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5:40 PM ET, September 28, 2023

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump New York fraud trial cleared to start Monday after appeals panel ruling  — The New York civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his company is back on track to start Monday after a state appeals court lifted a temporary stay of the case.
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Donald Trump: UAW negotiations 'don't mean as much as you think'  —  Clinton Township — Republican Donald Trump railed against electric vehicles during a campaign stop in suburban Detroit Wednesday night, saying they're too expensive, aren't capable of traveling far enough and would spur job losses for Americans.
Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Trump's Promise of Lawlessness  —  Though it was lost in the four-year cyclone that was the presidency of Donald Trump, one of his most immoral acts was to pardon soldiers who were accused of committing war crimes by killing unarmed civilians or prisoners.  Military leaders …
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Rips RNC, Says They Have To Stop Debates … In an exclusive sit-down interview with the Daily Caller, Trump said there would not be a breakout candidate and the debates are bad for the Republican Party.  —  “They have to stop the debates.  Because it is just bad for the Republican Party.
ABC News:
Trump $250M fraud trial will go forward Monday, AG plans to call his adult sons as witnesses  —  A New York appellate court has denied Trump's motion to delay the trial.  —  The First Judicial Department Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has denied Donald Trump's motion …
Discussion: The Messenger and 6abc
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Donald Trump And His Kids Will Be Asked To Testify In Upcoming Fraud Trial
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Fear Factor in Republican Politics
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
In Trump's Shadow, a Meaningless Debate
Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Trump fires back after GOP opponents take turns bashing him in Republican debate
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
First Impeachment Hearing Yields No New Information on Biden  —  In a chaotic session, Republicans accused the president of crime and corruption, but even their witnesses said the case for impeachment hadn't been made.  —  The first hearing in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry …
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Raw Story:
‘Botched this bad’: Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry
Discussion: The Messenger and ZeroHedge News
Washington Post:
Biden impeachment inquiry latest news: Republicans hold first hearing
Washington Post:
Biden to announce creation of John McCain library in Arizona
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
My expectations for the debate were low, but holy crap  —  Republican also-rans put their unreadiness for prime time on full display. … The first thing to understand about the Republican primary is that it's not really a contest.  It's over.  It's been over for months now.  It was never even really in doubt.
Discussion: The Hill, Rolling Stone, IJR and Daily Kos
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
The biggest loser of last night's debate was ...  ... not any of the seven candidates on the stage.  It wasn't even one of the candidates who weren't on the stage — Donald Trump, Asa Hutchinson, and an assortment of also rans.  The biggest loser of the debate was Fox Business Channel, with the RNC that arranged it a close runner-up.
Paula Bolyard / PJ Media:
Whose Side Is Fox on Anyway?
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Alarmed Republicans are preparing to draft Glenn Youngkin  —  Robert Costa is the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News.  —  Some of the biggest Republican donors in the country will converge next month at the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach for a two-day meeting to rally behind Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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New York Times:
Trump's Sprawling Legal Defense Effort Comes Under Strain  —  Former President Donald Trump's team has found lawyers for others caught up in his prosecutions and has paid many of their legal bills.  That arrangement may not be sustainable.  —  The call came out of the blue.
Discussion: CBS News, CNN and Rolling Stone
Politico:
It's not just a shutdown — Congress has no plan for the FAA either  —  The airline sector is staring down an authorization and funding lapse amid congressional paralysis.  —  It's not just a broader government shutdown.  By Sunday, the aviation system could also have almost …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Helen Holmes / The Daily Beast:
Ice Spice Gave Matty Healy's Racist Nonsense the Only Response They Deserve  —  Matty Healy laughed along on a podcast in February when the hosts called the rapper a “chubby Chinese lady.”  —  So much can happen in a year: Taylor Swift went from Matty Healy's transient main squeeze to becoming …
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Democrats eye passport backlog with new legislation  —  A duo of Democrat lawmakers have introduced legislation that would implement new measures to clear passport application backlogs and reduce processing delays.  —  The proposed legislation, called the PASSPORT Act …
Discussion: schiff.house.gov and The Messenger
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Manchin snarls top VA nominee over abortion  —  Manchin and Republicans say the agency has overstepped its authority.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin has stalled President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as the VA's general counsel for more than a year to pressure the agency to stop providing abortions …
Discussion: The Messenger and Associated Press
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New data on ultra-rich tax cheats wrecks the ‘working-class GOP’ ruse  —  Republicans have been amplifying the claim lately that their party has undergone a “populist” makeover, rendering it both anti-elite and pro-working class.  One way Republicans purport to illustrate …
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Rumble host Stew Peters airs segment calling for the executions of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce  —  Advertising for the NFL has been placed on Peters' X account  —  Rumble host Stew Peters yesterday aired a segment calling for the executions of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Deadspin and Rumble
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map  —  A federal appeals court has stopped the redrawing of Louisiana's map of congressional voting districts, further complicating a long-running legal fight over the voting strength of the state's Black voters.
NBC News:
Fetterman backs a vote to expel Menendez from Senate  —  An expulsion resolution requires a two-thirds threshold and would be extremely difficult to pass.  Only 15 senators have been expelled since 1789, nearly all during the Civil War.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. …
 
 
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