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James Bennet was right — Controversy over an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) consumed the New York Times in June 2020 and claimed the job of then-editorial page editor James Bennet. Two-and-a-half years later, Bennet has shared some thoughts about the episode — and, in particular, the role of Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger.
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Fox News and Overtime, more at Mediagazer »


The 2022 Race for the House, in Four Districts, and Four Polls — Swing-district polls by The New York Times and Siena College show how the midterm races are being shaped by larger, surprising forces, beyond the traditional red and blue divide. — President Biden is unpopular everywhere.
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Head of Republican Party mocks speaking abilities of Fetterman, Biden — Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday mocked the speaking abilities of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate who is recovering from a stroke, and President Biden, who grew up with a stutter.
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The Hill, Breitbart, BizPac Review, IJR, CNN, The Federalist, RedState, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Just The News, The Daily Wire and Politico


Republicans Kemp, Walker Lead in Key Georgia Races
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Power Line

FALL 2022 POLL — A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics …
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Semafor, PoliticusUSA, Mother Jones and The Hill

Inflation, economic outlook, abortion motivating Marylanders to vote, despite lopsided races at the top, poll shows

Challenges in Moving Toward a More Inclusive Democracy: Findings from the 2022 American Values Survey
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New York Magazine, The 19th, Washington Post, Raw Story, Religion News Service and Political Wire

New poll gives GOP challenger George Logan slight edge over Jahana Hayes in 5th District
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Emerson Polling, Associated Press and The Hill


Trump lawyers and DOJ met in sealed court hearing related to Mar-a-Lago investigation Thursday — Watch members of Trump's legal team enter closed-door hearing — Haberman reveals what info he could give prosecutors — Police investigate break-in at office of candidate for Arizona governor Hear …
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Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, The American Independent, New York Times and Washington Times
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Trump Loses Latest Push to Block Tax Returns From House Panel — A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump's request to reconsider a ruling that his tax returns must be disclosed to a congressional committee. — The order from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit clears …
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New York Times, CNBC, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, Law & Crime and Raw Story


Top Twitter executives fired as Elon Musk takeover begins — Musk's $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company closed on Thursday night. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk took control of Twitter late Thursday as his $44 billion deal to takeover the company closed.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Reuters, Fortune, Raw Story, El País, The Daily Wire, Sky News, Fox News, Al Jazeera, One America News Network, CNN, IJR, Quartz and The Hill, more at Techmeme »


As Governor's Race Tightens, a Frantic Call to Action Among Democrats — Democrats and their allies are pouring millions of dollars into late-stage ads and get-out-the-vote efforts to help Gov. Kathy Hochul as she fends off her Republican challenger, Lee Zeldin.
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Politico, City & State New York, New York Daily News, All, New York Post, Mediaite and Bloomberg
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Zeldin Campaign Investigated Over Charge of Coordinating With Super PACs — A State Board of Elections investigation was stalled when two Republican board members were absent from a vote to request subpoena power. — New York's top elections watchdog is investigating whether the campaign …
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MSNBC, Jon's Reluctant Blog and Jacobin


First on CNN: January 6 committee moves forward with Secret Service interviews — The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol is wrapping up its review of more than a million pages of Secret Service documents and plans to bring in top agents …
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The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story and Political Wire
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The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker - Trump Subpoena Edition — The January 6th Select Committee's public hearings have now culminated in a subpoena to former President Donald Trump. It is historic: although current and former presidents have been subpoenaed before …


Kanye West has a disturbing history of admiring Hitler, sources tell CNN — Several people who were once close to the artist formerly known as Kanye West told CNN that he has long been fascinated by Adolf Hitler — and once wanted to name an album after the Nazi leader.
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The Atlantic, The Times of Israel, Insider, New York Post, Hollywood Unlocked, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Page Six, Substack, Boing Boing and Political Wire


Putin Rails Against ‘Western Elites’ in Speech Aimed at U.S. Conservatives … Putin's remarks seem to be aimed at conservatives in the U.S. and Europe. — President Vladimir V. Putin, in a speech seemingly aimed more at winning over political conservatives abroad than his own citizens …
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New York Times, The Economist, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Axios, Jill Filipovic, Cyprus Mail, Raw Story, UPI, Euractiv, The Hill, Al Jazeera, 19FortyFive, The Guardian and TASS


Man Who Dragged Officer Into Jan. 6 Mob Is Sentenced to 90 Months — The sentence for the defendant, Albuquerque Cosper Head, was one of the most severe penalties handed down so far in the Justice Department's investigation of the Capitol attack. — A Tennessee man was sentenced on Thursday …
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Politico, CNN, Washington Post, Law & Crime, The Hill, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, CBS News, ABC News, NBC News, UPI, Wall Street Journal, Insider and Raw Story
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Man who dragged officer into mob gets over 7 years in prison
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Mother Jones, The Guardian and CBS News


HUEXCLUSIVE: Families Are Wondering How To Get Their Tuition Back After Donda Academy Closes For The Remainder Of The School Year — Parents are concerned about tuition refunds after Donda Academy issued out an email, letting them know that “effective immediately” the school will be closed!


Climate Protester Glues His Head to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Painting — The artwork by Johannes Vermeer, exhibited in The Hague, was the latest artwork to be targeted by protesters concerned about climate change. One person glued his head to the painting and another glued his hand to the wall.
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The Climate Art Vandals Are Embarrassing
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New York Times and nltimes.nl


Frank Luntz Claims Trump Was ‘Seriously Considering’ Announcing 2024 Run Before Midterms to ‘Take Credit’ for GOP Gains — Republican pollster Frank Luntz claimed on Thursday that former President Donald Trump “was seriously considering” announcing a presidential bid before the midterm elections.
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A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View — You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. — Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing …
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Washington Post, Bad Crow Review, Euractiv, CBS News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, E&E and The Hill


Central VPA shooter bought gun in private sale after background check blocked previous attempt, police say — Police said an FBI background check successfully blocked him from buying the gun from the dealer on Oct. 8. He then bought a gun in a private sale.


Michigan GOP gubernatorial nominee invoked conspiracy claiming Democrats sought to ‘topple’ US in retaliation for losing Civil War — The Republican gubernatorial nominee in Michigan invoked a conspiracy that the Covid-19 pandemic and protests in the summer of 2020 after the killing …
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New York Magazine, Bridge Michigan and Raw Story


Lucianne Goldberg, 1935-2022 — Lucianne Goldberg was—she owned the term proudly—a broad. A grand broad—big, blowsy, sexy, and up for a good time from morning till night. She was the first and the last person I ever knew to spend her days inserting cigarettes into a cigarette holder …
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The Daily Caller, National Review and The American Conservative


State pays millions to company employing undocumented workers linked to deputy's death — Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has paid more than $8 million to a construction contractor since authorities found it had hired several undocumented workers — including two men who have been charged …


Mark Zuckerberg Is Going To Kill His Company — As someone who bought a Quest back in the day and has mostly thoroughly enjoyed the experience, I can't help but notice that the main reason I stopped using it was Meta's involvement. It soured the experience and made it more fiddly, too.

Topline Results for October 2022 Times/Siena Polls in Four Congressional Districts … Survey conducted Oct. 19-24 among 431 likely voters. — Thinking ahead to the November general election, are you almost certain that you will vote, very likely to vote, somewhat likely to vote, not very likely to vote, or not at all likely to vote?


How Do Drag Shows Advance U.S. National Security? — The Biden administration pushes woke ideology on the world at the expense of American values. — 1x — The exportation of American culture has long been one of our nation's greatest soft-power assets.


Author reveals how GOP became toxic from the rise of Gingrich to Trump — Share now: — — Princeton political history Professor and CNN Commentator Julian Zelizer returns to the Dworkin Report to discuss his book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker …


Trump '24 Foreplay — Who's in? Who's out? Where's Javanka, and whether to expect cameos from Hope, Bannon, Miller, Stepien, and more? Plus, a special bonus edition of midterm fears on the right and left. — There's a bit of denialism swirling around D.C., and around …
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Lucianne Goldberg, Who Helped Expose Clinton Affair, Dies at 87 — It was Ms. Goldberg, a literary agent, who suggested that Linda Tripp tape her conversations with Monica Lewinsky. She later fed revelations to the news media. — Lucianne Goldberg, a colorful, conservative literary agent …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Fox News, Publishers Weekly, Mock Paper Scissors, Just The News and Political Wire


GOP's Cheney endorsing Michigan Democrat Slotkin in a first — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is expected to endorse and campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, the first time that the critic of former President Donald Trump who lost her GOP primary has crossed party lines to formally support a Democrat.


Pentagon PSYOP Scandal Demands an Urgent Debate on Propaganda Ethics — It's time for a public debate about clandestine PSYOPs, argues Dr. Emma L. Briant, a political communication scholar who researches contemporary propaganda and information warfare, and its governance and ethics in an age of mass-surveillance.


Overt U.S. antisemitism returns with Trump, Kanye West: ‘Something is different’ — 'It's like we're coming back from a 50-year vacation,' one expert said — Longtime watchdogs of antisemitism say there is nothing new about the kinds of derogatory comments about Jews that the rapper Ye …
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Haaretz, LGBTQ Nation, The Times of Israel, Fortune, Raw Story and Religion News Service