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12:40 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
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.
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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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
Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Kayne West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
Discussion: 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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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.
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!
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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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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Washington Post:
Drones hit Kyiv as Russia aims to destroy Ukraine power grid before winter
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Politico:
DOJ recommends 6-month jail term for Bannon
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 …
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.
Discussion: CNN
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.
Discussion: RedState, HotAir and LewRockwell
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 …
Discussion: Insider
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked emails reveal Hunter Biden's real estate company received a $40MILLION investment from Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina, the billionaire widow of corrupt Moscow mayor, who also paid president's son $3.5million consulting fee  — Yelena Baturina is the billionaire widow …
Discussion: Instapundit
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 …
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.
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 …
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Embattled GOP Candidate J.R. Majewski Also Exaggerated Academic Credential  —  Majewski, the Ohio Republican accused of misrepresenting his military record, also fudged information about his degree.  —  A GOP congressional candidate from Ohio who is accused of embellishing his U.S. Air Force record …
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 …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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 …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Director Christopher Wray's use of FBI jet amounts to ‘embezzlement,’ current, ex-agents allege  —  Former and current FBI agents are fuming about Director Christopher Wray's use of the FBI's private jet, which originally was intended by Congress only to be used for counterterrorism purposes.
 
 
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