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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
John Fetterman isn't the politician you thought he'd be — and he doesn't care — John Fetterman's had a rollercoaster of a year. — In January, he was sworn into office as Pennsylvania's new Democratic senator despite suffering from a debilitating stroke on the campaign trail.
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Daniel Barnes / NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to block Trump from making ‘political attacks’ during trial — Smith also asked the court to prohibit Trump from blaming law enforcement for the attack on Jan. 6, 2021. — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Wednesday …
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Trump shares cryptic ‘dictatorship’ word cloud on Truth Social
Trump shares cryptic ‘dictatorship’ word cloud on Truth Social
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the US Constitution's “insurrectionist ban.”
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Testing the Bounds of Presidential Immunity—and Losing
Trump Is Testing the Bounds of Presidential Immunity—and Losing
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The Guardian:
FBI investigating threats directed at Colorado supreme court justices after Trump ruling
FBI investigating threats directed at Colorado supreme court justices after Trump ruling
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trans Actress Accuses Delta Staff of ‘Human Rights Violation’ in Viral Row — Tommy Dorfman claimed one of the airline workers had “intentionally” referred to her with the wrong pronoun. — Transgender actress Tommy Dorfman accused Delta Air Lines workers of committing a “human rights violation” …
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Maura Zurick / Newsweek:
Viral Video of Trans Actress Being Misgendered by Delta Staff Sparks Debate — A video by transgender actress Tommy Dorfman, in which she accuses Delta Air Lines Employees of “intentionally” misgendering her, quickly went viral and sparked a fiery debate on social media.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Nobody's ever lost their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Will Trump be the first? — (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) — Hollywood Hills resident Andrew Rudick is on a mission. — Over the last three years, he's submitted public records requests, retrieved case documents …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Demands MAGA Group Give Him ‘Millions.’ That's Not Legal, Experts Say — Trump wants a cut from a think tank raising money to support his agenda and staff his administration, sources tell Rolling Stone. … At least that's how former President Donald Trump sees it.
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Jonathan Larsen / Salon:
GOP congressman traveled to Uganda to support anti-LGBTQ death penalty law — Rep. Tim Walberg co-chairs the National Prayer Breakfast — and urged Uganda to “stand firm” on “death to gays” law — In a little-noticed October speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. …
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
A Fake Trump Elector in Michigan Told Prosecutors of Regret, Anger — The Trump supporter is the only one of the 16 fake Michigan electors who has agreed to cooperate with the authorities and had charges against him dropped. — One of the Republicans in Michigan who acted as a fake elector …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Alabama lawmakers vow to keep fighting on Space Command, and it could involve Trump — “We've got two paths, both of which are good,” House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers said. — Despite President Joe Biden's decision this summer to reverse a Trump-era move and keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado …
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Michael Hirsh / Politico:
The Biden Administration Is Quietly Shifting Its Strategy in Ukraine — For two years, Biden and Zelenskyy have been focused on driving Russia from Ukraine. Now Washington is discussing a move to a more defensive posture. — President Joe Biden has shifted from promising the U.S. would back Ukraine for …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democratic group makes a $5.9 million bet on flipping George Santos' House seat — First on NBC News: House Majority PAC plans to spend heavily on TV, digital and mail ads to win a special election that it is calling a harbinger for the November battle over the chamber.
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Washington Post:
After Sandy Hook, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws. — Reflecting on a decade of mass killings and surging AR-15 sales, four current and three former senators recant some or all of their 2013 positions on gun laws in emotional interviews with The Post
Stuart Lau / Politico:
Jacques Delors, architect of a united Europe, is dead at 98 — BRUSSELS — Jacques Delors, who headed the European Commission between 1985 and 1995 and is seen as one of the most important architects of a European internal market and single currency, died on Wednesday, aged 98.
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NBC News:
Matt Napolitano, Fox News audio anchor and reporter, dies at 33 after a brief illness — Napolitano wrote and produced segments for all Fox News audio platforms. He contributed sports-related coverage for Fox Business Network's “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” weekday series anchored by Neil Cavuto.
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