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9:00 PM ET, September 29, 2023

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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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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.
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 …
NBC News:
GOP senators say they won't stop Democrats from replacing Feinstein on Judiciary Committee  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death creates a vacancy on the powerful panel that oversees President Biden's judicial nominees.  Without her, Democrats don't have a majority on it.
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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 …
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Wins Delay on Deposition So He Can Attend Fraud Trial
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Dianne Feinstein, California's longest-serving senator, dies at 90
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Biden honors outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley
NBC News:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dies at age 90
CNBC:
House Republicans cancel planned recess as government shutdown appears more likely  — House GOP leaders failed to pass a short-term spending bill with fewer than two days left to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown.  — GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy pitched the bill …
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David Badash / Raw Story:
Far-right Republicans kill GOP bill to keep government running in ‘embarrassing failure’ for McCarthy: report
Discussion: NBC News and New York Daily News
Washington Post:
Live updates House fails to pass short-term funding bill as shutdown looms
Politico:
Playbook: Inside the grudge that paralyzed the House
Discussion: Florida Politics
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 …
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Public Notice:   How Trump's fraudulent business practices finally came back to bite him
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump plans to attend New York fraud trial, seeks campaign cash before key deadline
Discussion: NPR
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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 …
Politico:
Matt Gaetz is reaching out to Dems about a McCarthy ouster  —  Among the lawmakers he spoke to as he threatens the speaker's gavel: Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.).
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” …
New York Times:
Flooding in New York  —  A ‘Fire Hose of Moisture’ Inundates New York Streets and Subways  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and urged people to stay off roads during what one official described as “the wettest day we've had since Hurricane Ida.”  —  Friday's rainfall in New York broke records.
Charles R. Davis / Insider:
Elon Musk attacked German support for migrants and promoted a call to support a far-right extremist political party  — Germany has responded to an attack from Elon Musk, saying it's “saving lives” by helping migrants.  — The billionaire had promoted the claim that Germany is facilitating “illegal” immigration to Europe.
Discussion: Agence France-Presse and Reuters
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Ramaswamy fires back at Mexican president in border spat: ‘New daddy in town’  —  Obrador urged Mexican-Americans not to support the 38-year-old GOP hopeful during a recent press conference  —  FIRST ON FOX — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is doubling …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
On Fox News, GOP impeachment leaders spread false claims with impunity  —  The Republican push to impeach President Biden formally began on Thursday with a hearing held by the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill.  By most objective accounts, it was not a huge success for the GOP …
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors
Peter Hitchens / Compact Magazine:
The Shame of Collaboration  —  France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
White House estimates 3.5M federal workers will go without pay in government shutdown
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Exclusive: Biden campaign to air ad aimed at Black voters during college football game
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Fulton County prosecutors signal plea deals may be offered to Trump co-defendants
Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
Milley says the military doesn't swear oath to a ‘wannabe dictator’ in apparent swipe at Trump
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Wall Street Journal:
China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland
Discussion: BizPac Review
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Girl Scout cookies are feeling the bite of inflation, sending prices higher
Discussion: CNN and New York Post
Reuters:
Trump's campaign machine is bleeding cash for legal expenses
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
Washington Post:
Supreme Court to decide landmark Texas, Fla. social media cases and more
 

 
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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney investor call: Bob Iger says 60% of all new Disney+ subscribers are for the ad tier, and in a hot-mic moment wonders if he should have said the detail

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts
 
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