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3:57 PM ET, September 17, 2022

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Washington Post:
Gaetz sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe  —  Testimony by a former White House aide is the first indication the congressman sought protection from the inquiry  —  Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told a former White House aide that he was seeking a preemptive pardon …
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
The story of the praying Bremerton coach keeps getting more surreal  —  When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that Bremerton assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy had the right to pray on the field, it wasn't widely understood then that the court had also ordered the school district to give him his job back.
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Tucker Carlson: Martha's Vineyard GoFundMe for illegal migrants won't actually go to them  —  It's all fun and games for a sanctuary city, or island until illegal migrants actually show up.  The hypocrisy of limousine liberals was brutally exposed by FNC's Tucker Carlson during his opening monologue on Friday night.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
Reuters:
Florida governor defends migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard, suggests more to come
New York Times:
Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled
Discussion: CBS News and PolitiFact
Miami Herald:
This is how much Florida has paid an aviation company to relocate ‘unauthorized aliens’
Discussion: Insider and WFLA-TV
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
In Ohio, Vance scrambles to ramp up campaign after mounting GOP criticism  —  Although party strategists voice confidence Vance will still prevail, they say they fear he wasted precious time, requiring a financial bailout that limited resources for GOP candidates in other states
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and The Hill
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New York Times:
Rally With Trump?  Some G.O.P. Candidates Aren't Thrilled About It.  —  Whether he is invited or not, the former president keeps holding rallies in battleground states.  It reflects an awkward dance as Republican candidates try to win over general-election voters.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Washington Post
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy  —  The United States has experienced deep political turmoil several times before over the past century.  The Great Depression caused Americans to doubt the country's economic system.  World War II and the Cold War presented threats from global totalitarian movements.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
The Daily Beast:
Women Turned Off by Billionaire's Conservative Dating App  —  The Peter Thiel-backed dating app “The Right Stuff” is already off to the wrong start. … A new pro-Trump dating app backed by right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel has not even launched yet, but it's already facing lots of rejection.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Trump used ‘almost mob-style extortion’ to try to convince AT&T to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, new book claims  — Trump and his aides tried to push AT&T's CEO to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, a new book claims.  — AT&T's CEO was “beyond pissed,” and executives described “almost mob-style extortion,” per the book.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
'Y'all are scared': The huge, looming fight over abortion referendums  —  As their party confronts the vexing political fallout of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, some Republicans — especially those in tough 2022 races — are taking things a step further in trying to rid themselves of the issue …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:   Cracks in GOP emerge over abortion policy and messaging
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Joe Biden Plans Campaign Rally in Florida During Political Fight with Ron DeSantis  —  President Joe Biden will campaign in Florida later this month as he continues criticizing Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R), who is running for reelection.  —  The White House confirmed that Biden will attend …
Discussion: Not the Bee and KTVX-TV
Politico:
Justice Dept. asks appeals court to restore access to Trump raid documents  —  The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to lift a judge's order blocking criminal investigators from accessing about 100 documents with national security classification markings recovered …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department asks appeals court to block Trump judge's Mar-a-Lago ruling
Politico:
How the WH views the DeSantis stunt  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Earlier this week, Florida Gov. RON DESANTIS rounded up 50 Venezuelan migrants from Texas and transported …
Discussion: Townhall and Power Line
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Washington Post:
Farewell to Outlook, and nearly 70 years of essays, arguments and criticism  —  Perspective by Robert G. Kaiser and Steve Luxenberg  —  Outlook, the print section of commentary and analysis that has graced this newspaper's Sunday edition for nearly 70 years, came into the world quietly on Dec. 19, 1954.
A.J. Bayatpour / WKOW:
Gableman suggests ‘revolution’ to keep government honest  —  MADISON (WKOW) — Speaking at a Republican dinner event in Appleton last week, newly-released audio captured Michael Gableman suggesting revolution was the ‘only way to keep government honest.’  —  Gableman delivered the remarks …
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Virginia will block schools from accommodating transgender students  —  In a major rollback of LGBTQ rights, the administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will require that transgender students in Virginia access school facilities and programs that match the sex they were assigned at birth …
Fox News:
50 migrants arrive at Vice President Kamala Harris' residence, 6 more buses to NYC  —  Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republican governors of ‘dereliction of duty,’ after claiming border ‘secure’  —  Another group of migrants dropped off outside VP Harris' DC residence
 
 
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
NY attorney general rejected settlement offer from Trump Organization
Discussion: Forbes
Mississippi Free Press:
In-Depth: How Brett Favre Secured $6 Million in Welfare Funds For A Volleyball Stadium
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Quietly Steps Up Effort to Close Guantanamo
United States Department of State:
Lifting of Defense Trade Restrictions on the Republic of Cyprus for Fiscal Year 2023
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Anthony Warren / WLBT-TV:
Gov. Reeves tells Hattiesburg audience it's ‘great day to not be in Jackson’
Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
It's Time to Call MAGA a National Security Threat
Hurubie Meko / New York Times:
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
Discussion: Althouse
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘Mean Girls, But with Racist, Antisemitic Extremists’: Hitler-Posing Ex-Army Reservist Convicted for Jan. 6 Is Organizing Behind Bars, Feds Say
Discussion: Raw Story
Christiaan Triebert / New York Times:
Video Reveals How Russian Mercenaries Recruit Inmates for Ukraine War
Discussion: The Guardian
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The curious case of the strange man who was nearly attorney general
Warren Rojas / Insider:
Read the weird email Marco Rubio sent after Insider asked him about Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill he's co-sponsoring
Drew Gilpin Faust / The Atlantic:
Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive