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4:05 PM ET, October 6, 2022

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Washington Post:
Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden  —  Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee, must decide whether to charge the son of the current president  —  Federal agents investigating President Biden's son Hunter have gathered what they believe …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
She Had an Abortion With Herschel Walker.  She Also Had a Child With Him.  —  Herschel Walker has claimed he has no idea who this woman could be.  Here's why that's surprising. … After a woman revealed that Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker had urged her to have an abortion …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Walker's Christian fans unfazed by abortion revelations  —  ATLANTA — Pastor Anthony George didn't set out to be a defender of Herschel Walker.  —  But as the prominent Baptist minister welcomed Walker into his church this week for a scheduled prayer event with faith leaders …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Herschel Walker Returns  —  Georgia GOP nominee for Senate Herschel Walker returned to the program this AM:  —  Audio:  —  10-06hhs-walker  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Joined now by Herschel Walker, candidate for Senate in Georgia.  Good morning, Herschel.  Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker faces another abortion report that threatens his Senate campaign
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results  —  Experts say their dominance in the party poses a threat to the country's democratic principles and jeopardizes the integrity of future votes  —  A majority of Republican nominees on the ballot this November for the House …
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Polls: Democrat holds edge in Arizona Senate race while Nevada contest has no clear leader  —  New CNN polling in two critical Senate battlegrounds finds that Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Blake Masters, while there is no clear leader …
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and CBS News
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end?  —  Sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you  —  At first, no one could imagine that the Russo-Ukrainian war could begin.  And yet it began.  And now, no one can imagine how it will end.  And yet end it will.
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russian Infighting Peaks With Calls for Suicide and Execution
Discussion: The Moscow Times and Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How the war in Ukraine has remade Europe
Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times:
University of Florida's finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse  —  The veteran lawmaker emerged from a field of unnamed candidates under a new law that largely keeps presidential searches secret.  —  In a highly anticipated announcement following a year of tumult on campus …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sasse expected to resign from Senate  —  Ben Sasse is likely to accept a job at the University of Florida and resign his Senate seat in the near future, according to two people familiar with the Nebraska Republican's plans.  —  The Nebraska governor would then appoint a replacement for Sasse under state law.
Bloomberg:
Musk's Twitter Takeover Hits Snag Over Debt-Financing Issue  —  Talks between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. to reach a resolution of the $44 billion takeover are stuck in part over Musk's statement that his offer is now contingent on receiving $13 billion in debt financing, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Worry as G.O.P. Attack Ads Take a Toll in Wisconsin  —  Mandela Barnes, the party's Senate candidate, is now wobbling in his race against Ron Johnson, the Republican incumbent.  Democratic nominees in other states face similar challenges.  —  MADISON, Wis. — Politicians …
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Lauren Maxwell / KTUU:
Foreign nationals detained after boating from Russia to St. Lawrence Island  —  GAMBELL, Alaska (KTUU) - Village authorities on St. Lawrence Island notified the Coast Guard on Tuesday that two foreign nationals had landed near the community of Gambell in a small boat.
Reuters:
As more transgender children seek medical care, families confront many unknowns  —  USA-TRANSYOUTH/CARE  —  Across the United States, thousands of youths are lining up for gender-affirming care.  But when families decide to take the medical route, they must make decisions about life-altering treatments …
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Reuters:   Putting numbers on the rise in children seeking gender care
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Maggie Haberman on How She Covers Trump Without Losing Her Mind  —  I first met Maggie Haberman in 2014.  She was a correspondent for Politico with roots in city tabloids, and while I didn't know much about politics or the media, I knew that when she reported something, it seemed to carry a certain weight …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots  —  Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same, according to a letter shared first with Axios.
Nathan Williams / BBC:
Mexico mayor assassinated in town hall massacre  —  Gunmen have shot dead the mayor of a small town in western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials say.  —  Police say gunmen stormed the San Miguel Totolapan town hall at 14:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday.  Photos online show it riddled with bullet holes.
Anchor:
Herschel Walker should never be elected to anything ever.  —  Scott talks about how Herschel Walker should never be elected to anything ever.  —  Scott talks about how all Big Liars shouldn't even be allowed to run for office.  —  Scott plays the new #VoteFetterman ad released by The Dem Coalition!
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be  —  Just because you can (sort of) afford to go somewhere doesn't mean you'll enjoy it.  —  This time last week I was wandering the stony streets of Positano, a small village on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News CEO warned against ‘crazies’ after 2020 election, Dominion says  —  Besieged by angry viewers, denounced by then-President Trump, questioned by some of its own stars, Fox News found itself in a near-impossible spot on Election Night 2020 after its election-analysis team announced …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Pardons Thousands of People Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law  —  The president urged governors to follow his lead for people convicted on state charges of possession.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday pardoned all people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law …
Tim Miller / New York Times:
Online Fund-Raising Was Supposed to Save Politics.  Instead, It's Dragging Us to Hell.  —  In late 2003 the spirit of revolution was in the air and on our Yahoo browsers.  Shock and awe had given way to the long slog of war.  And the internet was allowing supporters of politicians to use new tools such as …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Max Chafkin / Bloomberg:
Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere  —  The first car woke Jennifer King at 2 a.m. with a loud, high‑pitched hum.  “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, and that wasn't the weird part.  King lives on a dead-end street at the edge of the Presidio …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Changes made by Postmaster General DeJoy before 2020 election harmed US Postal Service, judge rules  —  A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled Thursday that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Marist Poll:
Biden's Job Approval Rating & the Midterm Elections  —  NPR/Marist National Poll  —  Biden's Approval Rating on Upswing as Dems Edge GOP in Midterm Elections  —  President Joe Biden's job approval rating is at 44% among Americans, marking a three-month upward swing in perceptions of the president's job performance.
NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendants held in D.C. jail request transfer to Guantanamo Bay  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly three-dozen people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol who are being held at D.C.'s jail have asked to be transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp if conditions don't improve at their facility.
Discussion: Just The News
 
 
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Democrats Should Embrace Patriotism
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Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Biden scolds ‘MAGA Republicans’ after 5th Circuit Court strikes down DACA, orders no new applicants
Michael Hill / Associated Press:
Federal judge halts key parts of New York's new gun law
Project On Government Oversight:
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Kamala Harris was in accident falsely dismissed as ‘mechanical failure’
Bloomberg:
Thai Daycare Center Shooting Leaves 32 Dead, Mostly Children
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Republican support from this key voting group is in jeopardy. Abortion is to blame.
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Brennan / Los Angeles Times:
The real lesson of ‘Bros’: It's OK to let gay art bomb
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake