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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.
Discussion: CNN 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 …
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   More women are tuning out politics — a danger sign for Democrats in Virginia and beyond
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
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
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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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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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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
How Not to De-Trumpify the GOP  —  Jonah Goldberg's plan to create a conservative third party …
Discussion: 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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Axios:   Unruly customers threaten economic recovery
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 …
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 .
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
Discussion: DCist
Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Southwest, American Airlines Say They Will Defy Texas Gov.'s Order Banning Covid Vaccine Mandates  —  Texas-based companies Southwest Airlines and American Airlines both said Tuesday they will keep in place Covid-19 vaccine requirements for their employees, defying an order from the Gov. Greg Abbott …
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Southwest, American airlines workers will have to get vaccinated, despite Texas order
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 …
Discussion: Florida Politics
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lawmaker's Campaign Spent Thousands on Her Own Companies  —  Trump acolyte Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) paid her own firms for rent, printing, and utilities.  —  BEAST INSIDE … Swing-district Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) has styled herself as a small business booster in the image of Donald Trump …
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Trump-Era Pentagon Official Sues as Suspension Reaches 5 Months  — Katie Arrington says her due process rights were violated  — Official was ‘left dangling’ without explanation, lawsuit says  —  The Pentagon official who led a new cybersecurity initiative for defense contractors sued …
 
 
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Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
A Yale Law Student Sent a Lighthearted Email Inviting Classmates to His ‘Trap House.’ The School Is Now Calling Him To Account.
Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. Jan. 6 panel to advance contempt charges if subpoenas not followed -Cheney
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Seattle school cancels Halloween over ‘equity,’ says Black kids don't celebrate
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
W.H.O. Will Announce New Team to Study Coronavirus Origins
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Time Is Running Out to Indict Trump for His Sex Hush Money Payment to Stormy Daniels
Discussion: Raw Story
Max Boot / Washington Post:
25 years of Fox ‘News’ is nothing to celebrate. No company has done more to inflame partisanship and the pandemic.
Discussion: HuffPost and The Guardian
Will Marshall / The Hill:
Democrats need a win — now
 Earlier Items: 
Mollie Hemingway / Fox News:
What happened during the 2020 election must be investigated and discussed
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades
Abigail Constantino / WTOP:
Buses replace trains on 3 Blue Line stations as Metro investigates derailment
Discussion: NBC4 Washington and DCist
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Pro-Trump PAC fined over foreign money offer
Emily Anthes / New York Times:
What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us
Discussion: HotAir and The Indian Express
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden administration orders halt to ICE raids at worksites
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Hundreds of Police Officers Have Died From Covid. Vaccines Remain a Hard Sell.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk