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New York Times:
Prosecutors Pressure Trump Aides to Testify in Documents Case  —  The Justice Department's effort to win the witnesses' cooperation shows how the investigation stemming from the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago is entering a new phase.  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former …
WPLG-TV:
Man accused of attacking Rubio canvasser, but police account differs from senator's  —  Despite senator's tweet, ‘no indication’ of political motive, Hialeah police say  —  HIALEAH, Fla. - Police arrested a 22-year-old man accused of attacking a canvasser handing out political flyers on Sunday evening in Hialeah.
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Miami New Times:
Rubio Supporter, Alleged Former White Supremacist Brutally Beaten in Hialeah … An alleged former white supremacist once known as the “Cuban Confederate” was severely beaten while canvassing for Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign last night in Hialeah.  —  Christopher Monzon was walking …
Miami Herald:
Man wearing Rubio shirt and DeSantis hat ‘brutally attacked’ in Hialeah, senator says
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Pelosi's Last Dance? Speaker Sprints Across U.S. as Republicans Close In.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Fox News
Bloomberg:
Biden Says Democrats Can Still Stave Off House, Senate Losses
Discussion: ABC News, Rolling Stone and Politico
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled.  He has some prominent Republican fans.  —  The New Right blogger has been cited by Blake Masters and J.D. Vance.  What exactly is he advocating?  —  In September 2021, J.D. Vance, a GOP candidate for Senate in Ohio, appeared on a conservative podcast …
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John A. Farrell / New York Times:
Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says  —  In the senator's recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy looked skeptically at the federal judge.
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy  —  Democratic lawmakers' letter calls for direct U.S. talks with Russia  —  A group of 30 House liberals is urging President Biden to dramatically shift his strategy on the Ukraine war and pursue direct negotiations with Russia …
Cory Shaffer / Plain Dealer:
Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman plead guilty to felony for 2020 election robocalls targeting Cleveland voters  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two right-wing conspiracy theorists who placed thousands of robocalls with false information to largely minority and Democratic voters in Cleveland in the months …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Health teacher killed in south St. Louis school shooting ‘loved her students’  —  ST. LOUIS — The woman shot to death at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday has been identified as Jean Kuczka, a physical education teacher at the south St. Louis school.
TMZ.com:
Leslie Jordan Dead at 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 186.7K … UPDATE  —  1:50 PM PT — A rep for Leslie Jordan posted on Jordan's IG, saying “the love and light that Leslie shared will never go out and we invite you to share your memories and comfort each other during this time.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Home Polls Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Gov. Sununu Maintains Double Digit Lead  —  Since September, Bolduc has gained five points and Hassan has lost three  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/WHDH 7 News survey …
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
CNN:
Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election  —  Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in front of an Atlanta-area special grand jury …
Christo Grozev / bellingcat:
The Remote Control Killers Behind Russia's Cruise Missile Strikes on Ukraine  —  Russia pummelled Ukraine's largest cities with missiles killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100, according to Ukraine's national emergency service.  Russia has boasted about the surgical precision …
Simon van Zuylen-Wood / Curbed:
Plywood Gourmet  —  How thousands of restaurants speedily, messily, and probably permanently took over the street.  —  Long after the shutdown of indoor dining and the advent of socially distanced picnicking; after takeout cocktails and “Cuomo sandwiches”; after to-go-box trash ziggurats …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction tells jury he is ‘embarrassed’ over Facebook chat with Jan. 6 rioter  —  WASHINGTON — A former police officer charged with obstruction for telling a Jan. 6 rioter to remove a Facebook post about being in the U.S. Capitol testified Monday that he was …
Discussion: Newsweek, Raw Story and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood talent agency CAA cuts ties with Kanye West after antisemitic tirade  —  The fallout facing the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has continued to grow as one of Hollywood's biggest agencies stopped representing him.  —  CAA ended its relationship with Ye this month following …
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Sonya Hamasaki / CNN:
Los Angeles officials condemn demonstrators seen in photos showing support of Kanye West's antisemitic remarks
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Democrats Need to Know What Time It Is  —  A lesson and a warning from the Katie Hobbs Experience.  —  The stakes in Arizona's governor race could not be higher.  —  The Republican nominee, Kari Lake, is the most zealous election denier this side of the South Florida Sigmaringen.
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Drops Some Early Privilege Claims in Seized Records Fight  —  Former President Donald Trump dropped his initial claim that some of the documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home couldn't be used in a government criminal probe because they were protected by attorney-client and legal-work-product privilege.
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin  —  The Wisconsin race for governor has no clear leader, while Democratic gubernatorial candidates hold the edge in Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in the three key states.
Discussion: Fox News
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New York Times:
Hasidic School to Pay $8 Million After Admitting to Widespread Fraud  —  The Central United Talmudical Academy, which operates the largest all-boys yeshiva in New York State, acknowledged illegally diverting money from federal food aid and other programs.  —  For years, the largest private …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Saudi Relations Buckle, Driven by Animosity Between Biden and Mohammed bin Salman  —  Lack of personal trust accelerates a yearslong split driven by geopolitical and economic forces  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—An unwritten pact binding the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has survived 15 presidents …
CREW:
Congressional investigation needed into Clarence and Ginni Thomas  —  Congress should investigate Ginni Thomas for her involvement in the January 6th attack on the Capitol and attempts to overthrow the 2020 election and Justice Clarence Thomas for his failure to recuse from related cases …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Rishi Sunak to become U.K. prime minister, first person of color in role  —  LONDON — After months of political fever, Britain on Tuesday will get a new prime minister, the third in two months, with the country now looking to Rishi Sunak — a former finance minister and hedge-fund manager …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
DCCC appears to be bailing on Malinowski  —  Despite congressman's internal polls showing race tied, DCCC not fully funding NJ-7 race  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has mostly pulled out of New Jersey's 7th district, leaving two-term Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) …
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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
NY-17 Rating Change: DCCC Chair Maloney Moves From Lean Democrat to Toss Up
Leigh Ann Caldwell / Washington Post:
Murkowski, Peltola cross party lines to endorse each other in tight Alaska races  —  Both candidates are focusing on the Alaska Native population, which could be key to determining whether they return to Washington next year.  —  ANCHORAGE — Speaking to a large conference room of Alaska Natives on Friday …
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Suzanne Downing / Must Read Alaska:   Triangle: Palin joins Murkowski in Peltola love fest
 
 
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Crist to DeSantis: Will you run for president? Florida governor refuses to say in caustic debate
Michael Goldberg / Associated Press:
Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi
Agence France-Presse:
Plastic recycling a “failed concept,” study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Tom Brady and Ron DeSantis Are Said to Be on Texting Terms
Discussion: HuffPost and The Daily Caller
Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
AIPAC, GOP leaders silent on Trump's warning to US Jews to ‘get their act together’ on Israel
 Earlier Items: 
Debra Heine / American Greatness:
Republican Don Bolduc in Dead Heat With Democrat Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire U.S. Senate Race
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Son of Confederate flag-wielding rioter sentenced to 24 months for Jan. 6 breach
Andrew Meldrum / Associated Press:
Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer And The Case Of The Missing Megadonors
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
Matthew A. Winkler / Bloomberg:
California Poised to Overtake Germany as World's No. 4 Economy
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and Twitchy
New York Times:
Math Scores Fell in Nearly Every State, and Reading Dipped on National Exam
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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