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New York Times:
The Story Behind DeSantis's Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard — Asylum seekers in Texas were recruited for the flights by a woman who appeared to be a former Army counterintelligence agent. “We were tricked,” one migrant said. — SAN ANTONIO — In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It's Time to Take Democrats' Chances in the House Seriously — No, they are not favored. But the notion of retaining the chamber is not as far-fetched as it once was. — There were more than a few Democrats who were a little miffed about my Friday newsletter on gerrymandering …
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PoliticusUSA, The Dispatch, Conservative Guardian and Wall Street Journal
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Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
IndyFest Poll: Races for governor and U.S. Senate close, Republicans lead down ticket
IndyFest Poll: Races for governor and U.S. Senate close, Republicans lead down ticket
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RedState, Political Wire and The Hill
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:
New Poll Shows Close U.S. Senate Race
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's ‘Death Wish’ Rhetoric — His latest tirade against Mitch McConnell courts potential violence. — WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. … 1x — We live in a polarized political age when rabid partisans don't need provocation to resort to violence.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Press Release SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.
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Politico:
Why Biden world isn't overly worried about House GOP investigations — Congressional Republicans are talking more openly about their desire to investigate every aspect of the Biden administration — and family — should they regain control of one or both houses of Congress.
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Washington Post, The Bulwark, LGBTQ Nation and New York Post
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The Guardian:
Iranian students defy security forces as anti-regime protests continue — Human rights groups ‘extremely concerned’ about violent repression of demonstrations in Tehran — Iranian students have stepped up their protests in defiance of a crackdown by security forces who allegedly cornered …
Washington Post:
Larry Summers has President Biden's ear — but not always his support — White House officials want the influential economist on their side, even if they don't take his advice all the time — President Biden spent more than an hour in the Oval Office in late August with former treasury …
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American Greatness
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Jon Gabriel / Arizona Republic:
A lot of folks are running the White House. Joe Biden just isn't one of them
A lot of folks are running the White House. Joe Biden just isn't one of them
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Instapundit and The National Interest
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Mike Lindell's appeal in 2020 election lawsuit — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's bid to fend off a defamation lawsuit the voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems filed over his far-fetched claims about the 2020 presidential election.
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TMZ.com:
Billy Eichner Seems to Blame Homophobia for ‘Bros’ Low Box Office — BILLY EICHNER SEEMS TO BLAME HOMOPHOBIA ... For ‘Bros’ Box Office Bomb — Billy Eichner's new romcom completely bombed at the box office — and he appears to be chalking it up to homophobia across the country.
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Adam Dalva / New Yorker:
Letters to Jeb Bush — In a moment of personal and professional failure, I began writing to someone who I thought might be in a position to understand. — In the fall of 2015, I moved from Brooklyn to Vermont for a month to try to write something new. I had spent four years working on a novel …
Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's F-word problem — “Literally,” President Joe Biden said at a Democratic fundraiser last week, “there's a case being made around the world, not just here, because democracy and autocracy.” That wasn't even a sentence, but you get the idea. He continued, “You just saw what's happened in Italy in that election.
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Big League Politics
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
New book audio: Trump falsely claimed he gave Kim letters to Archives in 2021 — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had given the letters he exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the National Archives last year when he was interviewed by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court takes up internet company immunity in YouTube dispute — The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the politically divisive issue of whether tech companies should have immunity over problematic content posted by users, agreeing to hear a case alleging that YouTube helped aid …
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Bloomberg:
Brazil Presidential Race Goes to Runoff as Lula Falls Short — Brazilian assets jumped after President Jair Bolsonaro secured his way to a runoff election against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as investors cheered on the incumbent's better-than-expected showing and bet his leftist challenger …
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Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Brazil Presidential Election Headed To Runoff After Surprisingly Strong Vote For Far-Right Bolsonaro
Brazil Presidential Election Headed To Runoff After Surprisingly Strong Vote For Far-Right Bolsonaro
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Bloomberg, Fábio's Newsletter, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The Gateway Pundit, TASS, Common Dreams, Political Obscurities and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil race
Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil race
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Wall Street Journal:
Judge Laurence Silberman Shaped Second Amendment Jurisprudence — The influential jurist, who has died at age 86, sat for decades on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — Laurence Silberman, an influential conservative during a long career as an appeals court judge …
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Reason and National Review
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President Biden won't throw paper towels in Puerto Rico — One thing's for sure, President Biden won't ever throw paper towels at people in Puerto Rico. — Scott asks the simple question—who are the candidates who need our support? — Scott talks about how the Big Liars will never stop lying, so we must vote them all out.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
GOP Leads On Image, Handling Terrorism, Nation's Prosperity — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of the two major U.S. political parties remain more negative than positive, but the Republican Party's favorability is now slightly better than the Democratic Party's.
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The Hill, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Florida Politics and The Guardian
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann to represent Brett Favre — Eric Herschmann, a top White House lawyer to President Trump, confirms to Axios he is now lead counsel to NFL legend Brett Favre, who is embroiled in a welfare-funds scandal in his home state of Mississippi.
Washington Post:
As TV doctor, Mehmet Oz provided platform for questionable products and views — Now a Republican candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, Oz has made his medical background and his popular TV show a centerpiece of his campaign — Mehmet Oz looked directly into the camera and introduced …