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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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CNN:
‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters  —  Democrat John Fetterman's debate performance has intensified the focus on his recovery from a stroke, leading some supporters to worry that his current post-stroke limitations could affect …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How much will John Fetterman's rocky night matter?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Let's state the obvious:JOHN FETTERMAN struggled to effectively communicate during his one and only Senate debate with MEHMET OZ Tuesday in Harrisburg.
Caitlyn Shelton / NewsNation:
Fetterman cites caption errors, organizers say he opted out of rehearsal
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Fetterman, Showing Stroke Effects, Battles Oz in Hostile Senate Debate
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Pennsylvania Debate
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Fetterman struggles during TV debate with Oz
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Who won the Oz-Fetterman debate? Our Opinion staff weighs in.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Mark Meadows ordered by court to testify in Georgia 2020 election meddling probe  —  A South Carolina judge on Wednesday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must appear for testimony in the Atlanta-area grand jury 2020 election meddling investigation.
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
SC judge: Mark Meadows must testify before Fulton grand jury
Discussion: Politico and CNBC
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
The Impeachment of Joe Biden  —  And possibly Kamala Harris, and Merrick Garland, and Alejandro Mayorkas, and Antony Blinken  —  Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden.  This may not be their present plan …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Two-thirds of Republicans still don't believe Biden was elected legitimately
Semafor:
Senator Robert Menendez is under investigation again  —  Kadia is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from BuzzFeed News.  Sign up for the daily Principals newsletter to get our insider's guide to American power.  —  Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. faces a new federal investigation …
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Articles and Investigations:
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial  —  A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.  —  Co-published with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Discussion: ArkansasTimes and The Root
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Here's what changed in Dinesh D'Souza's ‘2,000 Mules’ book after it was recalled  —  After an abrupt recall and a two-month delay - along with the threat of possible legal action - the election denial book 2,000 Mules has reached bookstores, though with a few significant changes.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Natalie Weber / Tampa Bay Times:
Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not wearing one  —  Ron Smith, 66, and his girlfriend, 62-year-old Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were on their way to a funeral with a group of riders from the American Legion.  —  In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers …
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.
David H. Freedman / Newsweek:
Sweet Revenge: What Trump Would Do in a Second Term  —  The events of recent months have quashed any remaining notion that Donald Trump might abandon his quest for political power after being turned out of office by voters two years ago.  He is still holding his trademark rallies …
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Kara Berg / Detroit News:
3 men convicted of providing aid to terrorists in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Jackson — Three men have been found guilty by a Jackson County jury of materially aiding a terrorist and being a member of a gang as part of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
U.S. Senate Race Remains Close
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Air Force takes ‘full responsibility’ for Jennifer-Ruth Green sexual assault leak, GOP congressmen say  —  Indiana Reps. Jim Banks and Larry Bucshon said the records were provided to ‘an opposition research firm’ ahead of the state's Nov. 8 election  —  Jennifer-Ruth Green takes aim …
Discussion: HotAir, Associated Press and Twitchy
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
Mayra Flores Prevented From Joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus  —  Townhall has exclusively learned Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was prevented from joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the leading caucus for Latino members of Congress, because she is a Republican and membership is only reserved for Democrats.
McSweeney's:
If I Emailed My Parents Like Democrats Email Me  —  Mom, did you see this?!?  —  FIRST: I got a $300 traffic ticket because I forgot about alternate side parking.  —  THEN: I saw this really cute shirt and it was $95, but that's actually a good deal because I'm definitely going to wear it a lot.
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The House: GOP Hits 218 in Ratings as Battle Rages Across Big Playing Field  —  Five rating changes, all benefiting Republicans  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We now rate 218 House seats — the magic number for winning a majority — as at least Leans Republican in our House ratings.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Second Woman Set to Reveal Herschel Walker Abortion Claim  —  High-profile attorney Gloria Allred is holding a press conference with the accuser.  —  Attorney Gloria Allred announced that she is holding a press conference Wednesday with another woman who says she was in a relationship …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Are Florida Republicans Paying a White Supremacist Goon? … Monday morning, Senator Marco Rubio sent out a tweet with the horrifying news that “one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren't allowed in their neighborhood.”
Politico:
Bloomberg pumps $10 million more into House campaigns as red wave looms  —  House Democrats scrambling to keep pace with the onslaught of late-arriving Republican super PAC dollars are again turning to billionaire Mike Bloomberg for help in the closing days of the midterms.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Spotify criticizes Ye's comments, keeps his music  —  As corporations around the world including Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE) cut ties with Kanye West, music streaming service Spotify Technology SA(SPOT.N) said it would not remove the rapper's music unless his label requested it.
 
 
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Maddie Bender / The Daily Beast:
Conservative Policies Linked to Higher Death Rates for Americans, Study Finds
Discussion: USA Today
Tom Norton / Newsweek:
Fact Check: Ted Cruz's Claim That ‘Antifa’ Burnt U.S. Cities For A Year
Discussion: Twitchy and CNSNews
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Campaign Press Aides Move From the Shadows to Star on Social Media
Juliana Menasce Horowitz / Pew Research Center:
Parents Differ Sharply by Party Over What Their K-12 Children Should Learn in School
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The White House:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha
Washington Post:
As mayor trying to revive crumbling town, Fetterman shunned local government
Discussion: Breitbart
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Alito says leak of abortion opinion made majority ‘targets for assassination’
 

 
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