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5:55 PM ET, October 26, 2022

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CNN:
‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters  —  Democrat John Fetterman's debate performance has intensified the focus on his recovery from a stroke, leading some supporters to worry that his current post-stroke limitations could affect …
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NBC News:
Fetterman's debate performance has Democrats on edge in crucial Pennsylvania Senate race  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — After getting their first long look at John Fetterman in Tuesday night's Pennsylvania Senate debate, fellow Democrats are second-guessing his decision to appear on stage five months …
Axios:
Fetterman's painful debate
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
John Fetterman debate was painful and shameful — he is physically incapable of being a Senator
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Fetterman, Showing Stroke Effects, Battles Oz in Hostile Senate Debate
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How the handling of Fetterman's stroke compares with Mark Kirk's in 2016
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How much will John Fetterman's rocky night matter?
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David H. Freedman / Newsweek:   Sweet Revenge: What Trump Would Do in a Second Term
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kari Lake gives away the game on ‘restoring confidence’ in voting
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
New Woman Alleges Herschel Walker Urged Her to Have Abortion  —  High-profile attorney Gloria Allred hosted a press conference Wednesday with an anonymous woman who says she had an abortion at Herschel Walker's urging.  —  A second woman has come forward to say Herschel Walker urged …
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Axios:
A second woman says Herschel Walker was involved in her abortion … - “I was devastated because I felt that I had been pressured into having an abortion.”  — The woman said she was motivated to come forward because she had seen Walker deny another woman's allegations that he paid for her to have an abortion.
Anjali Huynh / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
On the Georgia Trail: Walker campaigns as new accuser comes forward
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
The Impeachment of Joe Biden  —  Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden.  This may not be their present plan, but they will work themselves up to it by degrees.  The pressure from the MAGA base will build.
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CNN:
Inside the House GOP effort to keep weapons flowing to Ukraine  —  After House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested last week that Republicans might pull back funding for Ukraine next year if they take the majority, the GOP leader has worked behind the scenes to reassure national security leaders …
Semafor:
Senator Robert Menendez is under investigation again  —  Kadia is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from BuzzFeed News.  Sign up for the daily Principals newsletter to get our insider's guide to American power.  —  Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. faces a new federal investigation …
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Menendez facing another federal investigation
Discussion: Forbes and New Jersey Globe
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims-sources  —  Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.
Mike Calia / CNBC:
Ye escorted out of Skechers office in Los Angeles after he showed up unannounced  — Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoe maker Skechers, the company said.  — The incident comes after Adidas terminated its relationship with the fallen rapper …
Articles and Investigations:
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial  —  A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.  —  Co-published with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Discussion: ArkansasTimes and The Root
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Fox News offered to host a U.S. Senate debate in Utah.  Evan McMullin said yes.  Mike Lee said no.  —  Lee's campaign said they agreed to a one-on-one interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, but not a joint appearance with McMullin.  —  Republican incumbent Sen. Mike Lee has turned …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Politico:
Trump team receives subpoena from Jan. 6 committee  —  Attorneys for Donald Trump have accepted service of a subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 select committee demanding documents and testimony from the former president by next month.  —  A person familiar with the matter confirmed that attorneys …
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
Mayra Flores Prevented From Joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus  —  Townhall has exclusively learned Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was prevented from joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the leading caucus for Latino members of Congress, because she is a Republican and membership is only reserved for Democrats.
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Here's what changed in Dinesh D'Souza's ‘2,000 Mules’ book after it was recalled  —  After an abrupt recall and a two-month delay - along with the threat of possible legal action - the election denial book 2,000 Mules has reached bookstores, though with a few significant changes.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Kara Berg / Detroit News:
3 men convicted of providing aid to terrorists in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Jackson — Three men have been found guilty by a Jackson County jury of materially aiding a terrorist and being a member of a gang as part of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Jon Campbell / Gothamist:
Lee Zeldin's ad shows a man's final moments.  His family wants it removed. … Go to comments  —  We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
David Mark / Washington Examiner:
Ex-House GOP leader JC Watts slams RNC for party's downplaying of Jan. 6  —  The Republican National Committee's dismissal of Jan. 6 as “normal political discourse” shows the depth to which the party has fallen during the Trump era, said a one-time member of the House GOP leadership, former Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma.
Natalie Weber / Tampa Bay Times:
Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not wearing one  —  Ron Smith, 66, and his girlfriend, 62-year-old Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were on their way to a funeral with a group of riders from the American Legion.  —  In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Garland Announces Revised Justice Department News Media Policy  —  Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced significant revisions to the Justice Department's regulations regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media.
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Giuliani's Election ‘Experts’ Get Cold Reception in Washington Ethics Case  —  Rudy Giuliani's efforts to present “expert” witnesses who promoted baseless election fraud claims in his legal ethics case in Washington are facing a challenge from disciplinary authorities.
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
 
 
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Pa. Republicans move to impeach Philadelphia's progressive prosecutor
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Conservative Policies Linked to Higher Death Rates for Americans, Study Finds
Discussion: USA Today
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