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8:40 PM ET, October 20, 2022

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Washington Post:
Documents detail plans to gut Twitter's workforce  —  Previously unreported details shed new light on Twitter's motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk's plans to transform it  —  Twitter's workforce is likely to be hit with massive cuts in the coming months, no matter who owns the company …
Politico:
Loeffler's texts post-2020 election go public, raising new investigative questions  —  A log of text messages sent and received by former Sen. Kelly Loeffler during the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is raising questions about potentially unauthorized access to investigative material relevant …
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CNN:
Loeffler, Cipollone testify to grand jury in Georgia  —  Prosecutors in Georgia have secured grand jury testimony from two prominent witnesses - former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler and former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone - in their investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rick Scott: Senate Republicans have path to 55-seat majority  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) says Republicans will likely control 52 Senate seats next year and have a pathway to a 55-seat majority, given how recent polls show GOP candidates picking up momentum.
Discussion: Washington Times and Roll Call
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The growing warning signs for Democrats in 2022
The Times:
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister — follow latest … Liz Truss has announced she is resigning after 44 days in office, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.  —  She announced that she would stand down after losing the confidence of Tory MPs and cabinet ministers.
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New York Times:
U.K. Live Updates: Liz Truss Resigns as Prime Minister
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
The Lettuce Outlasts Liz Truss
Emily Baker-White / Forbes:
TikTok Parent ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens  —  The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users' devices without their knowledge or consent.
Politico:
Parler was jubilant about Kanye West buying it.  Then the problems started.  —  On the afternoon that Parler, a social media platform popular with conservatives, announced its acquisition by Ye, better known as Kanye West, the site emailed hundreds of VIP members to excitedly share the news.
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Logan Gay / WALV-TV:
Parents stunned by Zionsville school board candidate's comment on Nazis  —  Dr. Matt Keefer commented on a Facebook post that, “All Nazis weren't ‘bad’ as you specify.  They did horrible things.  They were in a group frenzy.”  —  ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Hilary Heffernan is paying close attention to the school board race in Zionsville.
Discussion: HuffPost
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:   Anti-'woke' school board candidate facing furious backlash for suggesting that all Nazis weren't bad
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's ugly new Ukraine threats should prod Democrats to act  —  We learned this week that a Republican-controlled House could very well move to oppose continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine.  In response, a few voices have arisen — including ones from inside the Biden administration …
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
We Need To Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives  —  The conservative project has failed, and conservatives need to forge a new political identity that reflects our revolutionary moment.  —  Given the state of America in 2022, conservatives should stop calling themselves conservatives.  —  Why?
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Saudis Sought Oil Production Cut So Deep It Surprised Even Russia … The Saudi-led oil cartel OPEC+'s announcement earlier this month that it was cutting 2 million barrels of oil per day — a move that would drive up the price of oil just a month before midterm elections — rankled Democrats in Washington.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
‘Gaffes’ aside, I once assumed GOP goodwill on race.  I was wrong.  —  What does the return of unvarnished racism to the center of our political culture mean?  —  For decades, the Martinez model of scandal has been the (more or less) typical response to gaffe-revealed racism in both parties.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham must testify in 2020 election investigation, court rules  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) must appear before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible attempts by former president Donald Trump and his allies to disrupt the state's 2020 presidential election, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Kevin Spacey found not liable in sex abuse suit brought by Anthony Rapp  —  Spacey flatly denied Rapp's allegations, saying under oath that “they are not true.”  His lawyers argued that Rapp “created a story” in large part because he was jealous of their client's success in the entertainment industry.
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Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
McCarthy In The Middle: How The Last ‘Young Gun’ Sought To Rebuild Conservative Trust As Pelosi Went Scorched Earth  —  Pelosi's band of Democrats burned down the House.  But Kevin McCarthy is standing in the rubble, and he's making plans to rebuild.  —  It's mid-September and Kevin McCarthy has baseball on the brain.
Discussion: Twitchy
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Politico:
Trump taps firm to handle his Jan. 6 committee subpoena  —  Former President Donald Trump has hired a firm to engage with the Jan. 6 select committee on its forthcoming subpoena of him, POLITICO has learned.  —  The firm, The Dhillon Law Group, already represents multiple witnesses …
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Cleta Mitchell Is Training Thousands of Trump Loyalists to Monitor the Polls on Election Day … I don't care what anybody says.  You can tell me I'm ‘the Big Lie.’ Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.  Cleta Mitchell had just gotten into her car from her home in central North Carolina for a long drive east.
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Liz Truss's resignation is a warning for Republicans  —  The resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday morning puts an end to a month of economic and political turmoil.  Republicans should take note of her mistakes if they want to avoid a similar debacle after the midterms and in 2024.
Alexander Sammon / Slate:
A Crypto Titan Hinted He'd Spend $1 Billion to Elect Democrats.  You'll Be Shocked—Shocked!  —What Happened Next.  —  Billionaire FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he'd spend lavishly to elect Democrats in the coming years.  But with midterms looming, his wallet is suddenly shut.
Discussion: Roll Call
Dominique Mosbergen / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccines Should Be Among Regular Immunizations, CDC Advisers Say  —  Shots would be part of agency's lists of recommended measles, tetanus and other inoculations  —  Covid Vaccines Could Mirror the Flu Shot Process.  Here's What That Means  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Starbucks Corporate Workers Doubt Company Values in Internal Poll  —  Starbucks Corp. white-collar employees' faith in the coffee chain's ethics and social impact dropped to a historic low this year, according to an internal survey, with corporate staff voicing concern about the company's response …
Robert C. O'Brien / Deseret News:
Why I'm supporting Mike Lee  —  Everyone in Washington knows that Utah's senior senator is guided by the Constitution, no matter who the president is and what party is in charge  —  I first met Utah Sen. Mike Lee after I left the George W. Bush administration.  We were both practicing law at the time.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Barrett denies emergency bid to block Biden's student debt forgiveness plan  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied an emergency bid by a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to block the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.  —  Barrett, who handles emergency matters arising …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Okla. governor mocks Democratic challenger for accurately noting state's crime rate  —  In a debate Wednesday night between Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) and his Democratic challenger, Joy Hofmeister, the governor took issue with Hofmeister pointing out — accurately — the state's violent crime problem.
New York Times:
‘It Was Horror’: Ukrainians Share Grim Tales of Russian Occupation  —  With Russian soldiers pushed out of parts of the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian investigators have been overwhelmed with accounts of detentions, torture and missing relatives, as well as collaboration and property theft.
 
 
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Vanessa Romo / NPR:
A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Kathleen McGrory / NPR:
They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
Bring On the Durham Report
Lauren Leone / WHEC.com:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Race for NY governor tightens as midterm election approaches
Discussion: WNYT-TV
Sarah Ewall-Wice / CBS News:
Rep. Jim Banks: Debt limit would be “major leverage point” for House GOP majority
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
It's been two years since 51 intelligence agents interfered with an election — they still won't apologize
Discussion: Power Line
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon will pay for service members to travel for abortions
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Alleged voter intimidation at Arizona drop box puts officials on watch
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: Ditching 9-to-5
Discussion: Fortune and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Dr. Oz made reputation as a surgeon, a fortune as a salesman
Stephen A. Crockett Jr / HuffPost:
This Rapper Is More Politically Dangerous Than Kanye West
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others

Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to ask Facebook and Instagram users in Europe if they want to get “less personalized ads” and cuts subscription prices by 40%, a concession to the EU

 
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