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12:50 PM ET, October 19, 2022

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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Fearing Weak Democratic Turnout, Plans Midterms Blitz  —  Mr. Sanders said he thought the Democratic Party was “doing rather poorly” at selling itself to working-class voters.  —  Senator Bernie Sanders is planning an eight-state blitz with at least 19 events over the final …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Election Forecast: Slate of races tilt toward GOP  —  The GOP is tantalizingly close to its goal of taking the House majority in three weeks, after an at-times-uneven, two-year campaign to flip the chamber.  —  POLITICO's Election Forecast still rates the race to control the House as …
Discussion: Bloomberg and RedState
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Pelosi says Democrats need better messaging on inflation
Discussion: New York Times, IJR and Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats ready for midterm blame game
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Midterm Prospects Brighten in Closing Weeks of Election
Politico:
Democrats see opening to neutralize GOP education messaging
Discussion: The Guardian
Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
Why I'm Joining CNN as an Analyst  —  I have signed a contract to be a contributor with CNN.  —  I'm excited about the opportunity to work with many solid reporters and reach a new audience.  I've long criticized how major media outlets have reported on firearms.
Discussion: Deadline
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
FBI Raids Star ABC News Producer's Home  —  Emmy-winning producer James Gordon Meek had his home raided by the FBI.  His colleagues say they haven't seen him since.  —  AT A MINUTE before 5 a.m. on April 27, ABC News' James Gordon Meek fired off a tweet with a single word: “FACTS.”
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman is in good health, his doctor says in a new medical report  —  John Fetterman's primary care physician said he continues to recover well from his stroke after an examination Friday, saying the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate “has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office.”
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump scheduled to appear Wednesday for deposition in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit  —  Former President Donald Trump is set to answer questions under oath Wednesday as part of the defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.  —  Last week, a federal judge cleared …
Danielle Campoamor / TODAY.com:
Texas schools send parents DNA kits to identify their kids' bodies in emergencies  —  The state of Texas is sending public school students home with DNA kits designed to help their parents identify their children “in case of an emergency.”  —  In 2021, the Texas state legislature passed Senate Bill …
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Ansley Skipper / The Bulwark:
Glenn Youngkin Believes in “Parents' Rights”—But Only for the “Right” Kinds of Parents  —  The Virginia governor has some interesting ideas about who gets rights and who doesn't when it comes to parents, kids, and schools.  —  Last month Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed …
Discussion: New York Post, TheBlaze and Fox News
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Inside Steve Bannon's ‘disturbing’ quest to radically rewrite the US constitution  —  By taking over state legislatures, Republicans hope to pass conservative amendments that cannot be electorally challenged  —  teve Bannon, the former chief strategist in the Trump White House who is at the forefront …
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Trump Prosecutors See Evidence for Obstruction Charges  —  A group of Justice Department prosecutors believe there is sufficient evidence to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice, but the path to an actual indictment is far from clear.  —  The team that's part of the classified records probe …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
The Guardian:
Suella Braverman departs as UK home secretary  —  Exclusive: Prime minister Liz Truss met Braverman in the House of Commons  —  Suella Braverman is understood to have departed as UK home secretary after Liz Truss cleared her diary and called off a planned visit amid desperate attempts to save …
Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Jim Jordan plots ‘big moments’ for GOP influence in the majority  —  Jim Jordan made his name on Capitol Hill by nudging his own party from the right while pushing Democrats even harder.  He may well return to that dynamic next year in a GOP-controlled House.
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
How the Diploma Divide Is Remaking American Politics  —  Education is at the heart of this country's many divisions.  —  Blue America is an increasingly wealthy and well-educated place.  —  Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Americans without college degrees were more likely than university graduates to vote Democratic.
Discussion: New Republic
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Durham Failed Because the ‘Russiagate’ Conspiracy Never Happened … John Durham's latest, and presumably final, humiliation is the capstone of his failed attempt to prove a conspiracy theory that has long been accepted as settled fact in the conservative universe.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Wire
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Washington Post:
Steele dossier source acquitted, in loss for special counsel Durham
Emily Peck / Axios:
Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women  —  Remote work likely contributed to a mini-baby boom in 2021 among women in the U.S. — a reversal of a years-long decline in the birth rate, according to a working paper published by three economists this week.
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Putin declares martial law in four illegally annexed regions of Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin said martial law will be introduced across four Ukrainian territories he illegally annexed, signaling an intensifying effort to achieve his military objectives …
Claudia Allen / BBC:
Braverman rebukes Truss in blistering resignation letter  —  Play video Watch: BBC News live coverage  —  Summary  — Suella Braverman resigns as home secretary in a face-to-face meeting with the prime minister  — It's unclear exactly why but the BBC has been told PM Liz Truss …
Wall Street Journal:
As Covid Hit, Washington Officials Traded Stocks With Exquisite Timing  —  Some sold in January 2020 when the government began mobilizing against the threat.  Others bought shares as a market-rescue plan was taking shape.
Discussion: The Root
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Ukraine officially asks Israel for Iron Dome, other defense systems  —  The Ukrainian government sent Israel on Tuesday an official request for air defense systems that will allow it to counter any Iranian ballistic missiles and Iranian attack drones used by Russia in Ukraine, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Axios.
Bill Lueders / The Bulwark:
Attack Ads Are Darkening the Skin Tone of Black Candidates  —  While those responsible claim innocent technical problems, the larger pattern is consistent.  So is the effect: heightened white racial anxieties.  —  It's working.  Once ahead in the polls, Democrat Mandela Barnes …
Discussion: The Hill
Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
Record breaking early voter turnout could be wake up call for Republicans  —  Georgia is experiencing record breaking voter turnout on the first days of early voting.  NBC News' Sahil Kapur explains what this could mean for Republicans.
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
Why a Botched Story About Facebook Is a Huge Blow to Indian Journalism  —  The state of journalism in India, the “world's largest democracy,” has never been so dire.  And recently, it just got much worse—this time not because of the government or its acolytes, but because of a once-dependable …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘What are they hiding?’:  Group sues Biden and National Archives over JFK assassination records  —  The country's largest online source of JFK assassination records is suing President Joe Biden and the National Archives to force the federal government to release all remaining documents related …
Stephen Whyno / Associated Press:
NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity  —  The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams, and the results show that hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity at all levels.  The report released Tuesday found …
Discussion: RedState
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Rating Change: MT-01 Moves From Likely to Lean Republican  —  Montana's House seat has been Democrats' white whale: since 1996, they've come within single digits of winning it five different times, most recently in 2018, but never succeeded.  However, the creation of a brand new western seat …
Poppy Noor / The Guardian:
What a pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks - in pictures  —  In 13 US states, abortion is banned even in the earliest stages of pregnancy.  But we rarely see what such tissue really looks like  —  bortion is now banned or severely restricted in 14 states in the US …
Discussion: Althouse
Associated Press:
Val Demings goes on attack against Marco Rubio in Florida Senate debate  —  MIAMI — Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida went on the attack Tuesday in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, accusing him of being a serial liar, while Rubio criticized her for supporting President Joe Biden's economic agenda.
Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Bread Prices Skyrocket as Inflation Grips Europe  —  The elevated costs of flour, nuts, eggs and even electricity are forcing bakers to increase their prices and cut their production.  —  Reporting from Verdelot, France  —  Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the price of the wheat …
 
 
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David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump Is Already Boosting Election Conspiracies Ahead of the Midterms
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Associated Press:
Biden looks to increase oil supplies ahead of midterm voting
Internal Revenue Service:
IRS provides tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2023
Isaac Schorr / National Review:
Stacey Abrams Floats Abortion as an Inflation Fix: 'Having Children Is Why You're Worried' about Rising Prices
 Earlier Items: 
Chicago Maroon:
Breaking: Critics of IOP Panelist Send Bomb Threat, Staff Sent Home
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Mike Lee's own texts contradict his debate claims about his effort to overturn the 2020 election
Erin Cox / Washington Post:
Md. governor candidate's pitch to fight poverty: Trust funds for babies
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
White House taking every step possible to avoid direct Biden-Putin encounter at G-20
Discussion: Fox News
Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
Tim Michels suggests he wouldn't enforce the 1849 abortion law, but his campaign quickly walked the statement back
Politico:
Harris hires a new head scribe
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Freedom Caucus chair floats potential Ukraine peace talks probe
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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Umar Shakir / The Verge:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

 
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