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Walker's team knew of an abortion allegation months before it surfaced — Months before news broke alleging that Herschel Walker paid for an abortion, top Republicans in the state — including those advising his team — warned him that the story could torpedo his campaign.
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Republicans cling to Walker's denials — Good morning, Early Birds. Congratulations to White House grounds superintendent Dale Haney on 50 years of service. (Haney started weeks before President Biden was first elected to the Senate.) Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from Elon Musk's Twitter — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — OOPS —Bloomberg's Zoe Tillman noticed a sealed filing that was accidentally made public in the Trump document case that includes details …
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GOP moves to contain Herschel Walker's latest scandal: 'We're going to need a few days to assess' — Herschel Walker and his campaign are scrambling to contain the fallout from a new report alleging that the hardline anti-abortion candidate paid for his then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009.
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GOP leaders rally behind Walker. But in Georgia, Republicans fret.
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Inside Mar-a-Lago: Pardons, White House Emails, Legal Bills — The thousands of documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida home included a mix of government, business and personal affairs, including analysis about who should get a pardon, call notes marked with a presidential seal …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Review of Mar-a-Lago Records — In earlier cases, the justices have ruled against Mr. Trump when he sought to shield his financial and presidential records from prosecutors and congressional investigators. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump asked …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Trump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents
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Mark Kelly has edge in Arizona Senate race that hinges on abortion, economy, immigration — CBS News Battleground Tracker — Arizona is another battleground where strong opposing forces underpin the race. — Democratic candidates enjoy stronger personal ratings, while Republican voters …
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David French / The Dispatch:
Lifting Up the Rock on the Gutter Right — Lie after lie after lie. — I want to write about cruelty and slander and how those dark sins are wielded as weapons of political and cultural warfare in the worst corners of the online right. While politics has never been a gentle pursuit …
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CNN:
White House launches last ditch effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’ — The Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort to dissuade Middle Eastern allies from dramatically cutting oil production …
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Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheated’ More Than 100 Times — An internal report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal alleges a previously unknown pattern of likely widespread cheating by Hans Moke Niemann, the player whose September victory over Magnus Carlsen has rocked the chess world
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Republicans gain ground in Senate races in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — PHILADELPHIA — After a grueling summer, Republicans are finally making headway in protecting their top two firewalls in the race for the Senate. — Holding onto at least one of the GOP-held seats in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania …
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Pennsylvania Senate Moves Back to Toss Up
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
A cop in a MAGA hat and an Oath Keeper: Inside one of Jan. 6's strangest moments — WASHINGTON — It was an oddity amid the chaos. As a rowdy pro-Trump mob tried to force their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6, a Capitol Police lieutenant emerged out of the Columbus Doors on the eastern side of the building …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
DeSantis leads ‘defanged’ Crist after hurricane, poll shows — The Republican governor holds an 11-point lead as Florida voters begin receiving vote-by-mail ballots. — Ahead in fundraising and advertising, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis has a large 11-percentage-point lead …
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Bloomberg:
Musk Proposes to Buy Twitter for Original Price of $54.20 a Share — Elon Musk revived his bid for Twitter Inc. at the original offer price of $54.20 a share, potentially avoiding a courtroom fight over one of the most contentious acquisitions in recent history.
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Jesse Watters Says Democrats Leaving Border Open for Post-Civil War ‘Servants’, Migrants are ‘Waiters and Field Hands’ — Jesse Watters said Democrats have refused to secure the country's southern border, as the party needs “servants” to work menial jobs. — The Fox News host opened …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
JUST IN: Trump's Own Lawyers Mocked His Lack of Wealth In Emails Revealed By January 6 Committee — Former President Donald Trump's own lawyers mocked their client's claims of wealth behind his back in a set of emails revealed by the January 6 committee. — Exaggerated or false claims …
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John Frank / Axios:
Lauren Boebert's re-election in jeopardy, new poll shows — Republican firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert is dangerously close to being upset by a little-known Democratic rival, a new poll in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District shows. … - 7% of voters are undecided, per the poll.
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Northeastern Lab Manager Charged With Staging Zuckerberg-Inspired Explosion — Jason Duhaime, who claimed he was injured by an explosive device that was sent to him last month with a threatening note, has been charged with fabricating the entire thing. — UPDATE, 10/4/22, 10:16PM ET …
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Ukraine Reports Advances in Its Southern Counteroffensive — Yevgen Honcharenko/EPA, via Shutterstock … Ukraine says its offensives are gaining ground not just in the east, but also in the south. — DNIPRO, Ukraine — A brigade of Ukrainian marines appears to have expelled Russian forces …
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Yacob Reyes / PolitiFact:
Most of Florida's Lee County wasn't in the cone three days before hurricane, but parts of it were — Most of Lee County, Florida, was not within the forecast cone of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall. But one of the county's barrier islands, Cayo Costa, appeared inside the forecast cone …
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The Hill:
GOP seizes on Biden gaffes to attack competence — Republicans are seizing on recent gaffes from President Biden, putting a spotlight on his slip-ups to attack Biden's competency ahead of both the midterms and a 2024 presidential race. — The GOP in particular is using a moment last week …
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New York Times:
U.S. National Debt Tops $31 Trillion for First Time — America's borrowing binge has long been viewed as sustainable because of historically low interest rates. But as rates rise, the nation's fiscal woes are getting worse. — WASHINGTON — America's gross national debt exceeded $31 trillion …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump sued CNN for defamation. Here's where his case falls apart. — Did Donald Trump miss the news? Under Chris Licht, CNN's new chairman and CEO, the network is embracing middle-of-the-road newscasting and has parted ways with high-profile staffers who spoke in blunt terms about Trump's behavior in office.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Think 2022 is tough, Senate Dems? Check out 2024 — Senate Democrats are staring down the risk of their own Great Resignation in 2024. — Even as the caucus pushes to expand a 50-50 majority this fall, it's bracing for a fight to defend 23 seats to the GOP's 10 in the next election cycle …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs — Five current or former IRS employees have been charged with schemes to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, federal stimulus programs authorized …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Amazon suspends 50 workers who refused to work after a warehouse fire — The warehouse associates stopped working for a few hours over safety concerns at the Staten Island facility, home to the only unionized workforce at Amazon — Amazon suspended at least 50 workers on Tuesday …
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