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Politico:
Graham's abortion ban stuns Senate GOP  —  Lindsey Graham's anti-abortion legislation once unified the Republican Party.  The 15-week abortion ban he pitched Tuesday had the exact opposite effect.  —  The South Carolina senator chose a uniquely tense moment to unveil his party's …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Graham Proposes 15-Week Abortion Ban, Splitting Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced legislation on Tuesday that would institute a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, reigniting debate on an issue that Republicans have worked …
Politico:
Lindsey Graham saves Biden's big day  —  A higher-than-expected inflation report was threatening to black out President Joe Biden's big celebration Tuesday of party-line legislation designed to bring down prices.  The subsequent plunge of markets seemed to ensure a painful head-meets-wall day inside the White House.
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Lindsey Graham's national abortion ban bill makes the midterm stakes very clear  —  This 15-week proposed ban isn't about “late-term” abortions.  —  Senate Republicans are setting into motion their plans for a national abortion ban in the wake of the US Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
West Virginia becomes second state to pass strict abortion ban since fall of Roe
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Balloon Juice
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Lindsey Graham to propose new national abortion restrictions bill
Washington Post:
Graham introduces bill to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Ken Starr, prosecutor in Clinton Whitewater probe, dies at 76  — Ken Starr, who led the Whitewater investigation into former President Bill Clinton, has died at 76, his family said.  — Starr died in Houston of complications from surgery, the statement said.
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Associated Press:
Kenneth Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies  —  Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, has died at age 76, his family said Tuesday.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Ken Starr, Independent Counsel in Clinton Investigation, Dies at 76
Tommy Witherspoon / KWTX-TV:
‘A scholar and a gentleman’: Former Baylor president, Clinton investigator Ken Starr dead at 76
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Russia spent millions in secret global political campaign, U.S. official says  —  Russia has secretly funneled at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014 in an attempt to shape political events beyond its borders, according to a new U.S. intelligence review.
Discussion: HotAir, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Putin, tone deaf and isolated, pursues war ‘goals’ and refuses to lose  —  Vladimir Putin's definitive quality as president — his refusal ever to back down — helped him project Russian global power for years.  But facing repeated setbacks in a catastrophic war in Ukraine, his inflexible approach is looking more like his great flaw.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Sun
Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:   US: Russia spent $300M to covertly influence world politics
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Rensselaer County's Republican elections commissioner arrested by FBI  —  The Times Union reported in June that Jason Schofield had become a focus of an FBI investigation that led to the guilty plea earlier this year of a Troy councilwoman  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
CNN:
Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump  —  Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election - including the fraudulent electors plot …
Anna Wolfe / Mississippi Today:
Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal  —  Never-before-seen text messages show former Gov. Phil Bryant tried to shepherd a proposal to use welfare funds on the construction of a new volleyball stadium for retired NFL player Brett Favre …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar / The Independent:
Liz Cheney says new revelations reveal true ‘danger’ of Donald Trump  —  Cheney is one of the two Republicans on the investigating committee … Congresswoman Liz Cheney said Donald Trump's unwillingness to leave the White House after being defeated in the 2020 presidential election …
Discussion: RedState
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Most Americans don't want Trump or Biden to run in 2024: poll
Discussion: The National Interest, Townhall and IJR
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Archives Is Unsure Whether Trump Surrendered All Records, Panel Says
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
READ IT: Judge releases less-redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit  —  A judge approved Tuesday the release of a less redacted version of the affidavit laying out the legal underpinnings for the FBI's August search-and-seizure of material from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
New Hampshire primary sets up fight for the Senate majority  —  The last party primaries of 2022 are wrapping up as the season began six months ago: with an expensive GOP brawl over a key seat in the evenly split Senate.  —  Voters are heading to the polls in three states — New Hampshire …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Doug Mastriano and the Fifty-Foot Shark  —  He's looking for voters no one is certain exist.  —  A couple weeks ago I suggested that Everything Is Coming Up Brandon.  Axios now has an item on “Biden's Lucky Streak.”  —  What today's Triad presupposes is: What if it's not?  —  Let's go dark.
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Wire
CNBC:
Stock sell-off deepens, Dow drops 800 points after hot inflation report  —  WATCH NOW  —  Four experts react to August's key inflation report  —  Stocks fell sharply on Tuesday after a key August inflation report came in hotter than expected, hurting investor optimism for cooling prices and a less aggressive Federal Reserve.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever:
How Wall Street Is Funding The Culture War  —  Chris Rufo, the pugilistic pundit leading the right's charge against how public schools teach race and sexuality, is backed by billionaires who profited handsomely from the 2008 financial crisis that threw 8.6 million people out of work …
Associated Press:
Trump's PAC faces scrutiny amid intensifying legal probes  —  Sitting on top of more than $115 million across several political committees, Donald Trump has positioned himself as a uniquely indomitable force in the GOP who would almost certainly have the resources to swamp his rivals if he launched another presidential campaign.
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New York Times:
Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91  —  The Franco-Swiss filmmaker and provocateur radically rethought motion pictures and left a lasting influence on the medium.  —  Jean-Luc Godard, the daringly innovative director and provocateur whose unconventional camerawork …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Arizona GOP Chair Shares Post from Racist Account  —  Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward retweeted a video shared by an account run by a self-described “pureblood.”  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward shared a tweet …
Discussion: Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania property war heats up: Senate candidate John Fetterman did not disclose owning eight properties near Pittsburgh worth $100,000, watchdog says in complaint after blasting Dr. Oz for his New Jersey and Florida mansions  — The total value of the properties he left off his disclosure form was $108,800
Discussion: The Daily Wire and RedState
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Nation's Largest Public University Hit With Class Action Suit Over Race-Based Hiring Practices  —  The largest public university in the United States is reserving faculty positions based on race and making six-figure bonuses available exclusively to minorities, programs that are now the subject of a class action lawsuit.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Stock Market Today: Dow Plunges 1200 Points After CPI Report Shows U.S. Inflation Slowed to 8.3% in August
Discussion: National Review
Krista Chavez / NetChoice:
New National Poll: 89% of Americans Say Congress Should Focus on Addressing Inflation, Not Breaking Up Tech
Jason Burke / The Guardian:
Revealed: how UK targeted American civil rights leader in covert campaign
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Biden court nominee fails to win confirmation as two Democrats miss vote
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
GOP's Most Vulnerable Senator Is in a Bind Over Same-Sex Marriage Vote
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Christian Britschgi / Reason:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Administration Tells Gainesville To Abandon Zoning Reform
Discussion: WCJB-TV
Janan Ganesh / Financial Times:
US soft power grows as the alternatives become clear
David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump's Not Even Pretending to Hide His Support for QAnon Any More
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Verdicts for men charged in Jan. 6 assaults could have a major impact on Capitol prosecutions
Discussion: Raw Story
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Over 1,300 New York Times employees pledge not to return to office
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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