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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 …
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Stanley B. Greenberg / American Prospect:
How Democrats Mishandled Crime — The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants. — Culpeper County sheriff's deputies are seen at an early-vote rally for Yesli Vega …
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters
Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
The View's Sunny Hostin: Women voting for Republicans is like roaches voting for RAID
The View's Sunny Hostin: Women voting for Republicans is like roaches voting for RAID
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans Are Just A Normal Polling Error Away From A Landslide — Or Wiping Out — With just five days until Election Day, Republicans are in good shape in the FiveThirtyEight forecast. If each party were to win every race they are currently favored to win, Republicans would have 51 Senate seats …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Schumer insists Democrats have path to keep Senate majority
Schumer insists Democrats have path to keep Senate majority
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
GOP congressional majorities would pivot to spending cuts, Biden probes
GOP congressional majorities would pivot to spending cuts, Biden probes
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NBC News:
Midterm elections 2022 live updates: Biden launches final campaign swing with control of Congress at stake
Midterm elections 2022 live updates: Biden launches final campaign swing with control of Congress at stake
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Michael Beschloss Says GOP Victory in Midterms Will Mean ‘Our Children Will Be Arrested and Conceivably Killed’ — MSNBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss on Wednesday night warned that if Republican candidates win their races next week, American democracy and the free press could end …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith's show — CNBC is cancelling Shep Smith's show amid a broad network restructuring that president KC Sullivan said will force the business news channel to “make some difficult decisions.” — “The News set out on a bold mission of providing non-partisan …
Reuters:
In the hunt for voter fraud, Republican door knockers are intimidating residents: officials — The canvassers in California's Shasta County in September wore reflective orange vests and official-looking badges that read “Voter Taskforce.” Four residents said they mistook them for government officials.
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David Gilbert / VICE:
A GOP Official Is Allegedly Knocking on Doors to Tell People They Can't Vote
A GOP Official Is Allegedly Knocking on Doors to Tell People They Can't Vote
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Manchin Wants Deal on Debt, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday that Congress needs to deal with the nation's “crippling debt” by making changes to shore up Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other programs he said are “going bankrupt.”
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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FOX6 News Milwaukee:
Milwaukee election official fired; fraudulently requested military ballots — Wisconsin election issue; Milwaukee mayor addresses — MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday, Nov. 3 that Milwaukee's Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata has been fired.
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Stephen Colbert doubted existence of man Tudor Dixon cited in debate — but he's real — A Dearborn resident whose existence was doubted by comedian Stephen Colbert during a monologue last week has a message for the CBS late night host: I am real and so is my switch to the Republican Party.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FBI warns of a ‘broad threat’ to New Jersey synagogues — The FBI warned of a “broad threat” to New Jersey synagogues on Thursday, urging people to “stay alert.” — “The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ,” the FBI's Newark, N.J., field office said on Twitter.
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Maggie Haberman Says Conservative Media Landscape ‘Has Shifted’ Away from Trump: He's ‘Barely Been On’ Fox News — The conservative media landscape “has shifted” away from former President Donald Trump, said Trump scribe and New York Times senior political reporter Maggie Haberman this week.
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Sophia Saifi / CNN:
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in foot in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan — Video shows rally where Imran Khan was shot Video shows crowd doing what appears to be Nazi salute to Brazilian anthem Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted waterways Restoring Hong Kong's oyster reefs …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Trump: ‘They ought to impeach Mitch McConnell’ if he backs debt ceiling elimination — Former President Trump says that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should be impeached if he backs a plan for the debt ceiling to be eliminated over fears that House Republicans could cause the U.S. to default on the nation's credit.
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USA Today:
Virginia's governor set up a tip line to crack down on CRT. Parents used it for other reasons — Alia Wong Nirvi Shah Nick PenzenstadlerUSA TODAY … Complaints about special education violations. Praise for teachers. Concerns about academic rigor and options.
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NHTSA:
Consumer Alert: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Issues “Do Not Drive” Warning; Automaker Reports More Fatalities and Injuries — More people killed by exploding Takata air bags; check and repair for FREE Takata recalls now — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a “Do Not Drive” …
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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Jewish Groups Finally Address Ben-Gvir Sized Elephant in the Room, Though Most Say ‘Business as Usual’ — As some liberal organizations warn about the prospect of a coalition including the Kahanist lawmaker and his Religious Zionism ally Bezalel Smotrich, establishment organizations …
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The Forward
Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
The Saudis and Twitter, &c. — On dictatorships, democracies, political violence, the American tongue, and more — Senator Chris Murphy “is calling on the federal government to investigate national security concerns raised by Saudi Arabia's role in Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.”
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GOP House Candidate Proposes New Post-Dobbs Rape Panels — A week ago, everyone who mocking Mehmet Oz's suggestion that decisions about abortion should be left to the woman, her doctor and “local political leaders.” Now we have a Republican House candidate who's actually trying to get concrete about how this works in practice.
CREW:
CREW to pursue disqualification if Trump runs — Should Donald Trump seek reelection to the presidency or any other office, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington will pursue his disqualification under the Fourteenth Amendment for engaging in the January 6th insurrection.
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Boston 25 News:
RI man charged in ‘disturbance’ after approaching NH Senate candidate Don Bolduc before a debate — New Hampshire's Republican candidate for US Senate Don Bolduc was the target of a physical altercation prior to Wednesday's debate against Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan, his campaign says.
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records — An Indiana abortion provider who came under attack by the state attorney general has filed a lawsuit to block him from subpoenaing her patients' medical records - including those of a 10-year-old rape victim she treated.
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New York Times:
North Korea Fires 6 More Missiles Toward Japan, Including an ICBM — A day after launching nearly two dozen missiles, the North fired more. One was an intercontinental ballistic missile, but that test apparently failed, an official said. — SEOUL — A day after firing at least 23 missiles …
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Michael Fanone / CNN:
American indifference will be the death blow for democracy — Editor's Note: Michael Fanone, a former Washington, DC police officer who was injured during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, is the author of a memoir, “Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul.”
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FIRE:
VICTORY: Lawsuit ends with Collin College professor reinstated after being fired for union advocacy, supporting removal of Confederate monuments — McKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022 — Two down, one to go in a trio of lawsuits against the Texas college that just can't resist firing professors for exercising their First Amendment rights.