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10:30 AM ET, October 21, 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 …
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Bloomberg:
Twitter, Musk Talks Warm Up as Buyout Closing Deadline Nears  —  Advisers to Twitter Inc. and Elon Musk are hard at work trying to get the $44 billion deal closed by the end of the month, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Both sides' bankers and lawyers are preparing paperwork …
Bloomberg:
Twitter Tumbles After US Weighs Security Reviews for Musk Deals  —  Biden administration officials are discussing whether the US should subject some of Elon Musk's ventures to national security reviews, including the deal for Twitter Inc. and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, according to people familiar with the matter.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
National Poll: Biden Approval Drops As Republicans Congressional Control Chances Improve  —  Home Polls National Poll: Biden Approval Drops As Republicans Congressional Control Chances Improve  —  63% Say They Cut Back on Food or Groceries This Month  —  The October Emerson College Polling …
Discussion: HotAir
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Here's How the Election Deniers Are Performing in the Polls—and Why
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Breitbart
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Democratic Secretary of State Candidates Struggle Against Election Deniers
Discussion: The Guardian
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why I'm Telling My Friends That The Senate Is A Toss-Up
Discussion: Cook Political Report
Jerusalem Post:
10 Iranians killed in Ukrainian strikes - report  —  The report comes as American and Ukrainian officials warn that Iranians are training Russians to use Iranian drones in Crimea.  —  10 Iranians who were training Russian soldiers were killed in Ukrainian strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war in the past week …
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Reuters:
Day after U.S. drone accusations, Iran advises citizens not to visit Ukraine
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon sentencing live updates: Former Trump aide's contempt of Congress case … 29m ago / 1:42 PM UTC  —  DOJ argues for $200,000 fine: Bannon is ‘not above the law’  —  Steve Bannon should pay a fine of $200,000 because of his “contempt for the criminal justice system …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Steve Bannon sentencing live updates: Former Trump aide's contempt of Congress case
Discussion: Bloomberg, CBS News, Raw Story and CNN
Washington Post:   Bannon faces prison sentence for contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump adviser Kash Patel has appeared before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago document probe  —  Kash Patel, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been deeply involved in disputes over classified records Trump kept from his presidency, appeared recently …
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CNN:
Loeffler, Cipollone testify to grand jury in Georgia
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Daniel Smith, one of the last children of enslaved Americans, dies at 90  —  He grew up hearing stories from his father, who was born into bondage during the Civil War.  Decades later, he marched in Washington and Selma with fellow civil rights activists.  —  Growing up in the 1930s …
Joshua Blank / The Texas Politics Project:
With Texans focused on the border and the economy, Abbott leads O'Rourke 54%-43% among likely voters in new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll  —  With in-person early voting set to begin in Texas on October 24, the latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll finds …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Texas Tribune
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New York Post:
Another polls shows Lee Zeldin closing in on Kathy Hochul in NY governor's race
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
Barbara Hoberock / Tulsa World:
Hofmeister, Stitt face each other in gubernatorial debate  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister criticized Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday evening for his handling of abortion, crime and medical marijuana.  —  During a debate between the two, Stitt touted his record …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Joe Biden's Walk-and-Chew-Gum Campaign  —  The President says the midterms are “the most consequential” elections in recent history, but he's not acting like he means it. … For most of President Joe Biden's tenure, Fox News's Peter Doocy has played the role of pressroom scourge.
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Yellen boosting Biden's agenda in Virginia as midterms near
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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Joelle Diderich / WWD:
EXCLUSIVE: Balenciaga Severs Ties With Ye  —  The French fashion house, which collaborated with the rapper on a line sold at Gap, is walking away from the relationship after he repeatedly used hate speech. … “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Page Six and TMZ.com
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Last Hope to Win in Ukraine Is a GOP Victory in November  —  Just when Russia on the ropes, Republican leaders are already signaling they'll cut aid to Ukraine if they win control of Congress. … Vladimir Putin is fighting a two-front war.  Sure, he's losing badly in Eastern Ukraine …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Newsmax Bans Lara Logan After She Goes Full QAnon, Spews Blood Libel on Network  —  “Newsmax condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan,” the network said in a statement.  “We have no plans to interview her again.”  —  Nearly a year after she was kicked …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Liz Truss's fall is a warning to populists everywhere  —  “I am a fighter and not a quitter!”  British Prime Minister Liz Truss thundered Wednesday in the House of Commons.  “I am resigning,” she said Thursday, in a less bombastic tone of voice.  Let's hope conservatives here and around …
Miles Cohen / ABC News:
Voter fraud charge dismissed in Florida after arrest  —  The accused was facing up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines and fees.  —  A Florida man had his election fraud charges dismissed on Friday, making him the first of 20 people who Gov. Ron DeSantis announced had been charged with voter fraud in August, to beat his case.
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Examiner:
The complete and total failure of the Jan. 6 committee  —  If you want to see just how out of touch with reality the Democratic Party has gotten itself over the Jan. 6 riot, look no further than former FBI agent Peter Strzok.  The adulterous and unethical FBI agent told MSNBC this week …
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.
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Southern California's Notorious Container Ship Backup Ends  —  Slump in imports, cargo diversions to other ports help shrink queue of dozens of vessels  —  The backup of container ships off Southern California's coast that was at the heart of U.S. supply chain congestion during the Covid-19 pandemic has effectively disappeared.
Vanessa Romo / NPR:
A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages  —  School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ propaganda, a depiction of Satan and a message of witchcraft.
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.
 
 
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Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Adults who choose to bully LGBTQ+ children are weird — and profoundly broken
Discussion: KRON4
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Where $7.5 Billion in Midterm Campaign Ads Are Hitting Hardest
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There Is a Way to Make America Safe for Democracy
NBC News:
The decider: Jill Biden's unparalleled influence and impact on the president
Discussion: Mediaite
The Daily Beast:
Inside Trumpworld's Dark Obsession With the GOP Whip Race
Discussion: Raw Story
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
In His Podcast, Andrew Cuomo Seeks Absolution Without Apology
 Earlier Items: 
Laura Wagner / Defector:
Semafor Is The Problem  —  All around the world, and especially in the United States …
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
‘Bless His Heart’: Jeb Bush Responds to Trump's False Allegation About His Father's Handling of Government Documents
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
What the US Can Learn from the Fall of Liz Truss
Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
The ‘most important person’ on Kari Lake's campaign mocked Native Americans in racist tweet
Dominique Mosbergen / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccines Should Be Among Regular Immunizations, CDC Advisers Say
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham must testify in 2020 election investigation, court rules
 

 
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