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9:25 AM ET, September 14, 2022

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Reuters:
Exclusive: As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by aide  —  Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia's demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO …
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Russia spent millions in secret global political campaign, U.S. official says  —  Russia has secretly funneled at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014 in an attempt to shape political events beyond its borders, according to a new U.S. intelligence review.
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, HotAir and CBS News
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
With successful Kharkiv operation, Ukraine turns the war in its favor  —  KHARKIV - In warfare, there's no such thing as a miracle.  —  Yet what happened in early September in the east of Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast may ascend in history as the Miracle on the Oskil River.
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Putin, tone deaf and isolated, pursues war ‘goals’ and refuses to lose
Discussion: Associated Press
The Daily Beast:
Mike Lindell: Feds Seized My Cellphone at Hardee's  —  Lindell also posted a subpoena and what appears to be a search warrant.  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told The Daily Beast on Tuesday night that the FBI seized his cellphone while he was at a Hardee's restaurant.
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham shocker: Danchenko was a paid FBI informant  —  Today, Special Counsel John Durham moved to unseal this motion in limine in the false statements case against Igor Danchenko.  —  This motion provides new information on the details of Danchenko's lies to the FBI, further information …
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New York Times:
Durham Inquiry Appears to Wind Down as Grand Jury Expires  —  The special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to examine the Russia investigation seems to be wrapping up its work with no further charges in store.  —  WASHINGTON — When John H. Durham was assigned by the Justice Department …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Did Lindsey Graham just score an own goal on abortion?  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, most Republicans stuck to a simple message: The decision merely sent the issue back to the states …
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Washington Post:
Republicans in muddle on abortion as ban proposed by Graham exposes rifts  —  GOP lawmakers and candidates trying to recalibrate on abortion are sending mixed messages eight weeks before the midterms  —  In a memo to GOP campaigns released this week, the Republican National Committee laid …
Politico:
Graham's abortion ban stuns Senate GOP
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Ken Starr, Independent Counsel in Clinton Investigation, Dies at 76  —  Mr. Starr's investigation into President Clinton's affair with a former White House intern propelled issues of sex and morality to the center of American life for more than a year.  —  WASHINGTON — Ken Starr …
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Lewinsky says Starr's death painful ‘for those who love him’
The Family of Kenneth W. Starr:
KENNETH W. STARR, Former Federal Judge and U.S. Solicitor General, Dies at 76
Anna Wolfe / Mississippi Today:
Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal  —  Text messages entered Monday into the state's ongoing civil lawsuit over the welfare scandal reveal that former Gov. Phil Bryant pushed to make NFL legend Brett Favre's volleyball idea a reality.
CBS News:
Economy, abortion shape Pennsylvania midterm races — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman leads Mehmet Oz by five points among Pennsylvania's likely voters, in a Senate race that seems still fluid, with Republicans less enamored by the candidates they nominated …
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
First on CNN: Former Gov. Bill Richardson held meetings in Moscow this week with Russian leadership  —  Former Gov. Bill Richardson and his team were in Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leadership, CNN has learned.  The details around those meetings were not immediately clear.
Discussion: Political Wire
Punchbowl News:
9/14/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  AS WE SCOOPED YESTERDAY, NEW YORK REP. ELISE STEFANIK IS RUNNING FOR ANOTHER TERM AS HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CHAIR.  —  STEFANIK, A CLOSE ALLY OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, IS THE ONLY ANNOUNCED CANDIDATE FOR THE SLOT.
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JD Supra:
FTC and Six States Sue Roomster Over Alleged Deception, Including Fake Reviews … The FTC and six states allege violations of the FTC Act and various state statutes, prohibiting deceptive trade practices (state UDAP statutes) at a cost of over $27 million to consumers.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Election deniers advanced to November ballots in 27 states, report finds  —  Candidates who deny the results of the 2020 election have advanced to November ballots in statewide races for positions that will oversee, defend or certify elections in more than half of the states, according to a nonpartisan group tracking the races.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Monthly
CNN:
1 person injured at Northeastern University after package detonated on Boston campus, officials say  —  (CNN)A Northeastern University staff member was injured Tuesday when a package he was opening detonated on the Boston campus, officials said,  —  “The staff member sustained minor injuries …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
It's on: Walker and Warnock to debate in Savannah on Oct. 14  —  U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican hopeful Herschel Walker will meet in an Oct. 14 debate in Savannah, ending weeks of wrangling, taunting and name-calling by agreeing to a nationally watched showdown that will be one of the campaign season's biggest events.
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Chuck Williams / WRBL-TV:
U.S. Senate Debate officially on: Warnock, Walker accept Nexstar broadcasted debate in partnership with other Georgia stations
CNN:
Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump  —  Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election - including the fraudulent electors plot …
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Rensselaer County's Republican elections commissioner arrested by FBI  —  The Times Union reported in June that Jason Schofield had become a focus of an FBI investigation that led to the guilty plea earlier this year of a Troy councilwoman  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
Abigail Anthony / Washington Free Beacon:
Harvard Tells Students: ‘Using Wrong Pronouns’ Constitutes ‘Abuse’  —  Mandatory Title IX training tells Harvard undergrads they may be subject to disciplinary proceedings for ‘sizeism,’ ‘fatphobia,’ ‘cisheterosexism,’ ‘ableism’  —  Welcome to Harvard!  —  “Fatphobia” and “cisheterosexism” perpetuate “violence.”
Discussion: The Daily Signal and al.com
Ben Wieder / Miami Herald:
Florida sees sharp rise in white power, anti-Semitic incidents, report finds  —  Florida saw a sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents last year, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League, the New York-based organization that tracks anti-Semitic incidents and other extremist activity across the country.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and WINK NEWS
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The Search for Dirt on the Twitter Whistle-Blower  —  Many of Peiter (Mudge) Zatko's former colleagues have received offers of payment for information about him.  —  On August 23rd, a Slack chat for former employees of the payments company Stripe began filling with accounts of strange queries about an ex-colleague.
Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Trafficked Teenager Who Killed One of Her Abusers Ordered to Pay Restitution  —  Pieper Lewis was 15 years old when, according to court documents, the man sheltering her forced her to have sex with other men for money.  She stabbed one abuser 30 times.  —  Pieper Lewis was a 15-year-old repeat runaway …
Discussion: New York Post
CNN:
Unlikely alliance resists Manchin-Schumer energy deal, putting government funding bill on shaky ground  —  A deal cut to secure the support of Sen. Joe Manchin for the Democrats' controversial Inflation Reduction Act is now creating problems for another major issue looming over Congress …
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Across generations, South and Southeast Asians reflect on colonialism's impact on identity  —  “There's a respect there that I just feel our generation has lost.  And I don't think it's a bad thing that we're losing that,” an Indian American college student said.
 
 
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CNN:
Three January 6 rioters charged in assault on officers found guilty of multiple offenses
Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
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Emerson Polling:
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Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and KLAS
New York Times:
Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91
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