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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Senate candidate Sean Parnell's wife testified that he tried to choke her and hit their children — BUTLER, Pa. — The estranged wife of Sean Parnell — the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
In sworn testimony, wife of Pa. Senate candidate Sean Parnell says he strangled her and abused their children — The wife of Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sean Parnell said Monday that Parnell once strangled her until she bit him to get free and another time slapped one of their children so hard that he left welts on the child's body.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
A Last Word on Virginia — Dear Readers: Join us Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our annual American Democracy Conference. The virtual event will begin with a presentation by Project Home Fire's Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams on our ongoing polling and data analytics project.
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Patrick McHale / Bloomberg:
Election Forecaster Changes Virginia Race Rating to ‘Leans Republican’
Election Forecaster Changes Virginia Race Rating to ‘Leans Republican’
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Republicans Are Already Claiming the Virginia Election Has Been Rigged — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — This is how it's going to be forever: Republicans and conservatives will claim that any election they lose is fraudulent.
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Annika Kim Constantino / CNBC:
Early voting hits record high in Virginia ahead of dead-heat governor's race
Early voting hits record high in Virginia ahead of dead-heat governor's race
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
As Youngkin Tries to Finesse Trump, McAuliffe Conjures His Comeback
As Youngkin Tries to Finesse Trump, McAuliffe Conjures His Comeback
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Bob Barnard / WTTG-TV:
FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Youngkin ahead of McAuliffe in FOX 5 exclusive Virginia gubernatorial race poll
FOX 5 EXCLUSIVE: Youngkin ahead of McAuliffe in FOX 5 exclusive Virginia gubernatorial race poll
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Virginia went big for Biden, but on eve of another pivotal election, many voters say Democrats have not delivered for them
Virginia went big for Biden, but on eve of another pivotal election, many voters say Democrats have not delivered for them
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Frustrated Democratic donors threaten to hold back midterm donations over infighting in Congress, tight Virginia race
Frustrated Democratic donors threaten to hold back midterm donations over infighting in Congress, tight Virginia race
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Virginia Buries an Enduring Political Myth
Virginia Buries an Enduring Political Myth
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Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: Trust in Elections, Threat to Democracy, Biden Approval, November 2021 — Americans See a Serious Threat to Democracy; Trust Elections Largely on Partisan Basis — A majority of Americans (62%) say they will trust the results of the 2024 election …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
NBC News Poll: 50 percent of Republicans doubt their vote will be counted accurately — WASHINGTON — There's been a significant decline over the past year in voters who think their vote will be counted accurately, a trend driven mainly by Republicans — most of whom still believe false claims …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Poll shows Democrats want to replace Biden on the ballot in 2024. A look at why.
Poll shows Democrats want to replace Biden on the ballot in 2024. A look at why.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
More Democrats in new poll want someone other than Biden as party's presidential nominee
More Democrats in new poll want someone other than Biden as party's presidential nominee
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Gun dealers sell parts, ammo using anti-Biden meme 'Let's go, Brandon' — It arose from a crowd chant at the NASCAR racetrack in Talladega, Ala. — Gun dealers are marketing weapon parts and ammunition using a right-wing slogan widely understood as code for profanity directed at President Joe Biden.
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Scott McDonald / Newsweek:
Video of Trump Laughing During 'Let's Go Brandon' Chant at World Series Seen Over 8M Times — Former President Donald Trump attracts attention anywhere he goes, with anything he does or just about anything he says. Saturday was no different during Game 4 of the World Series between …
New York Post:
Here's how many NYPD cops are on unpaid leave over vax mandate — Only a few a dozen NYPD members were placed on unpaid leave Monday after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but thousands of unvaccinated employees remain on the job with pending exemption requests, the city's top cop said.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Open to Letting Providers Challenge Texas Abortion Law — The Supreme Court heard two challenges on Monday to the law, which bars most abortions in Texas after about six weeks of pregnancy. The first was brought by abortion providers in Texas, and the second was brought by the Justice Department.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas's abortion ban
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas's abortion ban
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Loudoun Official Claimed He Might Not Have Seen Email Informing Him Of Sex Assault — Despite Responding To It — Internal Loudoun County School Board emails show a shifting explanation about how much school board members knew about a bathroom sex assault, with one member writing …
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Washington Post:
Manchin calls on Democrats to slow down on $1.75 trillion spending package, putting imminent House vote in jeopardy — West Virginia Democrat raised concerns about debt and inflation and demanded that House lawmakers approve a separate infrastructure bill. — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) …
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Bill Scher / HotAir:
Taking the infrastructure bill hostage didn't work
Taking the infrastructure bill hostage didn't work
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Axios:
The Facebook attention gap — The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far, the company's core stakeholders — advertisers, users and investors — seem unfazed. — The big picture: For now, this controversy is mainly of interest to the media and lawmakers.
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Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
America Has Lost the Plot on COVID — We know how this ends: The coronavirus becomes endemic, and we live with it forever. But what we don't know—and what the U.S. seems to have no coherent plan for—is how we are supposed to get there. We've avoided the hard questions whose answers …
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Pablo Manríquez / Latino Rebels:
Immigrant Rights Advocates Grapple With Senate Parliamentarian's Past as INS Prosecutor — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2012, when Elizabeth MacDonough became the first woman to be named Senate Parliamentarian, a POLITICO profile noted that MacDonough “was a Justice Department trial attorney …
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
BIPOC or POC? Equity or Equality? The Debate Over Language on the Left. — For those pushing for changes in society on race and other issues, words matter. They can also muddle. — In California, a Black college freshman from the South is telling a story about his Latino friends …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Greene accrues at least $48K in fines for ignoring House mask mandate — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been reprimanded by the House sergeant-at-arms at least 20 times this year for refusing to wear a mask in the chamber, which has added up to $48,000 worth of associated fines.
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Matt Dathan / The Times:
Trolls will be jailed for ‘psychological harm’ — Trolls could face two years in prison for sending messages or posting content that causes psychological harm under legislation targeting online hate. — Ministers will overhaul communication laws by creating new offences …
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Natasha Khan / Wall Street Journal:
China Locks 30,000 Visitors Inside Shanghai Disneyland After One Guest Got Covid-19 — Guests are required to take coronavirus test to exit after a positive case shuts down the park — HONG KONG—Shanghai Disneyland was temporarily shut down from Sunday after a visitor was found to be Covid-19-positive …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: FEC lets foreigners finance U.S. ballot fights — The Federal Election Commission has ruled foreign donors can finance U.S. referendum campaigns, opening the door to foreign spending on fights over high-profile policy issues, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: Foreign nationals …
New York Times:
Even as Biden Pushes Clean Energy, He Seeks More Oil Production — President Biden acknowledged “it seems like an irony” that he is asking energy-rich nations to boost oil production as he implores the world to tackle climate change. — GLASGOW — President Biden told a global climate summit …
Josh Sisco / The Information:
Former Google Activist Whittaker Expected to Join FTC as AI Adviser — Meredith Whittaker, a former employee activist and artificial intelligence researcher at Google, is expected to be hired full time at the Federal Trade Commission as a policy adviser on AI, according to a person with knowledge of her pending hire.
Fox News:
CNN's Brian Stelter skips Lincoln Project viral hoax orchestrated to smear Youngkin on media program — CNN host has long history of ignoring stories that make Democrats look bad — CNN's ratings-challenge media pundit Brian Stelter typically decries disinformation at all costs when he feels it could hurt the liberal agenda.
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Dem Child Care Plan Could Exclude Half of Black Kids — The current Democratic child care proposal provides grants to states so that they can set up a complex system of child care subsidies for parents. States do not have to participate in the program and recent history suggests …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's New Company Is Planning For His Possible Conviction (Or Presidential Run) — The future is unclear for Donald Trump. On the one hand, a grand jury has already accused the Trump Organization of committing a series of crimes, and rumor has it that more indictments are coming.
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Monique Beals / The Hill:
Stone says he'll run for Florida governor if DeSantis doesn't do audit — Former Trump adviser Roger Stone said he “may be forced” for Florida governor if Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) does not audit votes cast in Florida during the 2020 election. — “If Gov. Ron DeSantis does not order a full audit …
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