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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Caught on Tape: Doug Mastriano Prayed for MAGA to ‘Seize the Power’ Ahead of Jan. 6 — In a Dec. 2020 meeting with Christian Nationalists, the man who would become the GOP nominee for governor prayed Congress would “disregard” Pennsylvania's election results
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano's security bubble insulates him from prying eyes and dissenting views — On a weekday afternoon in late August, Doug Mastriano's campaign bus pulled up outside Gatsby's Bar & Grill in suburban Philadelphia just after 1 p.m. The words “Restore Freedom” were emblazoned on the side …
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Raw Story and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Axios:
Trumpier than Trump — Some GOP candidates are softening their rhetoric and scrubbing their campaign websites of hardline positions as the midterms get closer. But Doug Mastriano is running a much different playbook in the Pennsylvania governor's race, one of the most important contests in the nation.
Jon McBride / BYU Cougars:
A statement from BYU Athletics regarding the investigation of the Aug. 26 volleyball match — As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women's volleyball match on August 26.
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Sports Illustrated, Ace of Spades HQ, Twitchy and The Daily Wire
Francis Fukuyama / Journal of Democracy:
Why Ukraine Will Win — The country's military is advancing on the battlefield. If Ukraine defeats Russia's massive army, the ripple effects will be felt across the globe. — T — he war in Ukraine, now in its seventh month, marks a critical juncture that will determine the course of global democracy.
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Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Eastern Advance Puts Forces Close to Key Town — Retaking Kupyansk would help cut off Russian troops further south — KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces advanced on the strategic city of Kupyansk on Friday, threatening to isolate thousands of Russian troops further south and prompting Moscow to send reinforcements.
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New York Times, The Guardian, CNBC, Financial Times, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, The American Spectator and WTOP News
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Putin is trying to build a new axis of autocrats
Putin is trying to build a new axis of autocrats
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Washington Free Beacon, Voice of America and Slate
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Longtime former Trump ally turns to building 2024 ‘bullpen’ — The Club for Growth was once one of former President Donald Trump's most outspoken champions. But it's now taking steps to bolster his potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz plots a 2024 bid even as he waits on Trump — LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shook hands and posed for pictures with the crowd for an hour, then grabbed a stool at the bar at American Legion Post 27 and joined everyone for a beer.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned — NICOSIA, Cyprus - In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen's passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
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Albuquerque Journal, Washington Post and Page Six
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Second Elizabethan Age Has Ended
The Second Elizabethan Age Has Ended
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BBC:
King Charles III, the new monarch
King Charles III, the new monarch
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Telegraph, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Caller, Slate and Washington Examiner
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Gorsuch Said Findings of Probe Into Leaked Roe Draft Opinion Will Be Made in Report — The justice, speaking at a judicial conference, also criticized the cost and time it takes to enter the legal profession — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday …
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HotAir, Insider, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Townhall and Washington Examiner
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Revealed: Ginni Thomas's links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe
Revealed: Ginni Thomas's links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe
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Raw Story
María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Mom says trans eighth-grader was questioned by Texas officials at school — A declaration recounting the incident was filed as part of an ongoing lawsuit by LGBTQ legal advocates — On the morning of Aug. 30, a 13-year-old transgender boy was pulled out of class by his school's administrators, his mother says.
David Siders / Politico:
‘The environment is upside down’: Why Dems are winning the culture wars — It's already the consensus that abortion is going to be a good issue for Democrats in November. — What's only now becoming clear — as Republicans scrub their campaign websites of prior positions on abortion …
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Raw Story, FiveThirtyEight, Spectrum News 1 Central NY and IJR
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe — Former U.S. President Donald Trump's team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday …
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Andrew Gawthorpe / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon's indictment reveals the truth about Trumpism — In the end, Maga is nothing but a scam with hate in its heart and other people's money in its pockets — y all appearances, Steve Bannon likes to think that he represents the soul of the Maga movement.
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Raw Story
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin McCarthy Walks a Tightrope on His Path to Power — In his bid to be House Speaker, he has allied himself with the Trump-aligned wing of the Republican party, while largely avoiding ideological positions. ‘I can never have too many friends in this world.’
David Corn / Mother Jones:
It Didn't Start with Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy — In May, during an Aspen Institute conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the audience, “I want the Republican Party to take back the party, take it back to where you were when you cared about a woman's right to choose …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Right to Free Speech Is Not the Right to Monologue — In August, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck. The novelist has spent decades living under the threat of a hit put out by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. The religious directive was a response to Rushdie's novel …
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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Primary Scorecard: House GOP Veers Towards Trump, Democrats Tack Less Left — Now that this cycle's primary season has drawn to a close (with the small exceptions of Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island on September 13), it's an ideal time to assess both parties' results.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Police Officer Tasered And Beaten On Jan. 6 Goes Off On Cops Who Posed With Trump — “Those two or three dozen Pennsylvania state troopers, from the bottom of my heart, can go f**k all the way off,” Michael Fanone told HuffPost. — Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol …
iaea.org:
Director General's Statement on Serious Situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant — Video Video of Statement by the IAEA Director General on the Situation at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant — Today, I have learned from IAEA staff on the site of the serious situation …
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Bloomberg, Politico and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
WAGA-TV:
New InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 poll: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight — Loading Video... This browser does not support the Video element. — The Road to November: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight — ATLANTA - A new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta poll released …
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RedState, Breitbart and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59 Million to a Local Bakery — Gibson's Bakery said the liberal arts college had falsely accused it of racism after a Black student was caught shoplifting. — Oberlin College, known as a bastion of progressive politics …
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The Daily Caller, National Review, Althouse, The Daily Wire and The Future, Now and Then
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Rubio walks the Mar-a-Lago line — The FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home has put the state's senior senator exactly where he doesn't want to be two months before Election Day. — As polls show his reelection race getting tighter, Marco Rubio is treading carefully when it comes …
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The New Alyssa Farah — The ex-AG wants to portray himself as an expert in all things classified and pre-judge Trump's guilt. But when he could have shown that mishandling classified material is a serious crime, he punted. — To no one's surprise, Alyssa Farah, Mike Pence's former press secretary …
James Warner / FOX 35 Orlando:
Florida election: Marco Rubio has slight lead over Val Demings in new poll — New poll sheds light on Florida governor, U.S. Senate races — A new FOX 35/Insider Advantage Poll shows how Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist are competing in the Governor's race, and how Marco Rubio and Val Demings are competing in the U.S. Senate race
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Coming Outlawing of the Republican Party — Republicans want to co-exist with Democrats. Democrats want to eliminate Republicans. — Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.