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4:25 PM ET, October 17, 2022

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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 …
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
AP-NORC:
Voters expect the 2022 elections to have serious impacts for the country
Discussion: The Hill and CBS 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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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The End of the Good Republicans  —  Say goodnight: The party's over.  —  Ben Sasse is retiring from the Senate at the youthful age of 50.  We know why.  Politicians who thought they could wait out Trump now see the writing on the wall.  —  The party's over.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
The sleeper state Republicans are targeting to win the Senate
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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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 …
Parler:
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire Parler platform
Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Kayne West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ rates at his hotels, records show  —  Former president Donald Trump's company charged the Secret Service as much as five times more than the government rate for agents to stay overnight at Trump hotels while protecting him and his family, according to expense records newly obtained by Congress.
Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Exclusive: Gisele Fetterman calls for NBC to apologise following ‘shocking’ interview with husband John Fetterman  —  John Fetterman's wife speaks to Eric Garcia about closed captioning and the controversy after Senate candidate's interview with NBC News  —  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate …
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
White House calls Trump's attack on American Jews antisemitic  —  The White House on Monday called Donald Trump's attack on American Jews antisemitic after the former president wrote online that American Jews need to “get their act together” and show more appreciation for the state of Israel “before it is too late.”
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Johnson's campaign is paying the law firm of a Trump attorney allegedly connected to Jan. 6 fake elector plot  —  Sen. Ron Johnson recently made two payments to a law firm led by a Wisconsin attorney embroiled in the Justice Department's Jan. 6 probe, tapping the firm in part to assist in a possible recount …
New York Times:
Right-Wing Leaders Mobilize Corps of Election Activists  —  Officials are prepared for aggressive challenges in midterm elections.  “We're going to adjudicate every battle,” Stephen K. Bannon said.  —  On the eve of a primary runoff election in June, a Republican candidate for secretary …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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Jeremy Schwartz / Articles and Investigations:   Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here's What That Means for the Upcoming Midterms.
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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 …
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Oath Keepers Trial Rocked by Wacky Sexts Between Militia Boss and Lawyer  —  The case against the far-right group for its role in the Capitol riot was already disturbing.  Then came evidence of what prosecutors say is an inappropriate relationship.  —  Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes …
Discussion: Raw Story, Law & Crime and USA Today
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 …
Politico:
Biden Covid officials scramble to plan for Omicron subvariant threat  —  Top Biden health officials are increasingly concerned about the rise of new Covid variants in the U.S. that appear to evade existing treatments used to protect immunocompromised people from severe illness, according to three senior administration officials.
Discussion: UPI
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Recommends Bannon Be Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison  —  Stephen K. Bannon, who is set to be sentenced on Friday, deserved a penalty harsher than the minimum term of one month in jail because he had blatantly brushed off the Jan. 6 committee's demands, prosecutors said.
Discussion: Washington Post and Mother Jones
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Politico:
DOJ recommends 6-month jail term for Bannon
Dan Snyder / KOKH:
New poll shows Hofmeister leading Stitt in Oklahoma Governor's race  —  New polling from Oklahoma-based political consulting firm Ascend Action shows a close gubenetorial race just weeks ahead of November's midterm elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeannie Baumann / Bloomberg:
Trump's CDC Changed Covid Reports Under Political Pressure, Panel Finds  —  The CDC bowed to the Trump administration's demands to change the editorial process of its weekly scientific journal after warnings from then health secretary Alex Azar to “get in line,” a House investigation found.
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and The Hill
Rachael Riley / The Fayetteville Observer:
Special Forces vet charged in Jan. 6 riot accuses Biden of ‘poisoning jury pool’  —  WASHINGTON D.C. — A former 3rd Special Forces Group soldier accused of assaulting officers with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is blaming President Joe Biden for impacting his ability to receive a fair trial.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Redfield & Wilton Strategies:
Latest GB Voting Intention (16 October 2022)  —  Our Most Recent Research  —  Redfield & Wilton Strategies' latest voting intention poll in Great Britain finds the Labour Party leading by 36%, seven points higher as in our most recent poll on Thursday last week, and the largest lead recorded …
Boris Bondarev / Foreign Affairs:
The Sources of Russian Misconduct … For three years, my workdays began the same way.  At 7:30 a.m., I woke up, checked the news, and drove to work at the Russian mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva.  The routine was easy and predictable, two of the hallmarks of life as a Russian diplomat.
Discussion: HotAir, Cyprus Mail and The Guardian
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Furrygate: A Litterbox of Lies  —  A friend's wife's CrossFit trainer's mom saw a post on a Facebook group about kids identifying as cats and using litterboxes at school.  —  (THE BULWARK / SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  What are the teachers doing with their students' poo poo?
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.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Jury begins deliberating in case of Steele dossier source  —  A jury on Monday began deliberating the case of Igor Danchenko, a private researcher who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations about former president Donald Trump's ties to Russia and who was later accused of lying …
Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he's considering a run for president in 2024  — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he would consider running for president in 2024.  — “It's something that I would consider given the right circumstances and given the right mood of the country,” he said.
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kari Lake's sugarcoated Trumpism is scarier than the original
Leor Sapir / Manhattan Institute:
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Biden Doesn't Care If You Die, But Ideally Your Friends Would
Alex Mitchell / New York Post:
Air pollution is making women fat: study
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Forecast for US Recession Within Year Hits 100% in Blow to Biden
BBC:
Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up
 Earlier Items: 
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
American technology boosts China's hypersonic missile program
Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Tudor Dixon trashes all the single ladies
Discussion: Insider
Washington Post:
Chinese hackers are scanning state political party headquarters, FBI says
David Shepardson / Reuters:
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