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8:45 PM ET, October 13, 2022

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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee plans to vote on subpoena for Trump, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the committee's plans told NBC News Thursday.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Voters may care more about the cost of French fries than January 6 panel's compelling evidence
The Hill:
Jan. 6 Committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump
Politico:
Jan. 6 committee to subpoena Trump
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.
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab  —  Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk's SpaceX have been a vital source …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Live Updates: Families Shocked as Jury Spares Life of Parkland Killer  —  “The monster that killed them gets to live another day,” said Tony Montalto, whose daughter, Gina, was among the 17 people murdered in a Florida high school.  The jury foreman said three jurors had voted against the death penalty.
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Parkland trial live updates: Nikolas Cruz spared death penalty, grieving parents react
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.
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
DeSantis changes voting rules for some counties hit by Ian, sparking criticism  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis is making it easier for voters to cast ballots in three southwestern Florida counties that were hit hard by Hurricane Ian and are bastions for GOP support, sparking criticism that he is “politicizing a natural disaster.”
WRAL-TV:
Off-duty officer among several people shot in east Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood; armed person still at large … Dozens of police vehicles and an ambulance were parked around 5:30 p.m. along Osprey Cove Drive.  —  A high-level city leader told WRAL News that an off-duty officer was killed.
Sarah Betancourt / GBH:
Texas sheriff certifies the Martha's Vineyard migrants are crime victims, opening the door for special visas  —  A Texas sheriff has certified that the nearly 50 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were victims of a crime.  That certification is a key step …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Peter Thiel to put more money behind Masters as McConnell group balks  —  The investor, who initially resisted contributing more than $15 million, is now eyeing another cash infusion up to $5 million  —  Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor who pumped $15 million into a super PAC that helped …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Thiel and GOP super PAC can't reach agreement on Arizona Senate spending
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The top Senate G.O.P. super PAC raised $111 million in the third quarter.
Discussion: Politico
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump a narcissist and a ‘dick’, ex-ambassador Sondland says in new book  —  Ex-EU envoy Gordon Sondland derides Democrats and Pompeo, and recalls fallout from testifying in Trump's first impeachment  —  In a new book, the former US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland defends …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Tom Giles / Bloomberg:
Twitter Seeks Documents Related to Federal Investigation of Musk  —  Twitter Inc.'s lawyers asked a Delaware court for access to correspondence between Elon Musk and federal authorities investigating him in connection with his attempt to take the social media company private.
Alberto Cairo / Washington Post:
I'm the father of a trans boy in Florida.  'Don't say gay' is working as intended.  —  Alberto Cairo, a data journalist and visualization designer, is the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami's School of Communication.  —  “Groomer!”
Washington Post:
Supreme Court rejects Trump request on Mar-a-Lago documents  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate Judge Aileen Cannon's order that a special master review classified documents taken in an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Florida home and private club.  There were no noted dissents.
Eli Hager / NBC News:
CPS workers search millions of homes a year.  A mom who resisted paid a price.  —  Child protective services agencies inspect the homes of roughly 3.5 million children annually.  Only about 5% are ultimately found to have been physically or sexually abused.
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Head of Congressional Ethics Office charged with DUI after crashing into Pa. home  —  The head of the Office of Congressional Ethics was arrested and charged with DUI and three other violations after veering off the road, plowing over a stop sign, hitting one parked car and then another …
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
No, We Aren't Headed to Civil War  —  In two days at Shiloh in April 1862, the Union and Confederate armies suffered 23,000 casualties, a shattering total that was the worst of the war to that point.  —  If we aren't on a path to the carnage of Shiloh, we are on a straight-line trajectory …
FOX 10 Phoenix:
2022 Election: Lake leads Arizona governor's race, Kelly remains ahead in Senate race in new poll  —  Loading Video...  This browser does not support the Video element.  —  New poll shows Kari Lake pulling ahead in Arizona governor's race; Kelly remains ahead
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
The Times:
Tories plot to replace Truss with Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt … Senior Conservatives are holding talks about replacing Liz Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt as part of a “coronation” by MPs.  —  Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor, are expected within days …
Discussion: The Sun, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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.
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya / Tablet Magazine:
How to Lose Friends and Influence Over People  —  A decade of Obama-Biden foreign policy has broken the Middle East and America's security order  —  Americans have a reputation, with others and in their own national literature, for being careless and breaking things.
Daniel Bice / Journal Sentinel:
Bice: Mandela Barnes did several interviews with Russian-funded TV in 2015 and 2016 denouncing U.S. police actions  —  It's not really news that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, vying to be the state's first Black U.S. senator, has on occasion strongly criticized American police.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Democrats Worry Katie Hobbs Is Stumbling in Arizona's Governor Race  —  Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, has often been overshadowed by her Republican opponent, Kari Lake, in one of the country's closest and most important contests.  —  It's angst season on the left …
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 …
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.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He Marched At The Nazi Rally In Charlottesville.  Then He Went Back To Being A Cop.  —  An exclusive HuffPost report confirms that Massachusetts police officer John Donnelly played a key role in the violent Unite the Right rally five years ago.  —  A Massachusetts police officer attended the deadly …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cotton moves key aide to political operation  —  Brian Colas, the senator's counsel, is launching a political consulting firm and will work on Cotton's PAC.  —  A top aide to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is leaving the senator's office to expand his political operation, a move that comes …
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 …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
 
 
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Washington Post:
With U.S. nudges, Google and others aim to help Iranian protesters
Houston Keene / Fox News:
New York Republicans demand Garland investigate Empire State AG Letitia James over Nikki Haley group tax leak
Discussion: New York Post and CNSNews
Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
Ben Sasse Is Nothing if Not Thoughtful. Right?
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Proud Boys' only ‘idea’ is violence. Penn State is wrong to give its leader a platform.
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