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1:30 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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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
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
Washington Post:   Pretrial-palooza underway for Trump
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: American Greatness, UPI and Fox News
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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department drops Mueller-era case against Michael Flynn ex-lobbying partner Bijan Kian  —  The Justice Department is dropping its five-year-old criminal case against Bijan Kian, the former lobbying partner of Michael Flynn whom prosecutors had accused of illicit lobbying for Turkey during the 2016 US presidential election.
Discussion: The Messenger and The Daily Caller
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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Wall Street Journal:
Voters Feel Better About the Economy, but Few Credit Biden, Polls Find  —  Most Americans disapprove of president's economic policy, posing a challenge to his re-election  —  Voters have a slightly rosier view of the economy now that inflation is easing.  Few are giving President Biden credit for the improvement.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Joe Biden bucks tradition, bets big on early swing-state advertising
Discussion: NBC News
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Harris calls critics ‘scared,’ Tim Scott says he'll introduce girlfriend and more campaign trail tidbits
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 …
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, both countries said Monday, and he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns …
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Bloomberg:
Kim Jong Un's Train Headed Toward Russia for Putin Talks
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.) …
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 …
Tiah Shepherd / The Hill:
988 mental health crisis line adds sign language services  —  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday that it would be adding American Sign Language Services (ASL) to the government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline as part of efforts to expand behavioral health care services for underserved groups.
 
 
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis and Trump get ready for a fight at California's GOP convention
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Two new 9/11 victims identified by New York officials
Discussion: TMZ.com, CBS News and IJR
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Almost every single major Biden official is making a pilgrimage to Alaska
Discussion: CATS Roundtable
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wraps Up G20 Conference by Announcing 'I'm Going to Bed'
 Earlier Items: 
Nicolas Camut / Politico:
Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption, Germany's Baerbock says
Discussion: Washington Post
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
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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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
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