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1:15 PM ET, September 11, 2023

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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
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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?
Discussion: Bloomberg
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:   Pretrial-palooza underway for Trump
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wraps Up G20 Conference by Announcing 'I'm Going to Bed'
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
Discussion: NBC News
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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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
‘Virginia Is the Test Case’: Youngkin Pushes for G.O.P. Takeover This Fall  —  Glenn Youngkin, a popular Republican governor with national ambitions, is trying to help his party take full control of state government in crucial legislative races this year.  —  Virginia, whose off-year elections …
Discussion: UPI, American Greatness and Fox News
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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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 …
Discussion: The Messenger
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 …
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 and Political Wire
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.
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 …
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.) …
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 …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Two new 9/11 victims identified by New York officials  —  The remains of two new victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were identified by New York City officials shortly before the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks.  —  A man and a woman — whose names are being withheld …
Discussion: TMZ.com, CBS News and IJR
 
 
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Almost every single major Biden official is making a pilgrimage to Alaska
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Bloomberg:
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Nicolas Camut / Politico:
Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption, Germany's Baerbock says
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Bush institute exec pushing ‘civility’ pledge leaked Steele dossier to media outlet in 2016
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Challenges Rupert Murdoch to a Mental Acuity Test
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Harris calls critics ‘scared,’ Tim Scott says he'll introduce girlfriend and more campaign trail tidbits
Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Over 75% of voters want maximum age limit for elected officials, poll shows
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
I don't write about polls. You shouldn't bother with them, either.
 

 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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