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11:40 AM ET, September 7, 2023

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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden faces negative job ratings and concerns about his age as he gears up for 2024  —  President Joe Biden faces continued headwinds from broadly negative job ratings overall, widespread concerns about his age and decreased confidence among Democratic-aligned voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: A majority of Americans believe Joe Biden, as VP, was involved with son's business dealings  —  Most Americans say they think President Joe Biden was involved in his son's business dealings with Ukraine and China while he served as vice president under Barack Obama, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Biden faces continued low approval ratings, concerns about age, poll finds  —  Sixty-seven percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning surveyed voters said the party should nominate someone other than Biden.  —  President Joe Biden is facing continued low approval — including from his own party …
The Messenger:
Republicans Narrow in on Bribery Charge for Biden Impeachment Probe (Exclusive)
Discussion: Raw Story
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: ‘How am I in this war?’:  New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire's Ukraine dilemma  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships: Report  —  ULTIMATE CONTROL  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied Crimea in order to thwart a Ukrainian surprise attack …
Discussion: Page Six
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman declines to elaborate on Trump world discussions about Grassley presiding on Jan. 6  —  He asserted attorney-client privilege when asked to discuss evidence that Trump's allies considered the Iowa senator playing a role to keep Trump in power.  —  John Eastman, testifying …
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Politico:
The Giuliani aide who ‘vanished’
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Prosecutors Rest Case Against Peter Navarro in Contempt Trial
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Best Anti-Trump Argument Can't Be Used  —  GOP primary voters don't want to hear it.  —  Donald Trump is winning the Republican nomination race in a walk, and it's been quite the pleasant stroll.  —  That's because his opponents can't make the most compelling argument against Trump …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, USA Today and HuffPost
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CNN:
Michigan fake elector described planning with Trump campaign attorneys: ‘Mike Pence and Congress [to] make that decision’  —  One of the fake electors put forward by Republicans in Michigan said in December 2020 that the plan to use a slate of fake electors to help Donald Trump win …
Discussion: Raw Story
Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues:
China, North Korea pursue new targets while honing cyber capabilities  —  Clint Watts - General Manager, Digital Threat Analysis Center  —  In the past year, China has honed a new capability to automatically generate images it can use for influence operations meant to mimic U.S. voters across …
Discussion: The Messenger and CNN
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Reuters:
China suspected of using AI on social media to sway US voters, Microsoft says  —  Microsoft researchers said on Thursday they found what they believe is a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts seeking to influence U.S. voters by using artificial intelligence.
Popular Information:
Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda  —  Last Monday, the Pennridge School Board, located outside of Philadelphia, imposed a new social studies curriculum that will require teachers to incorporate lessons from the 1776 Curriculum …
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
13 Presidential Libraries Issue Rare Joint Warning About U.S. Democracy  —  Their statement stopped short of slamming individuals as it called for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles.  —  LOADING  —  Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted …
New York Times:
Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows  —  Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of the year compared with 2020, an analysis of new estimates shows, as states with more permissive abortion laws absorbed patients traveling …
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump Plans $1M ‘Family Style’ Mar-a-Lago Dinner to Raise Money for His Co-Defendants (Exclusive)  —  The exact date of the candlelight event is still being ironed out, but Trump's sons will attend  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside Nancy Pelosi's Fight For San Francisco  —  At 83, the former House speaker just might buck another trend — the one suggesting octogenarian lawmakers should hang up their spiked heels.  —  Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi's decision whether to seek reelection in 2024 will be influenced …
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Politico:
Pentagon goes on the attack amid Tuberville blockade
Jim Garamone / U.S. Department of Defense:
Senate Confirmation Still in Limbo for 301 Military Leaders
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Democrats Consider the Unthinkable: Missing Mitch McConnell  —  Mitch McConnell has bedeviled Democrats for decades.  Now, with his future in doubt, the Senate GOP Leader isn't looking like the worst-case scenario for his counterparts. … For decades, Democrats have hated, cursed …
MEMRI:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Hitler Fought The European Jews Because Of Their Usury, Money Dealings; It Was Not About Antisemitism; Jews From Arab Countries Did Not Want To Emigrate, But Were Forced To Do So By Israel  —  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed antisemitism …
ABC News:
Harris launching college tour to try to mobilize young voters in battleground states  —  The vice president is the face for the administration's work on abortion, more.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, traveling to more than a dozen campuses across eight states.
Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Behind the scenes: See how private ammo sales from US are fueling the war in Ukraine  —  The bullets came in plywood crates.  —  Any given box was about the size of a small microwave oven.  The printed label stuck to each one demonstrated a militaristic brevity.
Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Responds To Former President Trump  —  Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined me this morning:  —  Audio:  —  09-07hhs-christie  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Former President Trump yesterday talking about my next guest, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Discussion: Insider, The Messenger and CNBC
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Cancer among adults under 50 surged by 79%: Study  —  A study found that cancer cases in adults under 50 years old have risen sharply.  —  The study was published by BMJ Oncology and analyzed data between 1990 to 2019, finding an increase of 79% in cancer among people under 50 years old in just three decades.
 
 
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Reuters:
UK PM Sunak faces new vote to fill seat after lawmaker accused of groping resigns
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and Bloomberg.com
The Hill:
Prosecutors will seek Hunter Biden indictment by end of September
Associated Press:
Texas AG Ken Paxton's Affair Explains Illegal Acts, Former Aide Testifies
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘A riot is the language of the unheard’
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Military Times:
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Associated Press:
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