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12:20 PM ET, September 24, 2022

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Keith Zubrow / CBS News:
Riggleman: White House switchboard called a Capitol rioter on January 6  —  Former senior technical adviser for the January 6 Committee, Denver Riggleman, said the White House switchboard connected a phone call to a Capitol rioter on January 6, 2021.  —  “You get a real ‘a-ha’ moment …
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Washington Post:
NFL owners' attitudes harden toward Commanders' Daniel Snyder  —  Sentiments among NFL team owners regarding Daniel Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders have shifted significantly, as they await the findings of both a congressional investigation and a league-commissioned probe …
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Removed From Office  —  Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov has been removed from office and transferred to “another post,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.  —  Bulgakov will be replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev …
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
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Andrew E. Kramer / Associated Press:
As Russia Holds Annexation Referendums, Ukraine Pushes to Reclaim Territory … Moscow has threatened to annex Ukrainian territory and defend it as Russian land.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is dismissing Moscow's threats to annex territory and defend it as Russian land …
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin's Draft Draws Resistance in Russia's Far-Flung Regions
New York Times:
They Were Entitled to Free Care.  Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.  —  With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care.  —  In 2018, senior executives at one of the country's largest nonprofit hospital chains, Providence, were frustrated.
Matthew Fleischer / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco is blatantly ignoring state housing laws.  Here are the ugly consequences  —  It has been well over a month since Gov. Gavin Newsom informed San Francisco officials that he was launching an unprecedented review of the city's housing practices and that the state was rejecting …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
‘She was 12, I was 30’: Biden leaves viewers stunned in teachers speech  —  MORE ON:  —  President Biden shocked viewers of his Friday speech to teachers when he recognized an audience member and told the crowd, “She was 12, I was 30.”  —  Biden lit up social media with the confounding and seemingly inappropriate aside.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Unveils ‘Commitment To America’ Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine
Jon King / Michigan Advance:
Dixon spends the day ridiculing Whitmer over 2020 far-right kidnapping plot  —  Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon attends a Republican gubernatorial in Howell on May 13, 2022.  (Andrew Roth |  Michigan Advance)  —  Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon's repeated comments mocking …
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Washington Post Columnist Calls for the End of Impartiality and Balance in Journalism  —  In an age of rage, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin has long been a standout in her attacks on Republicans and conservatives: “We have to collectively, in essence, burn down the Republican Party.
Eliza Fawcett / New York Times:
Arizona Judge Reinstates Strict Abortion Ban From 1864  —  A 15-week abortion ban passed this year will take effect on Saturday.  But the attorney general has argued that the near-total ban from the 19th century should take precedence.  —  A judge on Friday ruled that a near-total abortion ban written …
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Associated Press:
Arizona judge rules that state can enforce near-total abortion ban
Arizona Republic:
Arizona's 1864 law banning abortion in most circumstances in effect, judge rules
Johanna Berkman / Los Angeles Magazine:
The Takedown of Tom Barrack  —  With Tom Barrack's trial beginning on charges of acting as an agent of a foreign government, the future of Donald Trump's inaugural chairman—a onetime real estate billionaire—is now in the hands of 12 jurors.  But how did he get here?
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus  — Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post comparing him to Jesus Christ.  — The post said the former president is “second greatest” only to Jesus.  — Trump's supporters, and even Trump himself, have made similar comparisons before.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's attempts to delay Mar-a-Lago inquiry largely fail as legal woes mount  —  Justice department gains access to about 100 documents with classified markings that the FBI seized from the resort  —  Attempts by Donald Trump to delay the criminal investigation into his unlawful retention …
NBC News:
Elijah McClain's death caused by ketamine injection, amended autopsy report says  —  AURORA, Colo. — An amended autopsy report released Friday revealed Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police officers, died because he was injected with ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly restrained.
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
‘Fat Leonard’ had life of leisure, relaxed security before escape, capture  —  The rules laid out in federal court were clear: Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor who admitted bribing dozens of Navy officers as part of a $35 million fraud scheme, would remain …
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Here's a nightmare scenario for election reform  —  A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter.  To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  —  CNN —  Ghosts of the 2020 election continue to haunt the US system of government.  —  Exorcism.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Biden Makes an Appeal on State Legislative Races
Washington Post:
Trump and DeSantis: Once allies, now in simmering rivalry with 2024 nearing  —  The two are widely seen in the Republican Party as potential rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination and public contrasts and behind-the-scenes tensions have already erupted  —  Donald Trump put …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senate Candidates Race to Close Fund-Raising Gap With Democrats  —  Their fund-raising dwarfed by their Democratic rivals, Republican nominees including Blake Masters and Mehmet Oz have been in Washington gathering cash from lobbyists.  —  WASHINGTON — Rushing to raise money …
Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani faces jail if he can't pay ex-wife Judith Nathan $235K, says Manhattan judge — he skipped court hearing  —  Rudolph Giuliani is looking at jail time if he fails to pay ex-wife Judith Nathan $235,000 next month, a Manhattan judge ordered Friday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
Pay up or get locked up: Judge presses Rudy Giuliani to pay $235K to ex
Leo Terrell:
Hunter Biden latest video: Nude water slide riding with hookers at 4k per night Malibu rental  —  Images obtained and published by The Daily Mail show more damning proof of the wild and irresponsible life of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.  Images are from a “wild” video that takes place at a $4,140 per night Malibu rental property.
 
 
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc.
Discussion: NPR and Florida Politics
Kate Payne / WUSF Public Media:
A national union president says DeSantis has ‘dehumanized’ teachers
Adam Beam / ABC News:
California governor travels to Texas amid feud with GOP
Danielle Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:
I Committed Journalism, and Princeton Told Me Not to Communicate
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: White House prepares for post-midterm turnover
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
The Independent:
Trump opens rally with crude insults about ‘raging maniac’ New York attorney general after she sues him
Discussion: New York Times and HuffPost
Edward Mcallister / Reuters:
Equatorial Guinea president to run again to extend 43-year rule
Discussion: TASS
John R. Kennedy / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘This is a school, not a circus.’ Students join protestors outside school where trans teacher with oversize prosthetic breasts as authorities …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
 

 
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