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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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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.
CNN:
CNN Poll: Republicans, backed by enthusiasm and economic concerns, hold a narrow edge ahead of next week's congressional election
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
North Carolina 2022: Budd Holds Five-Point Lead Over Beasley for US Senate
Discussion: The Hill, FOX8 WGHP and CNN
Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
White Suburban Women Swing Toward Backing Republicans for Congress
Susan Page / USA Today:   Exclusive: Rocky debate erodes Fetterman's lead over Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race
Politico:
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.
NBC News:
Stewart Rhodes wrote message to Trump after Jan. 6 calling on him to ‘save the Republic,’ arrest members of Congress
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
GOP Insiders Are Starting to Doubt Ron DeSantis Would Actually Take On Trump  —  The Florida governor is expected to cruise to reelection next week—yet might hold back on a 2024 bid.  One source tells Vanity Fair that DeSantis has led donors “to believe he will not run if Trump does,” …
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Ye paid a settlement to former employee who alleged he praised Hitler and Nazis during meetings, documents show  —  LOS ANGELES — Ye, the artist previously known as Kanye West, paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged that the rapper and designer had used antisemitic language in the workplace …
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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.
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: ABC News, UPI, 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
Discussion: The Forward and The Daily Beast
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 …
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.
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 …
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Jordan sends letters to DOJ and FBI previewing what GOP controlled House Judiciary Committee would investigate  —  GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who serves as ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, put the Department of Justice and FBI on notice Wednesday …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Joe Dana / 12news.com:
Alleged burglar of Hobbs campaign violated immigration status, wanted by ICE  —  Officials say Daniel Mota Dos Reis, who allegedly burglarized Katie Hobbs' campaign office, is a citizen of Portugal and is now violating the terms of his admission.  —  PHOENIX — A federal immigration official tells 12News …
 
 
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
New poll workers raising concerns in Michigan, other states
Sam Mellins / New York Focus:
Has Anyone Told the Brooklyn Democratic Party There's an Election Next Week?
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
500 drones to swarm NYC's skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Tim Ryan pledged to support taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery for illegal immigrants
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right
Discussion: Reason and Ryan Grim
Mark Moore / New York Post:
White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check
MSNBC:
Chris Hayes: The myth of crime as a big-city, blue-state problem
 Earlier Items: 
CREW:
CREW sues over missing Jan. 6 texts
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
Shannon Augustus / lwv.org:
Federal Court Issues Order Barring Defendants From Confronting, Photographing, Doxing Voters, and Carrying Guns and Wearing Body Armor Near Drop Boxes
Debra Kamin / New York Times:
Widespread Racial Bias Found in Home Appraisals
Discussion: The Root and New York Post
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
DoJ mulls immunity deal for Trump ally to secure testimony in Mar-a-Lago case
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine