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12:15 PM ET, October 13, 2022

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Washington Post:
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Politico:
‘Clear and present danger’: Jan. 6 committee to describe lingering Trump threat
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
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 …
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.
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
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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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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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New York Times:
Toll of Russian Strikes Mounts, Adding Urgency to Ukraine's Pleas for Weapons
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 …
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.
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.
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Joe Biden Plays the Old Ugly American  —  Having shut down America's oil-producing abilities, Biden believes that he can strongarm his enemies to send us more of such taboo energy that we won't produce ourselves.  —  The Left used to accuse imperialist, resource-hungry Yanquis in Washington …
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Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia sharply rejects U.S. criticism of oil production cut
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Discussion: CNN, HuffPost, UPI and CBS News
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.
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 …
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 …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation increased 0.4% in September, more than expected despite rate hikes  — Consumer prices rose 0.4% in September and were up 8.2% from a year ago, according to BLS data released Thursday.  — Excluding food and energy, the core consumer price index accelerated 0.6% and 6.6% respectively.
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 …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If Trump Runs Again, Do Not Cover Him the Same Way: A Journalist's Manifesto  —  I believed in traditional reporting, but Trump changed me — and it should change the rest of the media too.  —  Perspective by Margaret Sullivan  —  Despite my nearly four decades in journalism …
Jessica Cody / American Thinker:
Is This the Beginning of the End for George Soros?  —  It's no secret that billionaire philanthropist and financier George Soros has had a hand in the rise of many major political players.  From his heavy investment in the sheriffs in Arizona to his funding of grassroots activists in Ferguson …
 
 
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Hochul Leads Zeldin by 10 Points in Marist Poll, as G.O.P. Sees Hope
Discussion: Bloomberg and Newsday
Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times:
UF's presidential search was not done as Florida law intended, lawmaker says
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada stands alone as only battleground without a Senate debate before midterms
Discussion: TheBlaze
Financial Times:
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka snaps up cheap Russian oil
Discussion: Sputnik News and Bloomberg
David Rutz / Fox News:
Lincoln Project's Steve Schmidt blasts co-founders as unethical, suggests disgraced group should disband
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
Pamela Falk / CBS News:
U.N. members vote overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's annexation in Ukraine
 Earlier Items: 
Lawrence Krauss / Wall Street Journal:
Now Even Science Grants Must Bow to ‘Equity and Inclusion’
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Cafe Hayek
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Biden says late son Beau ‘lost his life in Iraq’ during monument ceremony
Jacob Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
A Pair of 1880s Jeans Just Sold for $76,000. Their Pocket Reveals a Complicated Piece of Levi's History.
Discussion: New York Post
Los Angeles Times:
Nury Martinez resigns from L.A. City Council in wake of audio leak scandal
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Trump Must Face Grilling in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit, Judge Rules
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Live Updates: Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families Nearly $1 Billion
 

 
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Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider:
Apple adds an Apple News Live Activity widget to track the 2024 US election results in real time on iPhone and iPad lock screens and the Apple Watch widget view

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU regulators are planning to fine Apple under the DMA, after it failed to let developers steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside the App Store

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Interpol says a global operation has taken down over 22,000 malicious IP addresses or servers linked to cyber threats and led to the arrest of 41 individuals

 
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