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7:40 AM ET, September 29, 2023

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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump will not seek to move Fulton case to federal court
ABC News:
Trump $250M fraud trial will go forward Monday, AG plans to call his adult sons as witnesses
Discussion: The Messenger
Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Trump's Promise of Lawlessness
Discussion: Salon, HuffPost and Vanity Fair
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Fear Factor in Republican Politics
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Donald Trump And His Kids Will Be Asked To Testify In Upcoming Fraud Trial
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand  —  The G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, does not have the Republican votes to keep the government open.  He may call the vote anyway.  —  When Representative Kevin McCarthy was short the votes he needed …
Discussion: KWES, Associated Press, Politico and CNN
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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Viewership Fell Sharply for Second G.O.P. Debate  —  Fewer than 10 million people watched the Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, according to preliminary data from Nielsen.  —  Fewer than 10 million people watched the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Alarmed Republicans are preparing to draft Glenn Youngkin
Raw Story:
‘Botched this bad’: Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are growing more and more frustrated with the House Oversight Committee's impeachment hearing, with some beginning to admit it has been a failure.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
First Impeachment Hearing Yields No New Information on Biden
Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:
Senate debates measure to prevent shutdown that McCarthy said he would not consider - as it happened
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: KTSM-TV
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Dems urge White House to reconsider ‘Bidenomics’ as it lands flat with voters  —  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.”
Discussion: STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW and RedState
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 …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Kari Lake and Pro-DeSantis ‘Reporter’ Get Into Screaming Match at GOP Debate  —  Before the candidates hit the debate stage Wednesday, there was another debate between Kari Lake and pro-Ron DeSantis reporter Chris Nelson.  —  When an ardently pro-Ron DeSantis “journalist” …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Paxton, Yelp sue each other over crisis pregnancy center descriptions  —  Yelp and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are suing each other over how the company described pregnancy centers in the months after the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Menendez plans Puerto Rico donor retreat amid Democratic fears over his reelection plans  —  He may be facing bribery charges and calls for his resignation from more than half of his Senate Democratic colleagues.  But donors can still hit the links and dine with Sen. Bob Menendez at a luxurious beachside hotel - for a price.
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
‘GOP hates Gen Z’: Teens arrested after storming McCarthy's office to protest shutdown  —  Dozens of teens stormed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office Thursday morning, urging him to come to an agreement with congressional Republicans to stave off a partial shutdown of the federal government.
Reuters:
Tough issues to clear before EU membership talks with Ukraine, Hungary's Orban says  —  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that “very difficult questions” would need to be answered before the European Union could even start membership talks with Ukraine.
Evan Symon / California Globe:
Ojai, CA Becomes First U.S. City To Recognize Legal Rights Of Elephants  —  Ordinance gives elephants the right to liberty in Ojai  —  The Ojai City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday to recognize the legal rights of elephants, becoming the first city in the United States to give legal rights to a non-human animal.
 
 
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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
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
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Joe Biden Personally Requested Meeting with Hunter's Chinese Business Partner, Text Messages Suggest
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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
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map
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