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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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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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NBC News:
Midterm elections 2022 live updates: Biden launches final campaign swing with control of Congress at stake … MIDLAND, Mich. — The closing days of Michigan's midterm elections for governor and other statewide offices have erupted into a scramble, with tightening polls, hostile tones and dire warnings from both parties.
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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 — 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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The Liberal Patriot, New York Times and The Daily Caller
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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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?
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Brian Kilmeade Mocks Biden's Democracy Speech: 'Where's Nancy Is Nothing Perilous' — That's What a FedEx Guy Asks!
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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Politico:
GOP finally off the mat: 'We're going to get the Senate' — Senate Republicans are in their best position in months to net the one seat they need to flip control of the chamber next year — on the eve of the midterms, no less. — Claiming even that one needed seat looked like a Herculean task …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
GOP Insiders Are Starting to Doubt Ron DeSantis Would Actually Take On Trump
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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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Associated Press:
North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM
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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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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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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.
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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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Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
We're Witnessing the Post-Truth Midterms — This cycle has been awash in lies—about everything from the last election to litter boxes to the assault on Paul Pelosi—and an Elon-owned Twitter could further fuel the right's alternate reality. — On Friday, in the middle of the night …
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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.
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Peter Savodnik / Common Sense:
The Hollywood Power Brokers Mugged by Reality — L.A.'s mayoral race pits a black congresswoman endorsed by Obama against a billionaire developer. “I can't tell you the number of people who tell me, 'I'm voting for him, but I'm not telling anyone.” — “This is like a breaking point,” …
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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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Washington Post:
Obama heckled in Phoenix, slams toxic politics: 'Everybody's yelling' — Former president Barack Obama was on the campaign trail in Arizona when he was called out by a heckler in the crowd and swiftly spun it into a broader messaging opportunity about the country's increasingly toxic political landscape.
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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 …
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