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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
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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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Courtney Subramanian / Los Angeles Times:
Biden warns that ‘ultra MAGA’ Republicans will lead the U.S. down a ‘path to chaos’ — President Biden issued a stark warning Wednesday about threats to American democracy, using a prime-time speech to urge voters to reject “ultra MAGA” Republicans who undermine faith in the voting process.
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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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Washington Post:
Biden warns GOP could set nation on ‘path to chaos’ as democratic system faces strain
Biden warns GOP could set nation on ‘path to chaos’ as democratic system faces strain
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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric
The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Pennsylvania 2022: Oz and Fetterman in Two-Point Race; Half of Voters Say Senate Debate Worsened Their Opinion of Fetterman — Home Polls Pennsylvania 2022: Oz and Fetterman in Two-Point Race; Half of Voters Say Senate Debate Worsened Their Opinion of Fetterman
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Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What effect did the Oz-Fetterman debate have on the Senate race? Here's what three new polls show — For all the attention last week's debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz received, the race appears virtually unchanged — and extremely close — in its aftermath.Separate polls …
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Half of Pennsylvanians say Senate debate a factor in their vote
Fox News Poll: Half of Pennsylvanians say Senate debate a factor in their vote
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Rocky debate erodes Fetterman's lead over Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race
Exclusive: Rocky debate erodes Fetterman's lead over Oz in pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race
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Kyle Brown / KSTP-TV:
KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: DFL leads governor, secretary of state races; GOP leads AG, auditor campaigns
KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: DFL leads governor, secretary of state races; GOP leads AG, auditor campaigns
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
North Carolina 2022: Budd Holds Five-Point Lead Over Beasley for US Senate
North Carolina 2022: Budd Holds Five-Point Lead Over Beasley for US Senate
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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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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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Axios
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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Politico:
GOP finally off the mat: 'We're going to get the Senate'
GOP finally off the mat: 'We're going to get the Senate'
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Democrats Twist and Turn on Immigration as Republicans Attack in Waves
Democrats Twist and Turn on Immigration as Republicans Attack in Waves
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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.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Dems denounce controversial mailers sent to DFW-area voters by group led by Trump adviser — Mailers say that President Joe Biden discriminates against whites and Asians and pushes gender experiments on children. — A group led by a former adviser to Donald Trump is responsible …
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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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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.
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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 …
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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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.
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Raw Story
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Jake Tapper's Ratings-Deficient CNN Primetime Show to End After Midterms — The network had said he would host the show through the midterms, but there was speculation he could have held the slot permanently. — CNN will end Jake Tapper's primetime show after the midterm elections …
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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 …
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next
The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next
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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
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
U.S. Capitol Police to conduct internal review over missed camera images of Pelosi attack — The U.S. Capitol Police said on Wednesday it would conduct an internal review after its officers failed to notice surveillance camera images of an intruder breaking into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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