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11:35 AM ET, September 10, 2022

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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly  —  The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk  —  “How did you go bankrupt?”  —  Two ways.  Gradually, then suddenly.  ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises.  —  As with bankruptcy so with military defeat.  What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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Reuters:
Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout  —  Ukrainian officials shared photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation's flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia's frontline threatened to turn into a rout.
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City  —  Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops  —  Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says  —  Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him  —  In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Will he, won't he?  Trump's big tease keeps 2024 election rivals guessing  —  The ex-president keeps dropping hints he will run again without taking the plunge - and finance as well as politics may be a factor  —  In Tennessee in June, he asked a crowd: “Would anybody like me to run for president?”
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump supported a failed plot to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon to lead 2020 campaign, Navarro book says  — Donald Trump supported a campaign coup to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon, a new book says.  — The plot failed when Trump refused to tell Kushner he was out, it said, fearing “family troubles.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
So Many Trump Scandals, So Little Time
Discussion: Raw Story and American Greatness
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls him ‘deeply wounded narcissist’ who acted in ‘criminal’ way to overturn Biden win
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates  —  The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents  —  The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last month …
Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics:
Chief Justice Roberts deems it ‘mistake’ to question Supreme Court's legitimacy based on decisions  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on Friday night pushed back sternly against the notion that a series of controversial decisions over the past term has endangered the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Washington Post:
Roberts says Supreme Court will reopen to public and defends legitimacy  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. defended the integrity of the Supreme Court Friday night in his first public remarks following a tumultuous term, saying that disagreement with the court's decisions should not lead to questions about its legitimacy.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that required Jewish university to recognize LGBTQ group
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Catholic group petitions Supreme Court on behalf of unborn, seeks fetal personhood nationwide
Brandy Jolliff Scott / Washington Post:
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's lead ambassador  —  She traveled to 117 countries and hosted countless high-level visitors  —  When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday, many in Britain and elsewhere had a hard time imagining a world without the long-reigning monarch.
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course  —  The punishing selection course for the Navy's most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor's death exposed illicit drug use and other problems.  —  The Navy has started an independent investigation …
Discussion: The Hill, UPI, CNN and Just The News
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’  —  Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.
Discussion: DCist
Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One  —  WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation.  Does It Matter?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
Bolts:
Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections  —  The state's supreme court restored abortion and voting rights measures to November's ballot, rebuffing “a game of gotcha gone very bad.”  But its composition could soon change.  —  (Facebook/ Michigan Secretary of State's Office)
Discussion: Al Jazeera and WTOP News
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time  —  David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results.  If he succeeds, it could cause chaos.  —  NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters  —  Home Polls New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters  —  The latest Emerson College/Pix11 …
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Arizona 2022: Mark Kelly Faces Tight Race With Blake Masters; Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake In Dead Heat for Governorship
Discussion: Breitbart, FOX 10 Phoenix and Townhall
 
 
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Washington Post:
GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed
Zach Williams / New York Post:
Hochul gave COVID test contract to campaign donor that charged taxpayers double
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Swing-District Democrat Hillary Scholten Donated To Groups Trying To Defund The Grand Rapids Police Department
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates
Lindsay Aerts / KSLNewsRadio:
Two internal polls from Lee and McMullin camps tell different stories about Utah's senate race
Discussion: Breitbart and The Intercept
Chris Isidore / CNN:
Massive rail strike next week could deal another blow to America's economy
Discussion: The Daily Caller and UPI
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Federal watchdog is probing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis
CNN:
BYU says investigation did not find evidence of racist heckling at volleyball game
CNN:
Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion
Discussion: Jezebel