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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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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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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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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
NYT/Siena Poll Suggests Political Environment Turning Toward Republicans
NYT/Siena Poll Suggests Political Environment Turning Toward Republicans
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Louder With Crowder, The Hill, Ground News and Twitchy
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.
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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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Hunter Walker / Hunter Walker's Substack:
Here Are All Of Marjorie Taylor Greene's January 6 Text Messages With Mark Meadows
Here Are All Of Marjorie Taylor Greene's January 6 Text Messages With Mark Meadows
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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
Kanye West agrees to buy conservative social media platform Parler, company says
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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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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.
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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 …
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Evan McMullin / Salt Lake Tribune:
McMullin is true independent to serve Utah and the nation
McMullin is true independent to serve Utah and the nation
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The Guardian:
Iran breaching nuclear deal by providing Russia with armed drones, says UK — UK joins France in saying apparent drone supply for use in Ukraine leaves Iran in breach of 2015 JCPoA — Britain has joined France in viewing the Iranian supply of armed drones to Russia for devastating use …
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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 …
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Caitlin Tilley / Daily Mail:
Boston University CREATES a new Covid strain that has an 80% kill rate — echoing dangerous experiments feared to have started pandemic — Researchers added Omicron's spike protein to the original Wuhan Covid strain — Omicron's spike is highly mutated which made it the most infectious variant ever
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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 …
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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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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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 …
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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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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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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.
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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 …
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.
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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.
BBC:
Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up — A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester on Sunday and beaten up. — Unidentified men came out of the consulate and forced a man inside the compound …
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