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CBS News poll: Vaccine and economy fights driving tight Virginia governor's race — The Virginia governor's race is but one state contest, an entire year before the midterms. So why are the nation's political eyes all watching it so intensely? Because, as our poll finds …
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Associated Press, The Daily Beast, HotAir, The Hill, Blue Virginia, RedState and VA Scope
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Manchin-Sinema split vexes the White House — DRIVING THE DAY — So what's the state of negotiations between the White House and JOE MANCHIN and KYRSTEN SINEMA? — The talks have been shrouded in mystery, but we have some fresh details we can share this morning.
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CNN, Reason and New Republic
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
The Unlikely Issue Shaping the Virginia Governor's Race: Schools — Virginia Republicans in a tight governor's race have been staging “Parents Matter” rallies and tapping into conservative anger over mandates and critical race theory. — WINCHESTER, Va. — As a lifelong Republican …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
White House: LA port going 24/7 to ease shipping backlog — WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks …
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HotAir, CBS News, New York Times and Reuters
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Los Angeles Times:
Biden will announce expanded operations at Port of Los Angeles as supply chain crunch continues — The Port of Los Angeles will begin operating around the clock as the White House pushes to clear supply chain bottlenecks threatening the holiday shopping season and slowing the country's economic recovery …
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CBS Los Angeles and Political Wire
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
As supply chain troubles mount, Biden to tout longer hours for L.A. port
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
President Biden to meet with port heads ahead of expected Christmas supply crunch
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Washington Examiner, Politico and NPR
New York Times:
The U.S. will open the Canada and Mexico borders for fully vaccinated travelers. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions at the land borders with Canada and Mexico starting in November for fully vaccinated travelers, reopening the door of the United States …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Biden lifting land border travel restrictions for fully vaccinated
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Focuses on Procedure in Kentucky Abortion Case — After the state's political landscape shifted in 2019, the Democratic governor and the Republican attorney general disagreed on defending the law. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case on Tuesday …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court considers Boston Marathon bomber death sentence as Biden halts executions
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CBS News, Washington Post, CNN, New York Post, CBS Boston and NBC News
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Southwest and American Airlines Tell Texas Governor Who's Boss — Federal requirements for vaccine mandates supersede state orders against mandates. Besides, the airlines care about health and safety. — Texas Governor Greg Abbott wouldn't want you to mistake his push to forbid private companies …
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Insider, The American Independent and Greensburg Tribune-Review
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Kyrie Irving and his vaccine stance clarified: Why the Nets star has made a decision that will sideline him — Kyrie Irving believes he is fighting for something bigger than basketball — and the unintended consequences are that his mission is conflicting with his career and his franchise, the Brooklyn Nets.
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Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Sports Illustrated, New York Post, KNSD-TV, CBS News and NBC New York
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Marine who criticized U.S. handling of Afghanistan withdrawal will plead guilty, seek favorable discharge — A Marine officer whose viral videos criticizing senior officials for how they withdrew from Afghanistan created a political uproar will plead guilty to several charges and seek …
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HotAir, Washington Examiner and Fox News
Elizabeth Howe / Defense One:
Catholic Troops Can Refuse COVID Vaccine, Archbishop Declares — “No one should be forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it would violate the sanctity of his or her conscience,” Broglio wrote. — Catholic U.S. troops should be allowed to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine based solely …
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Joe.My.God.
CNN:
Republicans rally around possible Trump 2024 bid as they downplay his role on January 6 — Senator who slammed Trump over riot now standing next to him at rally. See why — (CNN)Nine months after the attack on the US Capitol, Republicans in Congress are defending Donald Trump's role …
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The Atlantic, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and The Dispatch
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Walgreens closes five more San Francisco locations, citing ‘organized retail crime’ — Walgreens is closing five more San Francisco locations as drug stores from the Bay Area to the Big Apple are besieged by rampant shoplifting and lax enforcement. — San Fran shoplifters have been emboldened …
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HotAir, SFGATE, Breitbart, Joe.My.God., Fox Business and Townhall
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Group close to McConnell to spend $10 million attacking vulnerable Democratic senators on domestic spending — A Republican group with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will launch a new front Wednesday in the ad wars over the Democratic domestic policy bill …
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Washington Examiner
A.P. Dillon / The North State Journal:
Orange County Public Schools board chair ejects parents, speakers from meeting — BOARD CHAIR HILLARY MACKENZIE EJECTED SPEAKERS FROM THE OCT. 11 BOARD MEETING FOR NOT SPEAKING ON TOPICS DICTATED BY THE AGENDA — RALEIGH — At the direction of the Orange County Public Schools board of education chair …
Washington Post:
NFL won't release more from WFT investigation despite anger over offensive emails — The NFL does not plan to release more materials from the investigation into the workplace of the Washington Football Team, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday, despite calls for more transparency …
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Justice Thomas's audio memoirs released today, 30 years after he withstood the smears — Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Anita Hill hearings . As Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's masterful memoir becomes available for the first time on Audiobook and Kindle, it's worth a reminder that Thomas was innocent .
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Peter Thiel lines up against Liz Cheney — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's primary challenger landed former President Donald Trump's endorsement before she even officially launched her campaign. Now, she's cashing big checks from Trump's biggest donors — including tech billionaire Peter Thiel.
Paul Begala / CNN:
Democrats are playing a dangerous game: ‘Deal or End American Democracy’ — Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House.
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Washington Post and The Hill
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Pelosi: Reporters need to do a better job selling Biden's agenda — Our latest edition of the ongoing saga of politicians “saying the quiet part out loud” features House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She's recently been acknowledging that the massive, $3.5 trillion reconciliation package …
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Yahoo News, The Hill and Louder With Crowder
wusa9.com:
Capitol rioter admits to two new felonies while representing himself in bond hearing — Brandon Fellows sought to have his bond status revoked, only to make the legal case against him stronger. — WASHINGTON — Before his bond hearing began Tuesday, a federal judge warned Brandon Fellows …
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Crooks and Liars, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Council member Robert C. White Jr. will run for D.C. mayor — D.C. Council member Robert C. White Jr. plans to run for mayor of Washington, setting up a potential 2022 race pitting the popular at-large member against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who is expected to seek a third term.
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CBS News:
Inflation accelerated in September, with consumer prices growing 5.4% — Inflation accelerated in September, with consumer price pressures across America showing no sign of easing ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. — Consumer prices increased 5.4% from the year-ago period …
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Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Rubio hauls in $6M in fundraising as Florida GOP senator gears up for 2022 reelection — Likely Rubio-Demings 2022 Florida showdown could become most expensive Senate race ever — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 12 — EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is building …
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Florida Politics
Washington Examiner:
Gas prices hit a seven-year high, and Biden remains as clueless as ever — Under former President Donald Trump, the United States achieved effective energy independence. It became a net exporter of petroleum products and, for a brief moment in time, crude oil.
Anthony Brooks / WBUR News:
Wu holds wide lead over Essaibi George in race for Boston mayor, WBUR poll shows 04:33 … Play — Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu has a commanding lead over fellow Councilor Annissa Essaibi George in the race to be the city's next mayor, according to a new poll from WBUR.
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Mitchell Prothero / VICE:
Bashar Assad's Playboy Cousin Spotted Driving $300K Ferrari in Beverly Hills — Ali Makhlouf, whose one-time billionaire father is on multiple U.S. sanctions list for financing the Syrian regime, told “what do you do for a living” Instagram star Daniel Mac he was doing an internship. — MP
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Republican Jon Dunwell wins special Iowa House election in Newton — Republican Jon Dunwell has won a special election for the Iowa House, flipping a Newton-based district that Democrats have held for years. — Dunwell led Democrat Steve Mullan Tuesday night with 60% of the vote …
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The Hill and Iowa Capital Dispatch
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Jonah Goldberg's Narcissism of Small Differences — In a world of trouble, why snipe at allies? — Back in 2016, when formerly distinguished conservatives were suddenly lining up to issue glassy-eyed endorsements of a half-mad reality-TV figure, Jonah Goldberg wrote a brilliant column comparing …
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