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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Overview: 10 Rating Changes as Democrats' Blue State Problems Grow  —  Two weeks out, Republicans have the momentum in the race for House control.  Last week, the GOP regained the lead in FiveThirtyEight's generic ballot average for the first time since August amid worsening economic news.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Dems hit Republicans from the right with “Trump traitor” ads  —  Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars attacking Republican House candidates from the right, with efforts to boost spoiler Libertarian candidates and portray a Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump as a traitor to the former president.
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
How Wisconsin Became the GOP's Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
Discussion: Raw Story
Beau Branton / Democracy Corps:   Home → National Surveys → Democrats Must Still Close On The Cost-Of-Living
Politico:
House progressives retract Russia-diplomacy letter amid Dem firestorm  —  House progressives on Tuesday retracted a letter calling on President Joe Biden to engage in direct diplomacy with Russia, less than 24 hours after it sparked intense backlash from other Democrats.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Bernie Sanders: House progressives were wrong on Ukraine  —  Dave is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from the Washington Post.  Sign up for Americana to get his coverage of the national political scene in your inbox twice a week.  —  THE SCOOP
Washington Post:
Liberal Democrats withdraw letter to Biden that urged him to rethink Ukraine strategy  —  The Congressional Progressive Caucus has withdrawn a letter, signed by 30 House liberals and sent to the White House Monday, that urged President Biden to negotiate directly with Russia to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
HuffPost:
How A Progressive Bid To Shape Ukraine Policy Imploded
Congressman Jamie Raskin:   Raskin Restates the Fundamental Importance of the Ukrainian Struggle for National Sovereignty, Democracy and Freedom
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
An ex-Hill staffer who worked closely with a top progressive Democrat says there's no chance she didn't vet the controversial Ukraine letter.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
DOJ overcomes Trump's privilege wall in Jan. 6 investigation, pushing deeper into former President's inner circle  —  The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force the top two lawyers from Donald Trump's White House counsel's office to testify about their conversations with the former President …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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CNN:
As midterms near, Trump shifts focus to 2024 and his own political future  —  Donald Trump is accelerating his plans for another presidential campaign, buoyed by a belief that Republicans are on the precipice of significant gains in next month's midterm elections and that many of his handpicked candidates will prevail.
Axios:
Fetterman's painful debate … Capitol Hill's reaction to the Pennsylvania Senate debate was brutal for Democratic nominee John Fetterman, from Democrats and Republicans alike. … Fetterman struggled at times to respond to the moderators' questions, even with the assistance of a closed captioning device.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Fetterman struggles during TV debate with Oz
Lisette Voytko / Forbes:
Billionaire No More: Kanye West's Antisemitism Obliterates His Net Worth As Adidas Cuts Ties  —  The superstar rapper no longer has a place on the Forbes Billionaires' list now that his lucrative deal with Adidas is over.  —  Just days ago, the rapper-cum-fashion entrepreneur Kanye West challenged Adidas …
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Emily Tamkin / New Statesman:
Ye, Adidas and the trap of celebrity anti-Semitism
Miami Herald:
‘My son has never voted’: Mom rejects Rubio's claim that politics motivated Hialeah attack  —  Diana Rosa Lopez isn't sure exactly what started the fight between her son and an ex-white supremacist canvassing for Sen. Marco Rubio outside her home in Hialeah Sunday.
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HuffPost:
Florida GOP Paid Thousands To Far-Right Charlottesville Attendee
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Exclusive: Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show  —  “Is Twitter dying?” billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform.  —  The reality, according to internal Twitter (TWTR.N) research seen by Reuters …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
No, Latinos aren't abandoning the Democratic Party  —  LAS VEGAS — Is the Latino voter abandoning Democrats, as this year's incessant media narrative would have it?  —  Not on Catherine Cortez Masto's watch.  —  At the East Las Vegas Community Center, the Nevada Democrat …
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Wire, TIME and The Hill
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden Debt-Ceiling Gaffe Could Destroy His Presidency … Last week, a reporter asked President Biden if he would support a repeal of the debt ceiling.  “A permanent repeal of the debt ceiling? ...  Just say we don't have a debt limit?” he asked with a laugh, as if the notion were fantastical.
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Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Scoop: National Republicans jump back into New Hampshire Senate race  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee is recommitting resources into the New Hampshire Senate race, according to an NRSC official, just days after the Senate GOP's top super PAC cancelled its spending on behalf of nominee Don Bolduc.
Joe Biden / CNN:
In 14 days, the American people face a choice  —  Editor's Note: Joe Biden is the President of the United States.  The views expressed here are his own.  Read more opinion on CNN.  —  CNN —  Over the past nearly two years, we have made enormous progress.
Jon Wiener / The Nation:
Mike Davis: 1946-2022  —  A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist's eye and a historian's memory.  —  Mike Davis, author and activist, radical hero and family man, died October 25 after a long struggle with esophageal cancer; he was 76.  He's best known for his 1990 book about Los Angeles, City of Quartz.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Eric S. Edelman / The Bulwark:
Remembering Ashton Carter  —  He devoted his life—and brilliant intellect—to the defense of the country.  —  Ashton Carter, the 25th secretary of defense, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday evening, October 24.  His passing is, of course, a stunning loss for his family and friends …
Discussion: CBS News and ABC7
New York Times:
A Secret Deal, Wishful Thinking: How the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Ruptured  —  Ahead of President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia this summer, his administration thought it had secured pledges of increases in oil production throughout the year.  The opposite happened.
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Desecrations of Michael Flynn  —  A prayer at a “ReAwaken America” event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a few days ago, at which Michael Flynn appeared, captured the sensibilities of this moment: “Father God, we come to you in the name of Jesus.  We're asking you to open the eyes …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Job Approval Back Down to 40%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden's job approval rating is 40%, a step down from the 44% measured in August but still above his term-low 38% from July.  In all other months in 2022, his approval rating has been in the 40% to 42% range.  —  ###Embeddable###
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Right-Wing Operatives Plead Guilty in Voter-Suppression Scheme  —  Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman arranged thousands of robocalls that prosecutors said were intended to discourage residents of minority neighborhoods from voting by mail in 2020.  —  Two right-wing political operatives …
Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press:
LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally  —  Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city councilmembers' racist remarks was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday.  Disclosure of the recording earlier this month unleashed …
Discussion: Fox News, Los Angeles Times and KTLA
Lynne O'Donnell / Foreign Policy:
Russia's Recruiting Afghan Commandos  —  Abandoned special forces veterans are getting job offers for a very different kind of battlefield.  —  Members of Afghanistan's elite National Army Commando Corps, who were abandoned by the United States and Western allies when the country fell …
Sravasti Dasgupta / The Independent:
Steve Bannon threatens Dr Fauci and his family will be ‘hunted’ after midterms: ‘Paybacks across the board’  —  Former Trump adviser says Dr Fauci's entire family will be ‘hunted’ after the midterms  —  Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says Dr Fauci's entire family will be ‘hunted’
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
New York Supreme Court reinstates all employees fired for being unvaccinated, orders backpay  —  State Supreme Court found that being vaccinated ‘does not’ stop the spread of COVID-19  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 25  —  The New York state Supreme Court has reinstated …
 
 
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Why Some Trump-Country Pennsylvanians Still Aren't Sold on Dr. Oz
Associated Press:
Herzog invited to address Congress as Israel turns 75
Discussion: The Times of Israel, TASS and The Hill
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates stay vague on 2024 plans
Discussion: The National Interest and HotAir
Diane Anderson-Minshall / Advocate:
The White House's Karine Jean-Pierre on Fixing MAGA's Mess
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J.C. Watts on Breaking Ground & Breaking Bread
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Why the Price of Gas Has Such Power Over Us
Discussion: Twitchy and Newsbusters
Politico:
National Archives denies Trump referral to DOJ was connected to Dems
Discussion: The Status Kuo, Raw Story and The Hill
Evan Pheiffer / New Lines Magazine:
How the Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan Endure
CREW:
Secret Service received shooting threat against Chuck Schumer on January 6
Discussion: Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Jacobin
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
The country is asleep to the threat it is facing
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
No, ‘Russiagate’ Wasn't the Hoax That Team Trump Claims It Was
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Penn State Cancels Event by Proud Boys Founder, Citing Threat of Violence
 

 
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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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