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11:40 PM ET, September 12, 2022

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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Issues 40 Subpoenas in a Week, Expanding Its Jan. 6 Inquiry  —  Over the past week, it also seized the phones of two top Trump advisers, a sign of an escalating investigation two months before the midterm elections.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has issued …
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CNN:
January 6 committee set to meet in person on Tuesday as it debates whether to invite Trump and Pence to appear  —  As the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack nears its final chapter, members plan to meet in person on Tuesday and one of the most pressing questions they'll address …
Erin Snodgrass / Insider:   Jan. 6 committee believes former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato was responsible for attempts to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, CNN reported
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Senate to Investigate Charge That Trump Meddled in Prosecutor's Office  —  The allegations of political motivation are in a new book by the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman.  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee will investigate allegations that the Justice Department under …
Discussion: NewsNation and ABC News
Washington Post:
Intelligence points to potential turning point in Ukraine war  —  Whether Ukraine's gains are permanent, Western intelligence officials said, depends on Russia's next moves, especially whether President Vladimir Putin orders up reinforcements  —  A Ukrainian counteroffensive …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
The 4 factors that explain Ukraine's extraordinary military success
Discussion: Insider, Forbes and New York Times
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Is Putin facing defeat? The ‘End of History’ author remains confident.
Discussion: spiked and The Guardian
Associated Press:
Ukraine makes more gains, pushes back to border in places
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. says it would accept Trump's candidate for special master  —  The naming of Raymond J. Dearie, a former chief federal judge in New York, could potentially launch Mar-a-Lago document review  —  The Justice Department filed court papers Monday signaling that it would accept …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Latest Court Filing Attempts Legal Sleight of Hand
Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
Miami-Dade schools censor Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, won't let students see his play  —  I told you, my fellow Cuban Americans, that the censors would get around to us, too.  —  And they have.  —  The same afternoon after the Miami-Dade School Board voted to suspend …
New York Times:
Inside a Republican Superlawyer's Break With Donald Trump's G.O.P.  —  An exclusive excerpt from a new book by David Enrich on powerful corporate law firms and how the Trump era changed and challenged one in particular.  —  Monday's newsletter is an exclusive adapted excerpt from …
Discussion: Above the Law
Rolling Stone:
Alex Jones Spied on His Wife and Ex-Wife, Texts Reveal  —  The conspiracy theorist oversaw a ‘spy ring,’ which included an ex-Blackwater mercenary, to covertly surveil those closest to him  —  FOR A GUY who continually complains he's being secretly surveilled, Alex Jones sure does a lot of spying.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Even by Florida GOP Standards, This Is Lunacy  —  Michael Flynn joined a Proud Boy on the Sarasota Republican Party executive committee—and he's going to be a poll watcher. … A decidedly dangerous normalization of lunacy took the form of a name on a sign-up sheet for poll watchers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Yes, the Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again  —  Democrats are polling well in exactly the places where surveys missed most in 2020.  —  Ahead of the last presidential election, we created a website tracking the latest polls — internally, we called it a “polling diary.”
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Biden Approval Rating Gets Big Bounce From Young Americans  —  President Joe Biden's approval rating bounced higher over the past month, helped by lower gas prices and a series of legislative wins, a new IBD/TIPP Poll finds.  Younger Americans, in particular, rallied around Biden following approval …
Discussion: Progress Pond and Political Wire
Washington Post:
John Fetterman needs to debate more than once for U.S. Senate  —  Debates about debates between candidates running for office are tedious, as barbs are traded over the number of matchups, the timing, the ground rules.  But the one being played out in Pennsylvania between Lt. Gov. John Fetterman …
Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
DeSantis' ‘full armor of God’ rhetoric reaches Republicans.  But is he playing with fire?  —  While visiting a private Christian college in southern Michigan that wields influence in national politics, Gov. Ron DeSantis rephrased a biblical passage to deliver a message to conservatives.
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
No delay for Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial  —  The New York judge overseeing a tax fraud case against the Trump Organization on Monday rejected any effort to delay next month's trial, acknowledging concern that former President Donald Trump's company might be trying to “stall” the criminal case.
Discussion: Insider and CBS News
Myah Ward / Politico:
A looming strike could derail the fall campaign  —  PRESSURE COOKER — The looming possibility of a national rail strike is bad news for an already fragile economy.  And it's especially bad for Democrats.  —  Democrats have scored some wins as of late, but an economic shock like this one …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators led by Graham slam Trump Jan. 6 pardon promise  —  Former President Trump's promise to grant pardons to the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is running into strong opposition from Senate Republicans.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of Trump's closest allies …
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
NSA analyst jailed for life for selling US secrets to Soviets dies aged 80  —  Ronald Pelton, convicted of espionage in 1986, said he accepted money from America's cold war enemy because he was desperate  —  A former National Security Agency analyst who was arguably its most damaging traitor …
BreAnna Bell / Variety:
Showtime Announces ‘The Lincoln Project’ Docuseries … Showtime has announced “The Lincoln Project,” a forthcoming documentary following the members of the super PAC amid the 2020 election and after.  —  Directed by Fisher Stevens ("Dirty Money") and Karim Amer ("The Vow") …
Oliver Wright / The Times:
Biden can bring his Beast — but other dignitaries face taking bus … President Biden will have dispensation to take his armoured Beast to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's funeral next week, while lesser world leaders will have to make do with a shared bus.
Discussion: The Sun
Dawn Ennis / Forbes:
Ex-Trans Activist Chloe Cole In Her Own Words: 'I'm Autistic'  —  Note: A version of this report first appeared in The Los Angeles Blade.  Following publication, activist Chloe Cole tweeted that she is autistic, as both an explanation for why she sometimes struggles with her responses …
Matt Sullivan / Rolling Stone:
Stephen Curry Is Putting It All on the Line  —  The NBA superstar has changed the game of basketball for the better.  Now, can he help change America?  —  STEPHEN CURRY HAS come a long way since the curious case of the government plot from outer space.  Five years ago …
Hilary Russ / Reuters:
Starbucks adds benefits for non-union U.S. workers ahead of investor day  —  Starbucks announced new student loan repayment tools and a savings account program for all U.S. employees who are not union members, the company said on Monday, amid a growing union drive and soaring demand for coffee.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Amanda Morris / Washington Post:
A congressman wasn't allowed on a flight — because of his wheelchair  —  Wheelchairs powered by lithium-ion batteries are growing in popularity, but airline workers have mistakenly prevented some passengers, including Rep. Jim Langevin, from boarding planes
Discussion: Insider
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Supreme Court Is Vulnerable on Abortion  —  Thanks to ‘Dobbs,’ a majority of Americans are ready to put limits on its power.  —  Abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 24, 2022.  —  Perhaps the biggest obstacle to Supreme Court reform …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Checks & Imbalances: See Who Else Has Visited Trump's Mar-A-Lago Office  —  Today we report on Steve Bannon's latest indictment, look at crypto legislation and catch up with Lev Parnas.  —  Donald Trump stored classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, including in his office, according to recent court filings by the Justice Department.
Fox News:
Biden's new clean energy czar said he has the ‘highest regard’ for CCP official, called him ‘friend’  —  ‘Had dinner with him last Thursday,’ Podesta said of Tung Chee-hwa in 2015 email  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for September 12  —  A newly announced senior adviser to President Biden referred …
Discussion: Townhall
Sarah Posner / The Nation:
The Southern Baptist Convention's Deal With the Devil  —  The roots of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe go back 50 years, when zealots preaching a gospel of misogyny and homophobia—led by an accused sexual predator—took over America's largest Protestant denomination.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
DOOMSDAY POLL: Half of Republicans Believe ‘A Total Breakdown of Law and Order’ and Civil War is Imminent  —  Nearly a third of Democrats and half of Republicans believe some truly dire, catastrophic events are imminent for the United States.  —  A new poll from YouGov asked respondents …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
 
 
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Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
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The Grand Old Party of Crybabies
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Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:
Tim Ryan, J.D. Vance neck and neck in new Ohio Senate poll
Liz Schwartz / Shorenstein Center:
Brian Stelter Joins Shorenstein Center as Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow
Washington Post:
Trump backers flood election offices with requests as 2022 vote nears
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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