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10:10 AM ET, October 3, 2022

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New York Times:
The Story Behind DeSantis's Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  Asylum seekers in Texas were recruited for the flights by a woman who appeared to be a former Army counterintelligence agent.  “We were tricked,” one migrant said.  —  SAN ANTONIO — In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It's Time to Take Democrats' Chances in the House Seriously  —  No, they are not favored.  But the notion of retaining the chamber is not as far-fetched as it once was.  —  There were more than a few Democrats who were a little miffed about my Friday newsletter on gerrymandering …
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Politico:   Weak rural turnout could hurt GOP in November
Sean Golonka / The Nevada Independent:
IndyFest Poll: Races for governor and U.S. Senate close, Republicans lead down ticket
Discussion: RedState, Political Wire and The Hill
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz / IndyPolitics.Org:   New Poll Shows Close U.S. Senate Race
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's ‘Death Wish’ Rhetoric  —  His latest tirade against Mitch McConnell courts potential violence.  —  WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x  —  We live in a polarized political age when rabid partisans don't need provocation to resort to violence.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
WATCH: Rick Scott Squirms When Pressed on Trump's Racist Attack Against Mitch McConnell's Wife
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Press Release SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.
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CNBC:
Kim Kardashian pays over $1 million to settle SEC charges linked to a crypto promo on her Instagram  — Kim Kardashian agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle SEC charges for failing to disclose a payment she received for touting a crypto asset on Instagram.
Politico:
Why Biden world isn't overly worried about House GOP investigations  —  Congressional Republicans are talking more openly about their desire to investigate every aspect of the Biden administration — and family — should they regain control of one or both houses of Congress.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why the White House isn't sweating GOP probes  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THIS WEEK — Monday: Supreme Court opens its 2022-23 term.  President JOE BIDEN heads to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage ... Tuesday …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Adam Dalva / New Yorker:
Letters to Jeb Bush  —  In a moment of personal and professional failure, I began writing to someone who I thought might be in a position to understand.  —  In the fall of 2015, I moved from Brooklyn to Vermont for a month to try to write something new.  I had spent four years working on a novel …
The Guardian:
Iranian students defy security forces as anti-regime protests continue  —  Human rights groups ‘extremely concerned’ about violent repression of demonstrations in Tehran  —  Iranian students have stepped up their protests in defiance of a crackdown by security forces who allegedly cornered …
Discussion: BBC and Bloomberg
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
New book audio: Trump falsely claimed he gave Kim letters to Archives in 2021  —  Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had given the letters he exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the National Archives last year when he was interviewed by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman …
Discussion: IJR, New York Times and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Judge Laurence Silberman Shaped Second Amendment Jurisprudence  —  The influential jurist, who has died at age 86, sat for decades on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit  —  Laurence Silberman, an influential conservative during a long career as an appeals court judge …
Discussion: Reason and National Review
TMZ.com:
Billy Eichner Seems to Blame Homophobia for ‘Bros’ Low Box Office  —  BILLY EICHNER SEEMS TO BLAME HOMOPHOBIA ... For ‘Bros’ Box Office Bomb  —  Billy Eichner's new romcom completely bombed at the box office — and he appears to be chalking it up to homophobia across the country.
Anchor:
President Biden won't throw paper towels in Puerto Rico  —  One thing's for sure, President Biden won't ever throw paper towels at people in Puerto Rico.  —  Scott asks the simple question—who are the candidates who need our support?  —  Scott talks about how the Big Liars will never stop lying, so we must vote them all out.
Bloomberg:
Brazil Presidential Race Goes to Runoff as Lula Falls Short  —  Brazilian assets jumped after President Jair Bolsonaro secured his way to a runoff election against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as investors cheered on the incumbent's better-than-expected showing and bet his leftist challenger …
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Associated Press:
Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil race
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
GOP Leads On Image, Handling Terrorism, Nation's Prosperity  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of the two major U.S. political parties remain more negative than positive, but the Republican Party's favorability is now slightly better than the Democratic Party's.
Washington Post:
As TV doctor, Mehmet Oz provided platform for questionable products and views  —  Now a Republican candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, Oz has made his medical background and his popular TV show a centerpiece of his campaign  —  Mehmet Oz looked directly into the camera and introduced …
Jacob Solis / The Nevada Independent:
Cortez Masto raises record $15 million in third quarter  —  With just weeks left before Election Day, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto will report raising more than $15 million between the beginning of July and the end of September leaving roughly $5 million cash on hand …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump lawyer Eric Herschmann to represent Brett Favre  —  Eric Herschmann, a top White House lawyer to President Trump, confirms to Axios he is now lead counsel to NFL legend Brett Favre, who is embroiled in a welfare-funds scandal in his home state of Mississippi.
Greg Owen / LGBTQ Nation:
New York judge rules in favor of polyamorous relationships  —  The judge concluded that polyamorous relationships are entitled to the same sort of legal protection given to two-person relationships.  —  New York City's eviction court - the venue of a landmark same-sex relationship decision long …
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Democrats' new Senate struggles  —  Democrats are facing fresh problems in two pivotal Senate battlegrounds in which their nominees are facing attacks for being too progressive. … In Pennsylvania, recent polling suggests Democrat John Fetterman's double-digit advantage over Republican Mehmet Oz has shrunk to a statistical tie.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Racist ‘Willie Horton’-style fearmongering on crime may win midterms for GOP
Discussion: Daily Kos, Common Sense and WITF
 
 
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Thomas Curwen / Los Angeles Times:
An L.A. journalist's death by suicide still confounds years later. “Can we ever understand that?”
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP expands map with new $14 million ad blitz
Discussion: HuffPost
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Trans Student Walkout Group Admits Most Just Wanted To Skip School, Boasts About Tricking Media
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Rolling Stone:
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