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Associated Press:
Biden to speak on ‘protecting our democracy’ as midterms enter final stretch  —  Biden will make the remarks near the U.S. Capitol.  —  President Joe Biden speaks about Social Security, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, Nov. 1, 2022, in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
For the good of the country, Biden and Harris should bow out of the 2024 election
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
George Will Begs Democrats Not to Run Biden-Harris 2024 and Risk America to Trump in Scorching Op-Ed
Discussion: RedState, New York Times and Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Live Midterm Updates: Biden Calls Election Denial ‘the Path to Chaos’
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
What effect did the Oz-Fetterman debate have on the Senate race?  Here's what three new polls show  —  For all the attention last week's debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz received, the race appears virtually unchanged — and extremely close — in its aftermath.Separate polls …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Senate Debate Shows Little Impact  —  Voters divided on Dem's ability to serve, but few reconsider support after debate  —  West Long Branch, NJ - John Fetterman's edge over Mehmet Oz on key issues in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate contest has narrowed, although the Democrat continues to be seen …
Politico:
Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘only chance’ to stop 2020 election certification  —  Donald Trump's attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election, according to emails newly disclosed to congressional investigators.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
GOP Insiders Are Starting to Doubt Ron DeSantis Would Actually Take On Trump  —  The Florida governor is expected to cruise to reelection next week—yet might hold back on a 2024 bid.  One source tells Vanity Fair that DeSantis has led donors “to believe he will not run if Trump does,” …
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Ye paid a settlement to former employee who alleged he praised Hitler and Nazis during meetings, documents show  —  LOS ANGELES — Ye, the artist previously known as Kanye West, paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged that the rapper and designer had used antisemitic language in the workplace …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
‘Judges gone wild’: Trump-appointed judge says too many write for Twitter  —  A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday argued his judicial peers too often succumb to a “judges gone wild” mentality of writing “show off” opinions that may trend on Twitter but risk alienating the public instead of being persuasive.
Discussion: Reason
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve  —  from the speed-running-for-fun-and-for- profit dept  —  It's kind of a rite of passage for any new social media network.  They show up, insist that they're the “platform for free speech” without quite understanding …
John Woolley / CBS News:
In FBI recording from Jan. 10, 2021, Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes talked about hanging Pelosi “from the lamppost”  —  Federal prosecutors played a recording of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes meeting with members of his far-right militia on Jan. 10, 2021, days after he and other Oath …
Discussion: The Hill, Law & Crime and CNN
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NBC News:
Stewart Rhodes wrote message to Trump after Jan. 6 calling on him to ‘save the Republic,’ arrest members of Congress
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Jake Tapper's Ratings-Deficient CNN Primetime Show to End After Midterms  —  The network had said he would host the show through the midterms, but there was speculation he could have held the slot permanently.  —  CNN will end Jake Tapper's primetime show after the midterm elections …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
CBS to pay $30 million for ‘reprehensible’ sexual harassment cover-up: New York AG  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday secured a $30.5 million payment from CBS after she accused the media company of attempting cover up incidents of sexual harassment from former CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves.
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Bloomberg:
Powell Sees Higher Peak for Rates, Path to Slow Tempo of Hikes  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened a new phase in his campaign to regain control of inflation, saying US interest rates will go higher than earlier projected, but the path may soon involve smaller hikes.
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy privately floats replacing Chamber leadership  —  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.
Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
L'Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter  —  Some brands are ‘quiet quitting’ messaging platform after $44bn Elon Musk takeover  —  L'Oréal is suspending advertising spending on Twitter, as leading brands and marketing groups grow nervous that inappropriate content …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Bullshit Reporting: The Intercept's Story About Government Policing Disinfo Is Absolute Garbage  —  Do not believe everything you read.  Even if it comes from more “respectable” publications.  The Intercept had a big story this week that is making the rounds, suggesting that “leaked” …
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
The Problem With ‘Pro-Democracy’ Rhetoric  —  You can't extol the importance of democracy while also pursuing no-choice politics.  —  Dear readers,  —  I have a rant.  —  Six days before the midterm elections, Joe Biden will give yet another speech about “democracy.”  I don't care for this.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why the right keeps telling awful lies about the Pelosi attack  —  The “big lie” is morphing into something even more virulent and ugly.  Call it the “big flex.”  —  In 2020, Donald Trump's lies about voter fraud provided a fake pretext to overturn his presidential election loss.
Don Van Natta Jr / ESPN:
Sources: U.S. attorney's office investigating Commanders over alleged financial improprieties  —  The U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties …
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
500 drones to swarm NYC's skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy … 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  —  At least 500 drones will depart …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data  —  Privacy policy update confirms data of continent's users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US  —  TikTok is spelling out to its European users that their data can be accessed …
Discussion: Breitbart and Ground News
Sam Mellins / New York Focus:
Has Anyone Told the Brooklyn Democratic Party There's an Election Next Week? … ON TUESDAY NIGHT, speaking to several hundred guests at the Brooklyn Democratic Party's annual gala fundraiser, Mayor Eric Adams urged attendees to open their wallets to support the party in advance of next week's election.
New York Times:
A Group Raised Money to Push Adams's Agenda.  Much of It Went to One Man.  —  A political action committee has given more money to its founder and his charter school than to candidates aligned with Mayor Eric Adams.  —  Last fall, with Eric Adams's election as mayor of New York City all but assured …
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Israel Election |  If Netanyahu Wins a Majority, He Faces a Far Right Nightmare  —  The exit polls suggest that the Netanyahu bloc will have a narrow majority in the next Knesset, but the Likud leader will likely be beholden to the far-right and Haredi parties  —  Benjamin Netanyahu is the ultimate campaigner.
 
 
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Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
U.S. Capitol Police to conduct internal review over missed camera images of Pelosi attack
Kyle Brown / KSTP-TV:
KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: DFL leads governor, secretary of state races; GOP leads AG, auditor campaigns
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
New poll workers raising concerns in Michigan, other states
Discussion: NewsNation and NBC New York
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
North Carolina 2022: Budd Holds Five-Point Lead Over Beasley for US Senate
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Administration Fears Ben-Gvir Domino Effect, Considers a No-contact Policy
Discussion: The Forward and The Daily Beast
Mark Moore / New York Post:
White House shamed into deleting Social Security boast after Twitter fact-check
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MSNBC:
Chris Hayes: The myth of crime as a big-city, blue-state problem
CREW:
CREW sues over missing Jan. 6 texts
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump insists the United States is ‘rigged, crooked and evil’
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Musk can trash his sandbox. The rest of us don't have to play there.
Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Dan Snyder Hires Bank Of America To Sell Washington Commanders
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Republicans, Eyeing Majority, Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare
 

 
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