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8:50 PM ET, September 25, 2023

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Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley  —  The former president is inciting violence against the nation's top general.  America's response is distracted and numb.  —  Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president …
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Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Trump pledges to investigate MSNBC parent company for ‘threatening treason’  —  Former President Trump pledged to investigate Comcast, the parent company for NBC and MSNBC, if he is elected in 2024, saying it “will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest and corrupt coverage of people, things, and events.”
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump appears to remain worried that 2024 won't be rigged to his benefit  —  Former president Donald Trump has never been particularly adept at masking his true feelings.  He feels confident in his ability to close the deal, however robustly he's previously undermined his position.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump doesn't buy gun after saying he wants to in South Carolina  — The Trump campaign walked back a claim that former President Donald Trump bought a Glock handgun in South Carolina.  — A since-deleted video posted on social media by Trump's spokesman, Steven Cheung …
New York Times:
Trump Tells Gun Store He'd Like to Buy a Glock, Raising Legal Questions  —  Officials have increasingly voiced concerns about threats of violence related to the former president's trials, as he faces charges that would make it illegal for a store to sell him a firearm.
Discussion: USA Today, UPROXX, The Hill and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Inside the courtroom of Trump's D.C. judge  —  Judge Tanya Chutkan's first trial since the former president's indictment offers insight into how she'll handle the case.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan is poised to preside over a historic trial that will feature a defendant unlike …
Discussion: Washington Post
Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
History Offers Democrats a Way Out of the Menendez Problem  —  Oddly enough, it involves the very same seat the New Jersey senator refuses to resign.  —  Senator Robert Menendez had a bad week.  —  A New Jersey Democrat currently serving his third full term in the Senate …
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Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Fetterman Plans to Give Back Menendez Donation In Cash-Filled Envelopes (Exclusive)  —  Fetterman is the only Senate Democrat to call on Menendez to resign after a federal bribery indictment  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicates he will not resign after indictment on bribery charges
Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Sen. Bob Menendez suggests cash found in bribery raid came from ‘personal savings’
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Georgia judge orders jurors' identities to stay secret during Trump election interference trial  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had requested an order that would put limitations on revealing jurors' names and likenesses during any trial in the case.
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Georgia election juror names to be kept secret until trial ends, judge rules
New York Times:
2 Looming Rulings Could Shape Trump's Fraud Trial in New York
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
New York Times:
Fox News Announces a Newsom and DeSantis Debate in November  —  It's highly unusual for governors who are not running for the same office to debate, but the two have clashed repeatedly as they seek national attention.  —  Fox News announced on Monday that it was hosting a debate …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Newsom and DeSantis agree to debate on Fox News
Regan Bruno / Fox News:
FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S SEAN HANNITY TO MODERATE THE RED STATE VS. BLUE STATE DEBATE BETWEEN FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
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:
Money for Ukraine at Center of Senate Bid to Avert Shutdown
Discussion: Reuters and ZeroHedge News
Kyle Duggan / Politico:
Speaker ignores pressure to resign after tribute to veteran who fought for Nazis  —  Trudeau calls incident during Zelenskyy visit ‘deeply embarrassing’ for Canada.  —  OTTAWA, Ont.  — Demands for a resignation over a stunning scandal.  Embarrassment for Canada and Ukraine.  A public relations win for Russia.
Discussion: Slate and The Daily Caller
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis
Jocelyn Kiley / Pew Research Center:
Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College  —  How we did this  —  The Electoral College has played an outsize role in some recent U.S. elections.  And a majority of Americans would welcome a change to the way presidents are elected, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Politico:
Barreling toward shutdown, McCarthy scrambles to get even one spending win  —  The speaker's latest plan is to advance four spending bills on Tuesday.  But it's unclear that he has the votes.  And it still won't keep the government open.
Discussion: LewRockwell
Aneeta Mathur-Ashton / The Messenger:
Classified Documents Judge Sets Hearing To Review Possible Conflicts of Interest for Lawyer Representing Aide and Pool Worker  —  The Justice Department requested the hearing with Woodward's clients ‘to inform them of potential risks and inquire into possible waivers’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
‘Missing witness’ in Biden corruption probe offers dirt on Hunter FBI ‘mole’ who tipped him off  —  Gal Luft, the fugitive “missing witness” of the Biden corruption investigation, has offered new evidence to the House impeachment inquiry about an FBI mole who tipped off Hunter Biden …
Rachel Tucker / The Hill:
8 hospitalized after ‘sudden severe turbulence’ on Florida-bound flight  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — Eight people were hospitalized Monday after being injured during rough skies on a flight to Florida.  —  Passengers and crew aboard the JetBlue flight experienced “sudden severe turbulence” …
 
 
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
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 Earlier Items: 
Peter King / The Hill:
I served in the House for 28 years. It's now more dysfunctional than ever.
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Cardona wants a second term of his own
Discussion: The Messenger
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Before Jan. 6, the FBI predicted extremists would be ‘very willing to take action’ over a 2020 election dispute
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire
CNN:
Writers Guild and studios reach tentative deal, potentially ending a monthslong strike that ground Hollywood to a halt
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
As the DirecTV-Disney carriage dispute continues, DirecTV nudges customers to Fubo or Sling and offers a $30 credit, and Disney offers $30 off Hulu with Live TV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Sinclair ousts Ken Solomon, CEO of the Tennis Channel since 2005, citing his time spent advising Dr. Phil McGraw's company as a growing distraction

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