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Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘only chance’ to stop 2020 election certification — Donald Trump's attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election, according to emails newly disclosed to congressional investigators.
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Washington Post:
Trump lawyers saw Clarence Thomas as key to stop Biden electoral count, emails show — Lawyers for President Donald Trump saw Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as the key to overturning the results of the 2020 election, according to a set of emails provided to congressional investigators.
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NBC News:
Stewart Rhodes wrote message to Trump after Jan. 6 calling on him to ‘save the Republic,’ arrest members of Congress — WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes wrote a message intended for former President Donald Trump in the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Expressed Worry Over False Claims of Election Fraud
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results
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Richard L. Hasen / The Atlantic:
The Courts Are the Only Thing Holding Back Total Election Subversion
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
For the good of the country, Biden and Harris should bow out of the 2024 election — During this autumn's avalanche of political news, an enormous boulder bounced by, barely noticed. It demonstrated why Joe Biden should not seek another term. Democrats should promptly face that fact …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
George Will Begs Democrats Not to Run Biden-Harris 2024 and Risk America to Trump in Scorching Op-Ed — Right-leaning columnist George Will implored Democrats not to put President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris up for re-election in 2024, lest they risk Donald Trump becoming president again.
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Associated Press:
Biden to speak on ‘protecting our democracy’ as midterms enter final stretch — Biden will make the remarks near the U.S. Capitol. — President Joe Biden speaks about Social Security, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, Nov. 1, 2022, in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republicans, Eyeing Majority, Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Biden rallies Florida Democrats despite signs of red wave
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Emily Crane / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton claims voters don't ‘really understand’ midterm stakes
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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric — You can't extol the importance of democracy while also pursuing no-choice politics. — Dear readers, — I have a rant. — Six days before the midterm elections, Joe Biden will give yet another speech about “democracy.” I don't care for this.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Senate Debate Shows Little Impact — Voters divided on Dem's ability to serve, but few reconsider support after debate — West Long Branch, NJ - John Fetterman's edge over Mehmet Oz on key issues in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate contest has narrowed, although the Democrat continues to be seen …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Republicans, backed by enthusiasm and economic concerns, hold a narrow edge ahead of next week's congressional election — An enthusiastic Republican base and persistent concerns about the state of the economy place the GOP in a strong position with about a week to go in the race …
Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
White Suburban Women Swing Toward Backing Republicans for Congress
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Bullshit Reporting: The Intercept's Story About Government Policing Disinfo Is Absolute Garbage — Do not believe everything you read. Even if it comes from more “respectable” publications. The Intercept had a big story this week that is making the rounds, suggesting that “leaked” …
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Reason, Fox News, Ionosphere Capital Research, ProPublica, The Liberty Loft and The American Conservative
Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Dan Snyder Hires Bank Of America To Sell Washington Commanders — Dan Snyder has retained BofA Securities to sell the Washington Commanders, sources tell Forbes. — According to a person familiar with the process, Snyder already has at least four calls from groups interested in buying the team.
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New York Times:
Russian Military Leaders Discussed Use of Nuclear Weapons, US Officials Say — The conversations alarmed the Biden administration because they showed how frustrated Moscow had become over its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — Senior Russian military leaders recently …
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Samantha Cole / VICE:
Members of Twitter's Trust and Safety Council Not Sure Elon Musk Knows They Exist — As hate speech surges and the future of the platform seems to be in the balance, the people who helped advise Twitter on user safety say they don't know what lies ahead. — Samantha Cole
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Musk can trash his sandbox. The rest of us don't have to play there.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Org Suddenly Settles With Protesters Beat Up by Its Security Guards — Defense lawyers made the last-minute decision after struggling to find Bronx jurors who didn't have strong feelings about Trump and his eponymous company. — Inundated with lawsuits and ongoing trials …
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ABC News, New York Post, DNyuz and Raw Story
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Administration Fears Ben-Gvir Domino Effect, Considers a No-contact Policy — Whilst a significant shift in U.S. policy towards Israel remains unlikely, the administration finds itself in an unprecedented situation, having to contend with an Israeli government propelled to power by a supremacist and anti-democratic wing
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump insists the United States is ‘rigged, crooked and evil’ — A former American president described the United States as “evil.” This generated almost no attention whatsoever. Why is that? — As Donald Trump's legal troubles mount, the former president turned to his social media platform …
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Israel Election | If Netanyahu Wins a Majority, He Faces a Far Right Nightmare — The exit polls suggest that the Netanyahu bloc will have a narrow majority in the next Knesset, but the Likud leader will likely be beholden to the far-right and Haredi parties — Benjamin Netanyahu is the ultimate campaigner.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic …
Mark Moore / New York Post:
White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check — MORE ON: — The Biden administration was forced to delete a Twitter post taking credit for a boost in retirees' Social Security checks Wednesday after social media users pointed out the increase was tied to decades-high inflation.
Bill Glauber / Journal Sentinel:
Marquette poll shows toss-up races between Tim Michels and Tony Evers for governor, Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes for Senate — Wisconsin's two big political races are toss-ups, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll as the Nov. 8 election goes right to the wire.
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CREW:
CREW sues over missing Jan. 6 texts — Multiple government agencies violated the Federal Records Act by failing to preserve text messages from January 2021 that are now missing, according to a new lawsuit filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right — One of the master keys to understanding our era is seeing all the ways in which conservatives and progressives have traded attitudes and impulses. The populist right's attitude toward American institutions has the flavor of the 1970s …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why the right keeps telling awful lies about the Pelosi attack — The “big lie” is morphing into something even more virulent and ugly. Call it the “big flex.” — In 2020, Donald Trump's lies about voter fraud provided a fake pretext to overturn his presidential election loss.
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