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4:05 PM ET, September 23, 2022

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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Career prosecutors recommend no charges for Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe  —  Investigators see credibility challenges for two of the main witnesses in the probe of the congressman's past dealings with a 17-year-old  —  Career prosecutors have recommended against charging Rep. Matt Gaetz …
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Politico:
Charges unlikely against Gaetz in federal sex-trafficking probe
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump's secret court fight to stop grand jury from getting information from his inner circle  —  Former President Donald Trump's attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a federal grand jury from gathering information from an expanding circle of close Trump aides …
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Russia's Ukrainian referenda: Vote yes, or we'll shoot you  —  It's Election Day in parts of Ukraine — but only because Russia imposed it.  Vladimir Putin ordered referenda on annexation held in the parts of the Donbas that Russia still controls — and some areas it no longer does — in order to justify the seizure of those areas.
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Financial Times:
‘Everyone will get snatched off the street’: mobilisation brings Ukraine war home to Russians  —  Reservists who face being sent to fight are desperately seeking a way out over the border  —  After Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February, Nadezhda urged her son to flee the country …
Sarah Rainsford / BBC:   Ukraine war: 'What's happening in Russia now is total fear'
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
National security risk review of material Trump kept at Mar-a-Lago resumes after appeals court ruling  —  Intelligence officials have resumed their national security risk review of top-secret documents that were seized at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, according to a spokesperson …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's special master pick turns into a headache  —  A push by Donald Trump's lawyers to appoint a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case has quickly lost its main utility, with an appeals court restoring the Justice Department's access to the documents with classified markings.
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and Forbes
Axios:
House GOP eyes repeal of Dems' drug pricing law  —  Some key House Republicans are calling for the repeal of Democrats' newly-passed drug pricing measure if the GOP flips control of one or both chambers of Congress next year. … - Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Ways …
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Politico:
McConnell seeks a Jan. 6 mop-up on his terms  —  Mitch McConnell opposed conviction in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.  He may yet help clean up the mess of Jan. 6.  —  Things are playing out differently in the Senate GOP after only nine House Republicans — all of them retiring from Congress …
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates  —  Election watchdogs say Koch's about face after pledging change following January 6 is disturbing given the threats to democracy  —  Fossil fuel giant Koch Industries has poured over $1m into backing - directly and indirectly …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to unleash millions in the midterms in possible prelude to 2024  —  Donald Trump's top lieutenants are launching a new super PAC that is expected to spend heavily to bolster his endorsed candidates in the midterm election — and, some people close to the former president say, could become a campaign apparatus if he runs in 2024.
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Nina Totenberg Had a Beautiful Friendship With RBG.  Her Book About It Is an Embarrassment.  —  Did Nina Totenberg know a secret that could have changed history?  —  The question hovers over Dinners With Ruth, Totenberg's new memoir of her four-decade friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg …
Emma Kinery / CNBC:
Biden promises to codify Roe if two more Democrats are elected to the Senate  — With 46 days to go until November's Election Day, Biden urged supporters at a Democratic National Committee event to consider “what's on the ballot,” listing issues including abortion.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Just 1/3 of Americans back Republican migrant flights, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Polls Still Do Not Show A GOP Bounce Back  —  Ever since we launched our election model in late June, it has moved entirely in one direction: toward Democrats.  Pretty much every week, they've either gained ground in our forecast or held steady.  —  This week has been more in the “held steady” category.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
How the polls might be wrong (again) this year
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and The Liberty Loft
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
No One but Trump Would Be Prosecuted Like This  —  The civil suit had to be partly political.  Trump made it that way.  —  Donald Trump has long believed that he lives by different legal rules than everyone else.  But this week, the law finally caught up with the former president.
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maine Poll: Mills Leads LePage by 12; Majority of Voters Concerned Over Lobsters on Unsustainable Seafood “Red List”  —  Home Polls Maine Poll: Mills Leads LePage by 12; Majority of Voters Concerned Over Lobsters on Unsustainable Seafood “Red List”  —  The latest Emerson College Polling survey …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September National Poll: President Biden's Approval At Year High; 56% of Voters Agree the Pandemic is Over
Discussion: The Hill
Devan Cole / CNN:
Breyer warns justices that some opinions could ‘bite you in the back’ in exclusive interview with CNN's Chris Wallace  —  Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is warning his colleagues against “writing too rigidly” in their opinions, saying that such decisions could “bite you in the back” in a world that is constantly changing.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Treasury Issues Iran General License D-2 to Increase Support for Internet Freedom  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Iran General License (GL) D-2 to increase support for internet freedom in Iran by bringing U.S. sanctions guidance in line with the changes …
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Jury Rules Against Project Veritas in Lawsuit  —  The conservative group was found to have violated wiretapping laws and fraudulently misrepresented itself to a Democratic consulting firm, to which it was ordered to pay $120,000.  —  WASHINGTON — A jury in a federal civil case on Thursday found …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Project Veritas loses jury verdict to Democratic consulting firm
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Hilary Mantel, Prize-Winning Author of Historical Fiction, Dies at 70  —  The two-time Booker Prize-winning author was known for “Wolf Hall” and two other novels based on the life of Thomas Cromwell.  —  Hilary Mantel, the British author of “Wolf Hall,” “Bring Up the Bodies” and …
New York Times:
Zeldin Has a Path to Becoming Governor.  It Runs Through Brooklyn.  —  A curious thing happened last weekend when Representative Lee Zeldin brought his Republican campaign for governor of New York into Hasidic Brooklyn.  —  Mr. Zeldin, a pronounced underdog, was greeted like a rock star.
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
How tight is the Mike Lee-Evan McMullin race for Senate?  New Utah poll has answers  —  Engaged in a fierce battle in the U.S. Senate race in Utah, a new poll shows Republican Sen. Mike Lee and independent challenger Evan McMullin neck and neck with a little over six weeks to Election Day.
Discussion: Political Wire
Breanne Deppisch / Washington Examiner:
Biden officials weigh ousting Trump-picked World Bank head over climate comments  —  Biden administration officials are considering ousting Trump-appointed World Bank chief David Malpass after his remarks on climate change sparked uproar earlier this week.  —  Malpass dodged repeated questions …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Unveils ‘Commitment To America’ Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine  —  “We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russia's Volgograd region.  —  House Republican leaders on Friday unveiled their “Commitment to America” …
Discussion: IJR
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Central Banks Accept Pain Now, Fearing Worse Later  —  Federal Reserve officials and their counterparts around the world are trying to defeat inflation by rapidly raising interest rates.  They know it will come at a cost.  —  A day after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates sharply …
Discussion: Financial Times and The Daily Wire
 
 
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in cash
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
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Nick Schwellenbach / Project On Government Oversight:
DHS Watchdog Staff Call on Biden to Fire Inspector General Cuffari
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Biden elevates three key staffers to senior-most West Wing positions
Kimberly Ross / Washington Examiner:
Democrats want to be a sane alternative to the GOP. They're not
Discussion: New Republic
Zach Williams / New York Post:
Chris Christie mocks ‘disaster’ Donald Trump at upstate biz conference
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS News
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senate Candidate's Home Site of ‘Aggressive’ Incident With Police in 2018
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Sean Maguire / Anchorage Daily News:
Judge rules Wasilla lawmaker likely ineligible for office due to Oath Keepers membership, delaying election certification until trial concludes
Anita Singh / Telegraph:
The next James Bond will be more in touch with his feelings, producers say