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Trump worker told FBI about moving Mar-a-Lago boxes on ex-president's orders — Key witness and security-camera footage offer evidence of Trump's actions after government subpoena, people familiar say — A Trump employee has told federal agents about moving boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago …
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New York Times:
Trump Aide Was Seen on Security Footage Moving Boxes at Mar-a-Lago — The aide, Walt Nauta, moved the boxes from a storage room before and after the Justice Department issued a subpoena demanding the return of all classified documents held by the former president.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Threatened to Out Confidential Sources From Russia Investigation — The former president is still itching to compromise the intelligence sources he blames for the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 campaign — DONALD TRUMP IN the final days of his presidency repeatedly threatened …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The top Senate G.O.P. super PAC raised $111 million in the third quarter. — The financial windfall is being used to pummel Democratic candidates. In Senate battleground states, the group's ads have been hard to avoid. — The leading super PAC for Senate Republicans, the Senate Leadership Fund …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Where the Jan. 6 investigation heads next — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — Since the very first hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee, the panel has vowed to do three things:(1) correct the historical record of the aftermath …
Politico:
Why Jan. 6 is mostly absent from the midterms — The GOP lawmakers who backed Donald Trump-driven election challenges that metastasized into violence on Jan. 6, 2021, aren't taking much campaign-trail heat for it. — Democrats don't lack for material to slam Republicans as election-denying riot boosters …
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Amanda Morris / Washington Post:
Fetterman's use of captions is common in stroke recovery, experts say — Closed captions are often used by people with auditory processing or hearing issues — During his first on-camera interview since having a stroke, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled over words …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
NBC reporter's interview with Fetterman draws criticism
NBC reporter's interview with Fetterman draws criticism
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Saudis say Biden asked to hold oil production cut until after midterms — WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia has claimed the US requested it holds off on reducing oil production until after the midterm elections — and denied the cut meant it was taking Russia's side in its war against Ukraine.
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Joe Biden Plays the Old Ugly American
Joe Biden Plays the Old Ugly American
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ESPN:
Sources: Commanders boss Snyder claims ‘dirt’ on NFL owners, Goodell — DAN SNYDER DOES this thing when he feels cornered, say those who know him well. He paces in a hotel suite, or on his superyacht, or at River View, his $48 million Virginia estate. Cradling a drink in one hand …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Durham rebukes his own witness and slams FBI's Russia probe after trial setbacks — The final expected trial of special counsel John Durham's probe took an unexpected turn Wednesday, with Durham grilling and rebuking his own witness after the witness seemed to bolster the defense of Igor Danchenko, a key Steele dossier source.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley — Home Polls Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley — The latest Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Democrat Tim Ryan called to scrap ‘unfair’ bail system in US during presidential run
Democrat Tim Ryan called to scrap ‘unfair’ bail system in US during presidential run
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Reuters:
‘Stop the steal’ supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers — Inside the El Paso County clerk's office in Colorado, where officials had gathered in July to recount votes in a Republican nominating contest for this year's midterms, dozens of angry election watchers pounded on the windows …
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Michigan county hires ‘Stop the Steal’ ringleader to recruit poll workers
Michigan county hires ‘Stop the Steal’ ringleader to recruit poll workers
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Los Angeles Times:
The mystery behind L.A.'s racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why? — Three Los Angeles City Council members went to a squat office building near MacArthur Park last October to seek advice from an influential labor leader about solidifying their grip on power.
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Adam Mahoney / Capital B:
Why the LA City Council Scandal Is About More than Racist Slurs
Why the LA City Council Scandal Is About More than Racist Slurs
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New York Times:
Western Nations Rush Defensive Systems to Ukraine to Counter Russian Missiles — Even with Soviet-era defensive weapons, the Ukrainians have been more than holding their own, but this week's barrage prompted calls to better equip them. — KYIV, Ukraine — In just two days this week …
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Kelly Meyerhofer / Journal Sentinel:
18 months after terms expired, GOP appointees to Wisconsin's technical college board continue to serve and deny Evers' picks — Mary Williams isn't budging. — The former GOP state representative from northern Wisconsin who was appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker …
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
Musk and West, Inc. — The Decline of the American Bourgeoisie — Elon Musk's newfound sympathy with Putin's war aims and his alleged contact with the Russian dictator; Kanye West's antisemitic outburst; Musk's warm welcome of West back to Twitter.—All of these things are of a piece.
ABC News:
2 Connecticut officers killed after phony 911 call and ambush with AR-15: Sources — The slain officers were just 34 and 35 years old. — Two police officers were shot and killed and one is seriously injured after a gunman allegedly ambushed them at a Bristol, Connecticut, home, according to sources.
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Politico:
Down in polls, Mandela Barnes looks for big-name reinforcement in Wisconsin — Trailing and eager for a campaign jolt, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in Wisconsin, is calling the cavalry for reinforcement. — Barnes' campaign has privately reached …
Siraj Hashmi / Newsweek:
Muslim Parents Defy Intersectionality, Join Christian Parents Against Sexualizing Kids — , CO-HOST OF THE HABIBI POWER HOUR PODCAST — Hundreds of protesters swarmed a Dearborn Public Schools board meeting on Monday in fierce opposition to books used in class and school libraries that include explicit content of the LGBTQ variety.
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Poll: Voters tilt toward Republicans over Democrats in competitive districts — Americans are closely divided over which party's candidate they would support in their congressional districts, with preferences in competitive districts tilting toward Republicans, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Herschel Walker abortion report doesn't seem to have changed much — When the Daily Beast reported that Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker had paid for a girlfriend's abortion in 2009 — a claim Walker has both denied and denied remembering — it seemed like the sort of revelation that might upend the close race.
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Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Judge concerned that juror is flirting with defendant in Whitmer kidnap trial — A juror in the third Gretchen Whitmer kidnap trial is under scrutiny over concerns she is flirting with one of the defendants, smiling at him from the jury box and looking at him frequently …
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Why You Can't Find Child Care: 100,000 Workers Are Missing — Where did they go? To better-paying jobs stocking shelves, cleaning offices or doing anything that pays more than $15 an hour. — Carolina Reyes was surprised when she heard that an assistant teacher at her child-care center …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Texas family of 5 sentenced in Capitol riot; parents get 14 days in jail, children probation — Hundreds of rioters have been sentenced for the Capitol riot that injured 140 police officers and caused $2.7 million damage to the building and grounds. — WASHINGTON - Five members of a Texas family …
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Social Security recipients expected to get big benefit boost — Millions of Social Security recipients will learn soon just how high a boost they'll get in their benefits next year. The increase to be announced Thursday, expected to be the largest in 40 years, is fueled by record high inflation …
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