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4:30 PM ET, October 23, 2022

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections — Starting in Philly  —  The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania's Senate race, which he views — as one source puts it — as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024”  —  IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, Donald Trump welcomed …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
DeSantis endorses O'Dea in Colorado Senate race, bucking Trump  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is recording a robocall for underdog Senate contender Joe O'Dea, a boost for the Colorado Republican after former President Donald Trump urged grassroots conservatives to abandon his campaign.
Discussion: Washington Post
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:   Voter beware: Divided government will be an unholy mess
Mark Murray / NBC News:
‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms  —  Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away  —  Polls in both the House and Senate show improvements for Republicans amid economic and crime concerns  —  The liberal Navigator public tracking poll flashed a major warning sign for Democrats in mid-October, reporting a 20 percentage point …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
In Nevada, national Republicans exude optimism over Senate takeover: ‘People are fed up’
CNN:   Democrats predict an ‘extremely busy’ lame duck. Here's what's on the agenda
NBC News:
Full Cheney: ‘If Donald Trump is the nominee of the Republican Party, the party will shatter’  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) discusses the January 6th select committee's subpoena of former President Donald Trump, her political future and the future of the Republican Party in an exclusive interview.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Cheney rejects possibility of Trump Jan. 6 testimony on live TV  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said on Sunday she will not allow former President Trump to turn his testimony before the panel …
Reuters:
Trump is not ‘man enough’ to testify in Jan. 6 probe, Pelosi says  —  Former President Donald Trump is too much of a coward to obey a subpoena from the U.S. Congress compelling him to testify to a special committee investigating his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol …
Margot Patrick / Wall Street Journal:
Three New Yorkers Ordered Cocaine From the Same Delivery Service.  All Died From Fentanyl.  —  Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities  —  NEW YORK—Ross Mtangi, a trading executive …
BBC:
Sunak confirms PM bid as Rees-Mogg says Johnson will run  —  Summary  — Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirms he is in the race to be the next Conservative leader - and prime minister - saying he wants to “fix our economy”  — Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tells the BBC Boris Johnson …
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Olive Enokido-Lineham / Sky News:
Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race  —  Boris Johnson has pulled out of the Conservative leadership race.  —  Mr Johnson had the public backing of 59 Tory MPs but had to reach 100 to proceed in the race.  —  This leaves the race open for former chancellor Rishi Sunak …
Cara McGoogan / Washington Post:
In Ohio, Vance faces backlash in Ukrainian community over war stance  —  Many said they would not vote for Vance.  In a tight contest, such sentiments could have far-reaching implications.  —  PARMA, Ohio — Irena Stolar has voted Republican for over half a century, from Richard M. Nixon to Donald Trump.
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Meduza.io:
Fighter jet crashes into two-story home in Irkutsk  —  3:38 pm, October 23, 2022Source: Main Command of the Ministry of Emergency Services of Irkutsk  —  A Su-30 multirole fighter jet crashed into a two-story home in Irkutsk, report government and emergency services in the region.
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New York Times:
Turns Out Sometimes the Government Can Get Things Right  —  The Biden administration unveiled its student loan forgiveness application online a week ago.  Twitter lit up with joyful posts about debt relief, as well as about the surprisingly easy process.  —  “Incredible.  Took about 120 seconds.”
Sam Jones / The Guardian:
Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany  —  Two protesters pelt painting with potatoes and glue their hands to wall at Museum Barberini in Potsdam  —  Claude Monet has become the latest artist to be the focus of food-related climate protests, after members …
Meghan MacPherson / ABC News:
Kari Lake suggests early voting be restricted in Arizona as she repeats election lies  —  The GOP gubernatorial nominee spoke with Jonathan Karl for “This Week.”  —  Arizona Republican nominee for governor Kari Lake speaks during a campaign rally attended by former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Oct. 9, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz.
New York Times:
Russian Superyachts Find Safe Haven in Turkey, Raising Concerns in Washington  —  Turkey's welcoming ports are symptoms of a much larger problem: evasion of U.S. sanctions against Russia.  —  PORT AZURE, Turkey — On a hot August evening at a marina on Turkey's southern coast …
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
Let's Say Gay  —  Last month, the new president of the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, Kelley Robinson, posted a six-and-a-half-minute video to introduce herself and frame the mission of her organization, which was founded 40 years ago by the gay activist Steve Endean to help fund political campaigns for pro-gay-rights candidates.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Young Democrats ready their plans for a post-Pelosi shake-up  —  House Democrats have unified as they fight to retain their fragile majority in next month's midterms.  But if they lose, as many election prognosticators predict they will, that unity will likely be short-lived.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Axios:
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Reuters:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
CBP Releases September 2022 Monthly Operational Update
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Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million
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Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
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Bloomberg:
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Edward McKinley / Houston Chronicle:
Trump's 2019 El Paso rally cost the city nearly $500,000. He still hasn't paid the bill.
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