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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
Police cameras show confusion, anger over DeSantis' voter fraud arrests — Local police carrying out the arrests were patient, understanding — almost apologetic. — TALLAHASSEE — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason.
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Lawrence Mower / Miami Herald:
‘What is wrong with this state?’ Video shows stunned Floridians arrested for voting — When police went to arrest Tony Patterson outside his Tampa home in August, he couldn't believe the reason. — “What is wrong with this state, man?” Patterson protested as he was being escorted to a police car in handcuffs.
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Republicans' secret economic agenda? A global financial crisis. — After refusing for months to divulge what they'd do if they regained control of Congress, Republicans have finally revealed some of their economic agenda. — Unfortunately, it might involve causing a global financial crisis …
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
GOP to use debt limit to force spending cuts, McCarthy says — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that if Republicans win control of the House the GOP will use raising the debt limit as leverage to force spending cuts — which could include cuts to Medicare and Social Security …
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Punchbowl News:
10/18/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … THE NATION'S STATUTORY BORROWING CAP WILL NEED TO BE LIFTED AT SOME POINT IN 2023, PROBABLY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. — MCCARTHY SIGNALED THAT REPUBLICANS WOULD AGAIN HOLD THE DEBT LIMIT UP FOR POLICY CHANGES.
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Nevada's ‘Reid Machine’ staring down tough test in midterms
Nevada's ‘Reid Machine’ staring down tough test in midterms
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CNN:
Biden promises abortion rights law as Democrats try to rally voters
Biden promises abortion rights law as Democrats try to rally voters
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Politico:
Biden issues a 2023 pledge to Dems: Hold on to Congress and I'll sign abortion rights into law
Biden issues a 2023 pledge to Dems: Hold on to Congress and I'll sign abortion rights into law
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
McCarthy signals GOP-led House likely to oppose more aid to Ukraine
McCarthy signals GOP-led House likely to oppose more aid to Ukraine
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Biden to Say That Codifying Roe Will Be a Priority if Democrats Expand Majorities
Biden to Say That Codifying Roe Will Be a Priority if Democrats Expand Majorities
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Washington Post:
Retired U.S. brass cash in with Saudis, other repressive governments … More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel — including scores of generals and admirals — have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments, mostly in countries known for human rights abuses …
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Golden Rule — “He's tasted the wine and he wants more and he loves power and thinks that means sticking with Donald Trump now, regardless of what he represents.” — Beseeching Mitt Romney for help—on Tucker Carlson's show of all places—would have been unthinkable to Sen. Mike Lee, even recently.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Democrats' failure to make 2022 about the threat to democracy
Democrats' failure to make 2022 about the threat to democracy
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
New Woodward audiobook shows Trump knew Kim letters were classified — ‘Oh, those are so top secret,’ Trump said at one point, undermining his frequent claims that none of the material he took after leaving office was sensitive — In December 2019, after then-President Donald Trump …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Bob Woodward releasing new audiobook ‘The Trump Tapes’ with eight hours of recorded interviews — ‘Unvarnished, profane, blunt’: CNN special correspondent on new Trump interview tapes — What Georgia's candidates for governor are saying about inflation — Obama speaks out on ‘mistake’ during his presidency
New York Times:
Poll Shows Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn't a Priority — Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn't a Priority — A New York Times/Siena College poll found that other problems have seized voters' focus — even as many do not trust this year's election results and are open to anti-democratic candidates.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations — In Justice Department's First Corporate Material Support for Terrorism Prosecution, Lafarge S.A. and its Syrian Subsidiary Admit Revenue-Sharing Agreement with ISIS and Agree to Pay $778 Million in Fines and Forfeiture
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Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
The House rules chairman blocked Lauren Boebert's measure under a ‘new rule’ against ‘lunatics’ — Rep. Lauren Boebert offered a “rational” amendment, but the House Rules Committee chairman blocked it. — Rep. Jim McGovern said his committee's “new rule” is that “if you're batshit crazy …
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia, defying the West-sources — Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to infuriate the United States and other Western powers.
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Drones Embody an Iran-Russia Alliance Built on Hostility to the U.S.
Drones Embody an Iran-Russia Alliance Built on Hostility to the U.S.
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Turnout on first day of Georgia early voting breaks midterm record — Competitive elections drive Georgia voters to the polls — The first day of early voting in Georgia set a new midterm turnout record, with nearly 123,000 in-person voters casting their ballots, an early sign of strong interest in this year's elections.
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New York Times:
In Documents Review, Special Master Tells Trump Team to Back Up Privilege Claims — “What's the expression — 'Where's the beef?' I need some beef,” Judge Raymond Dearie, the independent arbiter, said during a conference call. — WASHINGTON — The special master reviewing materials seized …
Maurice Chammah / The Marshall Project:
We Surveyed America's Sheriffs. Their Views May Surprise You. … Over the last decade, debates about police violence, mass incarceration and other criminal justice issues have generally focused on police chiefs and prosecutors. But sheriffs demand equal attention.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Trump attack leaves GOP wondering if he cares about Senate majority — Former President Trump's Monday assault against Joe O'Dea, the GOP's Senate nominee in Colorado, is angering Republicans while leaving them wondering if he cares about the party winning back the majority in the upper chamber.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Hochul Holds Slight Edge Over Zeldin In NY Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; Crime Ranks As Most Urgent Issue — mail_outline — Three weeks before Election Day, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul has a slight edge on Republican challenger Lee Zeldin 50 …
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Top Georgia journalist warns about Herschel Walker's political assets — Award-winning journalist and author Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joined our show to talk about what lessons can be learned from the 2020 special elections in Georgia and shared wisdom about Herschel Walker's campaign.
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden sours on media coverage that puts ‘noise’ over ‘substance’ — White House Notebook: The Biden team makes no secret of its frustration, and it's starting to show up in the president's speeches. — President Joe Biden's press team has made no secret of their frustration with the way their boss is covered.
CNN:
John Fetterman said he's ‘always supported’ fracking — he previously said 'I don't' and ‘never have’ — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Candidate John Fetterman said in a national television interview last week that he has always supported fracking in his state, but in 2018 Fetterman …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Praises Kanye West For Being ‘Great to Me’ When Pushed on Rapper's Anti-Semitic Comments and Attacks on Jared Kushner — Salem News's Larry O'Connor spoke with former President Donald Trump in a telephone interview on Monday night and pushed the former president on rapper Kanye West's recent attack …
CT Jones / Rolling Stone:
Iranian State Media Is Now Going After Britney Spears — Even with witty replies, the state sponsored media group hasn't been able to drown out a wave of celebrity support for Iranian protestors … After Spears tweeted her support for the Iranian citizens currently protesting …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
The Fed, Staring Down Two Big Choices, Charts an Aggressive Path — Federal Reserve officials are barreling toward another three-quarter point increase in November, and they may decide to do more as inflation refuses to budge. — Federal Reserve officials have coalesced around a plan …
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