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Jamie Gangel / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had bag with zip ties, source says — The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the couple's San Francisco home had with him a bag that contained multiple zip ties, among other things …
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters Dismisses Paul Pelosi Attack: People Get ‘Hit With Hammers Every Day’ — The Fox News host sought to accuse his political opponents of being soft on crime. — Fox News' Jesse Watters shrugged off the brutal attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband during …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague to All Members on Attack on Paul Pelosi — Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul. Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop …
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CBS News:
Republicans head into final week with lead in seats, voters feel things are “out of control” — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — The election is already underway; millions have voted, and tens of millions more will before Nov. 8. Amid that, eight in 10 likely voters describe things …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
The ground game that flipped the Senate is kicking back into gear — SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sen. Jon Ossoff isn't on the ballot this year. But he's leaping into Georgia's midterm campaigns, restarting the organizing machine that helped turn the state blue as Democrats scramble for every tool …
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
These Political Scientists Surveyed 500,000 Voters. Here Are Their Unnerving Conclusions.
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Midterm Momentum Grows for Republican House Gains, While Senate Remains Tight
Midterm Momentum Grows for Republican House Gains, While Senate Remains Tight
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The Hill, The Daily Wire and Ionosphere Capital Research
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Democrats worry the GOP could win traditionally liberal Miami-Dade
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Elon Musk tweets misinformation about Paul Pelosi — It's been just two days since Elon Musk officially bought Twitter. Already, the billionaire businessman is using the platform to spread misinformation to his 112 million followers — about the biggest U.S. news of the weekend.
Washington Post:
Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack — The San Francisco Bay area man arrested in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband filled a blog a week before the incident with delusional thoughts, including that an invisible fairy attacked …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Better bet: Despite turbulent Senate race, Oz better prepared to lead — Despite deep ideological differences between Mehmet Oz, a right-leaning Republican, and John Fetterman, a left-leaning Democrat, the U.S. Senate campaign in Pennsylvania has mostly skirted the issues.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Re-Banned From Twitter — WOMP WOMP — White nationalist Nicholas Fuentes was re-banned from Twitter on Saturday after he and other right-wingers jumped the gun by creating new Twitter accounts, hoping to return to the platform now owned by Elon Musk.
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter
Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter
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Lakshya Jain / Split Ticket:
A Nonpartisan Generic Ballot Aggregator — It's increasingly well accepted at this point that Democrats are on track to have a fairly bad year, at least in terms of the national popular vote. Their president's approval rating is at 44%, the out-party shows serious enthusiasm, and inflation is at 8%.
The Texas Tribune:
Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way. — For nearly 70 years, federal law has barred churches from directly involving themselves in political campaigns, but the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities as churches …
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Lara Korte / Politico:
Why Gavin Newsom isn't even bothering to campaign for reelection — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is not asking for your vote. He doesn't need it. — The first-term governor is up 20 points in the polls after defeating a recall attempt around this time last year.
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Glen Owen / Daily Mail:
MAIL ON SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: Liz Truss's personal phone that was hacked by Kremlin agents was so compromised it was locked away in a ‘secure location’ as experts fear top secret negotiations and private messages may have been leaked — Cyber-spies are believed to have gained access to top-secret exchanges
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
New York to Pay $26 Million to Men Wrongly Convicted of Killing Malcolm X — Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam spent more than 20 years in prison after the civil rights leader was assassinated in 1965. He had broken with the Nation of Islam. — New York City has agreed to pay $26 million …
FiveThirtyEight:
Overturning Roe Has Meant At Least 10,000 Fewer Legal Abortions — The same day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, Alabama's law banning abortion took effect. The next morning, phones began ringing in Georgia. — “We got nearly 100 calls the day after the Dobbs decision …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
LIV Golf Threw a Sport Into Chaos. It Also Changed It. — The Saudi-backed golf series, which will expand next year, has forced the PGA Tour to redesign its economic model. The drama between the two golf entities seems far from over. — DORAL, Fla. — To hear the 52-year-old Phil Mickelson's account …
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Reuters:
Students defy Iran protest ultimatum, unrest enters more dangerous phase — Weeks of protest in Iran entered a more violent phase on Sunday as students defied an ultimatum by the Revolutionary Guards and were met with tear gas, beatings and gunfire from riot police and militia, social media videos showed.
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New York Times:
‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention — COUSHATTA, La. — The last time Bridget Peterson saw her son Solan was through the window of a holding cell at Ware Youth Center, just two weeks after his 13th birthday. Even for such a small boy — a shade over five feet tall …
Dan Boyd / Albuquerque Journal:
Journal Poll: Lujan Grisham maintains 8-point lead over Ronchetti — SANTA FE - With Election Day rapidly approaching, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham has maintained her lead over Republican Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico's race for governor despite a recent barrage of hard-hitting attacks …
Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Why won't the House investigate Chatfield's corruption and sex abuse scandals? — Even if you've been in Lansing for way too long, it was pretty stunning to see a former speaker of the House last week accused of running a “criminal enterprise” out of his Capitol office …
Heather Timmons / Reuters:
Hate speech, online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe — The frequent targeting of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by online extremists and political opponents likely contributed to the violent attack on her husband Paul, terrorism and extremism experts said.
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