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BBC:
Italy's far right set to win election - exit poll — Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has won Italy's election, according to exit polls, and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister. — If they are confirmed, Ms Meloni will aim to form Italy's most right-wing government since World War Two.
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Inside the January 6 committee with former senior technical adviser Denver Riggleman — Tonight, you're going to hear from a former senior staffer inside the January 6th committee — which resumes public hearings on the Capitol siege Wednesday. Members of the committee aren't happy that Denver Riggleman …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Riggleman says Mark Meadows text messages reveal ‘roadmap to an attempted coup’ — Former U.S. Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) said text messages to and from then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed a “roadmap to an attempted coup” as former President Trump attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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NBC News:
Tucker Carlson wants to talk about my tattoos. So let's talk about them. — I have nine dates tattooed on my right forearm. Each one is a day on which someone died violently while I was mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania. — Earlier this month, Fox News host Tucker Carlson went on a nearly 20-minute-long rant about me.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters fear they're blowing it again in 2022 — Pollsters know they have a problem. But they aren't sure they've fixed it in time for the November election. — Since Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 victory, pre-election polls have consistently understated support for Republican candidates, compared to the votes ultimately cast.
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New York Times:
The Megastate G.O.P. Rivalry Between Abbott and DeSantis — Publicly, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has not criticized the migrant flights from his state by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Privately, the Florida governor's stunt stung the Texas governor's team.
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Ben Whitehead / The Daily Wire:
'Biggest, Best Gift I've Ever Received': Kari Lake Reacts To Liz Cheney's Vow To Campaign Against Her — Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Sunday blasted statements made by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who vowed to “do everything” possible to “make sure Kari Lake is not elected,” including campaigning for Democrats.
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Trump Said Gaining Secret ‘Rich Friends’ Made Presidency Worth It: Book — “I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are,” Trump said of his post-White House life, according to an excerpt from Maggie Haberman's upcoming book. — Former President Donald Trump said the …
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Chris Geidner / New York Times:
The Dangers of Election-Denying Secretary of State Campaigns — Around a dozen election-denying Republican candidates secured their party's nomination for secretary of state this fall. This is the reality, two years on, that Donald Trump's election lies have created.
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Law Dork, with Chris Geidner
Reuters:
Russia Seeks to Force Ukrainians to Fight Their Countrymen … The Kremlin's mobilization effort includes forcing Ukrainians to fight their own country. — KYIV, Ukraine — As military officers across Russia race to enlist hundreds of thousands of men to fight in Ukraine …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The House GOP's vague ‘Commitment’ reveals problems ahead — Conventional wisdom about midterm elections has it that they are a referendum on the incumbent president and the party in power. But this year's decision for voters is shaping up to be more complicated than that.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP's ‘Commitment’ is to total political warfare
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Salena Zito: A ‘once in a lifetime’ candidate — JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Four months ago, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro stood in the Conemaugh Health System's Willow Street parking lot in front of the Fireman's Memorial Bridge to kick off his general election campaign for governor.
Merdie Nzanga / USA Today:
Rep. Nancy Mace: 'There's a lot of pressure' on GOP for a vote to impeach Biden — Rep. Nancy Mace said Sunday that some Republicans are thinking about impeaching President Joe Biden if they take over the House chamber following the midterm elections. — “I believe there's a lot of pressure …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Christie: Trump pushing himself toward ‘self-inflicted indictment’ — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday said former President Trump is pushing himself toward a “self-inflicted indictment” with his combative public statements on his legal battle with the Justice Department.
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Political Wire and Just The News
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Pushing East of Kupyansk, Ukrainian Forces Expand Offensive — Russian shelling turns neighborhoods into rubble as Ukrainians advance in urban combat — KUPYANSK, Ukraine—The grain elevator towering over the eastern edge of Kupyansk, the former seat of Russian power in Ukraine's Kharkiv region …