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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump team eyes Nov. 14 announcement — Former President Trump's inner circle is discussing announcing the launch of a 2024 presidential campaign on Nov. 14 — with the official announcement possibly followed by a multi-day series of political events, according to three sources familiar with the sensitive discussions.
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Exclusive: DOJ mulling potential special counsel if Trump runs in 2024 — As Donald Trump inches closer to launching another presidential run after the midterm election, Justice Department officials have discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create the need for a special counsel to oversee …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why isn't Trumpism hurting the GOP? Some Democrats see vexing answers. — Something extraordinary just happened: In the space of just this week, a president and an ex-president warned that the opposition poses an existential threat to our political way of life.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Stand on the Verge of Total, Veto-Proof Power — In a 50-50 battleground state, Republicans are close to capturing supermajorities in the State Legislature that would render the Democratic governor irrelevant even if he wins re-election.
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
In Final Push For Senate Control, Republican Momentum Grows — Republicans enter the final days of the midterms with the political winds at their backs and the slight momentum in the battle for Senate control. While a handful of races remain incredibly tight, and polls show they could go either way …
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The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Bad for the Economy. Here's Why.
Republicans Are Bad for the Economy. Here's Why.
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Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
Republicans can do better than Trump as the party's 2024 presidential nominee
Republicans can do better than Trump as the party's 2024 presidential nominee
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk begins mass layoffs at Twitter — Employees said the layoffs came across teams, as Twitter broadly reduced its workforce. Musk originally pitched investors on cutting Twitter's staff up to 75 percent. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk is beginning mass layoffs at Twitter …
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Lawyer Suing Twitter Over Layoffs Says Musk Now Trying to Comply — The lawyer who sued Twitter Inc. “pre-emptively” on the eve of mass layoffs by Elon Musk said she's “pleased” to learn at least some employees will continue being paid until Jan. 4. — Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan …
Reuters:
Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion - sources
Musk orders Twitter to cut infrastructure costs by $1 billion - sources
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter
Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter
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Nadgey Louis-Charles / House Committee …:
Republicans Release 1,000 Page Report on FBI & DOJ Politicization — Today, House Judiciary Republicans released a new report, “FBI Whistleblowers: What Their Disclosures Indicate About the Politicization of the FBI And Justice Department,” detailing a rampant culture of unaccountability, manipulation, and abuse at the highest level.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP to release 1,000-page road map for Biden FBI probe
Scoop: House GOP to release 1,000-page road map for Biden FBI probe
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Arizona 2022: US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections in Dead Heat — Home Polls Arizona 2022: US Senate and Gubernatorial Elections in Dead Heat — The final Emerson College Polling survey of Arizona voters finds Republican Blake Masters with 48% support for US Senate, and incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly with 47%.
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Marist Poll:
The 2022 Elections in Pennsylvania — Marist Pennsylvania Poll — Fetterman Leads Oz Heading …
The 2022 Elections in Pennsylvania — Marist Pennsylvania Poll — Fetterman Leads Oz Heading …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New Hampshire: Hassan Maintains Narrow Lead Over Bolduc
New Hampshire: Hassan Maintains Narrow Lead Over Bolduc
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Cuts Ties Unexpectedly With Weekend Host Tiffany Cross … Tiffany Cross, the MSNBC weekend host who was known for running the freewheeling Saturday commentary program “Cross Connection,” is leaving the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news outlet. — Her production staff was informed …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Election Deniers Admit It's A Lie Behind Closed Doors — “It's a huge manipulation,” lamented the Texas Republican. — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) revealed what election deniers actually say behind closed doors amid a slew of reality-defying candidates running as Republicans in the 2022 midterms next week.
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Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: G-7 to offer infrastructure help to Ukraine; Putin tells Kherson residents to flee — MÜNSTER, Germany — Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies agreed to a “coordination mechanism to help Ukraine repair, restore and defend its critical energy …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Stunning poll: 44% of voters see “secret cabal” — Joel Benenson, the renowned pollster for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, gave a first look at the results of a question he'd never asked before: “We wanted to test QAnon's language that the world is controlled by a secret cabal.”
ABC News:
Trump ally Tom Barrack found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges — Barrack was accused of acting as a foreign agent for the UAE. — Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and his one-time inaugural committee chairman, was found not guilty on Friday …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Locates Suspect After Warning of Security Threat at New Jersey Synagogues — Officials said the man holds “radical extremist views.” On Thursday, they had alerted congregations across the state to be on alert. — Hours after issuing a rare warning about a security threat at New Jersey synagogues …
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Liz Calvario / TODAY.com:
Oprah Winfrey announces her support for Dr. Oz opponent, John Fetterman — Oprah Winfrey is making her voice heard. — Ahead of the midterm elections, Winfrey hosted “A Virtual Voting Conversation” on Nov. 3, where she and community leaders discussed the importance of voting during the critical election.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi — The race to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats may have been clinched at a meeting in the Capitol on Sept. 1. — That's when House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries …
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Kira Lerner / The States:
Conspiracy theorists urge voting as late as possible on Election Day to ‘stop the steal’ — A close ally of Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has a plan that she claims will help win him the election and prevent voter fraud: She wants voters to cast their ballots …
Knvul Sheikh / New York Times:
New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here's What to Know. — The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds. — As it gets colder and more people move their activities indoors, the recent decline in Covid-19 cases across the United States has started to level off.
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Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Mom of 5 died after ketamine injection by a paramedic, family alleges in wrongful death suit — DENVER — The family of a woman who died four years ago shortly after a paramedic injected her with the powerful sedative ketamine have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the health care worker and the ambulance company.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The tragedy of John Roberts — On the final day of oral arguments last term, the chief justice's voice cracked with emotion as he bade farewell to the retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer. It was a striking moment for the normally buttoned-up John G. Roberts Jr., and one that seemed to signify …
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Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
Court rules beauty pageant has First Amendment right to exclude transgender women — The Miss United States Pageant is protected under its First Amendment rights and cannot be forced to include transgender contestants , judges ruled Wednesday. — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled …
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New York Times:
Why investors mostly liked what they saw in the jobs data. — U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong … Employers added 261,000 jobs in October, a sign that the economy is resilient. — Monthly change in jobs — +261,000 — +600,000 jobs — +400,000 — +200,000 — Oct. — Jan.
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Alex Hammer / Daily Mail:
Midterms horror as Republican candidate's daughters, three and five, are almost KILLED after gunman opens fire at North Carolina home - where Democrat rival filmed campaign ad - with bullet landing close to where they slept — The congressional candidate's daughters, aged 3 and 5 …
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Fox News:
House Majority Whip: US ‘on track to repeat’ Nazi Germany, downplays inflation ahead of midterms — House Majority Whip James Clyburn claims US will soon resemble Germany in the 1930s, pointing blame at far-right extremism — EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. …