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12:15 AM ET, October 17, 2022

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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
‘Coffins Are Already Coming’: The Toll of Russia's Chaotic Draft  —  Newly mobilized recruits are already at the front in Ukraine, a growing chorus of reports says, fighting and dying after only days of training.  —  A half-dozen Russian soldiers talk about being shipped to an area …
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Washington Post:
Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine  —  Police and military officers swooped down on a Moscow business center this week unannounced.  They were looking for men to fight in Ukraine — and they seized nearly every one they saw.  Some musicians, rehearsing.  A courier there to deliver a parcel.
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
Russian man arrested for flying drone over Norwegian airport
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Local and Reuters
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump attacks American Jews, posting they must ‘get their act together’ on Israel  —  Former president Donald Trump attacked American Jews in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, saying Jews in the United States must “get their act together” and show more appreciation for the state of Israel “before it is too late.”
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Rolling Stone:
Even Trump Says Kanye West Is Acting Too ‘Crazy’ and Needs ‘Help’
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Smug Trump Tells U.S. Jews to Be More Thankful—'Before It Is Too Late'
Discussion: HuffPost
Mike Lee / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mike Lee has earned a reputation as a principled conservative  —  Mike Lee serves as a United States senator representing the state of Utah.  Since taking office, Senator Lee has earned a reputation as a principled conservative.  He believes elected officials are responsible for keeping …
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
David Jackson / Arizona Republic:
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won't commit to honoring election results  —  WASHINGTON - Emulating Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for governor of Arizona repeatedly refused to say Sunday whether she would honor the results of her election - if she lost.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Kari Lake refuses to say whether she would accept loss in Arizona election
Plain Dealer:
Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate  —  This election season's battle for control of the U.S. Senate that has been raging across the 35 states where Senate seats are up for grabs portends significant, long-range consequences for how this country is governed, as each party tries to break the current 50-50 partisan deadlock.
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Wall Street Journal:   Money Pours Into Senate Races as Midterm Campaign Enters Home Stretch
Hunter Walker / Hunter Walker's Substack:
Here Are All Of Marjorie Taylor Greene's January 6 Text Messages With Mark Meadows  —  Just when I thought I was out of focusing this newsletter solely on January 6, it pulled me back in.  I really will be writing about other topics soon too!  —  If you want to read more please subscribe!
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Nick Arama / RedState:
Jill Biden Gets Mercilessly Booed at Eagles Game During Coin Toss  —  Jill Biden was in Philadephia on Sunday and she went to the Eagles game with Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field.  —  Biden was designated the honorary captain for the night and was standing at midfield during the coin toss …
Charlotte Higgins / The Guardian:
Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert  —  International condemnation swift after conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko shot dead in his home  —  Charlotte Higgins and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv  —  Russian soldiers have shot dead a Ukrainian musician in his home …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
A Trump Political Committee Bought $131,000 Worth Of Books.  Four Days Later, Jared Kushner's Hit The Best-Seller List  —  One of Donald Trump's political committees spent $158,000 on books just weeks after the release of Jared Kushner's memoir.  —  “Breaking History: A White House Memoir” hit book shelves on Aug. 23.
Nick Reisman / Spectrum News 1 Central NY:
Trump endorses Lee Zeldin in New York governor's race  —  Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin received the “Total & Complete Endorsement” of former President Donald Trump on Sunday in the race for governor of New York.  —  Trump, in a post on his social media website Truth Social, wrote that Zeldin is …
Sebastian Payne / Financial Times:
'We've messed this up': Tories plan for life after Liz Truss … “The question is when — not if — she goes,” one minister remarked on Sunday, a sign that the mood against Liz Truss is hardening within the Conservative party despite her efforts to steady the government with the appointment of a new chancellor.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Who's behind those vile, right-wing political TV ads during the baseball playoffs  —  If you live in Philadelphia or thereabouts, the October baseball playoffs have brought almost unbridled joy from a Phillies hot streak, punctuated by an epic bat flip and an inside-the-park home run …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker's empty lectern co-stars in Senate debate with Warnock, Oliver  —  U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock tried to make the most of Republican Herschel Walker's absence at the Atlanta Press Club debate on Sunday by using the platform to direct withering criticism at the empty lectern representing the GOP nominee.
Sonner Kehrt / The War Horse:
Veterans and Reservists Make up More Than 28% of Candidates Who Question 2020 Election Results  —  More than a quarter of the candidates on the ballot in November who have publicly denied or raised questions or doubts about the legitimacy of the 2020 election have served or are serving in the military …
 
 
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Matt Fuller / The Daily Beast:
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Dani Blum / New York Times:
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Rep. Cori Bush spent $500K in campaign cash on security while calling to defund the police
Discussion: Fox News, Power Line and UrbanAreas.net
Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Intelligence failures before Jan. 6 warrant even more investigation
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Discussion: Insight
Wall Street Journal:
Economists Now Expect a Recession, Job Losses by Next Year
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Spent 91 Cents to Raise Each Dollar as Troubles Mounted
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman is the best choice to represent Pennsylvania's priorities in the U.S. Senate | Endorsement
 

 
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