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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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Axios, MyNorthwest.com, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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 …
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The Daily Beast, Jezebel and The Daily Dot
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 …
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Law & Crime, KTLA and The Daily Dot
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Pelosi's Last Dance? Speaker Sprints Across U.S. as Republicans Close In. — The speaker, busy raising millions, is in no mood to contemplate a Democratic defeat in November, much less discuss her legacy. — DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — It has long been known that Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Reuters, Balloon Juice and Fox News
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why Putin hopes for a GOP victory, as explained by a top Russia expert
Why Putin hopes for a GOP victory, as explained by a top Russia expert
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Bloomberg, New York Post, ukrainetoday.org, The Daily Beast and Common Dreams
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The midterms are a referendum on democracy in America and Ukraine
The midterms are a referendum on democracy in America and Ukraine
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Twitchy, The Liberal Patriot and R Street
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats deploy Biden and Obama to lock down Pennsylvania — President Biden and former President Obama will barnstorm the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas on Nov. 5 with the party's nominees for Pennsylvania governor and Senate, according to a Democrat with direct knowledge of the plans.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
Christo Grozev / bellingcat:
The Remote Control Killers Behind Russia's Cruise Missile Strikes on Ukraine — In the early hours of Monday, 10 October 2022, 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.
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Balloon Juice, The Hill, ukrainetoday.org and Just Security
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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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.
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Financial Times:
West sees Russia's ‘dirty bomb’ claims as pretext for possible Ukraine escalation — US, France and UK quick to debunk Moscow's accusations Kyiv is planning to use the device on its own country — A flurry of phone calls from Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu warning of an imminent …
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Andrew Meldrum / Associated Press:
Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites
Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites
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Democracy Docket:
Arizona Voter Intimidation Challenge — Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Clean Elections USA — Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino against Clean Elections USA, Melody Jennings (the founder of Clean Elections USA) …
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CNN, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Axios and The Hill
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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The Times of Israel and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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.
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Crist to DeSantis: Will you run for president? Florida governor refuses to say in caustic debate — Florida governor candidates spar over abortion, immigration and transgender health care — MIAMI — Democrat Charlie Crist came to his first and only debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ready …
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Polls on key Senate races find tight contest in Wisconsin and a narrow Democratic edge in Pennsylvania — Across two states with Republican-held Senate seats that could prove pivotal to control of the chamber in this fall's elections, one incumbent faces an evenly divided electorate …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin
CNN Polls show Democrats are ahead in races for governor in Michigan and Pennsylvania, with no clear leader in Wisconsin
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