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1:25 PM ET, September 9, 2022

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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Caught on Tape: Doug Mastriano Prayed for MAGA to ‘Seize the Power’ Ahead of Jan. 6  —  In a Dec. 2020 meeting with Christian Nationalists, the man who would become the GOP nominee for governor prayed Congress would “disregard” Pennsylvania's election results
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Axios:
Trumpier than Trump  —  Some GOP candidates are softening their rhetoric and scrubbing their campaign websites of hardline positions as the midterms get closer.  But Doug Mastriano is running a much different playbook in the Pennsylvania governor's race, one of the most important contests in the nation.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano's security bubble insulates him from prying eyes and dissenting views  —  On a weekday afternoon in late August, Doug Mastriano's campaign bus pulled up outside Gatsby's Bar & Grill in suburban Philadelphia just after 1 p.m. The words “Restore Freedom” were emblazoned on the side …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An ugly GOP election scam in Michigan unmasks a big right-wing lie  —  Of all the lies that Donald Trump loyalists have told this cycle, perhaps the most disgusting one is this: Their designs on our election system are motivated by nothing more than pure, angelic concerns about “election integrity.”
Discussion: Rolling Stone and The Dispatch
Jon McBride / BYU Cougars:
A statement from BYU Athletics regarding the investigation of the Aug. 26 volleyball match  —  As part of our commitment to take any claims of racism seriously, BYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women's volleyball match on August 26.
Francis Fukuyama / Journal of Democracy:
Why Ukraine Will Win  —  The country's military is advancing on the battlefield.  If Ukraine defeats Russia's massive army, the ripple effects will be felt across the globe.  —  T  —  he war in Ukraine, now in its seventh month, marks a critical juncture that will determine the course of global democracy.
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Isabel Coles / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Eastern Advance Puts Forces Close to Key Town  —  Retaking Kupyansk would help cut off Russian troops further south  —  KHARKIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces advanced on the strategic city of Kupyansk on Friday, threatening to isolate thousands of Russian troops further south and prompting Moscow to send reinforcements.
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Looks Like a ‘Failure,’ C.I.A. Director Says
Discussion: The Guardian and HotAir
María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Mom says trans eighth-grader was questioned by Texas officials at school  —  A declaration recounting the incident was filed as part of an ongoing lawsuit by LGBTQ legal advocates  —  On the morning of Aug. 30, a 13-year-old transgender boy was pulled out of class by his school's administrators, his mother says.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Longtime former Trump ally turns to building 2024 ‘bullpen’  —  The Club for Growth was once one of former President Donald Trump's most outspoken champions.  But it's now taking steps to bolster his potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Gorsuch Said Findings of Probe Into Leaked Roe Draft Opinion Will Be Made in Report  —  The justice, speaking at a judicial conference, also criticized the cost and time it takes to enter the legal profession  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday …
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Revealed: Ginni Thomas's links to anti-abortion groups who lobbied to overturn Roe
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned  —  NICOSIA, Cyprus - In ethnically divided Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades offered condolences for the Queen's passing, posting on his official Twitter account, “our thoughts are with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.”
Discussion: Washington Post and Page Six
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David Siders / Politico:
‘The environment is upside down’: Why Dems are winning the culture wars  —  It's already the consensus that abortion is going to be a good issue for Democrats in November.  —  What's only now becoming clear — as Republicans scrub their campaign websites of prior positions on abortion …
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election  —  A federal judge in Florida dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, saying there was no basis for the former president to claim that Clinton and her allies harmed …
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Sophia Ankel / Insider:   Chelsea Clinton says she used to be friends with Ivanka Trump until ‘she went to the dark side’
WKYC-TV:
Oberlin College begins payment of $36.59 million to Gibson's Bakery after Ohio Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal  —  Oberlin College was ordered to pay damages to the owners of Gibson's Bakery, who accused the college of ruining their business by branding them as racists.
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump's team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday …
Andrew Gawthorpe / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon's indictment reveals the truth about Trumpism  —  In the end, Maga is nothing but a scam with hate in its heart and other people's money in its pockets  —  y all appearances, Steve Bannon likes to think that he represents the soul of the Maga movement.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Republicans to Trump: Pony up more cash in battle for Senate  —  The former president is sitting on $99 million — money Mitch McConnell wants spent on Trump-backed GOP hopefuls who are lagging in the money chase.  —  Mitch McConnell is indirectly nudging Donald Trump to help Republicans try …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
It Didn't Start with Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy  —  In May, during an Aspen Institute conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the audience, “I want the Republican Party to take back the party, take it back to where you were when you cared about a woman's right to choose …
Discussion: New York Times
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Primary Scorecard: House GOP Veers Towards Trump, Democrats Tack Less Left  —  Now that this cycle's primary season has drawn to a close (with the small exceptions of Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island on September 13), it's an ideal time to assess both parties' results.
Discussion: The Hill
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Right to Free Speech Is Not the Right to Monologue  —  In August, the author Salman Rushdie was stabbed in the neck.  The novelist has spent decades living under the threat of a hit put out by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.  The religious directive was a response to Rushdie's novel …
Discussion: FOREVER WARS
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Police Officer Tasered And Beaten On Jan. 6 Goes Off On Cops Who Posed With Trump  —  “Those two or three dozen Pennsylvania state troopers, from the bottom of my heart, can go f**k all the way off,” Michael Fanone told HuffPost.  —  Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol …
Discussion: Raw Story and PennLive
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
House Republicans add $28M to fall TV reservations  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee is dropping another $28 million on fall TV advertising, bringing the committee's total spending to $80 million as it nears the final leg of its bid for the House majority.
Discussion: Political Wire
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin McCarthy Walks a Tightrope on His Path to Power  —  In his bid to be House Speaker, he has allied himself with the Trump-aligned wing of the Republican party, while largely avoiding ideological positions.  ‘I can never have too many friends in this world.’
Barbara McQuade / Washington Post:
Former U.S. attorney dishes on how he held line against Trump White House  —  In detailing ouster from the Southern District of New York, Berman says Barr ‘was desperate,’ cites attorney general's interference in other investigations  —  When former Attorney General William Barr bungled …
iaea.org:
Director General's Statement on Serious Situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant  —  Video Video of Statement by the IAEA Director General on the Situation at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant  —  Today, I have learned from IAEA staff on the site of the serious situation …
WAGA-TV:
New InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 poll: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight  —  Loading Video...  This browser does not support the Video element.  —  The Road to November: Kemp widens lead over Abrams, Senate race remains tight  —  ATLANTA - A new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta poll released …
 
 
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George Shillcock / Iowa City Press-Citizen:
Iowa City a focus for U.S. House candidates Christina Bohannan, Mariannette Miller-Meeks in first ads
Discussion: Florida Politics
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
California could give more than a million people with criminal records a fresh start
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The New Alyssa Farah  —  The ex-AG wants to portray himself as an expert in all things classified and pre-judge Trump's guilt.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
After rallying with Trump, Mehmet Oz is pivoting toward the suburbs that have abandoned the GOP
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Coming Outlawing of the Republican Party
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
James Warner / FOX 35 Orlando:
Florida election: Marco Rubio has slight lead over Val Demings in new poll
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Rubio walks the Mar-a-Lago line
Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle:
Young Democrats are flocking to register to vote in Texas after abortion ruling, data shows
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Putin is trying to build a new axis of autocrats