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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Pardons Father Who Protested School Board After Daughter's Sexual Assault  —  Scott Smith was convicted of disorderly conduct over the 2021 incident  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Guns Rights Group Sues New Mexico Over Public Firearm Carry Ban
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
What Ginni Thomas and Leonard Leo wrought: How a justice's wife and a key activist started a movement  —  Thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, a trove of so-called “dark money” was about to be unleashed.  Two activists prepared to seize the moment.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
Book Review: ‘Elon Musk,’ by Walter Isaacson  —  Walter Isaacson's biography of the billionaire entrepreneur depicts a mercurial “man-child” with grandiose ambitions and an ego to match.  —  Buy Book ▾ … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
Politico:
The House GOP leadership's Trump split rears its head  —  With assists from Jordain Carney, Sarah Ferris, Olivia Beavers, Ursula Perano and Burgess Everett  —  HOUSE GOP LEADERS' OPEN-SECRET DIVIDE OVER TRUMP  —  It's the split that most everyone on the Hill knows about — and keeps rearing its head.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Amanda Montei / New York Times:
Why Mothers Feel Touched Out  —  When my first child was a few months old, a man shouted at me while I stood in the snow with my sleeping baby slung over my shoulder, partially covered by a worn blanket.  We lived in upstate New York, it was winter, and she had fallen asleep on me during a rare outing.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom would make an ‘interim’ choice if Dianne Feinstein vacates her Senate seat  —  In a new interview with NBC's “Meet the Press,” the California governor said he would not select any of the candidates currently running to replace the ailing senator.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
GOP senator says he would ‘speak’ to No Labels about 2024 third-party run  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he would be open to speaking to No Labels if they approached him about a potential third-party run.  —  “What about No Labels?”  NBC's Chuck Todd asked Cassidy.
David Cohen / Politico:
Tuberville ‘paralyzing’ Pentagon, House Foreign Affairs chair says  —  “I really wish he would reconsider this,” he said.  —  Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) repeatedly said Sunday that Sen. Tommy Tuberville's one-person blockade of military nominations was “paralyzing” the Defense Department.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Colorado secretary of state calls Trump a ‘liar,’ vows to see ballot lawsuit through  —  Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) called former President Trump a “liar,” after he suggested a recent push to use the 14th Amendment to keep him off the ballot in the state was “election interference.”
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Gas Hat’ Jan. 6 rioter who first breached Capitol tunnel entrance arrested by FBI  —  Gregory Mijares, who federal authorities say set off a battle between law enforcement at the lower west tunnel, was identified with the help of online sleuths.  —  WASHINGTON — The man who federal authorities …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Is Joe Biden So Unpopular?  —  Joe Biden is an unpopular president, and without some recovery, he could easily lose to Donald Trump in 2024.  —  By itself, this is no great wonder: His two predecessors were also unpopular at this stage of their presidencies, also endangered in their re-election bids.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
What an unprecedented Biden ad blitz says about his reelection fight
CBS News:
Transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris on “Face the Nation,” Sept. 10, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sept. 10, 2023.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: So, you're 58 now.  If you win a second term …
Discussion: The Messenger and The Guardian
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
President Biden Keeps Hunter Close Despite the Political Peril  —  The possibility of a federal indictment of Hunter Biden stunned the president.  Yet the bond between him and his only surviving son is ironclad.  —  Earlier this summer, President Biden was feeling hopeful.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
J.F.K. Assassination Witness Breaks His Silence and Raises New Questions  —  The account of Paul Landis, one of the Secret Service agents just feet away from John F. Kennedy when he was struck down, could change the understanding of what happened in Dallas in 1963.  —  He still remembers the first gunshot.
 
 
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Reuters:
Colombian President proposes Latin American alliance to transform ‘war on drugs’
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Ron DeSantis / Des Moines Register:
Ag is essential for America's revival. I will stand with our farmers.
Lauren Koenig / CNN:
US seizes nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil allegedly bound for China
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Donald Ayer / The Atlantic:
Ignore Jack Smith's Critics
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Associated Press:
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
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US Department of Justice:
Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
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Salon:
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
German royalty licensing group GEMA sues OpenAI and subsidiary OpenAI Ireland in Munich Regional Court, claiming ChatGPT violates copyrights of lyrics

 
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