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2:00 PM ET, September 26, 2022

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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines  —  As allies of then-President Donald Trump made a final push to overturn the election in late-December 2020, one of the key operatives behind the effort briefed …
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Inside the January 6 committee with former senior technical adviser Denver Riggleman
Associated Press:
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden  —  President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday.  Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship.
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Putin grants citizenship to Edward Snowden, who disclosed U.S. surveillance
Discussion: The Guardian
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship via decree from Putin
Discussion: TASS
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets  —  President Joe Biden will announce a new initiative Monday that will eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets — including baggage and change fees — before they buy, as the White House continues …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Biden to host French President Macron at White House for first state dinner
Discussion: The Hill
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money  —  As he runs for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival and trails badly in polling.  National Republicans show little desire to help him.
CNN:
Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini  —  Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in a general election that seems set to install her as Italy's first female prime minister, leading the most far-right government since the fascist era of Benito Mussolini.
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Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
What just happened in Italy?  —  Much the same as what's happened in France, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, and the U.S.  —  What happened in yesterday's election in Italy?  —  At the purely factual level, a coalition of right-wing and center-right parties won big in an election trigged …
Washington Post:
As more states create election integrity units, Arizona is a cautionary tale  —  Over three years, a high-profile investigation team found little fraud, sapped government resources and deepened suspicions  —  PHOENIX — Republicans across the country have embraced an aggressive tactic …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
McConnell works to box out Manchin  —  It's Mitch McConnell versus Joe Manchin yet again.  —  McConnell is urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Manchin's permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package, according to three people familiar with the effort.
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Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’  —  Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers' well-being, but data is sparse.  Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.  —  Michael, 17, arrived in the sleek white waiting room …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters fear they're blowing it again in 2022  —  Pollsters know they have a problem.  But they aren't sure they've fixed it in time for the November election.  —  Since Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 victory, pre-election polls have consistently understated support for Republican candidates, compared to the votes ultimately cast.
Bloomberg:
James Florio, Ex-New Jersey Governor Known for Tax Hike, Dies at 85  —  Trenton, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. James Florio, who championed a plan that substantially raised the state's sales and income taxes leading to his reelection defeat in 1993, died Sunday.  He was 85.
Discussion: CBS News
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Jim Florio, former governor of New Jersey, dies at 85
Discussion: The Hill
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Special Master’ Delay Is Already Backfiring  —  For years, Donald Trump has managed to tie up lawsuits and investigations by delaying cases and hiding behind the Oval Office desk.  His latest ploy is failing miserably.  —  Former President Donald Trump has learned time and again …
Houston Keene / Fox News:
California Rep. Katie Porter trashed Irvine police after they arrested man she lives with  —  California Democrat called local police department ‘a disgrace’
New York Times:
Does It Matter That Investigators Are Closing in on Trump?  —  Gail Collins: Bret, which do you think is more of a threat to Trump's political future, the classified document drama at Mar-a-Lago or the legal challenge to his businesses in New York?  —  Bret Stephens: Gail …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
How Policy Got Done in 2022  —  To understand the Democrats' big climate and health care bill, you must go back decades. … Ten years before Joe Biden signed the centerpiece of the Democratic legislative agenda, the Inflation Reduction Act, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) was thousands of miles from home …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
Democrats urge support for EPA union, testing Biden's pro-labor pledge
Discussion: The Hill and Common Dreams
Dan Backer / Washington Examiner:
The people want DeSantis to run.  The FEC stands in their way  —  Millions of people, myself included, are ready for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run in 2024 and become the next great U.S. president.  These are exciting times for all of us hoping to get America back on track after President Joe Biden's endless Carter-esque failures.
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Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Ex-Clinton adviser predicts Dems will ‘dump’ Biden in favor of Hillary in 2024
Discussion: The Western Journal and CNN
 
 
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Green group influencing Biden admin has deep ties to Chinese government
Emily Wagster Pettus / The Clarion-Ledger:
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Undercover Cop Hater: New Mexico Congressional Hopeful Uses Fake Name To Trash Cops, Deletes Evidence
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Recent Congressional Approval Trending Higher
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Democrats' dangerous demagoguery turns deadly
Discussion: Just The News
 Earlier Items: 
Justin Fox / Bloomberg:
Why Is a New York Apartment Still So Hard to Find?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russia School Shooter Wearing ‘Nazi Symbols’ Leaves 13 Dead, Including Seven Children
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
The Biden-Trump rematch, in many ways, has already begun
Discussion: The Hill
Jordain Carney / Politico:
GOP readies political heartburn for an FBI it won't defund
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It's the 1970s
Chris Geidner / New York Times:
The Dangers of Election-Denying Secretary of State Campaigns
 

 
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