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Michael Wines / New York Times:
Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment  —  The contest was seen as a test of efforts by Republicans nationwide to curb voters' use of ballot initiatives.  —  Ohio voters rejected a bid to make it harder to amend the State Constitution on Tuesday …
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Haley BeMillerColumbus / The Columbus Dispatch:
Issue 1 failing overwhelmingly in early vote results  —  Issue 1 is losing big in early results released Tuesday night from across Ohio.  —  Early numbers show the issue failing overwhelmingly in larger counties including Franklin, Hamilton, Cuyahoga, Summit, Lucas, Montgomery and Stark.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In a win for abortion-rights supporters, Ohio voters reject Issue 1  —  Ohioans voted down a proposal that would have made it harder to pass future proposed constitutional amendments in the state, including one in November about abortion rights.  —  Here's how Ohio's August special election could affect abortion rights
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year  —  In the 14 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocacy groups have sought to protect abortion rights through state constitutional amendments.  —  A coalition of reproductive …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections  —  The Dobbs ruling has turned a coalition of liberal, swing and moderate Republican voters into a political force.  Even in August in Ohio.  —  Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, a Republican, argued that Tuesday's vote over how to amend …
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights  —  This has massive implications for this fall's abortion rights measure.  —  In yet another major rebuke of Republicans over abortion rights, voters in Ohio on Tuesday handily turned down a GOP-led effort …
Grace Panetta / The 19th:
Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment
Associated Press:
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
New York Times:
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden's Win  —  The House Jan. 6 committee's investigation did not uncover the memo, whose existence first came to light in last week's indictment.  —  A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot …
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NBC News:
Trump says a protective order would violate his First Amendment rights: ‘I will talk’  —  The order would prevent Trump from disclosing certain government evidence in the case examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  Trump on protective order: ‘I will talk about it’
Politico:
Playbook: Trump debates the debate
Discussion: Forbes
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump mocks ‘fat pig’ Chris Christie's weight
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lawmaker's Wife Makes Little Free Libraries a Culture War Battleground  —  Arkansas State Rep. Stephen Meeks' spouse boasted she's been “swapping out” books for Bibles. … The wife of an Arkansas Republican state lawmaker has expanded the culture wars to miniature free libraries …
Discussion: ArkansasTimes and Raw Story
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
DA probing efforts to overturn Georgia election results likely to present case to grand jury next week: Sources  —  Fani Willis signaled last week that an indictment could be imminent.  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who has been leading an investigation …
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NBC News:
Vulnerable Republicans aren't sold on impeaching Biden  —  They have mixed feelings about whether to launch a formal inquiry, but they broadly agree the GOP doesn't have enough evidence to impeach him.  Their votes will be decisive.  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces unease within …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
McCarthy demands Biden ‘give us his bank statements’ as impeachment probe looms
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats  —  The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict.
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Ties With Israel  —  Officials are now hammering out the details of a deal they hope to cement in the next nine-to-12 months, though many obstacles remain  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Financial Times
Sean Breslin / The Weather Channel:
President Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat’ In The Weather Channel Interview  —  President Joe Biden underscored the need for climate resiliency and building better to defend against weather disasters in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Weather Channel that aired Wednesday morning.
Michael J. Coren / Washington Post:
Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank?  We did the math in all 50 states.  —  Gasoline cars are cheaper to refuel than electric vehicles.  —  I've heard this claim pop up everywhere from Massachusetts to Fox News over the past two years.  My neighbor even refuses to plug …
Axios:
Scoop: Kari Lake prepares to enter Arizona Senate race  —  Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake is staffing up for a Senate campaign in anticipation of an October launch, making Arizona ground zero to replay — and relitigate — GOP losses in the last two elections.
Maia Pandey / NBC News:
What to know about the EG.5 coronavirus subvariant, now dominant in the U.S.  —  Although the updated booster shots expected in the fall don't target EG.5, experts said they may nonetheless offer some protection.  —  A new coronavirus variant, EG.5, now accounts for the largest proportion …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Judge orders airline lawyers to take extremist advocacy group's “religious-liberty training”  —  U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr issued an order Monday that three senior Southwest Airlines lawyers attend eight hours of “religious-liberty training” this month as part of court-ordered sanctions …
Hank Stephenson / Politico:
Arizona Republicans Don't Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave  —  GOP lawmakers are brushing off the extreme heat — and any suggestion of climate change.  —  PHOENIX —  When Arizona lawmakers returned to the state Capitol here earlier this month, they started their day with a prayer to ease the scorching heat.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Anti-woke” darling Richard Hanania is exposed: What this says about the “intellectual” right  —  While Trump feeds red meat to the base, the alt-right grifts educated conservatives with “respectability” packaging  —  For those who want to understand the vast differences between elite …
Olivia George / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa mayor's big catch on Keys fishing trip? 70 pounds of cocaine.  —  Mayor Castor, the former Tampa police chief, was with family when they spotted $1.1 million worth of drugs.  —  There was something in the water, black and bobbing.  —  The package adrift in the Atlantic caught the eye …
 
 
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Silvia Marchetti / CNN:
This family is moving to Italy because they've had enough of the US
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's criminal trials prompt GOP political doomsday alarms
CBS News:
LGBTQ+ veterans file civil rights suit against Pentagon over discriminatory discharges
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 Earlier Items: 
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Said EV Maker Proterra Was ‘Getting Us in the Game.’ It Just Declared Bankruptcy.
Scott Streater / Politico:
Biden signs order protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
U.K. election regulator says hackers had access for over a year but elections still secure
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The GOP's meticulously laid plans for beating Jon Tester could go up in smoke
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Roberts and Barrett join liberals as Supreme Court revives federal ghost gun restrictions
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 19% YoY to €3.99B, vs. €4.02B est., MAUs up 11% to 640M, and forecasts Q4 profit and MAUs above est.; SPOT jumps 8%+ after hours
 
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