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9:10 AM ET, September 19, 2022

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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
President Joe Biden: The 2022 60 Minutes Interview  —  Summer was going so well for the president; the White House threw a party last week with a concert by James Taylor.  Mr. Biden's streak began in June when he signed a bipartisan gun safety law.  Then, in August, over Republican objections …
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Politico:
Biden on ‘60 Minutes’: ‘The pandemic is over’  —  President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over” in discussing Covid during an interview that aired on Sunday evening on CBS' “60 Minutes.”  —  “The pandemic is over,” the president told Scott Pelley as they talked last week at the Detroit Auto Show.
CBS News:
Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy  —  Last Thursday, the same day 60 Minutes spoke to President Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin met with China's leader, Xi Jinping.  There's concern that Russia's war in Ukraine could inspire China to attack the island of Taiwan.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On 60 Minutes, President Biden Admits His Student-Loan Order Is Illegal  —  On 60 Minutes this evening, President admitted aloud that his decision to transfer up to a trillion dollars in student loan debt to taxpayers without Congressional approval is flatly unconstitutional:
Washington Post:
Post Politics Now … Today, President Biden plans to return to Washington after attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.  It's a big week on the world stage for the American president: He is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly, hold a meeting …
Discussion: Politico, CBS News and The Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Why Elise Stefanik may be moving up by moving down
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden says U.S. troops would defend Taiwan in event of attack by China
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What two new polls tell us about the midterms
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
CBS News:
President Biden says he hasn't decided on 2024 re-election run
Rolling Stone:
Trump Fumes: DeSantis Stole My Plan for Shipping Migrants  —  Conservative pundits are fawning over DeSantis' cruel political stunt to fly immigrants to Massachusetts.  Trump thinks the “credit” should be his  —  IN RECENT DAYS, Donald Trump has privately voiced his anger over Florida Republican …
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Associated Press:
Family of American says he was freed by Taliban in swap  —  An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.
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CNN:
American held captive in Afghanistan for more than 2 years is released in prisoner swap  —  Mark Frerichs, an American held captive in Afghanistan for more than two years, has been released in a prisoner swap, a senior Biden administration official confirmed Monday.
Discussion: Bloomberg, BBC, UPI and Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React  —  In Ohio, a dark address by the former president featured music that was all but identical to a theme song for the conspiracy theory movement.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump appeared to more fully embrace QAnon on Saturday …
NBC News:
Putin's new Ukraine problem: Even the war's biggest supporters are growing dissatisfied  —  LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin has a problem.  —  For more than two decades now, Putin's expanding grip on power has been predicated on his portrayed strength and justified as essential to Russia's existence.
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Beast and Vox
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ABC News:
Tom Barrack case: Jury selection to begin in trial of former Trump fundraiser  —  He is charged with illegally lobbying for the United Arab Emirates.  —  Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Tom Barrack, the billionaire fundraiser for former President Donald Trump who is charged …
Discussion: Reuters
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump ally goes on trial for ‘espionage lite’ and obstruction
Discussion: CBS News, Bloomberg and Financial Times
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Iran's president rails against Israel and U.S. sanctions  —  The United States first placed financial sanctions on Iran back in 1979, during the hostage crisis.  For nearly four decades the U.S. State Department has designated Iran one of the world's leading state sponsors of terrorism.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Youngkin to hold Arizona events supporting Lake  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to stump for Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake next month, escalating his midterm campaign efforts ahead of a prospective 2024 presidential bid.  —  Youngkin is embarking on the Arizona trip …
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Members / The Dispatch:
Kevin D. Williamson Joins The Dispatch  —  And we have a special membership offer for the occasion.  —  We've written to you in recent weeks about some big things coming down the pike here at The Dispatch:  — Our post-election What's Next conference will feature Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Proud Boys memo reveals meticulous planning for ‘street-level violence’  —  Document of 23 pages shows the lengths to which the far-right group goes to prepare for potentially violent encounters and exposes the militaristic structure and language it has adopted
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Hurricane Fiona Knocks Out Power to All of Puerto Rico, Governor Says  —  Hurricane Fiona knocked out power to all of Puerto Rico on Sunday, its governor said, as forecasters warned that the storm could bring as much as two feet of rain and cause life-threatening floods and landslides.
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Politico:
Tensions rise between the LA Times and its billionaire owner  —  This past May, a young reporter for the Los Angeles Times working a weekend shift filed a 190-word story about people suspected of stealing expensive watches before fleeing in a black Rolls-Royce.  —  The item by Jeong Park enraged activists.
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Congress Blows Its Shot to Stop Trump's ‘Deep State’ Revenge  —  Lawmakers know that Trump, if he is elected again, wants to give himself the power to fire key federal workers.  They're running out of time to stop him.  —  In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump quietly attempted …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer Settles Secretary's ‘B*tch’ Discrimination Case  —  Alina Habba, Donald Trump's go-to lawyer on civil cases, got sued for being a racist and insensitive boss.  She just settled the matter out of court this month. … Donald Trump's go-to lawyer in New Jersey, Alina Habba …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
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Axios:
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Are the Polls Giving Dems False Hope Again?
Discussion: The Daily Wire
David Sentendrey / FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
3 arrested, AR pistol recovered after threat reported at North Texas high school football game
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