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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Republicans Gain Edge as Voters Worry About Economy, Times/Siena Poll Finds — With elections next month, independents, especially women, are swinging to the G.O.P. despite Democrats' focus on abortion rights. Disapproval of President Biden seems to be hurting his party.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
GOP wants to push to extend Trump tax cuts after midterm elections — Republican lawmakers gear up to push 2017 tax law after midterm elections, despite potential impact on inflation — Republicans plan to push to extend key parts of President Donald Trump's tax cuts if they take control …
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Daily News and Washington Examiner
B.A. / New York Times:
Cross-Tabs for October 2022 Times/Siena Poll of Likely Voters — Do you think the United States is on the right track, or is it headed in the wrong direction? — Likely Voters — Age — Gender — Education — Race/Ethnicity — Race and Education — Region — Community
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, National Review and Washington Times
Natalie Allison / Politico:
The sleeper state Republicans are targeting to win the Senate — DENVER — For months, top party operatives have mused that Joe O'Dea is the best Republican candidate running for Senate this year. — While other GOP nominees are countering reports that they have encouraged abortions …
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CNBC, CNN, The Colorado Sun, Washington Times, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Punchbowl News:
10/17/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … HOW WILL TRUMP RESPOND? WE DON'T THINK TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM WILL RE-ISSUE THE 14-PAGE RANT THAT THE FORMER PRESIDENT SENT OUT FRIDAY. THE GAMBLE HERE FOR TRUMP IS THAT THE REPUBLICANS WIN THE HOUSE AND THIS ALL GOES AWAY.
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Insider, The Hill, Al Jazeera and Center for Security Policy
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
NYT/Siena Poll Suggests Political Environment Turning Toward Republicans
NYT/Siena Poll Suggests Political Environment Turning Toward Republicans
Harry Enten / CNN:
A Republican wave in the House is still quite possible
A Republican wave in the House is still quite possible
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Task & Purpose, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Axios
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Kanye West plans to acquire Parler — Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, plans to acquire Parler, a Twitter-like social media app that has become a haven for conservatives. — Why it matters: In a statement, Ye said he's buying the platform to ensure people with conservative opinions …
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NPR, Reason, Balloon Juice and The Guardian
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Parler:
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire Parler platform — Music, apparel & sports titan is acquiring leading free-speech Platform — Parlement Technologies announced today that it has entered into an agreement in principle to sell Parler, the world's pioneering uncancelable free speech platform …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Kanye West agrees to buy conservative social media platform Parler, company says — Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, agreed to buy Parler, a conservative social media app after other platforms suspended him over antisemitic posts. — “In a world where conservative opinions are considered …
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
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IJR and TechCrunch
Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Kayne West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
Kayne West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
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Breitbart and Just The News
Robert Draper / New York Times:
The Problem of Marjorie Taylor Greene — What the rise of the far-right congresswoman means for the House, the G.O.P. and the nation. — “There's going to be a lot of investigations,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said, describing what she anticipates if the Republicans regain the House majority this November.
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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!
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The End of the Good Republicans
The End of the Good Republicans
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and CNN
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 …
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Insider, HuffPost, Raw Story, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Hill, The Bulwark and Breitbart
NBC News:
'That's my check': Walker acknowledges giving $700 to his ex, but denies her claim he knew it was for an abortion — Full Herschel Walker interview: 'Yes, that's my check' — WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. — Confronted with images of a receipt from an abortion clinic and a check dated days later and bearing his name …
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Insider, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Raw Story, CNN and Forbes
Politico:
DOJ recommends 6-month jail term for Bannon — The Justice Department is recommending a six-month jail sentence and $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon, the longtime adviser to Donald Trump who defied a subpoena to the Jan. 6 select committee. — Prosecutors said Bannon, from the moment …
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. seeks jail for Bannon in contempt of Congress case
Justice Dept. seeks jail for Bannon in contempt of Congress case
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Washington Post:
Drones hit Kyiv as Russia aims to destroy Ukraine power grid before winter — KYIV, Ukraine — Russian redoubled its bombing of Ukrainian critical infrastructure on Monday morning in a push to leave millions of people across the country without heat or power ahead of his winter …
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Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Tudor Dixon trashes all the single ladies — Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon attends a Republican gubernatorial in Howell on May 13, 2022. (Andrew Roth | Michigan Advance) — In Michigan, the GOP nominee for a critical congressional seat is on record blasting women …
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Insider
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ turned out to be just another Democratic lie — For months, the Left in the United States told us to get the vaccine to prevent transmission of COVID. The vaccine was touted as efficient, effective, and a key to saving lives because it stopped the virus from spreading.
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RedState, HotAir and LewRockwell
Stan Grant / ABC:
To understand China you need to understand whiteness, yet it's missing from the conversation … It is not possible to understand China without understanding race and racism. Specifically, without understanding whiteness. — Yet far too often the conversation around the rise …
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The American Conservative and Desire and Fate
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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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Lower-cost U.S. hearing aids go on sale Monday — Major U.S. retailers will begin selling lower-cost hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam under final Biden administration rules that take effect Monday. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August approved the sale …
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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 …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Biden has spent more than a fourth of his presidency working from Delaware, outpacing Trump's regular trips away — President Joe Biden spent the weekend at his home in Delaware, where he met up with his wife, other family members and - if they followed usual practice - Willow the cat and Commander the dog.
Washington Free Beacon:
Pests, Filth, and Killer Elevators: Inside Raphael Warnock's Secret Low-Income Apartment Building — ATLANTA—A low-income apartment building owned by Raphael Warnock's church is plagued by pests, maintenance problems, and filth, according to residents—and at least two people have sued …
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The Western Journal
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines to consider overturning racist ‘Insular Cases’ — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether American Samoans have full U.S. citizenship at birth, a dispute that would have given the justices the opportunity to repudiate past rulings suffused with racist language …
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CNN and Associated Press