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2:20 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
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 …
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.
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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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
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’
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 …
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 …
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
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Pennsylvania school district bans Girls Who Code book series  —  The books are four of more than 1,500 titles banned by schools across the US as part of a conservative push to censor books  —  A school district in Pennsylvania has banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers …
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 …
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
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies  —  An offshoot of the extremist movement called Negative48 is thronging Trump political events, causing tensions with the former president's team.  —  WILMINGTON, N.C. — Julie McDaniel can't say for sure who started it.
Discussion: pjmedia.com, The Dispatch and Raw Story
New York Times:
Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It's the 1970s  —  U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a rebound, with companies adding workers amid high consumer demand for products.  —  WASHINGTON — Ever since American manufacturing entered a long stretch of automation and outsourcing in the late 1970s …
 
 
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Ashley Southall / New York Times:
'Let's Do It Legit': Drug Arrestees Vie for First New York Pot Licenses
Discussion: The Root and WBRZ
Fox News:
Pennsylvania pro-life activist arrested by FBI, charged with assaulting clinic escort
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
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Backer / Washington Examiner:
The people want DeSantis to run. The FEC stands in their way
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Democrats' dangerous demagoguery turns deadly
Discussion: Just The News
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