of expression around the world.
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NobelPrize.org:
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021
New York Times:   Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
September's jobs creation comes up short with gain of just 194,000  — Nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 in September, compared with the Dow Jones estimate for 500,000.  — The unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, better than the expected 5.1%.  — Leisure and hospitality along …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:   Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth
James McClain / Yahoo Lifestyle:
Son of Afghanistan's Former Defense Minister Buys $20.9 Million Beverly Hills Mansion  —  He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at the prestigious St. Regis Bal Harbour resort, but Daoud Wardak apparently also wants a West Coast outpost.  To that end, he's heading for Beverly Hills …
Insider:
Billionaire Peter Thiel has a Republican US Senate candidate on his corporate payroll who is earning more than $1 million, documents show  — Blake Masters made seven figures in salary and royalties from his work with Thiel Capital.  — Peter Thiel has given $10 million to a super PAC backing Masters' challenge of Sen. Mark Kelly.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Truth According to Kari Lake  —  The MAGA candidate for governor of Arizona believes some strange things.  —  The candidate Donald Trump endorsed to be the next governor of Arizona made a big show of quitting the job she held for decades as the face of Phoenix's Fox 10 news because …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
I Interviewed Trump For 5 Hours.  Here's What He Told Me About ‘Stupid F—er’ McConnell, McCarthy's Bromance With Luntz, And The Fake News That Bothered Him The Most  —  In multiple interviews, Former President Donald Trump unloads on the rigged 2020 election, Republicans who screwed him …
Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dave Chappelle Gets Standing Ovation Amid Netflix Special Controversy: “If This Is What Being Canceled Is, I Love It”  —  After being called out for transphobic jokes in ‘The Closer,’ the comedian performed at the Hollywood Bowl in front of Brad Pitt, Tiffany Haddish and Stevie Wonder and dismissed the outcry: “F— Twitter.
Sydney Shea / Washington Examiner:
Terry McAuliffe calls critical race theory a ‘dog whistle’ and refuses to define when pressed  —  Defining critical race theory is “wasting precious viewers' time” — that's according to Terry McAuliffe.  —  The Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate said the ideology …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
McAuliffe lead in Virginia cut to margin of error: 49%-45%
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Ron Johnson says top 1% pay ‘fair share’ in taxes  —  A recent report showed that many billionaires pay a lower tax rate than the average person making $45,000.  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told a constituent on Wednesday that the very richest Americans already pay their fair share in taxes.
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Literally Teaching a Course on Fundraising … All students hope to learn from the top experts in their field.  Graduate students at Arizona State University have an unusual opportunity this fall to do just that, where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is teaching a course on getting rich people to give you money.
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Defense Department warns climate change will increase conflicts over water and food  — Climate change poses a serious threat to U.S. military operations and will lead to new sources of global political conflict, the Department of Defense wrote in its new climate plan.
BuzzFeed News:
He Belongs To A Right-Wing Extremist Group — And Is Running To Represent Ultra-Liberal Park Slope, Brooklyn  —  Brett Wynkoop embodies many of the traits that have made his neighborhood of Park Slope, Brooklyn, a stereotype of a liberal enclave.  He lives in a century-old brownstone on a leafy street …
Discussion: Raw Story
OECD.org:
International community strikes a ground-breaking tax deal for the digital age  —  Major reform of the international tax system finalised today at the OECD will ensure that Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023.
Ariana Garcia / Houston Chronicle:
Matthew McConaughey says politics is ‘a bag of rats’ in interview weighing run for Texas governor  —  In an interview on the Sway podcast, the Lone Star State native wavered on whether he could affect real change as a politician and called the state's abortion ban ‘juvenile in its implementation.’
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Covid Fable  —  When we treat Covid as a simple morality play, we can end up making bad predictions.  —  In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the rituals of autumn about to resume, many people assumed that the pandemic was on the verge of getting even worse.
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The Cult of the Vaccine  —  Yesterday, I ran a story that had nothing to do with vaccines, about the seeming delay of the development of a drug called molnupiravir (see the above segment with the gracious hosts of The Hill: Rising for more).  In the time it took to report and write that piece …
Discussion: HotAir
 
 
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Wisconsin: The incubator for America's tribal politics
Washington Post:
Biden signs legislation to aid U.S. personnel suffering from ‘Havana Syndrome’
Discussion: CBS News, CNN and Political Wire
David Marcus / Fox News:
Biden must apologize to the border agents he smeared
MSNBC:
Forty-four percent of Republicans want a Trump run in 2024: poll
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Southlake, Texas, schools restrict classroom libraries after backlash over anti-racist book
Discussion: The Hill and Dallas Morning News
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L.A City Firefighters: From Heroes to Zeroes
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Billy Bush Says He Was Victim of Access Hollywood Tape: NBC ‘Sacrificed Me’ For ‘Their Own Political Gain’
Discussion: Fox News
Andrew Klavan / City Journal:
At the Heart of Our Divisions  —  Socialism is immoral—and it makes us hate one another.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Pence and Haley Aren't the Future of the GOP—They're Roadkill
Discussion: Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump-Loving Cousins IDed By Online Sleuths Are Arrested For Attacking Cops At Capitol
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Michael Gableman, the GOP attorney reviewing Wisconsin's 2020 election, is backing off on the subpoenas to cities days after issuing them
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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