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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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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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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 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 …
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Why Jan. 6 is mostly absent from the midterms
Why Jan. 6 is mostly absent from the midterms
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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.
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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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:
Trump Forms New Company, Drawing Scrutiny From N.Y. Attorney General — The New York attorney general, Letitia James, who is suing the former president, questioned his motive for forming a new company, which will be known in the state as the Trump Organization II.
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Annie Karni / Vogue:
Lost and Found: What Election Season Used to Teach Us — Everything that I've learned about covering politics, I've learned from covering losing candidates. — When I was a tabloid reporter for the New York Daily News, there was Christine Quinn, the redheaded, Irish-American …
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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 …
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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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.
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris — As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night. — PARIS — After taking a few steps back to get a running start …
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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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada stands alone as only battleground without a Senate debate before midterms — The two candidates in one of the country's most competitive Senate races have no plans to debate before Election Day, making the contest an anomaly among battleground states this year.
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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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Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Two Child Incest Victims Denied Abortions in Florida — The two young patients were forced to travel “at least two, three states away” for an abortion, according to Planned Parenthood. — Alerts — At least two child incest victims were denied abortion care since the state's 15-week abortion ban …
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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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 …
Washington Post:
Being honest about their histories can help universities regain trust — A new Stanford report shows how universities can right past wrongs. — Perspective by Ari Y. Kelman, Emily J. Levine and Mitchell L. Stevens — On Wednesday, Stanford University released a report documenting …
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