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David Corn / Mother Jones:
SCOOP: Manchin Tells Associates He's Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan — In recent days, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has told associates that he is considering leaving the Democratic Party if President Joe Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill do not agree to his demand …
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Politico:
Dems edge closer to ditching disarray — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer's strategy to force through Democrats' domestic agenda flamed out spectacularly in September. They're ready to try it all over again. — With their party's long-sought priorities on the line, the speaker …
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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
GOP Gains in Governor's Race — Enthusiasm gap and shift in voter priorities boost Youngkin — West Long Branch, NJ - With two weeks to go before Election Day, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are locked in a close battle for governor of Virginia.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Youngkin donors in 86 of 95 Virginia counties, McAuliffe just 14
Youngkin donors in 86 of 95 Virginia counties, McAuliffe just 14
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name — Mark Zuckerberg wants to be known for building the metaverse — Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a Facebook privacy lawsuit.
Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a Facebook privacy lawsuit.
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New York Times:
Trump Organization, Already Under Indictment, Faces New Criminal Inquiry — The investigation, by the Westchester County district attorney's office, increases the legal scrutiny of the former president and his family business. — Former President Donald J. Trump's family business …
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Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Democratic Child Care Plan Will Spike Prices for the Middle Class by $13,000 — Trying to run a child care system using market prices runs into three main problems. — For a government, solving these problems is pretty simple. You can pass a law that mandates higher wages for child care workers …
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Brian Kahn / Gizmodo:
How Joe Manchin and Republicans Could Destroy the World
How Joe Manchin and Republicans Could Destroy the World
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Politico:
Meadows retains top GOP lawyer for Jan. 6 investigation — Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, has brought on a top Republican lawyer to handle the House's Jan. 6 investigation. — Two people familiar with the matter told POLITICO that George Terwilliger, the deputy attorney general during …
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning January 6
Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning January 6
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
How Trump can sink Dems' request for 1/6 docs
How Trump can sink Dems' request for 1/6 docs
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David Siders / Politico:
‘Down the rabbit hole’: Arizona GOP goes full fringe — Just when it seemed Arizona Republicans couldn't make more of a spectacle, they found another way. — As the party hardens around its fealty to former President Donald Trump, the GOP is filling up its midterm ballot with a roster …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump is Pushing QAnon Candidates Into the GOP Mainstream — Trump is backing a number of candidates who've openly pushed QAnon's wildest theories. By endorsing them, he's mainstreaming the extremist movement. — CJ — Arizona State Rep. Mark Finchem got a coveted spot warming …
Brian Faler / Politico:
Neal pushes back at proposed changes to reconciliation plan — The House's top tax writer is pushing back against changes to Democrats' reconciliation package being floated by the White House. — Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) jabbed Wednesday at his colleagues' scramble …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The President Who Wasn't There — On the menu today: Up until very recently …
The President Who Wasn't There — On the menu today: Up until very recently …
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CNN:
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package and tells Democrats free community college is out
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package and tells Democrats free community college is out
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BuzzFeed News:
Leaked Oath Keepers Data Shows At Least 28 Elected Officials Have Ties To The Group — Over the past dozen years, at least 28 people who currently hold elected office joined or financially supported the Oath Keepers, the extremist group that figured prominently in the violent Jan. 6 storming …
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Elena Kadvany / San Francisco Chronicle:
In-N-Out blasts S.F. over vaccine mandate shutdown: ‘We refuse to become the vaccination police’ — Beloved California burger chain In-N-Out is firing back against San Francisco's vaccine mandate. The company blasted the city after the Department of Public Health temporarily shut …
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The official website of the City of New York:
Mayor de Blasio Announces Vaccine Mandate for New York City Workforce — City employees to receive $500 incentive for first dose through next week — All City workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, required to have at least one dose by 5pm on October 29th
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Mayor de Blasio announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city workers
Mayor de Blasio announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all city workers
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Soldier with ‘Hitler mustache’ is first to be thrown out of military after Capitol riot charges — An Army reservist charged in the Justice Department's sweeping investigation of the U.S. Capitol riot was quietly demoted and discharged earlier this year, becoming the first known service member …
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Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Accused rapist who ‘attacked’ woman on SEPTA train in Philadelphia as passengers ‘filmed it’ is an illegal Congolese immigrant with prior convictions for sex abuse and drugs who should have been deported in 2015 — Alleged rapist Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been present in the US illegally since 2015
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Grinnell College:
62% of Americans Say Politics, Not Law, Drives Supreme Court Decisions — 50% Disapprove of Biden's Job Performance, Support From Independents Collapses — EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW is the motto of the Supreme Court of the United States, but more than 60% of Americans today believe the decisions …
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Washington Post:
White House unveils plans to roll out coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 — The White House on Wednesday announced its plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending the vaccine's approval by federal health officials, which the Biden administration anticipates will happen within weeks.
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William Turton / Bloomberg:
Sinclair Broadcast Hack Linked to Notorious Russian Cybergang — Evil Corp. said to change names to avoid 2019 U.S. sanctions — Broadcaster hit with new ransomware strain called Macaw — A weekend cyberattack against Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. was linked to one of the most …
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Robert Gonzalez / Arizona Republic:
I urged Republicans to stay. Now, months later, I'm leaving the party. Here's why — Opinion: I had hoped that decent people working from the inside could save the Republican Party from those who believe the Big Lie. I was wrong. — In February, I wrote an op-ed urging Republicans not to leave the party.
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Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Fox News hosts admit the network has a strict COVID-19 vaccine and testing policy — while they celebrate job walkouts over such mandates elsewhere — Fox News' utter hypocrisy on COVID-19 health policies was on full display Wednesday morning. In a segment of Fox & Friends hyping the threat …
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Border arrests have soared to highest levels since 1986, new CBP data shows — U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September, and arrests by the Border Patrol soared to the highest levels since 1986 …
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Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
Fortenberry, a Family Insider, Indicted on Federal Charges — Nebraska Congressman Is The Latest Family Member Embroiled in Ethical Scandal … Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), indicted Tuesday on charges of lying to the FBI, has deep connections to The Family, the secretive Christian group …
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Keshia Clukey / Bloomberg:
Cuomo Lawyer Asks for New Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct — Former governor calls attorney general's probe ‘political’ — Cuomo wants Letitia James to correct, amend her report — Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo wants a new investigation into allegations …
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Private Banking & Wealth Management:
Close … “Help Wanted”. We expect semiconductor, vehicle and other goods bottlenecks to resolve themselves in the months ahead, and interpret declining business surveys as the result of a temporary supply shock and not a sign of inadequate demand. As a result, growth should rebound in 2022 …
Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Sen. Josh Hawley bill takes aim at supply chain crunch, requiring 50% of value of a good to be produced in US — Hawley calls for a ‘bold, new economic agenda that will restore the American heartland’ — FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is rolling out a measure amid the supply chain crisis …
NBC News:
Brian Laundrie's personal items found in Florida nature reserve, medical examiner called to scene — Personal belongings of Brian Laundrie — the fiancé of Gabby Petito who has been missing for over a month — have been found in a Florida nature preserve and a local medical examiner …
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