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5:35 PM ET, September 29, 2023

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New York Times:
Feinstein's Death Intensifies Fight for a Coveted California Senate Seat  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to pick a Black woman to fill the seat, but has also said he would not choose any of the current Democrats running for Senate.  —  The death of Senator Dianne Feinstein …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Dianne Feinstein, California's longest-serving senator, dies at 90
NBC News:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dies at age 90
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Biden honors outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Dianne Feinstein, centrist stalwart of the Senate, dies at 90
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90
KGO / ABC7:
Senator Dianne Feinstein, an ‘icon for women in politics,’ dies at 90
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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: Raw Story and Florida Politics
David Badash / Raw Story:
Far-right Republicans kill GOP bill to keep government running in ‘embarrassing failure’ for McCarthy: report  —  With a shutdown less than 36 hours away, far-right Republicans in the House of Representatives Friday afternoon voted against their party's own legislation to keep the federal government running.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and NBC News
Washington Post:
Live updates House fails to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: First Trump RICO defendant takes plea agreement  —  X  —  Bail bondsman Scott Hall on Friday became the first defendant in the Fulton County election interference case to take a plea agreement with prosecutors.  —  During an impromptu hearing before Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee …
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The Hill:
Judge denies Jeffrey Clark's attempt to move Georgia case to federal court  —  A judge denied former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark's attempt to move his Georgia charges to federal court Friday, dealing another significant blow to the early defense strategy being pursued …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
First co-defendant in Trump Georgia election case pleads guilty  — Scott Hall, one of 18 co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty to the charges against him.  — Hall, a bail bondsman, is the first defendant in the case to plead guilty in the case.
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: NPR
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Politico:
Trump floats plan to attend New York trial on business fraud  —  The surprise move would bring Trump face-to-face with a Manhattan judge he has repeatedly derided.  —  Former President Donald Trump plans to show up in person for at least the first week of a civil trial set to open in New York …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump blasts New York civil fraud trial to raise 2024 campaign cash before key deadline
Associated Press:
Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, AP sources say  —  One of the last living witnesses to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has been arrested in the Las Vegas-area, a long-awaited breakthrough in a case that has frustrated investigators …
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Planning to Announce Independent Run  —  2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce he will run as an independent on October 9 in Pennsylvania, Mediaite has learned.  —  Kennedy's campaign machine is now planning “attack ads” …
Washington Post:
Supreme Court to decide landmark Texas, Fla. social media cases and more  —  The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wade into the future of free speech online and decide whether laws passed in Texas and Florida can restrict social media companies from removing certain political posts or accounts.
Reuters:
Trump's campaign machine is bleeding cash for legal expenses  —  Donald Trump's political operation has helped pay the legal expenses of more than a dozen people contacted by prosecutors investigating the former president, tying up millions of dollars that otherwise could be used for his 2024 White House bid.
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Faler / Politico:
IRS consultant charged in massive leak of taxpayer data  —  DOJ said Charles Littlejohn stole the files while working as a government contractor and gave them to the news organization.  —  A consultant for the IRS has been charged with leaking the private tax information of thousands …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Fulton County prosecutors signal plea deals may be offered to Trump co-defendants  —  Fulton County, Ga., prosecutors in the sprawling racketeering case against former President Trump and 18 co-defendants indicated Friday that plea deals may be made available to some defendants soon.
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown  —  Two million of them will be military.  —  The White House estimates that 3.5 million federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down.  Roughly 2 million of them will be military.
 
 
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Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Exclusive: Biden campaign to air ad aimed at Black voters during college football game
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Matt Gaetz is reaching out to Dems about a McCarthy ouster
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Forbes
Associated Press:
UAW strike: Union orders 7,000 more workers to walk off job
Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
Milley says the military doesn't swear oath to a ‘wannabe dictator’ in apparent swipe at Trump
Wall Street Journal:
China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Girl Scout cookies are feeling the bite of inflation, sending prices higher
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NBC News:
A federal government shutdown could upend Virginia's elections
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
John Fetterman's greatest accomplishment is the Senate passing a dress code
Discussion: Newsmax
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