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9:10 AM ET, September 16, 2022

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New York Times:
DeSantis and Abbott Intensify Fight Over Immigration  —  Decisions to bus migrants to the vice president's residence and to fly others to Martha's Vineyard were the latest attempts to provoke outrage over record arrivals at the border.  —  EDGARTOWN, Mass. — Immigration lawyers rushed onto ferries …
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Reuters:
Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled  —  Some migrants who were flown to the wealthy island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, said on Thursday they were duped about their destination, and Democratic leaders called for a probe of the move …
Miami Herald:
DeSantis' remarks prompt more questions on where migrant flights originated  —  Migrants taken to Martha's Vineyard  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis' office took credit for sending two planes with migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Wednesday night, jump-starting a program to relocate migrants out of the state.
Washington Post:
DeSantis gave GOP donors a glimpse of plans for migrant flights  —  The Florida governor told applauding supporters that he might send immigrants “to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha's Vineyard.  Who knows?”  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the Republican Party's top donors last weekend …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis Tries to Prove Liberals Hate Immigrants As Much As He Does, Fails
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ron DeSantis Has Learned Trump's Most Important Insight
Politico:
Judge appoints special master, rejects DOJ bid to delay Mar-a-Lago ruling  —  U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected a Justice Department demand to let federal prosecutors continue their review of records marked classified that were recovered from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Washington Post:
Dearie named special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet  —  U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan railed against a federal abortion ban introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, accusing “extremists” of trying to take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Discussion: Mediaite, Jezebel and Washington Post
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:   Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley
Washington Post:
The letters left behind by demoralized Russian soldiers as they fled  —  IZYUM, Ukraine — About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook the city of Izyum last weekend, Russian troops stationed here were so demoralized that they drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles.
New York Times:
Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low.  —  Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
New Trump Attorney Negotiated $3 Million Advance Payment for Work  —  Chris Kise sought the arrangement based on unprecedented investigation, Trump's reputation for not paying legal fees  —  The Florida lawyer brought on to defend former President Donald Trump against potential government prosecution …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
The Justice Dept.'s Jan. 6 investigation is looking at ... everything
Discussion: Associated Press
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump's Save America paid $3 million to cover top lawyer's legal work
Discussion: CNN, HuffPost and Raw Story
NBC News:
FBI charges Massachusetts woman with Boston Children's Hospital bomb threat  —  The FBI said Thursday an arrest has been made in connection with a bomb threat against Boston Children's Hospital last month.  —  Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, was arrested without incident …
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Justice News:
California Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Merriam-Webster with Anti-LGBTQ Violence
Discussion: HuffPost and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems  —  The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.  —  Uber's computer network was breached on Thursday, leading the company to take several of its internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the extent of the hack.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Will The Polls Overestimate Democrats Again?  —  As Democrats' prospects for the midterms have improved — they're now up to a 71 percent chance of keeping the Senate and a 29 percent chance of retaining the House, according to the 2022 FiveThirtyEight midterm election forecast 2 …
Washington Post:
Video appears to show Marjorie Taylor Greene kicking a Gen Z activist  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to kick an unarmed demonstrator during a confrontation outside the Capitol on Thursday afternoon.  —  Videos posted to Twitter by Greene and the Gen Z activist group Voters …
Bloomberg:
Patagonia Billionaire Who Gave Up Company Skirts $700 Million Tax Hit  —  Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard described his decision to give away the outdoor apparel-maker as his last-ditch effort to do all he could to protect the planet.  —  The deal is structured in ways that also bring …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Is There Still No Strategy to Defeat Donald Trump?  —  One of the stunning facts of the age is the continued prominence of Donald Trump.  His candidates did well in the G.O.P. primaries this year.  He won more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016.  His favorability ratings within his party …
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden takes a big swing on the world stage before turning to the midterms  —  The midterms may be closely approaching.  But Joe Biden's focus, for the next week at least, will be firmly on matters overseas.  —  The president returns to the international stage over the next few days …
Discussion: ABC News
Simeon Kerr / Financial Times:
Family of Briton held in UAE urges divestment from Dubai Islamic Bank  —  Ryan Cornelius's relatives blame lender for businessman's extended detention  —  The family of a British prisoner in Dubai has urged foreign investors such as the lender JPMorgan and fund manager BlackRock to divest …
Associated Press:
Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories  —  After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows.  —  On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform …
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Alabama GOP chair refused to show license to vote.  That became a problem for poll workers.  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Clyde Martin is a retired TVA supervisor at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant who now rides motorcycles and does a little yoga.  He has a wife and a kid, but that only comes up when I ask him later.
New York Times:
Here's what Putin is hoping for from Xi. … Putin acknowledges China may have ‘questions and concerns’ about the war.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that Moscow understood that China had “questions and concerns” about the war in Ukraine — a notable, if cryptic …
 
 
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Patrick Hauf / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Vulnerable Congressman Who Helped Spark an Immigration Crisis in Maine
Los Angeles Times:
Dozens of Sheriff Villanueva's donors received permits to carry guns in public
Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
Why Are Rich People So Obsessed With Proving US Cities Are Dystopian Hellholes?
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
Who's doing the ‘quiet leaving’ from the Seattle public schools
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump threatens ‘big problems’ for US if he's indicted in stolen documents scandal
Discussion: The Political Insider
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