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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Youngkin's crowds dwarf McAuliffe's on election eve — DRIVING THE DAY — TERRY MCAULIFFE wanted GLENN YOUNGKIN and DONALD TRUMP to campaign together so badly that when it didn't happen, McAuliffe simply invented a Youngkin-Trump event that didn't exist.
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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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New York Times, Raw Story, HuffPost, Breitbart, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Digby's Hullabaloo
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
As Youngkin Tries to Finesse Trump, McAuliffe Conjures His Comeback — Barnstorming Virginia, the candidates for governor hammered away at their core arguments. For the Republican: parents' involvement in schools. For the Democrat: Trump redux. — In the final hours of campaigning …
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Reason, Power Line, Reuters, Breitbart, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News, New York Post, CNN, Mediaite, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Washington Times, The Western Journal, Forbes, Slate and Alternet.org
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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Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Breitbart, Insider, LifeNews.com, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair and Fox News
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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ABC News, Politico, Digby's Hullabaloo, Breitbart, WTOP, Eduwonk, CBS News, HotAir and Associated Press
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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NBC News:
Virginia Election Day 2021: What to watch for in the governor's race — WASHINGTON — All eyes are on Virginia, where voters have their say Tuesday in the first major election of President Joe Biden's term — one both parties are watching closely for lessons ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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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National Review and Fox News
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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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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The New Civil Rights Movement, HotAir and Alternet.org
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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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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The Hill, Political Wire and USA Today
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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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Page Array, spectatorworld.com, Insider, The Hill, New York Post, RedState and Fox News
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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Reason, RedState and Page Array
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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Florida Politics
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 …
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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Kaiser Health News, Slate, The 19th, BuzzFeed News, New York Magazine, Reason, Off the Kuff, Townhall, Daily Kos, KLFY-TV and Fox News
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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Mediaite and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas — A new rule will be announced at a U.N. summit where the United States is facing skepticism about its commitment to climate change, aides said. — GLASGOW — The Biden administration planned to announce on Tuesday …
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CBS News
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 …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Just 42% say Biden is “mentally sharp” and the share of independents who say so is even lower — I can't imagine why. … Before you throw stones at him over that clip, ask yourself: Could you stay awake during a conference on climate change? At any age?
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New York Post, Morning Consult and The Daily Caller
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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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.
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Fortune
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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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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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Washington Examiner and Washington Post
Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Twitter's new strategy to fight climate lies: Give users accurate information first — The platform says it is using prebunks — “reliable, authoritative hubs of information” — to get ahead of misleading narratives. — Twitter says it is attempting to combat climate disinformation …
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Twitchy, The Daily Caller, Axios and Protocol
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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Protocol, Fox News, The Daily Wire and The Daily Caller