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12:05 PM ET, September 11, 2023

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Politico:
McCarthy pressure hits a boiling point  —  House Republicans are barreling toward an existential clash over this month's government funding talks.  —  Kevin McCarthy is facing the greatest peril to his speakership since he clawed his way into the job eight months ago, with multiple factions …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms  —  House dissidents make demands on border security and Ukraine, while lawmakers consider a short-term funding deal  —  WASHINGTON—House dissidents say they're serious this time.  —  After putting Kevin McCarthy through 15 ballots …
Discussion: CNN, Roll Call, USA Today and The Guardian
Politico:
Dems inch toward House majority with recent court wins  —  Court rulings on redistricting are raising Democratic hopes.  —  The fundamentals of the 2024 campaign are still taking shape, but one thing is already clear: A flurry of court actions might cost Republicans the House majority.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Why We Are So Obsessed With Biden's Age  —  To our intensifying discussion about whether President Biden has grown mentally fuzzy and too old for a second term, I'd like to add this question: How would we even notice Donald Trump's lapse into incoherence, when derangement is essentially his brand?
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon  —  Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States.  —  According to conventional political analysis …
Discussion: Politico
The Messenger:
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On  —  Biden's top aides want voters to know what Republicans are talking about, believing their positions - especially on issues like abortion and guns - are broadly unpopular
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Examiner
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Harris calls critics ‘scared,’ Tim Scott says he'll introduce girlfriend and more campaign trail tidbits
WCIA-TV:
Governor Pritzker offers support after 8 Decatur ADM workers hurt in explosion  —  DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Fire Department has now confirmed that eight people were hurt as a result of Sunday night's ADM explosion.  In response, Richland Community College has canceled in-person classes …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The GOP's impeachment push is an attack on democracy  —  It's about minimizing Trump's misconduct and degrading an important check on the presidency.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🚨 WE'RE OFFERING FREE TRIALS FOR ALL NEW PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNUPS 🚨 Click the button to support this work …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Almost every single major Biden official is making a pilgrimage to Alaska  —  Key Cabinet officials have been visiting Alaska to understand its issues — and to woo Murkowski.  —  When Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had to get to the small community of Haines, Alaska, last month …
Discussion: CATS Roundtable
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Yellen ‘feeling very good’ about chances for economic soft landing  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “feeling very good” about the U.S. making a soft economic landing without a recession.  —  “I am feeling very good about that prediction,” Yellen told Bloomberg when asked whether …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Nick Arama / RedState:
Communists Burn Flags Outside Jason Aldean Concert, but the Response Shuts Them Down  —  We remember the attack on September 11 and all the people lost on that day.  The people who were alive remember where they were when they heard about it.  The first reports suggested the first plane might have been a small plane.
Bloomberg:
Kim Jong Un's Train Headed Toward Russia for Putin Talks  — Trip will be Kim's first outside Korean Peninsula since 2019  — US expects he will talk about weapons deal with Putin  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Russia via his luxury armored train, South Korean media reported …
Reuters:
Pakistani ex-cricketer sentenced to 12 years for threatening Dutch far-right leader  —  A Dutch court sentenced a Pakistani former cricketer to 12 years in prison on Monday after he was tried in absentia for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders.
Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Over 75% of voters want maximum age limit for elected officials, poll shows  —  Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey. … - The concern proved to be bipartisan, with 76% of Democrats and 79% …
Discussion: Political Wire
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CBS News:
Age and elected office: Concerns about performance outweigh benefits of experience
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Washington Post:
Pretrial-palooza underway for Trump
Nicolas Camut / Politico:
Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption, Germany's Baerbock says
Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg and Twitchy
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Bush institute exec pushing ‘civility’ pledge leaked Steele dossier to media outlet in 2016
Discussion: Power Line
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Challenges Rupert Murdoch to a Mental Acuity Test
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
I don't write about polls. You shouldn't bother with them, either.
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