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1:35 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.
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.
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: The Triad, Breitbart and Just The News
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, PoliticusUSA and Rolling Stone
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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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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Washington Post:
Drones hit Kyiv as Russia aims to destroy Ukraine power grid before winter
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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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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: The Local and Not the Bee
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
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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: Political Wire
 
 
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Jeremy Schwartz / Articles and Investigations:
Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here's What That Means for the Upcoming Midterms.
Bloomberg:
How Russian Ships Are Laundering Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukraine
Washington Post:
American technology boosts China's hypersonic missile program
Wall Street Journal:
Families Still Struggle to Find Baby Formula Nearly One Year After Shortages Began
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Director Christopher Wray's use of FBI jet amounts to ‘embezzlement,’ current, ex-agents allege
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Washington Free Beacon:
Pests, Filth, and Killer Elevators: Inside Raphael Warnock's Secret Low-Income Apartment Building
Jen Kirby / Vox:
Welcome to Europe's energy crisis. Find your own firewood.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
New super PAC forms as Jim Banks eyes House GOP leadership role
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Washington Post:
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Washington Post:
Chinese hackers are scanning state political party headquarters, FBI says
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
NBC News:
Senate candidate Herschel Walker say why he flashed a police badge during Friday's debate
Stan Grant / ABC:
To understand China you need to understand whiteness, yet it's missing from the conversation
Nick Arama / RedState:
Jill Biden Gets Mercilessly Booed at Eagles Game During Coin Toss
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
‘Coffins Are Already Coming’: The Toll of Russia's Chaotic Draft
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Post
 

 
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
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