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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?
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Wall Street Journal:
Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find
Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find
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The Messenger, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Washington Post, Breitbart and PoliticusUSA
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wraps Up G20 Conference by Announcing 'I'm Going to Bed'
Biden Wraps Up G20 Conference by Announcing 'I'm Going to Bed'
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Breitbart, HuffPost, RedState, Twitchy, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
The Messenger:
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On
The Next Months Of Joe Biden's Campaign: Showing Voters What Republicans Are Focused On
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Washington Post, National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
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NBC News
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 …
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Politico
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump is explaining exactly how wild and extreme his second term would be — Donald Trump is conjuring his most foreboding vision yet of a possible second term, telling supporters in language resonant of the run-up to the January 6 mob attack on the US Capitol that they need to “fight like hell” or they will lose their country.
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Raw Story, The Hill and The Daily Beast
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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The Messenger, Raw Story and The Guardian
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms
Hard-Line Conservatives Talk Tough, and Government Shutdown Looms
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CNN, The Dispatch, Roll Call and USA Today
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
Congress Embarks on Spending Battle as Shutdown Looms at End of September
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Reuters, Punchbowl News, Politico, The Hill and The Mahablog
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Prosecutors drop foreign-agent case against Trump transition adviser — Bijan Rafiekian is a California businessman and former business partner of Trump ally Michael Flynn. — The Justice Department has quietly abandoned one of the last prosecutions stemming from investigations …
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The Messenger
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Washington Post:
Pretrial-palooza underway for Trump — Welcome to The Trump Trials, our newest effort to keep readers up to date on the many criminal cases the 45th president is fighting in federal and state courts. — The goal is a weekly, one-stop shop to better understand what is happening in each …
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.
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NBC News, The Messenger, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
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.
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Chicago Tribune, The Post Millennial, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, BizPac Review, New York Post and Fox News
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 …
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Bloomberg and Political Wire
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Newsom's Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says — Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after the California governor ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends — Amid questions about the health of Sen. Dianne Feinstein …
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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 …
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American Greatness, HuffPost and RedState
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 …
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CBS News, Associated Press, New York Post, WGN-TV, The Messenger and NBC Chicago
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Recalls Wild Moment Colleagues Made His Head Explode — “It was incredible to me to listen to that,” former Virginia Republican Denver Riggleman said of his very week in the hardline House Freedom Caucus. — LOADING — Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) …
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 …
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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% …
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Political Wire
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