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Politico:
Why the White House is letting McCarthy flail — The administration has no plans to help as Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to pass a bill to fund the government — and the White House isn't about to throw him a lifeline.
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Playbook: Inside the Dems' shutdown strategy — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB — “Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry,” by NY Post's Steven Nelson: “Buck, 64, confirmed …
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Sacramento Bee, KTSM-TV, Daily Kos, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
GOP tensions over abortion won't go away — Good morning, Early Birds. President George W. Bush vowed 22 years ago today in an address to a joint session of Congress to wage a “war on terror” that would “not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.”
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Insider, New York Times and Very Serious
Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
Florida Sen. Rick Scott expects Congress will avoid government shutdown
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry
Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry
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Mediaite, The Mark Levin Show, Raw Story and Political Wire
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6 — Exclusive: in a new book, Hutchinson describes incident in which the former New York mayor put his hand ‘under my blazer, then my skirt’ — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump aide turned crucial January 6 witness …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compares Trump to ‘mob boss’ — Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compared former President Trump to a “mob boss” in a CNN interview Tuesday. — The comparison follows reporting alleging Trump, Cobb's former boss, wrote to-do lists on the backs of classified documents.
Nathaniel Rakich / ABC News:
Democrats have been winning big in special elections — That could bode well for them in the 2024 election. — Democrats just scored a big win in an election on Tuesday: Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski 56 percent to 44 percent in a special election to fill …
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Jessica Kisluk / WMUR:
Balance of power tightens at New Hampshire state House after special election in Northwood, Nottingham
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Daily Kos and Political Wire
Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do — Rupert Murdoch didn't want to dump his ratings leader and favorite Fox host. But was Tucker Carlson giving him a choice? — After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Fox News — to the surprise of many, including founder Rupert Murdoch, who loathed Trump …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch often wishes Donald Trump dead, Michael Wolff book says
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Insider, Raw Story, inews.co.uk and UPROXX
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says — Exclusive: Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump ordered White House guests who tested positive to remove masks in Oval Office — Donald Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows joked about the then US president having Covid …
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The Columbus Dispatch
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis — In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people …
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Rebecca Kern / Politico:
Biden's campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation — With social-media platforms pulling back from policing false political claims, and Trump gearing up for a fight, Biden's 2024 campaign is rebooting its online defenses. — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is overhauling its strategy …
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it.
The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it.
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CBS News, Ars Technica and The Bulwark
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump Jr.'s X account hacked — Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday morning, leading to the spread of false and inflammatory posts under his name. — A representative for Trump Jr. confirmed to The Hill that the account, which has more than 10 million followers, was hacked.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Three fake electors charged in Georgia election probe seek to move cases to federal court — David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham are among the 16 Georgians who acted as so-called false electors for Trump in Georgia in 2020. — Three Georgia Republicans who participated …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary — Home Polls September 2023 National Poll: A Trump Bump In GOP Primary … The September Emerson College Polling national survey of U.S. voters finds former President Donald Trump with a 47-point lead over his closest competitor …
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Public Notice:
How crisis pregnancy centers get millions in tax dollars to perpetuate lies — Nationwide, they outnumber actual abortion clinics three to one. … Over the last few decades, crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have played a significant role in the war over abortion rights.
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The Hill
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Private Power-Player Phone Calls Roil Michigan's GOP Senate Race: ‘These Things Get Ugly’ (Exclusive) — Former Detroit police chief James Craig and a top aide accuse a consultant for former Rep. Mike Rogers of pressuring Craig not to run — A Facebook icon representing an external link …
Hector Amezcua / Washington Examiner:
California homelessness: Sacramento lawsuit shows Democrats frustrated with overflowing streets — A new lawsuit from a Democratic district attorney against the city of Sacramento shows a growing frustration of Democrats with the state's homelessness problem.
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The Messenger, Associated Press, IJR, New York Daily News, The Daily Caller, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and FOX40
CBS News:
Exclusive: Pentagon to review cases of LGBTQ+ veterans denied honorable discharges under “don't ask, don't tell” — Thousands of LGBTQ+ veterans who were kicked out of the military because of their sexuality could see their honor restored under a new initiative the Defense Department is set …
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U.S. Department of Defense, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Politico, CNN and New York Daily News
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Watch: Charlie Kirk Gets Mobbed by Angry Activists During Visit to Northern Arizona University — Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk is no stranger to anger, especially from young activists. The rumor of his appearing at a University is like the kicking of a wasp hive and once he appears, the swarming begins.
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Biden administration announces $4.6B grant program to reduce planet-warming pollution — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new competitive grants totaling $4.6 billion that states, cities and tribes can apply for to reduce the planet-warming pollution that is fueling the climate crisis.
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The Hill
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Harris's unpopularity is the product of her liberal bubble — is wildly unpopular, likely because she lives in a thick liberal bubble where she is shielded from ever having to deal with reality. — This was apparent from Harris's comments on Tuesday during her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour.
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Fox News

