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10:25 PM ET, September 26, 2022

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NBC News:
Oath Keeper charged in Jan. 6 attack texted with Andrew Giuliani about election  —  A high-ranking member of the far-right Oath Keepers organization who has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot exchanged messages in November 2020 with former Trump White House aide Andrew Giuliani about election issues.
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CNN:
The mysterious nine-second call from the White House to a January 6 rioter: CNN reveals the rioter's identity for the first time
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Russian Clocks Are All Ticking  —  Putin is running out of time.  —  Vladimir Putin's massive conscription of Russian men is yet another calamity of his own making.  —  But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.  —  A Darker Motive?  —  Russia continues to lose in Ukraine.
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
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Associated Press:
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden
New York Times:
Gunman Attacks Draft Office as Kremlin Admits Errors in Call-Ups
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power  —  The earthquake in Italy has sent tremors that could be felt in the White House.  —  The victory of Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni rattled Europe, furthering fears about a new right-wing shift on the continent …
Discussion: New York Times
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Christopher Caldwell / Compact Magazine:
The Contradictions of Giorgia Meloni  —  Ennio Flaiano, the great Italian screenwriter, used to boast of the generosity of his compatriots, who were “always willing to rush to the aid of a winner.”  Once Giorgia Meloni took the lead in the Italian polls in July, she was unlikely to have it wrested from her.
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy
Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
What just happened in Italy?  —  Much the same as what's happened in France, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, and the U.S.
Denise Chow / NBC News:
NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense  —  It was a cosmic smash-up watched around the world.  —  A NASA spacecraft on Monday intentionally slammed into an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to protect Earth …
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Ashley Strickland / CNN:
NASA's DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid  —  A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense.  —  The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland.
Anna Wolfe / Mississippi Today:
Retired wrestler says GOP Gov. Phil Bryant cut welfare funding to nonprofit because of Democratic support  —  A former professional wrestler and defendant in the Mississippi welfare scandal is alleging that he personally witnessed Republican Gov. Phil Bryant instruct an appointee …
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Emily Wagster Pettus / The Clarion-Ledger:
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money  —  As he runs for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival and trails badly in polling.  National Republicans show little desire to help him.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Rally for Trump-backed Pennsylvania Gov. candidate flops hard after only 60 people show up  —  Doug Mastriano, the far-right Trump-backed candidate for Pennsylvania governor, held what was supposed to be a “big rally” in the state capital of Harrisburg.  —  However, the New York Times reports …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Hell Is a World in Which Everybody Writes Like Axios  —  In 1936, The New Yorker's Wolcott Gibbs published a celebrated profile of Henry Luce, co-founder with Briton Hadden of Time magazine.  The piece was written entirely in parodic Time-ese.  In those days Time's house style favored Homeric epithets …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines  —  As allies of then-President Donald Trump made a final push to overturn the election in late-December 2020, one of the key operatives behind the effort briefed …
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Washington Post:
As more states create election integrity units, Arizona is a cautionary tale
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis privately elevates election deniers while publicly staying mum on 2020
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Pro-Life Advocate Mark Houck Offered to Talk to FBI 3 Months Ago, It Raided His Family Anyway  —  More evidence is coming to light showing that Joe Biden's Justice Department clearly targeted a pro-life man his family with a shocking home raid as a matter of persecution.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Top State Judges Make a Rare Plea in a Momentous Supreme Court Election Case  —  In a surprising filing, state chief justices opposed an argument pressed by Republicans — that state legislatures may set federal election rules unconstrained by state constitutions.
Bill Number / CBO Publications:
Costs of Suspending Student Loan Payments and Canceling Debt  —  This letter responds to some questions about the effects of President Biden's August 24, 2022, announcement on executive actions affecting student loans.  — The cost of outstanding student loans will increase by $20 billion …
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Washington Post:
CBO: White House plan to relieve student loan debt costs $400 billion
Jack Stebbins / CNBC:
Trump-linked SPAC changes address to UPS Store as investors pull over $130 million  — DWAC, the blank-check company set to take Trump Media and Technology Group public, changed its address to a Miami UPS Store in a filing Friday.  — As of Friday, DWAC had lost $138.5 million of its $1 billion in private financing.
Discussion: Financial Times and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Biden faces pressure to waive restriction as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast  —  The president faces a challenge as he simultaneously tries to make good on two pledges: To be the most pro-labor president in history and to provide Puerto Rico with whatever it needs to recover from a devastating hurricane.
Discussion: CBS News
Washington Post:
U. of Idaho may stop providing birth control under new abortion law  —  Employees could be charged with a felony and fired if they appear to promote abortion, according to new guidance  —  The University of Idaho's general counsel issued new guidance on Friday about the state's near-total abortion ban …
Discussion: Forbes, Reason and Political Wire
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’  —  Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers' well-being, but data is sparse.  Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.  —  Michael, 17, arrived in the sleek white waiting room …
 
 
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New York Times:
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China Reins In Its Belt and Road Program, $1 Trillion Later
Discussion: National Review and Bloomberg
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
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Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia
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