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Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling — Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian tycoon behind the mercenary group Wagner, personally told Putin that his military chiefs are mismanaging the war, U.S. officials said — The confidant who vented to Russian President Vladimir Putin recently …
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Ukrainian forces advance against Russian fighters in Kherson and Bakhmut — Ukrainian forces continued their advance against the Russian military in the southern Kherson region Tuesday, pushed back Russian mercenaries from Bakhmut in eastern Donetsk, and gained new momentum in Luhansk …
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NBC News:
Russian court denies Brittney Griner's appeal of 9-year prison sentence
Russian court denies Brittney Griner's appeal of 9-year prison sentence
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
You're Not Imagining It: There Are Fewer Polls This Cycle — “The polls are in crisis. Polling is dead.” We heard variations on this theme after somewhat larger-than-average polling errors in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. The reality, though, is that polls are still quite important …
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Just a third of voters say they trust their president and member of Congress: Poll
Just a third of voters say they trust their president and member of Congress: Poll
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HuffPost, Political Wire, RedState and Forbes
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the Democratic divisions on Ukraine
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the Democratic divisions on Ukraine
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HotAir, The Nation, The Daily Caller, Morning Shots, Ryan Grim, The Hill, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Democratic promises to change the filibuster could be a casualty of the midterms
Democratic promises to change the filibuster could be a casualty of the midterms
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The Daily Caller and The Federalist
Politico:
Democrats growing anxious — again — over Black turnout
Democrats growing anxious — again — over Black turnout
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NBC News, RedState, Washington Post, Wide World of News, Associated Press and Truth and Consequences
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Pelosi's Last Dance? Speaker Sprints Across U.S. as Republicans Close In.
Pelosi's Last Dance? Speaker Sprints Across U.S. as Republicans Close In.
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Politico, Reuters, Balloon Juice and Fox News
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dead at 68, family says — Ash Carter served as defense secretary under former President Barack Obama — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 25 — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the post under President Barack Obama, has died at 68, his family announced Tuesday.
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Clay Risen / New York Times:
Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68 — Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles. — Ashton B. Carter, an academic physicist who later climbed the leadership ranks at the Pentagon …
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Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Ash Carter, defense chief who opened jobs to women, dies — WASHINGTON — Ash Carter, who served as secretary of defense in the final two years of the Obama administration and opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.
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Bloomberg:
Adidas Finally Ends Ye Partnership After String of Controversies — Adidas AG is ending its partnership with Ye following a rash of offensive behavior from the rapper and designer that turned a once-thriving shoe brand into a lightning rod for criticism. — The German sports company …
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New York Times:
Adidas Ends Partnership with Kanye West — The German sportswear giant is the latest company to cut ties with the rapper and designer after his recent antisemitic outbursts and other provocations. — Adidas said on Tuesday that it is cutting ties with Kanye West, ending …
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Adidas ends massive deal with Kanye West after antisemitism controversy
Adidas ends massive deal with Kanye West after antisemitism controversy
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CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Pennsylvania Senate contest narrows — The party bases are consolidating around their candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race, now a toss-up contest with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman ahead by two points heading into their debate Tuesday night. He led by five points a month ago.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
If These Poll Results Keep Up, Expect Anything on Election Night — The current range of numbers could translate to a Democratic hold in the Senate, or an overall Republican rout. — To this point, this year's midterm campaign has been about one big question: Can Democrats defy political gravity …
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
The Polls Are Getting Better For Republicans
The Polls Are Getting Better For Republicans
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Washington Examiner and Politics and History
Greg Wilson / The Daily Wire:
Exclusive Trafalgar/Daily Wire Poll Has Georgia Dems Seeing Red As Walker, Kemp Surge
Exclusive Trafalgar/Daily Wire Poll Has Georgia Dems Seeing Red As Walker, Kemp Surge
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Anti-Police Former Democrat Attracting Votes as Libertarian in Georgia Senate Race
Meet the Anti-Police Former Democrat Attracting Votes as Libertarian in Georgia Senate Race
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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 …
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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.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York's Governor's Race Is Suddenly Too Close for Democrats' Comfort — Tightening polls, fears about crime and apathy in their base are driving a wave of Democratic hand-wringing and a pivot by Gov. Kathy Hochul. — For months, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has trusted …
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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 …
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Sunak takes over as UK prime minister amid economic crisis
Sunak takes over as UK prime minister amid economic crisis
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Hillary Clinton Claims ‘Right Wing Extremists’ Already Have a Plan to ‘Literally Steal the Next Presidential Election’ — The midterm elections may be only days away, but Hillary Clinton is sounding the alarm on the 2024 presidential election, claiming “right wing extremists” …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jon Stewart Confronts Arizona AG on Trump's ‘Stolen’ Election Claims — “Why can't you say that the election in 2020 was not stolen or fraudulent?” Stewart asks Mark Brnovich in this exclusive clip from his Apple TV+ show. — Earlier this month, Jon Stewart went unexpectedly viral …
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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 …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The President Slowly Deteriorates Before Our Eyes — In the past two weeks or so, President Biden has... - insisted that the economy is “strong as hell” (it isn't, even The Nation is begging him to stop bragging about how great the economy is doing) — off-the-cuff claimed that the situation …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Yeah, Ted Cruz's book doesn't show any voter fraud — This does not come as a surprise. — For a guy looking to sell a book to a right-wing audience, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) couldn't have landed a much better spot than his interview with Fox News's Mark Levin on Sunday.
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security whistleblowers say they were sidelined for exposing fines — Two senior attorneys drew attention to a program leveling massive, unprecedented fees on poor and elderly people. — Two senior Social Security officials who exposed massive, unprecedented fines imposed on disabled …
Washington Examiner:
Falling test scores illustrate the disaster of distance learning — Chalk this up once again to Democrats' obsession with rewarding political allies at the expense of the public. — New data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that student test scores nationwide suffered their worst decline in history.
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National Review, Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal
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 …
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