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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
New York AG Letitia James files $250M lawsuit against Trump for defrauding lenders, others — The suit accuses Trump and his firm of “persistent and repeated business fraud.” — For 20 years, Donald Trump and his family enriched themselves through “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentations …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and His Spurious Business Face a Reckoning — New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday accused former President Donald Trump, his three eldest children and their company, the Trump Organization, of financial fraud, contending they misled investors and falsely inflated …
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E. Danya Perry / Just Security:
Has a Trump Tipping Point Been Reached? Analyzing The NY Attorney General's Case Against Trump — In the last month, the array of investigations involving Donald J. Trump and many of Trump's associates and family members has reached an intense pitch. Today another bombshell detonated—one that may prove to be the most devastating.
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NY State Attorney General and Media Matters for America
Kara Scannell / CNN:
New York attorney general files civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, some of his children and his business — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, according to court records. — The case docket indicates …
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Politico:
Trump, company and family members sued by New York AG over alleged fraud scheme
Trump, company and family members sued by New York AG over alleged fraud scheme
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Associated Press:
Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service — Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing “tough” …
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Insider, Media Matters for America, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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AIRLIVE:
BREAKING Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65 — Flights abroad sell out following Putin's partial mobilization. — According to journalist Amir Tsarfati, Russian airlines have stopped selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65 unless …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests — Within hours of President Vladimir Putin's speech declaring a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, men all over Russia — including some who had tried for months to ignore the messy war in Ukraine …
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New York Post, New York Daily News, Forbes and KTLA
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Putin Calls Up More Troops as His War Effort Falters
Ukraine Live Updates: Putin Calls Up More Troops as His War Effort Falters
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Wall Street Journal:
Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response
Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response
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Washington Post:
Putin drafts up to 300,000 reservists, backs annexation amid war losses
Putin drafts up to 300,000 reservists, backs annexation amid war losses
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Henry Foy / Financial Times:
West shrugs off Putin's nuclear ‘bluff’ and vows to keep up Ukraine support
West shrugs off Putin's nuclear ‘bluff’ and vows to keep up Ukraine support
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Reuters, Washington Post, The Hill, The Liberty Loft and Wall Street Journal
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West
Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP congressional candidate said US suffered from women's suffrage and praised organization trying to repeal 19th Amendment — A Michigan candidate for the US House backed by former President Donald Trump once railed against giving women the right to vote, arguing that America has “suffered” since women's suffrage.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes bill to prevent stolen elections, despite strong GOP opposition — WASHINGTON — The House voted 229-203 on Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at preventing future election subversion, inspired by the investigation into Jan. 6 and a determination to prevent such an attack from occurring again.
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Talking Points Memo and The Post Millennial
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Passes Overhaul of Electoral Count, Moving to Avert Another Jan. 6 Crisis — WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday took the first major step to respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, voting mostly along party lines to overhaul the 135-year-old Electoral Count Act …
Miles Parks / NPR:
The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election
The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election
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ABC News, New York Daily News, Roll Call, Bloomberg and Mediaite
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Ron DeSantis Chartered Planes From GOP-Allied Donor to Fly Migrants to Martha's Vineyard … When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set out on his stunt to highlight liberal hypocrisy last week, he contracted with Vertol Systems, Inc., to pull it off. For $615,000, the aviation firm founded …
Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
Shannon Brandt free after admitting he mowed down ‘Republican’ teen over politics — ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY: — The North Dakota man who allegedly admitted to fatally striking a teenage pedestrian with his car because the pair had “a political argument” was released from jail on Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond, records show.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz should release medical records — Further delays in scheduling a debate between U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz have raised more questions about Mr. Fetterman's health, including his ability to communicate and process information.
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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Gavin Newsom Is Gross and Embarrassing and Will Never Be President — So he should stop making an embarrassing national spectacle of himself. — Dear readers, — I have a rant. — In theory, Gavin Newsom is running for re-election as governor of California.
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National Review, Florida's Voice and IJR
Robert Sarver:
Statement from Robert Sarver — Robert Sarver, managing partner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, today issued the following statement. — Words that I deeply regret now overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations that brought people together - and strengthened the Phoenix area …
Ohpi / OH Predictive Insights:
US Senate Race: Kelly Takes a Double-Digit Lead Over Masters — Secretary of State Race: 1 in 4 Likely Voters are Undecided — Toplines and Crosstabs can be found here — PHOENIX (September 21st, 2022)- Similar to how the Arizona weather doesn't seem to cool off, neither does this election season.
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NBC News:
Ginni Thomas to meet with House committee investigating Jan. 6 riot — The Jan. 6 committee has reached an agreement with Ginni Thomas to be interviewed in the coming weeks, a source close to the House panel told NBC News on Wednesday. — Emails, records and reporting indicate that Thomas …
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The Hill:
Democrats reach deal on policing bills, vote planned for Thursday — House Democrats have reached a long-elusive agreement on a package of police and community safety bills, according to several of the top stakeholders, with plans for the lower chamber to vote Thursday to send the legislation to the Senate.
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CNN and Just The News
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Vulnerable Iowa Democrat vacationed in Europe as she voted by proxy for Inflation Reduction Act, IRS expansion — A photo shared by Cindy Axne's son to social media amid the House's vote on the Inflation Reduction Act shows the congresswoman in France — Fox News Power Rankings give GOP slim advantage in midterms
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic …
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
My Pillow CEO, Trump ally faces probe for plot to target 2020 election computers — Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Inc chief executive and ally to former President Donald Trump, is under U.S. federal investigation for identity theft and for conspiring to damage a protected computer connected …
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Revealed: US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data — The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It's everything. There's nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity …
Blake Chandlee / TikTok:
Updating our policies for political accounts — TikTok is an entertainment platform where people come to share their stories, and understand other people's experiences, too. Those stories can touch on all aspects of their lives, including current events like elections and political issues.
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Put up or shut up: DOJ increases pressure on Trump to prove Mar-a-Lago declassification — The Justice Department has emphasized to an appeals court that Donald Trump has yet to provide evidence he had declassified the records seized from Mar-a-Lago, just as the special master himself appeared …
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Bill Maher Says ‘Woke Baggage’ Is Democrats' Biggest Problem: ‘Stop Talking About Pregnant Men’ … Bill Maher has shared his opinions on today's top issues for nearly two decades on HBO's “Real Time.” Now, with his new podcast “Club Random,” the comedian turned political commentator tells Variety …
Bolts:
Four Ballot Measures Threaten to Undercut Direct Democracy in Arizona and Arkansas — The ballot initiatve process has come under assault nationwide by Republican lawmakers. — Arizona is one of two states where voters will weigh in this fall on whether to weaken voters' ability to initiate and pass ballot measures.