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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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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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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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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Trump: ‘They ought to impeach Mitch McConnell’ if he backs debt ceiling elimination
Trump: ‘They ought to impeach Mitch McConnell’ if he backs debt ceiling elimination
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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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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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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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CNN:
Paul Pelosi released from hospital — Paul Pelosi has been released from a San Francisco hospital after recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday. — “Paul is grateful to the 911 operator …
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the U.S. illegally
Immigration officials confirm alleged Pelosi attacker was in the U.S. illegally
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Who Failed Paul Pelosi?
Who Failed Paul Pelosi?
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New York Times:
Trump Files a Suit Against N.Y.'s Attorney General, and Against Advice — The case, filed in Florida, seeks to stop Letitia James's lawsuit in New York and includes Mr. Trump's signature rhetoric. His legal advisers are split on the wisdom of filing it. — Members of Donald J. Trump's …
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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 …
Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Gunman opened fire at Republican candidate's North Carolina home while his children were sleeping - as Democrat is forced to drop campaign ad he filmed in front of the property in heated race — A bullet landed in Pat Harrigan's Hickory, North Carolina, home in October
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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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Wall Street Journal:
General Mills, Audi and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies Pausing Twitter Ads — Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation — Elon Musk Buys Twitter: A Timeline of the $44 Billion Battle
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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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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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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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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Detroit Free Press refutes Stephen Colbert's claim Tudor Dixon ‘made up’ person cited in debate: 'He's real'
Detroit Free Press refutes Stephen Colbert's claim Tudor Dixon ‘made up’ person cited in debate: 'He's real'
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Room for any other Views? Outrage as show's Sunny Hostin likens white women voting Republican to ‘roaches voting for Raid’, Joy Behar calls party a ‘cult’ and Sara Haines says all GOP candidates are ‘election deniers’ — The View hosts were discussing election issues and voting on Thursday
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure. His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college. — PLYMOUTH, Mich. — When Brian Zahra learned that he had impregnated his 20-year-old girlfriend in May 1983, he grabbed the yellow pages, found an abortion clinic …
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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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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CNN:
North Korea's suspected ICBM test fails, South Korean government source says — See the moment an air raid siren interrupts a live TV broadcast in South Korea — Video shows crowd doing what appears to be Nazi salute to Brazilian anthem — Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted waterways
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New York Times:
North Korea Fires 6 More Missiles Toward Japan, Including an ICBM
North Korea Fires 6 More Missiles Toward Japan, Including an ICBM
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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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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Musk's Trump-style management rattles Twitter workers awaiting layoffs — Workers follow new boss's tweets and share rumors on anonymous apps amid silence from leadership on firings, staff cuts and product changes — With rumors of impending layoffs by new owner Elon Musk swirling inside Twitter …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter invokes Epstein after getting a five-month sentence for smashing in a Capitol window — WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who smashed in a window at the U.S. Capitol invoked Jeffrey Epstein moments after he was sentenced to five months in federal prison Thursday.
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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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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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Brennan Center for Justice:
Secret War … SUMMARY: Security cooperation programs have led U.S. forces into unauthorized hostilities alongside foreign partners. Congress must curb this dangerous and undemocratic practice. — Donate Amount Donate Type — Donate — Home - Our Work - Research & Reports - Secret War
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