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9:55 AM ET, September 29, 2023

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Washington Post:
Hard-liners plot to replace McCarthy with a deputy as shutdown looms  —  A contingent of far-right House Republicans are plotting an attempt to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker as early as next week, a move that would throw the chamber into further disarray in the middle …
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Nadeem Badshah / The Guardian:
Trump suing ex-MI6 officer who alleged he was ‘compromised’ by Russian security service  —  Christopher Steele's dossier also alleged Putin ‘supported and directed’ plan to ‘cultivate’ Trump as a presidential candidate  —  Donald Trump is suing a former MI6 officer and the intelligence consultancy …
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New York Times:
Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Effort to Delay Trial in Fraud Case
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump deposition scheduled for next month in lawsuits filed by ex-FBI officials
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
Republican Group Running Anti-Trump Ads Finds Little Is Working  —  With over 40 ads and $6 million spent, a group tied to the Club for Growth is no closer to an answer, a memo to donors says.  Some ads even gave Donald Trump a boost.  —  A well-funded group of anti-Trump conservatives …
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Politico:
Playbook: Inside the grudge that paralyzed the House  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE FRIDAY READ — “Nikki Haley Doesn't Want to Choose a Side,” by Michael Kruse: “The conventional wisdom is that this is a time for choosing, for all Republicans, and for her, too.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Alarmed Republicans are preparing to draft Glenn Youngkin
Brian Karem / Salon:
Donald Trump's thrill ride is nearly over — but the media refuses to let go  —  What if we told America the truth about Donald Trump?  He's a fraud, a cheat and a rapist, facing 91 felony counts … I take no joy in saying this, but we in the press are moral cowards.
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Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Trump's Promise of Lawlessness
Discussion: Salon, HuffPost and Vanity Fair
NBC News:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dies at age 90  —  Feinstein, elected in 1992, was a vocal gun control advocate who often sought common ground with Republicans, sometimes frustrating her more liberal colleagues.
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Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Dianne Feinstein, centrist stalwart of the Senate, dies at 90  —  A trailblazer for women in politics, she led the Intelligence Committee and helped mold the federal bench.  Amid health setbacks, she faced calls to resign.  —  It was the morning of Nov. 27, 1978, and Dianne Feinstein …
Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Second Republican primary debate had the lowest TV viewership since 2015  —  Wednesday's debate had the lowest TV viewership of any Republican presidential debate since 2015.  —  When it comes to debates, the question of ratings is usually little more than a curiosity.
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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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The Hill:
House GOP passes Pentagon funding bill after failed tries  —  House Republicans late Thursday night approved legislation to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024, a success for GOP leaders after they decided to strip Ukraine funding from the legislation following two failed procedural votes.
Discussion: ZeroHedge News and KTSM-TV
Public Notice:
How Trump's fraudulent business practices finally came back to bite him  —  The New York ruling that's big trouble for the Trump Organization, unpacked. … While we all wait for Trump's criminal trials to start, let us enjoy the absolute hammering Trump and his sons just received …
Discussion: Adventus
Menachem Kaiser / New York Times:
The Market for Nazi Memorabilia Is Huge, Lucrative and Very Disturbing  —  At the Ohio Valley Military Society's annual Show of Shows, there is plenty for sale that isn't Nazi memorabilia.  All sorts of mementos from all sorts of wars: Civil War caps, antique pistols, Purple Hearts, samurai swords, World War I trench kits.
The Hill:
Supreme Court to hear cases on Florida, Texas social media laws  —  The Supreme Court on Friday announced it will hear two cases stemming from controversial laws in Texas and Florida regulating social media platforms' content moderation decisions.  —  The laws aim to prohibit social media companies …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Amid GOP confusion, U.S. braces for ‘first-ever shutdown about nothing’  —  What's the deal with this government shutdown?  In a standoff even Republicans are comparing to ‘Seinfeld,’ it's hard to tell.  —  In 1995 and 1996, the federal government shut down as House Republicans …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump and his sons will plead the Fifth in civil fraud trial: Watergate prosecutor  —  Former President Donald Trump and his adult sons will be facing trial for civil fraud in a matter of days — and the clear facts of the case have already been decided, with Judge Arthur Engoron finding …
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Biden administration approves more offshore drilling in bid to expand wind energy  —  The Biden administration announced Friday it is planning as many as three new oil and gas drilling lease sales in federal waters over the next five years - a move that could anger Republicans …
Politico:
Dems pressure White House to change economic message  —  Democrats are loving the Biden economy.  They're less certain about his economic message.  —  President Joe Biden placed a big bet that he could sell an improving economy under the banner of “Bidenomics.”
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: far-right Oath Keepers kept up dues payments after Capitol attack  —  Venmo records show members of rightwing militia paid vice-president for months after group's January 6 role was exposed  —  Oath Keepers members paid dues to the rightwing militia's then vice-president …
 
 
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Poll: Slim majority of voters believe Trump could be disqualified under 14th Amendment
Discussion: The Messenger and Political Wire
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Honoring the Legacy of Senator John McCain and the Work We Must Do Together to Strengthen Our Democracy
Reuters:
Tough issues to clear before EU membership talks with Ukraine, Hungary's Orban says
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Paxton, Yelp sue each other over crisis pregnancy center descriptions
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Kari Lake and Pro-DeSantis ‘Reporter’ Get Into Screaming Match at GOP Debate
CNN:
Exclusive: DHS investigating whether floor plans and other security information were exposed in ransomware attack on contractor
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Peter Daou's Theory of Election Interference—by Democrats
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
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Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
Peruvian National Arrested In Peru For Sending Over 150 Hoax Bomb Threats To Schools And Other Institutions In The United States And Soliciting Child Pornography
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
Why a shutdown is looking inevitable
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Joe Biden Personally Requested Meeting with Hunter's Chinese Business Partner, Text Messages Suggest
Lora Kolodny / NBC News:
EEOC sues Tesla, alleges racist harassment of Black workers, retaliation against those who spoke out
Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Teary-eyed influencer ‘Meatball’ who livestreamed Philadelphia looting mayhem is charged with 6 felonies