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4:55 PM ET, October 28, 2022

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Spokesperson Statement on Violent Assault on Paul Pelosi  —  Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement:  —  “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi.
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CNN:
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories  —  The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol …
CNN:
First on CNN: Assailant tried to tie up Paul Pelosi in home attack, sources say  —  ‘Where is Nancy?’:  Assailant shouted before attacking Pelosi's husband, source says  —  Speaker Pelosi's husband attacked in home invasion Schumer caught on hot mic giving Biden bad news
San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack identified; reportedly asked ‘Where is Nancy?’  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” in their San Francisco home early Friday morning, spokesperson Drew Hammill said.
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Spokesman: Speaker Pelosi's husband assaulted in break-in  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was “violently assaulted” by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, and he is now in the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, said her spokesman, Drew Hammill.
Washington Post:
Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in break-in at speaker's home, attack on Paul Pelosi  —  The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was attacked during an early-morning break-in at the couple's San Francisco home by an assailant who was searching for the speaker and shouted …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Live updates: Nancy Pelosi's husband assaulted in home invasion
Fox News:
Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi attacked by suspect David Depape, who shouted ‘where is Nancy?’: source
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Welcome to hell, Elon  —  You break it, you buy it.  —  Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself, and there is no possible way to grow users and revenue without making a series of enormous compromises that will ultimately destroy your reputation …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Racist tweets quickly surfaced after Musk closed Twitter deal  —  A wide range of anonymous Twitter accounts celebrated Musk's takeover and argued it meant the old rules against bigotry no longer applied  —  An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter …
NBC News:
Twitter's first full day under Elon Musk is here, and the mood has already shifted  —  What will change after Elon Musk takes over control of Twitter?  —  Elon Musk set the tone for his first full day as head of Twitter with a response to @catturd2.  —  The account, a well-followed …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
People are pretending to be laid-off Twitter employees carrying boxes outside of HQ … In videos circulating on Twitter Friday morning, two men carrying boxes are seen standing near the entrance to Twitter's San Francisco building, claiming to have been laid off by Elon Musk, who officially took over the company Thursday evening.
Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Trump to stay on his Truth Social amid Elon Musk Twitter takeover  —  'I don't think Twitter can be successful without me,' Trump told Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Donald Trump wished Elon Musk the best with Twitter but stressed he will stay on his own Truth Social …
Bloomberg:
Musk Takes Twitter Helm, Enacts Sweeping Change as Deal Closes
Washington Post:
Top Twitter executives fired as Elon Musk takeover begins
Washington Post:
Nearly half of Americans say they want a ‘Christian nation’  —  Welcome to The Daily 202!  Tell your friends to sign up here.  On this day in 1962, the Cuban missile crisis ended, with Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev ordering the removal of the USSR's missile bases in Cuba …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Where Our Model Thinks The Polls Might Be Biased  —  With less than two weeks until Election Day, Republicans now have a 48 percent chance of taking the Senate, according to FiveThirtyEight's Deluxe forecast, their highest figure since late July and putting the battle for Senate control officially in toss-up territory.
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Forget the Polls. Here Are the Signs of the Red Wave.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
Austin Ahlman / American Prospect:
Republicans' Secret Swing-Seat Weapon? Dozens of Rich Nominees.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Top national-security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation  —  National security law experts say prosecutors have amassed evidence that meets some key criteria for charging the former president  —  One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors …
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ABC News:
Outspoken Trump ally Kash Patel goes mum as Mar-a-Lago probe progresses
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Biden returns to Pennsylvania to boost Fetterman, other Dems  —  If a president's most precious commodity is time, there is no place more valuable politically for the White House this midterm year than Pennsylvania.  The White House has showered attention on the Keystone State …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll
Discussion: New York Post
Annie Karni / New York Times:
With Majority in Sight, Republicans Hush Talk of Impeaching Biden
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
What It Means to Be a Republican Today  —  Evan McMullin's lesson on what his former party now stands for—and what it can't stand.  —  The most interesting political race of 2022 isn't between a Democrat and a Republican.  It's in Utah, where incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee faces independent challenger Evan McMullin.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:   Elise Stefanik Believes She Can Turn New York Into a Republican State
Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
‘Innuendos and baseless allegations’: Milwaukee claps back after Ron Johnson sows doubts about early voting in the city  —  As voters have already begun streaming to the polls, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson this week raised doubts about early in-person absentee voting in Milwaukee and suggested …
Jimmy Quinn / National Review:
Exclusive: House Democratic Aide Fired after Ties to Chinese Embassy Revealed  —  Representative Don Beyer, who has been hawkish on China, moved swiftly to remove the employee after being notified of the activity by security officials.  —  A House Democratic staffer was fired after her outreach …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Record-High 56% in U.S. Perceive Local Crime Has Increased  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are more likely now than at any time over the past five decades to say there is more crime in their local area than there was a year ago.  The 56% of U.S. adults who report an increase in crime …
The Economist:
Russia's elite begins to ponder a Putinless future  —  Once unthinkable, the president's removal can at least be contemplated  —  “What is next?  Is there life after Putin?  How does he go and who replaces him?”  Such are the questions that weigh heavily these days on the minds of the Russian elite …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
 
 
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