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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 …
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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.
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
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 …
San Francisco Chronicle:
What we know about David DePape, man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer  —  LIVE UPDATES: Suspect David DePape lived with group who believed 9/11 was ‘inside job’  —  Law enforcement have identified David DePape, 42, as a suspect in the Friday morning home invasion violent attack on Paul Pelosi.
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, Mediaite and Twitchy
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.
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
What We Know About the Attack on Nancy Pelosi's Husband
San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack identified; reportedly asked ‘Where is Nancy?’
Wall Street Journal:
Paul Pelosi, Husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Attacked in San Francisco Home
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 …
Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter  —  America's political and media players woke up Friday to a new reality: One of the country's most outspoken, often divisive, business figures is now the moderator of its most obsessive political conversation.
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 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
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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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
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll  —  Republican Mehmet Oz has pulled ahead of John Fetterman in the first Pennsylvania Senate poll released after this week's highly anticipated debate.  —  According to a survey of 1,000 likely voters from Wick Insights, 47.6 percent of respondents …
Discussion: New York Post
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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: Overtime, 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
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 …
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
In Retrial, Man Who Helped Run Border Wall Charity Is Convicted  —  Timothy Shea was the only one of four defendants in the federal case to face a jury.  The former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon faces similar charges in state court.  —  A man from Colorado who helped loot a charity …
Discussion: Law & Crime and Fox News
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Federal Judge Allows Activists to Stake Out Ballot Boxes in Arizona  —  Judge Michael T. Liburdi said activists have a First Amendment right to gather around ballot boxes in the state.  Voting rights groups called the tactic voter intimidation.  —  A federal judge on Friday refused to ban …
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Kyrie Irving Boosts Antisemitic Movie Peddling ‘Jewish Slave Ships’  —  The video is based on a venomously antisemitic book which asserts that “many famous high-ranking Jews” have “admitted” to “worship[ing] Satan or Lucifer.”  —  HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted …
 
 
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / MSNBC:
The attack on Paul Pelosi was shocking — and yet also predictable
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, CNN, RedState and KTLA
Natalie Allison / Politico:
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Justice News:
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats To Kill United States Congressman
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Washington Post:
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