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1:15 PM ET, September 20, 2023

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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6  —  Exclusive: in a new book, Hutchinson describes incident in which the former New York mayor put his hand ‘under my blazer, then my skirt’  —  Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump aide turned crucial January 6 witness …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, UPROXX and HuffPost
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compares Trump to ‘mob boss’  —  Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compared former President Trump to a “mob boss” in a CNN interview Tuesday.  —  The comparison follows reporting alleging Trump, Cobb's former boss, wrote to-do lists on the backs of classified documents.
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison  —  Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one?  Would he have Secret Service protection?  And what would they make him wear?  Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking his lawyers as his many trials loom
Discussion: Raw Story, UPROXX and The Messenger
Politico:
Why the White House is letting McCarthy flail  —  The administration has no plans to help as Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to pass a bill to fund the government — and the White House isn't about to throw him a lifeline.
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Politico:
Playbook: Inside the Dems' shutdown strategy  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB — “Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry,” by NY Post's Steven Nelson: “Buck, 64, confirmed …
Washington Post:
GOP tensions over abortion won't go away  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  President George W. Bush vowed 22 years ago today in an address to a joint session of Congress to wage a “war on terror” that would “not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
Florida Sen. Rick Scott expects Congress will avoid government shutdown
NBC News:
Republican infighting paralyzes the House as some call a shutdown inevitable
Nathaniel Rakich / ABC News:
Democrats have been winning big in special elections  —  That could bode well for them in the 2024 election.  —  Democrats just scored a big win in an election on Tuesday: Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski 56 percent to 44 percent in a special election to fill …
Discussion: HuffPost, Daily Kos and RedState
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Jessica Kisluk / WMUR:
Balance of power tightens at New Hampshire state House after special election in Northwood, Nottingham
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Control of Pennsylvania House
Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do  —  Rupert Murdoch didn't want to dump his ratings leader and favorite Fox host.  But was Tucker Carlson giving him a choice?  —  After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Fox News — to the surprise of many, including founder Rupert Murdoch, who loathed Trump …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says  —  Exclusive: Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump ordered White House guests who tested positive to remove masks in Oval Office  —  Donald Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows joked about the then US president having Covid …
Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch
Rebecca Kern / Politico:
Biden's campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation  —  With social-media platforms pulling back from policing false political claims, and Trump gearing up for a fight, Biden's 2024 campaign is rebooting its online defenses.  —  Joe Biden's presidential campaign is overhauling its strategy …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis  —  In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Three fake electors charged in Georgia election probe seek to move cases to federal court  —  David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham are among the 16 Georgians who acted as so-called false electors for Trump in Georgia in 2020.  —  Three Georgia Republicans who participated …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump Jr.'s X account hacked  —  Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday morning, leading to the spread of false and inflammatory posts under his name.  —  A representative for Trump Jr. confirmed to The Hill that the account, which has more than 10 million followers, was hacked.
Public Notice:
How crisis pregnancy centers get millions in tax dollars to perpetuate lies  —  Nationwide, they outnumber actual abortion clinics three to one. … Over the last few decades, crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have played a significant role in the war over abortion rights.
Discussion: The Hill
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary  —  Home Polls September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary … The September Emerson College Polling national survey of U.S. voters finds former President Donald Trump with a 47-point lead over his closest competitor …
Hector Amezcua / Washington Examiner:
California homelessness: Sacramento lawsuit shows Democrats frustrated with overflowing streets  —  A new lawsuit from a Democratic district attorney against the city of Sacramento shows a growing frustration of Democrats with the state's homelessness problem.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
AG Garland expected to clash with House Republicans over claims of DOJ politicization  —  “We will not be intimidated,” he'll tell the House Judiciary Committee.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing …
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Private Power-Player Phone Calls Roil Michigan's GOP Senate Race: ‘These Things Get Ugly’ (Exclusive)  —  Former Detroit police chief James Craig and a top aide accuse a consultant for former Rep. Mike Rogers of pressuring Craig not to run  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link …
Reproductive Freedom for All:
NARAL Pro-Choice America is Now Reproductive Freedom for All  —  54 Years After Founding, Nation's Oldest Membership-Based Abortion Rights Group Charts New Path Forward  —  Washington, DC — Today, after over 54 years of leadership in the fight for abortion rights and access …
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Harris's unpopularity is the product of her liberal bubble  —  is wildly unpopular, likely because she lives in a thick liberal bubble where she is shielded from ever having to deal with reality.  —  This was apparent from Harris's comments on Tuesday during her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour.
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Biden administration announces $4.6B grant program to reduce planet-warming pollution
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Trump scooped us’: Dems sound alarm on Biden's handling of the auto worker strike
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democratic groups target House Republicans in new shutdown ads
Discussion: City & State New York
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Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
Are corporations really committed to ending child hunger?
Discussion: No Kid Hungry and The Colorado Sun
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Group That Compares Biden Conservation Plan to Genocide Is Getting Taxpayer Money
Discussion: Raw Story
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Man Facing Rape Charges Faked His Death—but Was Wearing an Ankle Monitor, Cops Say
Washington Post:
Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention
 

 
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Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
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