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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Georgia Governor's Race: Too Close To Call, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Georgia Senate Race: Warnock Leads Walker 52% - 46% — mail_outline — The Georgia governor's race is too close to call as 50 percent of likely voters support Republican incumbent Brian Kemp …
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Economy, abortion shape Pennsylvania midterm races — CBS News Battleground Tracker — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman leads Mehmet Oz by five points among Pennsylvania's likely voters, in a Senate race that seems still fluid, with Republicans less enamored by the candidates they nominated …
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Isaac Saul / Tangle:
The Pennsylvania Senate race. — The race that could decide the Senate. Plus, a question about Gov. Abbott's immigration policy. — Editor's note. — It's a quiet time in the nation's capital. Congress just got back from a summer recess, which means things are about to heat up …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by aide — Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO …
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Chomsky, Greenwald, and left apologists for Russia look very foolish now — Ukrainian advances should destroy any remaining vestige of the left's support for Putin. — The left should be thrilled that Vladimir Putin, authoritarian fascist imperialist, has suffered a stunning defeat in Ukraine.
Talal Ansari / Wall Street Journal:
Adnan Syed Murder Conviction Should Be Vacated, Prosecutors Say — State's attorney for Baltimore City is asking for new trial in case that became the subject of first hit ‘Serial’ podcast — Prosecutors in Baltimore are asking a judge to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee …
Alex Roarty / Miami Herald:
Rubio cosponsors bill by Graham banning abortions nationally after 15 weeks — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is co-sponsoring a bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks, an aide confirmed Wednesday, throwing support behind a measure that both aligns with his longstanding desire …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Fear of a Black Hobbit — Maybe you've heard that people are mad about Black actors being cast in Lord of the Rings. Or Game of Thrones. Or maybe it was Star Wars. Or perhaps Thor. Wait, maybe it was Titans, or Superman. The Witcher? Or maybe you heard that people are angry …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
New Hampshire Shows GOP Isn't Learning the Right Lessons — Republican Party dysfunction was on display in New Hampshire Tuesday. Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan and both the state's House Democrats were considered highly vulnerable this year. So what did Republicans do …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
6 takeaways from the 2022 primaries
6 takeaways from the 2022 primaries
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New York Times:
Durham Inquiry Appears to Wind Down as Grand Jury Expires — The special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to examine the Russia investigation seems to be wrapping up its work with no further charges in store. — WASHINGTON — When John H. Durham was assigned by the Justice Department …
Scott Wong / NBC News:
House members roll out bipartisan election bill aimed at preventing future coups — Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Fred Upton, R-Mich., are introducing legislation aimed at preventing stolen elections in the wake of Jan. 6. A rival bill could be unveiled later this week.
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Trump Called in to a Pro-January 6 Rally at the DC Jail — Former President Trump called into a small rally held in support of January 6 prisoners at the DC Jail Tuesday. He phoned Micki Witthoeft, whose daughter Ashli Babbitt was killed during the assault Trump supporters led on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers — PROVO, Utah — On June 1, David Leavitt, the prosecuting attorney for Utah County, stood behind a lectern in his windowless Provo office before a gaggle of reporters. Wearing a gray suit and an exasperated look …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Plans to Appoint Lynne Tracy as Ambassador to Russia — Biden administration's nominee faces challenging diplomatic environment amid Russia-Ukraine war — The Biden administration is planning to nominate Lynne Tracy, a career diplomat, as the next ambassador to Russia, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Kylie Atwood / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden to nominate new ambassador to Russia
First on CNN: Biden to nominate new ambassador to Russia
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The Daily Beast:
Mike Lindell: Feds Seized My Cellphone at Hardee's — Lindell also posted a subpoena and what appears to be a search warrant. — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told The Daily Beast on Tuesday night that the FBI seized his cellphone while he was at a Hardee's restaurant.
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Insider:
Donald Trump's visit to his Virginia golf course was in preparation for 2023 LIV Golf event — The mystery of what Donald Trump was doing at his Northern Virginia golf course earlier this week has been solved: His club is undergoing renovations ahead of a LIV Golf tournament slated for next spring …
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Washington Examiner, The Western Journal and Newsweek
Allison Sherry / Colorado Public Radio:
Clear Creek County deputies shoot and kill man who asked for help after car crash … After getting stuck on a dirt road in Clear Creek County in June, Christian Glass called 911 for help. — Instead, the 22-year-old was killed while locked inside his own car after a long, tense …
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New York Post
Matthew Yglesias / Grid News:
Why aren't medical breakthroughs in obesity a bigger deal? — We're stuck in a dead-end debate over body positivity and dieting when real solutions to the problem exist. — Editor-at-Large — Back in the fraught winter of 2020 when covid vaccines were first authorized but not yet widely available …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump tells authors of ‘The Divider’ book he won't pick Pence for 2024 — Former president told Peter Baker and Susan Glasser that Pence ‘committed political suicide’ by refusing to reject Biden victory — Donald Trump will not pick Mike Pence as his running mate if he runs for the presidency again …
Chris Hoffman / CBS News:
Police: Armed man wearing clown wig said he wanted to ‘kill all Democrats’ — DELMONT, Pa. (KDKA) - A Westmoreland County man is facing several charges after police said he wanted to “kill all Democrats.” — Jan Stawovy, 61, took a loaded gun into a Delmont Dairy Queen and police said the quick action of an officer saved lives.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Stacey Abrams rewrites history on the View — Last week the NY Times pointed out that Georgia Democrats are pretty nervous about Stacey Abrams' chances of winning the rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp. One of the concerns about Abrams' campaign is that she's relying on her ability to fire …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Louisiana woman travels to New York for abortion of fetus with no skull — A Louisiana woman who was denied an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition traveled to New York to receive the procedure earlier this month. — Nancy Davis said last month that she was not allowed …
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The Guardian
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Jean-Pierre defends Inflation Reduction Act event as Dow plunged: ‘Celebration for the American people’ — Inflation Reduction Act event hosted on same day Dow Jones Industrial Average had worst day since 2020 — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 14
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Abigail Anthony / Washington Free Beacon:
Harvard Tells Students: ‘Using Wrong Pronouns’ Constitutes ‘Abuse’ — Welcome to Harvard! — “Fatphobia” and “cisheterosexism” perpetuate “violence.” “Using the wrong pronouns” constitutes “abuse.” And “any words used to lower a person's self-worth” are “Verbal Abuse.”
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Christopher Robbins / Hell Gate:
One Big Winner of Eric Adams's Rare Mayoral Veto: the Owner of Zero Bond — With his veto, Mayor Adams eliminated an enforcement mechanism designed to target wealthy, non-artist residents who are flouting City rules by living in spacious downtown artist lofts.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new reminder of the advantage misinformation has over reality — Dangerous nonsense burrows deep while accountability is still drafting subpoenas — Mike Lindell does not have any evidence that the 2020 election was tainted by significant voter fraud. — He'll argue with this …
Washington Post:
Passenger trains, grain shipments to be stopped, as railway strike looms — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh convenes negotiators in Washington to resolve impasse that could devastate nation's transportation capacity — The threat of a rail strike on Friday has already begun rippling through the U.S. economy …
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Michael Wilson / New York Times:
The Mystery Behind the Crime Wave at 312 Riverside Drive — In thousands of 911 calls over the course of more than two years, one man has falsely reported fights, murders, bombs and hostage situations at the same address. Why? — “New York City 911,” the emergency dispatcher answered.
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Pelosi confident Democrats will hold House majority — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is confident Democrats will not only hold the House majority but also pick up seats as polls spell trouble for her narrow majority. — Pelosi, along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer …
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