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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly — Breaking down last night's elections. — My colleague, Bill Kristol, weighs in on the last 24 hours: … Happy Wednesday. — Join — Team Bulwark was up late last night, digging through the rubble of Tuesday's election results.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate — The party's congressional campaign arm spent $435,000 in a GOP primary to promote a candidate challenging Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrats faced a backlash Wednesday …
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New York Times:
Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Are YOU Doing To Protect “Good Republicans” From Their Voters? — Whose fault is it that Republican voters keep choosing illiberal conspiracy theorists? — Tomorrow night on TNB I'll be joined by the OGs, Mona Charen and Bill Kristol. Mark it down now: Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
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New York Times:
In 4 Swing States, G.O.P. Election Deniers Could Oversee Voting
In 4 Swing States, G.O.P. Election Deniers Could Oversee Voting
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Mother Jones, The Root, Bridge Michigan, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign
Democrats emboldened after Kansas abortion vote, as they eye fall campaign
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Sarah Smarsh / New York Times:
We Held the Line in Kansas
We Held the Line in Kansas
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Kira Lerner / Georgia Recorder:
How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states
How election deniers are campaigning to control voting in four critical states
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Wall Street Journal, Arizona Mirror and Salon
Politico:
Roe jolts the midterms — 5 takeaways from a key primary night
Roe jolts the midterms — 5 takeaways from a key primary night
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries
Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries
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Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails — The committee would like to know more about any contacts with Donald Trump's team regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones's text messages …
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’ — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”
NBC News:
After Alex Jones' lawyers accidentally leak years of emails, Infowars financial documents are revealed in court — Lawyers for Alex Jones appeared to have accidentally sent over the entire contents of the Infowars founder's phone to the lawyers for the plaintiffs in his defamation trial, according to court proceedings Wednesday.
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Sandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones, say hoax claims created ‘living hell’ — Parents who lost their 6-year-old son in the Sandy Hook massacre confronted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a courthouse Tuesday, saying his claims that the deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history was a …
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident — Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed in a tweet. She was 58. — McCarthy said that Walorski's husband, Dean Swihart, was informed of her death …
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Rep. Jackie Walorski, two staff members killed in Indiana car crash — Rep. Jackie Walorski (R- Ind.) and two of her staff members were killed in a car crash Wednesday afternoon, according to the Elkhart County, Ind., Sheriff's Office. — “It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says
GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash, sheriff says
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Sinema eyes changes to tax, climate portions of reconciliation bill — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is eyeing changes to Democrats' $740 billion reconciliation bill — specifically increasing climate funding and restructuring the tax provisions — as the Senate moves rapidly toward final passage …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Dems Gain Slightly in Congress Support — Midterm issue picture largely unchanged; Biden rating stabilizes — West Long Branch, NJ - The latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds the Democrats making small gains in preference for Congressional control and the year-long slide …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout
Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
The GOP is blowing its chance to make the midterms a referendum on Democrats
The GOP is blowing its chance to make the midterms a referendum on Democrats
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Detroit Free Press, Townhall, Jonathan's Newsletter and Al Jazeera
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What does Kansas tell us about November?
What does Kansas tell us about November?
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New York Times:
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry — A federal investigation into Donald Trump's former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. — As Rudolph W. Giuliani comes under intensifying scrutiny …
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CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe — The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump faces new danger in DOJ's surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone
Trump faces new danger in DOJ's surprise subpoena of Pat Cipollone
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ABC News:
Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack
Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's parents gave him money into his 40s. Republicans say that undercuts his blue collar image. — In his ads, and much of the public imagination, John Fetterman is a tattooed everyman from a rugged steel city outside Pittsburgh.The phrase “blue collar tough guy” …
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New York Times:
A Cynical Low for the Democratic Party — The editorial board is a group of Opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol …
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Warren says she's a ‘no’ on bipartisan bill that would protect abortion access — Warren called the bill “not an obvious improvement over where we stand now.” — Senator Elizabeth Warren told NBC News Tuesday night that she will not vote for a newly-introduced bipartisan bill …
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New York Times:
U.S. Could Have Had Many More Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine This Year — The Department of Health and Human Services delayed asking the manufacturer to process the bulk vaccine the government already owned into vials. — WASHINGTON — The shortage of vaccines to combat a fast-growing monkeypox outbreak …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
McConnell says ‘good luck’ to senators looking for excuse to oppose Finland, Sweden NATO bids — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday spoke in support of Finland's and Sweden's bids to join NATO in advance of a Senate vote later in the day expected to have broad, but not unanimous, support.
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Alexander Shur / madison.com:
Ron Johnson calls for turning Social Security, Medicare into discretionary spending programs — Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs …
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Lamar Johnson / Politico:
Biden and Harris praise Kansas voters for defeating anti-abortion amendment — President Joe Biden on Wednesday lauded voters in Kansas for rejecting a constitutional measure that would have stripped abortion protections from the state's constitution. — The amendment's defeat on Tuesday …
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David Byler / Washington Post:
Trump is losing ground in the 2024 primary. Here's why. — Donald Trump leads in primary polls and is well-liked by his party — but his position is worse than it was a year ago. Surveys show half of Republican voters are considering other candidates. Candidates endorsed by the former president …