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10:50 AM ET, November 3, 2022

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Washington Post:
Biden warns GOP could set nation on ‘path to chaos’ as democratic system faces strain  —  The president delivered his warning in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol and just days after Paul Pelosi, husband of the speaker, was attacked  —  Signs of strain in the nation's democratic system mounted Wednesday …
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
Small-D Delusional  —  Why Can't We Just Say What's True?  —  Yesterday, centrist pundit Josh Barro put out a newsletter entitled “The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric,” which was enthusiastically greeted by right-wing New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who tweeted out “Yes, yes …
New York Times:
Biden Seeks to Put Democracy Front and Center  —  Less than a week before Election Day, President Biden warned that the country's democratic traditions were on the line.  Voters face the question of whether their ballots “will preserve democracy or put us at risk,” he said.  —  Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Aide, Granted Immunity, Set to Testify at Grand Jury Probing Mar-a-Lago Documents  —  Kash Patel, who has said Trump declassified documents as president, previously declined to testify, citing right against self-incrimination  —  WASHINGTON—Kash Patel, a close associate …
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Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine:
The Secret Court Battle That Threatens Trump After Election Day  —  Prosecutors are obtaining potentially crucial testimony about January 6.  —  As the midterm campaigns draw to a close, so too may an informal détente between Donald Trump and federal prosecutors since the search of Mar-a-Lago in August.
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Half of Pennsylvanians say Senate debate a factor in their vote
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What effect did the Oz-Fetterman debate have on the Senate race? Here's what three new polls show
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Opposition to Helping Ukraine Grows, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Parties are split over whether to provide Kyiv more aid as it faces prolonged war with Russia  —  WASHINGTON—The majority of Americans support continuing aid to Ukraine in what will likely be a prolonged war with Russia …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
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,” …
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters  —  Have you ever met someone who's watching their life's work—their very legacy—fall apart in front of their eyes?  I'm talking to two of them right now.  —  Earl and Mary Rose Wilcox spent the morning juggling plates of chorizo and shouting orders in Spanish toward the kitchen behind them.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Study: GOP Senate candidates flock to Fox in final weeks of midterms
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Bloomberg:
Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs  —  Elon Musk plans to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc., or half of the social media company's workforce, in a bid to drive down costs following his $44 billion acquisition, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
‘Judges gone wild’: Trump-appointed judge says too many write for Twitter  —  A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday argued his judicial peers too often succumb to a “judges gone wild” mentality of writing “show off” opinions that may trend on Twitter but risk alienating the public instead of being persuasive.
Discussion: Reason
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 …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Who Failed Paul Pelosi?  —  On the menu today: Last night, President Biden offered this closing message: In order to preserve your right to vote for the candidate of your choice, you have no other option but to vote for the candidate of his choice.  Biden's speech began by focusing …
Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
The British ambassador brings her unique style to Washington  —  Dame Karen Pierce, the first female envoy from the United Kingdom, makes a colorful splash on Embassy Row: ‘Diplomacy is a contact sport’  —  Last month's Meridian Ball was a playful, black-tie take on a county fair …
Discussion: TASS
Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE 'Everyone knows McConnell won't own me': Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters says he'll be to Senate Republicans what Kyrsten Sinema is to Democrats - and promises to block legislation until the border is secure  — GOP hopeful Blake Masters said party leaders underestimated his Senate run
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
‘Hand-to-hand combat with the Left’: Recordings show Trump-funded lawyer Cleta Mitchell readying for midterm elections  —  Mitchell participated in a meeting of “election integrity” groups this fall.  —  Cleta Mitchell speaks at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., April 1, 2022.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the U.S. illegally  —  The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer is a Canadian citizen who was in the United States illegally and is facing possible deportation after his criminal cases are resolved …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
CBS to pay $30 million for ‘reprehensible’ sexual harassment cover-up: New York AG  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday secured a $30.5 million payment from CBS after she accused the media company of attempting cover up incidents of sexual harassment from former CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN's Jake Tapper moving back to old time slot following ratings struggle in primetime  —  New CNN boss Chris Licht reportedly wanted Tapper to be the ‘new face’ of the network  —  Jake Tapper goes anti-GOP in CNN primetime  —  Liberal CNN anchor Jake Tapper is being tapped out of primetime …
Paul Donovan / Financial Times:
Fed should make clear that rising profit margins are spurring inflation  —  Companies have taken advantage of circumstances to lift prices  —  The writer is chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management  —  In the world's financial markets, US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell …
Discussion: NDTV, The Sun, Vox and New Statesman
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next
ProPublica:
They Were Trying to Help Run Elections.  Then They Got Criminally Investigated.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hasn't just been pursuing supposed voter fraud.  His office has also criminally investigated at least 10 election workers, in a harbinger of potential post-midterm turmoil.
Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy privately floats replacing Chamber leadership  —  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Nebraskans jockey for Sasse seat  —  WHAT'S NEXT IN NEBRASKA — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts isn't going to appoint himself to the Senate when Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) leaves for his new gig in Florida.  But when his term as governor is up in January, he's not opposed to being appointed by the next guy.
Journal Sentinel:
Vote for Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes to defend our democracy.  Here's why.  —  USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Editorial Board  —  Democracy is on the ballot Nov. 8.  —  And we believe that means a vote for Democrats Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate and Tony Evers for governor.
 
 
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Jonathan M. Katz / The Racket:
Send in the Clowns  —  The lying about Tom Cotton's “Black Lives Matter” op-ed continues: Jonathan Chait enters the chat
Discussion: Popula
Peter Savodnik / Common Sense:
The Hollywood Power Brokers Mugged by Reality
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Democratic Congressional Candidate Who Mocks Women, Takes Pictures of Kids in Public, and Uses the N-Word
Wendell Husebø / Breitbart:
Republican Gen. Bolduc Physically Attacked by Individual Outside Wednesday's Debate
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
U.S. Capitol Police to conduct internal review over missed camera images of Pelosi attack
New York Times:
A Group Raised Money to Push Adams's Agenda. Much of It Went to One Man.
Chicago Sun-Times:
North Side man charged with sending GOP gov hopeful Darren Bailey voicemail death threat: ‘I know where his kids sleep’
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
500 drones to swarm NYC's skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy
Discussion: NBC New York