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Shirin Ali / Slate:
Actually, John Fetterman's Debate Performance Was Fine — Pennsylvania has one of the most contentious Senate races in the country this term, and on Tuesday night, during the one and only debate between candidates, eyes were on Democrat John Fetterman, who had a stroke in May just days before his party's primary.
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NBC News:
Fetterman's debate performance has Democrats on edge in crucial Pennsylvania Senate race — HARRISBURG, Pa. — After getting their first long look at John Fetterman in Tuesday night's Pennsylvania Senate debate, fellow Democrats are second-guessing his decision to appear on stage five months …
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
The Reputations Ruined by the Pennsylvania Senate Debate — On Tuesday night, Pennsylvanians were treated to a grotesque, voyeuristic spectacle they should not have had to witness. John Fetterman has not been allowed the care and space he needs to recover fully from the stroke he suffered in May. That much is clear.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Democrats scramble into defensive posture in final stage of midterms
Democrats scramble into defensive posture in final stage of midterms
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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Some in establishment media continue to defend Fetterman after his debate flop
Some in establishment media continue to defend Fetterman after his debate flop
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CNN:
‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters
‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
From Fetterman to Biden — I still cannot believe what I watched last night in the Pennsylvania Senate debate.
From Fetterman to Biden — I still cannot believe what I watched last night in the Pennsylvania Senate debate.
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Politico:
Fetterman's debate performance prompts Democratic handwringing
Fetterman's debate performance prompts Democratic handwringing
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Fetterman's struggles may still strike a chord with voters
Fetterman's struggles may still strike a chord with voters
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New York Times:
Fetterman's Debate Showing Raises Democratic Anxieties in Senate Battle
Fetterman's Debate Showing Raises Democratic Anxieties in Senate Battle
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Republicans Target a Top House Democrat as Winds Shift to the Right
Republicans Target a Top House Democrat as Winds Shift to the Right
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George Upper / The Western Journal:
Democrats Panic After Fetterman's ‘Brutal’ Debate Night Turns Out to Be ‘Much Much Worse’ Than Expected
Democrats Panic After Fetterman's ‘Brutal’ Debate Night Turns Out to Be ‘Much Much Worse’ Than Expected
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
The Fetterman-Oz Debate Was a Rorschach Test
The Fetterman-Oz Debate Was a Rorschach Test
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TMZ.com:
Kanye West Shows Up Uninvited to Skechers Headquarters in Wake of Adidas Fallout — Kanye West is making a quick move to find a new home for his Yeezy shoes ... hitting Skechers headquarters to talk with the company's honchos, but immediately got turned away.
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Mike Calia / CNBC:
Ye escorted out of Skechers office in Los Angeles after he showed up unannounced — Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoe maker Skechers, the company said. — The incident comes after Adidas terminated its relationship with the fallen rapper …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump lets the truth slip about the MAGA base — and today's GOP — Donald Trump has long harbored a tendency to confess to his sins in public. Now he's done it again, revealing a large truth about today's Republican Party in the process: He declared that his lies about the 2020 election …
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
How Kari Lake Went From Local Anchor to New Face of the MAGA Right
How Kari Lake Went From Local Anchor to New Face of the MAGA Right
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Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
The Impeachment of Joe Biden
The Impeachment of Joe Biden
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
New Woman Alleges Herschel Walker Urged Her to Have Abortion — High-profile attorney Gloria Allred hosted a press conference Wednesday with an anonymous woman who says she had an abortion at Herschel Walker's urging. — A second woman has come forward to say Herschel Walker urged …
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Axios:
A second woman says Herschel Walker was involved in her abortion
A second woman says Herschel Walker was involved in her abortion
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Shannon McCaffrey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Second woman says Herschel Walker pressured her to have abortion
Second woman says Herschel Walker pressured her to have abortion
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FOX 10 Phoenix:
2022 Arizona Election Poll: Lake leads governor's race, Senate race tightens — PHOENIX - A new FOX 10 InsiderAdvantage poll shows the race for Governor - widening a bit. But the race for U.S. Senate is turning into a dead heat. — Governor's race — With less than 2 weeks …
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University of Nevada, Reno:
University of Nevada, Reno election poll shows Sisolak and Lombardo in a close race for governor, Cortez Masto leading Laxalt for U.S. Senate — Nevadans begin to vote in state and national competitive races — As Nevadans begin voting in the 2022 midterm election, a new University of Nevada …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Kelly, Masters tied in Arizona: progressive poll
Kelly, Masters tied in Arizona: progressive poll
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Another member of Trump's inner circle reportedly takes the Fifth — In the Mar-a-Lago scandal, Kash Patel has an important perspective, but when he gave grand jury testimony, he took the Fifth — and he's not the only one. — Kash Patel first came to national attention during Donald Trump's first impeachment scandal.
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims-sources — Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Slate:
The Supreme Court Is Headed for a Self-Imposed Voting Caseload Disaster — On December 7, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a radical case on the fate of the so-called “independent state legislature” theory which could end the ability of state courts to interpret …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Goes Permitless on Guns, and Police Face an Armed Public — A new law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say. — HOUSTON — Tony Earls hung his head before a row of television cameras, staring down, his life upended.
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Lindsey Graham says there are ‘gonna be people jumping off bridges in San Francisco by the thousands’ if Jim Jordan becomes chair of the House Judiciary Committee — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham campaigned in Ohio for Senate candidate JD Vance. — During a speech at a Republican Party dinner in Lima …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas, but employees are nervous, and more job cuts are coming — CNN CEO Chris Licht talked to CNBC about why he took the job, why he thinks some coverage of him has been “painfully inaccurate,” and how he's hoping to restore a brand he says has been tarnished.
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Politico:
Judge to consider unsealing Trump grand jury filings — A federal judge is considering whether to unseal secret court documents detailing former President Donald Trump's effort to prevent former aides from providing testimony to a grand jury investigating efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Flees Interview After Callers Grill Her—'She's Gone' — Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene abruptly left an appearance on a local TV show in which she was taking questions, prompting confusion from the hosts. — Greene took part in the call-in show Night Talk on North Georgia's UCTV on Monday night.
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Politico:
Trump to hold rally in Florida with Rubio — but not DeSantis — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump is coming to Miami just two days before Election Day. But one Republican won't be there — Gov. Ron DeSantis. Not yet anyway. — Trump on Wednesday said he'll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6.
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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 …
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Miami Herald:
GOP canvasser didn't say brutal beating was political until after Rubio tweet, cops say — The Republican Party canvasser who was brutally beaten in Hialeah on Sunday did not say the attack was politically motivated when police officers first interviewed him that evening, according to a police spokesman.
Caroline Downey / National Review:
Alito Warns That Dobbs Leak Made Conservative Justices Assassination Targets — Justice Alito warned Tuesday that the leak of the Supreme Court opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade endangered his life and the lives of his conservative colleagues on the bench.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Fox News offered to host a U.S. Senate debate in Utah. Evan McMullin said yes. Mike Lee said no. — Lee's campaign said they agreed to a one-on-one interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, but not a joint appearance with McMullin. — Republican incumbent Sen. Mike Lee has turned …
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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 …
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