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Steve Vladeck / CNN:
How Trump's terrible day went from bad to worse — See Trumps reaction to New York attorney general's lawsuit — Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) is a CNN legal analyst and a professor at the University of Texas School of Law. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
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Lawfare, The Gateway Pundit and The National Interest
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Appeals Court Thoroughly Rebukes Federal Judge in Ruling on Mar-a-Lago Files — The Eleventh Circuit federal appeals court has granted the Justice Department's requests that it be permitted to (a) withhold approximately 100 documents bearing classification markings from a special-master review …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Insider, The Bulwark, Daily Kos, The Liberty Loft, New York Daily News and CBS News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A thorough rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon's pro-Trump order — From a panel that was two-thirds comprised of fellow Trump-nominated judges, no less. — As U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon ruled twice in the Mar-a-Lago documents case for the former president who nominated her to the bench …
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Vox, Law & Crime, PoliticusUSA and Digby's Hullabaloo
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Trump to Hannity: Presidents can declassify documents ‘by thinking about it’
Trump to Hannity: Presidents can declassify documents ‘by thinking about it’
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Just The News
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Trump says presidents can declassify docs ‘even by thinking about it’
Trump says presidents can declassify docs ‘even by thinking about it’
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National Review, USA Today, NewsNation, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
Russia's military divided as Putin struggles to deal with Ukraine's counteroffensive, US sources say — Russia's military is divided over how best to counter Ukraine's unexpected battlefield advances this month, according to multiple sources familiar with US intelligence …
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Raw Story, CBS News, Deseret News, The National Interest, Washington Post and Foreign Policy
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
The million-man mistake: Russians hit the streets after Putin mobilization decree — Did Vladimir Putin miscalculate again? Late yesterday, the Russian dictator announced a series of moves to bolster his failing campaign in Ukraine, including the annexation efforts that will take place …
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Insider, Washington Examiner, Politico, Institute for the Study of War, The Guardian and Vox
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests
As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests
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The Times of Israel, Reason, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Foreign Policy, New York Daily News, KTLA and Associated Press
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams has a surprising problem with Black voters — As Stacey Abrams took the stage at a recent campaign stop, one person at the crowded Atlanta event was at the top of her mind. “Daddy, stand up,” Abrams said as her father, Robert Abrams, was showered with applause before an audience of several hundred people.
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Erick Erickson's Confessions … and Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Rematch of 2018 Governor's Race is Tight
Rematch of 2018 Governor's Race is Tight
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The Hill and Political Wire
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Stacey Abrams says ‘no such thing’ as 6-week fetal heartbeat: ‘Manufactured sound’
Stacey Abrams says ‘no such thing’ as 6-week fetal heartbeat: ‘Manufactured sound’
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Politico, LifeNews.com, The Federalist, Townhall, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Trump Support Remains Unmoved by Investigations, Poll Finds — Even during peak crises during his presidency, views of him were static. Post-presidency polls have continued the trend. — The American public's views of former President Donald J. Trump have remained remarkably stable across …
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Progress Pond, The Liberty Loft, NewsNation and Power Line
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Cayla Harris / Houston Chronicle:
Abbott lead over O'Rourke widens as voters focus on immigration over abortion
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Does the Abortion Issue Mean Democrats Have Won the Culture War?
Does the Abortion Issue Mean Democrats Have Won the Culture War?
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National Review, HotAir and New York Times
Miami Herald:
Operatives linked to DeSantis promised to fly migrants to Delaware — but left them stranded — A black, luxury SUV with tinted windows pulled into a parking space along the side of a drab, two-story La Quinta motel planted on the northwestern edge of 12 lanes of highway that loop around downtown San Antonio.
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Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone, BizPac Review, Arizona Republic, CNN, RedState, Vox, Florida Politics, Twitchy, IJR, Tampa Bay Times and New York Daily News
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
South Korean president overheard insulting U.S. Congress as ‘idiots’ — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was caught on a hot mic Wednesday insulting U.S. Congress members as “idiots” who could be a potential embarrassment for President Biden if they did not approve funding for global public health.
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Washington Examiner, South China Morning Post and Fox News
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Jeong-Ho Lee / Bloomberg:
South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress
South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress
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The Daily Caller, The Diplomat and The White House
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
For First Time in at Least 25 Years, No Democrat Has Top Grade From N.R.A. — The Democratic break from the National Rifle Association is complete: For the first time in at least 25 years, not a single Democrat running for Congress anywhere in the country received an A in the group's candidate ratings …
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter gone wild! Unhinged videos show the president's son dancing shirtless, slipping down a waterslide naked and entertaining hookers at debauched pool party in $4,140-per-night Malibu rental — WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT — Videos and photos obtained …
New York Times:
Herschel Walker's Company Said It Donated Profits, but Evidence Is Scant — Back when he was a businessman running a food-distribution company, Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, said his company offered its customers more than just burgers and hot wings.
Washington Post:
‘Death to the dictator’: Videos show growing protests in Iran — Anger is spreading across the country after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the ‘morality police’ — The protests started small, outside the Tehran hospital where a 22-year old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died …
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Associated Press:
Over 1M Teslas recalled because windows can pinch fingers — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person's fingers when being rolled up. Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system …
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CBS News, Reuters, UPI, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Natalie Allison / Politico:
The third rail Republicans can't stop touching — For two decades, campaign after campaign, Republican politicians have floated the idea of privatizing government entitlement programs including Social Security and Medicare. And campaign after campaign — from Paul Ryan to George W. Bush — it's been a loser.
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Common Dreams and Mock Paper Scissors
CNN:
Man admits fatally striking 18-year-old with vehicle after ‘political argument,’ police say — A man in North Dakota was charged with felony vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a teenager with his SUV following what he said was a “political argument,” authorities said.
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CBS News, New York Post, Mediaite, LifeNews.com, Twitchy, The Daily Beast, IJR, Political Wire and Just The News
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Air Force Academy diversity training tells cadets to use words that ‘include all genders,’ drop ‘mom and dad’ — Air Force Academy also tells cadets to be ‘Color Conscious’ instead of ‘Colorblind’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 21 — EXCLUSIVE: A diversity and inclusion training …
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Washington Examiner, New York Post, BizPac Review, The Post Millennial, Townhall, Mediaite, IJR and Just The News
Paulina Neuding / Common Sense:
Two Bombings in One Night? That's Normal Now in Sweden. — My country just voted in a right-wing government. The almost 500 bombings since 2018 may have something to do with it. — Yesterday morning, Swedes woke up to news of a kind that has become all-too familiar: During the night …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
OOPS: McCarthy Accidentally Posts & Frantically Hides Extreme MAGA Agenda (But We Have Screenshots...) — From the Speaker's Press Office: — OOPS. Looks like Leader McCarthy fumbled his agenda rollout by accidentally posting the webpage of House Republicans' “Commitment to America” …
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SBA Pro-Life America, Vanity Fair, The Moderate Voice and Just The News
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Youngkin's meeting with Va. delegation gets heated over trans policy — The Virginia congressional delegation's bipartisan monthly meeting Monday started out cordial enough, with Rep. Bob Good (R) asking special guest Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to lead the delegation in a prayer before sitting down to a Chick-fil-A lunch.
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Punchbowl News
New York Times:
World Bank Leader, Accused of Climate Denial, Offers a New Response — David Malpass touched off a furor, including calls for his removal, when he refused to acknowledge that fossil fuels are warming the planet. On Thursday, he restated his position. — The president of the World Bank …
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Politico, Common Dreams, The Nation and Fortune
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
FBI hero paying the price for exposing unjust ‘persecution’ of conservative Americans — Bombshell allegations by FBI Special Agent Steve Friend contained in a whistleblower complaint filed late Wednesday with the Department of Justice inspector general reveal a politicized Washington, DC …
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The Daily Caller
New York Times:
‘They Are Watching’: Inside Russia's Vast Surveillance State — Four days into the war in Ukraine, Russia's expansive surveillance and censorship apparatus was already hard at work. — Roughly 800 miles east of Moscow, authorities in the Republic of Bashkortostan, one of Russia's 85 regions …
Politico:
Mike Braun likely running for Indiana governor in 2024 — Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is leaning toward running for governor in 2024, a move that would open up a GOP-held seat in what's become a reliably red state, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Nazi sympathizer and Jan. 6 rioter who claimed he didn't know Congress met at Capitol to be sentenced Thursday — WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who has dressed up as Adolf Hitler and held a security clearance is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court judge Thursday.
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HuffPost, Rolling Stone and UPI
Reuters:
Republicans spend millions on TV ads for midterms, but why doesn't Trump? — Fundraising groups tied to Republican Party leaders are sharply increasing spending on campaign ads to help the party win control of Congress in the Nov. 8 general elections. — But not Donald Trump's Save America …
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Republicans to Force Vote on Ending Covid-19 Emergency Declaration — Move by Sen. Roger Marshall comes after Biden said pandemic was over — WASHINGTON—A Republican senator is moving to force a vote on ending the yearslong national emergency declaration on Covid-19 …