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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An ugly GOP election scam in Michigan unmasks a big right-wing lie — Of all the lies that Donald Trump loyalists have told this cycle, perhaps the most disgusting one is this: Their designs on our election system are motivated by nothing more than pure, angelic concerns about “election integrity.”
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Raw Story and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
As Pennsylvania governor's race kicks into high gear, Doug Mastriano is dark on TV — Doug Mastriano has spent much of the summer ignoring mainstream press, setting a new unorthodox precedent for a major gubernatorial campaign. — Now the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania is entering …
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Mediaite
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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Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo, PoliticusUSA, Progress Pond, Raw Story and The American Independent
CBS News:
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb thinks Justice Department's Trump investigation is related to Jan. 6 — “The Takeout” podcast — Ty Cobb, who was a White House lawyer during former President Donald Trump's administration, suspects the Justice Department investigation …
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Insider, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and The Takeout
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls him ‘deeply wounded narcissist’ who acted in ‘criminal’ way to overturn Biden win — Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb called ex-President Donald Trump a “deeply wounded narcissist.” — In a new interview, Cobb said Trump acted in a …
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HuffPost, Insider and Political Wire
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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Deseret News, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, The Western Journal, HotAir, UPI, The Daily Wire, Twitchy, Ace of Spades HQ, Mediaite, TheBlaze, Sports Illustrated and Townhall
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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, Newsweek, CNBC, The American Spectator, Financial Times and Washington Examiner
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Associated Press:
Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
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The Economist, Politico, Financial Times, Al Jazeera and EuroFile
Francis Fukuyama / Journal of Democracy:
Why Ukraine Will Win — The country's military is advancing on the battlefield.
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Looks Like a ‘Failure,’ C.I.A. Director Says
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Looks Like a ‘Failure,’ C.I.A. Director Says
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HotAir and The Guardian
Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Federal Judge Stomps All Over Trump Russiagate Lawsuit Against Hillary — The jurist clearly thought the complaint was a hot mess and spent 65 pages explaining why. — A federal judge in Florida has tossed a racketeering lawsuit that Donald Trump filed against Hillary Clinton and a slew …
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Reason, Rolling Stone, PoliticusUSA and Washington Examiner
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election
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Buttermilk Sky, NBC News, UPI, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, Forbes, Fox News, The Mahablog, CNBC, Associated Press and Insider
CNN:
Judge throws out Trump's sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, ex-FBI officials over Russia probe
Judge throws out Trump's sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, ex-FBI officials over Russia probe
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Associated Press, Metro.co.uk, HuffPost, Washington Post, RedState, CBS News, The Hill, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
Sophia Ankel / Insider:
Chelsea Clinton says she used to be friends with Ivanka Trump until ‘she went to the dark side’
Chelsea Clinton says she used to be friends with Ivanka Trump until ‘she went to the dark side’
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New York Post
Jonathan Shorman / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach resigns from We Build the Wall board after nonprofit indicted on money laundering — Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, resigned Friday from the board of directors of We Build the Wall after the nonprofit organization …
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Political Wire
Politico:
Republicans to Trump: Pony up more cash in battle for Senate — Mitch McConnell is indirectly nudging Donald Trump to help Republicans try to flip the Senate, part of a broader GOP campaign to get the former president to open up his well-stocked coffers for the rest of the party.
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Political Wire
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Longtime former Trump ally turns to building 2024 ‘bullpen’
Longtime former Trump ally turns to building 2024 ‘bullpen’
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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.
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The Hill, The Root, Jezebel and Boing Boing
CNN:
Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion — Why a woman's doctor warned her not to get pregnant in Texas 03:50 — Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed.
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Jezebel
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that required Jewish university to recognize LGBTQ group — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed an Orthodox Jewish university in New York to deny official recognition to an LGBTQ student group, the latest in a series of decisions in favor of religious rights.
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National Review, USA Today, Washington Post and Associated Press
Bindu Bansinath / The Cut:
'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor' — The news of Queen Elizabeth II's death has been met with public outpourings of grief commemorating her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. But not everyone is in mourning. For many impacted by the lasting legacy …
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Mediaite, FIRE, New York Post, The Daily Wire, IJR, CBS News and The Wrap
Barbara McQuade / Washington Post:
Former U.S. attorney dishes on how he held line against Trump White House — In detailing ouster from the Southern District of New York, Berman says Barr ‘was desperate,’ cites attorney general's interference in other investigations — When former Attorney General William Barr bungled …
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Raw Story
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Arizona 2022: Mark Kelly Faces Tight Race With Blake Masters; Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake In Dead Heat for Governorship — Home Polls Arizona 2022: Mark Kelly Faces Tight Race With Blake Masters; Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake In Dead Heat for Governorship — The first Emerson College Polling survey …
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Townhall and FOX 10 Phoenix
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
From offering to help to full-bore attacks: Oz shifts to blitz Fetterman — ln one of the fall's biggest races, the Republican Senate contender and his campaign have recently directed a flurry of personal and policy attacks at his Democratic rival. — SPRINGFIELD, Pa. …
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CNN, ABC News, Washington Times, Fox News and The Daily Beast
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, HotAir, Fox News and The Western Journal
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman To Hold Pro-Abortion Rally on 9/11 With Anti-Cop Activist — Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman is holding a campaign event on Sunday, September 11, though not to commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Instead, the Senate hopeful is holding a pro-abortion rally alongside …
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LifeNews.com, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘You have to run’: Romney urged Biden to take down Trump, book says — Gabriel Debenedetti, author of book on Biden's relationship with Obama, reports call on night of 2018 midterms — On the night of the 2018 midterm elections, as a wave of anti-Trump sentiment swept Democrats to take control …
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Insider
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 and Digby's Hullabaloo
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Mar-a-Lago Search Put FBI on High Alert for Pro-Trump Protest Violence — Federal law enforcement officers scoured social media to identify threats to FBI buildings and agents and issued internal warnings about possibly armed protests in the days after the FBI searched former President Donald …
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Raw Story
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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FiveThirtyEight, Raw Story, CNN, Spectrum News 1 Central NY and IJR