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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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?
Who Failed Paul Pelosi?
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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 …
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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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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Zach Rounceville / Carolina Journal:
Shooting at NC-14 GOP candidate Pat Harrigan family home, none injured
Shooting at NC-14 GOP candidate Pat Harrigan family home, none injured
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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 …
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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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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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.
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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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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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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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
GOP mailers feature Michigan Democratic candidates' cellphone numbers — Lansing — Michigan Democrats accused the state Republican Party on Thursday of crossing an ethical line in a volatile political climate by including the personal cellphone numbers of Democratic candidates in campaign mailers.
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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Erin Banco / Politico:
‘People are fearful’: Threats to midterm election workers spur law enforcement response across U.S. — Local and federal law enforcement officials across the country said in interviews Thursday they are ramping up efforts to protect election officials ahead of Nov. 8 …
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ABC News, Axios and Associated Press
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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