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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers, Union Says — In a significant development that could bring an end to a historic writers' strike, the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a provisional deal on Sunday.
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Writers Guild and studios reach tentative deal, potentially ending a monthslong strike that ground Hollywood to a halt — Los Angeles CNN — The major film and television studios and striking writers reached a tentative agreement on Sunday after days of marathon negotiating sessions …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP donor wants his money back after candidate hires Corey Lewandowski — An alleged unwanted advance causes ripples in Louisiana's gubernatorial primary two years later. — John Odom, a major Republican donor, has been a top backer of Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Bob Menendez, Al Franken, and the presumption of innocence — “Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey. He has a right to due process and a fair trial.” — That was the response of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Politico:
Playbook: How McCarthy is angling to survive the week — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — ONE STRIKE DOWN? — “Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers,” by the Hollywood Reporter's Katie Kilkenny
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Washington Post:
Could a discharge petition keep the government open? — Good morning, Early Birds. If you observe Yom Kippur, have an easy fast. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us. — In today's edition ... Sen. Bob Menendez holds …
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New York Times:
White House Steps Up Warnings of Shutdown Impact as Deadline Nears
White House Steps Up Warnings of Shutdown Impact as Deadline Nears
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’
California Dem calls McCarthy ‘a spectator speaker’
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Donald Trump will be all across America this week, except on the debate stage — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to have his busiest stretch of campaigning this week since launching his bid for a second White House term last fall. But one stop will notably absent …
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Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
Trump has a second-term agenda, and it's more terrifying than ever
Trump has a second-term agenda, and it's more terrifying than ever
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Politico:
Big GOP donors hoped for an alternative to Trump. Now some are giving up. — The number of big-money donors giving to super PACs focused on the GOP primary is down from 2016. — Top Republican donors shopping for a candidate not named Donald Trump had high hopes that Ron DeSantis would be their savior.
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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Shutdowns Cost Billions as US Federal Workers Paid to Stay Home — Fees go uncollected, billions spent to pay furloughed workers — Government shutdowns ‘leave the government to waste money’ — The costly truth about US government shutdowns: They don't save taxpayers a dime.
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Pay for millions of federal workers is at risk with a looming government shutdown
Pay for millions of federal workers is at risk with a looming government shutdown
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Ximena Bustillo / NPR:
Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress — Federal wildland firefighters were on the frontlines of some of the harshest wildfires to hit the U.S. and Canada this summer. But as Congress is inching towards its Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government …
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Los Angeles Times
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Biden is presiding over a labor renaissance — He's joining UAW workers on the picket line. But his solidarity goes beyond symbolism. … President Joe Biden announced last week that he will join striking United Auto Workers (UAW) workers on the picket line in Michigan on Tuesday.
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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming — It is one of Europe's fastest-growing economies, and while investors and tourists are flocking to the country, memories of austerity measures are still fresh for Greeks. — Paris Skouros pointed toward the sky outside his office in Athens on a recent weekday.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Kyrsten Sinema pitches donors on a ‘path to victory’ in Arizona by courting Republicans — A two-page document obtained by NBC News maps out a possible independent Senate bid, touting Sinema's record and suggesting she'd win over more Republicans than Democrats.
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NBC News:
Biden world is worried about spoilers as third parties threaten to boost Trump — The president recently discussed the issue with Hillary Clinton, who warned him to take seriously the possibility of third-party candidates' siphoning off votes. — WASHINGTON — There's …
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Associated Press:
A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Cuban Embassy in Washington but there was no significant damage — No arrests had been made, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on Monday. — WASHINGTON — At least one Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Cuban Embassy in Washington …
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