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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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Associated Press:
Canadian man who allegedly attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband to be charged Monday — Assault at California home follows warnings of potential violence against U.S. politicians ahead of elections — The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband carried zip ties …
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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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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
These Political Scientists Surveyed 500,000 Voters. Here Are Their Unnerving Conclusions. — I'm Ezra Klein. This is “The Ezra Klein Show.” — We are not far from an election, and so I want to begin today's episode with a warning. Elections receive the most attention, the most analysis when we know the least about them.
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 …
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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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.
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Kurtis Lee / New York Times:
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Link From Site Known to Publish False News — The tweet on Sunday posted an article that made baseless allegations about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. — Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet …
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Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack — Musk sent the since-deleted tweet, which linked to a story on a website that has a history of publishing false information, to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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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%.
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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Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
'Don't boo. Vote': Obama seeks to energize Wisconsin Democrats in fiery Milwaukee speech — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday filled North Division High School's gymnasium for the third time in eight years to combat headwinds facing Democrats this midterm cycle …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Barack Obama Lamented the Attack on Paul Pelosi. Then He Got Heckled.
Barack Obama Lamented the Attack on Paul Pelosi. Then He Got Heckled.
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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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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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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 …
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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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 …
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
How the Hasidic Jewish Community Became a Political Force in New York — Elected officials rarely embrace positions that could antagonize Hasidic leaders, who typically encourage their community to vote as a unified bloc. — During last year's mayoral primary in New York City, Andrew Yang …
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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