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6:05 PM ET, October 6, 2022

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Washington Post:
Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden  —  Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee, must decide whether to charge the son of the current president  —  Federal agents investigating President Biden's son Hunter have gathered what they believe …
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Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times:
University of Florida's finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse  —  The veteran lawmaker emerged from a field of unnamed candidates under a new law that largely keeps presidential searches secret.  —  In a highly anticipated announcement following a year of tumult on campus …
John McCormack / National Review:
Ben Sasse Explains His Decision to Leave Senate to Serve as University of Florida President
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Herschel Walker Returns  —  Georgia GOP nominee for Senate Herschel Walker returned to the program this AM:  —  Audio:  —  10-06hhs-walker  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Joined now by Herschel Walker, candidate for Senate in Georgia.  Good morning, Herschel.  Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Walker's Christian fans unfazed by abortion revelations
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The holes in Herschel Walker's explanations
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
She Had an Abortion With Herschel Walker. She Also Had a Child With Him.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results  —  Experts say their dominance in the party poses a threat to the country's democratic principles and jeopardizes the integrity of future votes  —  A majority of Republican nominees on the ballot this November for the House …
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Polls: Democrat holds edge in Arizona Senate race while Nevada contest has no clear leader  —  New CNN polling in two critical Senate battlegrounds finds that Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Blake Masters, while there is no clear leader …
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russian Infighting Peaks With Calls for Suicide and Execution  —  Putin's loyalists are publicly trash-talking each other, his soldiers are revolting, and nearly a million citizens have fled.  —  Just over two weeks since Vladimir Putin's latest hail mary in his war against Ukraine …
Discussion: The Moscow Times and Raw Story
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How the war in Ukraine has remade Europe
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
First Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy  —  Jeremy Bertino was in inner circle of right-wing group led by Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio, accused with some Oath Keepers of planning violence to oppose President Biden's inauguration.  —  A lieutenant of longtime former …
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Political Wire and Insider
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WPRI-TV:
12 News/RWU Poll: Fung leads Magaziner in race for Congress  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Republicans remain positioned to win a congressional race in Rhode Island this fall for the first time since 1992, but Democrats still have a shot at holding the seat, an exclusive 12 News/Roger Williams University poll released Thursday shows.
Lauren Maxwell / KTUU:
Foreign nationals detained after boating from Russia to St. Lawrence Island  —  GAMBELL, Alaska (KTUU) - Village authorities on St. Lawrence Island notified the Coast Guard on Tuesday that two foreign nationals had landed near the community of Gambell in a small boat.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Changes made by Postmaster General DeJoy before 2020 election harmed US Postal Service, judge rules  —  A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled Thursday that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Reuters:
Putting numbers on the rise in children seeking gender care  —  Thousands of children in the United States now openly identify as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth, their numbers surging amid growing recognition of transgender identity and rights even as they face persistent prejudice and discrimination.
Discussion: Insider and The Daily Caller
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Pardons Thousands of People Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law  —  The president urged governors to follow his lead for people convicted on state charges of possession.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday pardoned all people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Exclusive: Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots  —  Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same, according to a letter shared first with Axios.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
About 200 Newspapers Owned by Alden Will Stop Endorsing Candidates  —  The change will be announced in an editorial set to run in the company's newspapers as early as Friday.  —  Publications owned by the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the country …
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Herschel Walker should never be elected to anything ever.  —  Scott talks about how Herschel Walker should never be elected to anything ever.  —  Scott talks about how all Big Liars shouldn't even be allowed to run for office.  —  Scott plays the new #VoteFetterman ad released by The Dem Coalition!
Nathan Williams / BBC:
Mexico mayor assassinated in town hall massacre  —  Gunmen have shot dead the mayor of a small town in western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials say.  —  Police say gunmen stormed the San Miguel Totolapan town hall at 14:00 (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday.  Photos online show it riddled with bullet holes.
TMZ.com:
Kanye West Sitting Down with Fox News' Tucker Carlson for Interview in L.A.  —  KANYE WEST SITTING DOWN WITH TUCKER CARLSON To Talk ‘WLM’ Shirt  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West has done plenty to air his grievances on social media, and now he'll be doing it in interview form with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Maggie Haberman on How She Covers Trump Without Losing Her Mind  —  I first met Maggie Haberman in 2014.  She was a correspondent for Politico with roots in city tabloids, and while I didn't know much about politics or the media, I knew that when she reported something, it seemed to carry a certain weight …
CNN:
Fulton County prosecutor investigating Trump aims for indictments as soon as December  —  The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election is aiming to quickly wrap up the grand jury's work after the midterm elections …
Max Chafkin / Bloomberg:
Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere  —  The first car woke Jennifer King at 2 a.m. with a loud, high‑pitched hum.  “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, and that wasn't the weird part.  King lives on a dead-end street at the edge of the Presidio …
 
 
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Austin Linfante / Heartland Signal:
Kari Lake uses stock footage of Russian soldiers in campaign ad
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Natalia Antonova / The Bulwark:
Apathy Keeps Russia's Death Cult Alive
Discussion: Warsaw Institute
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Democrats Should Embrace Patriotism
Discussion: Commentary Magazine
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Biden scolds ‘MAGA Republicans’ after 5th Circuit Court strikes down DACA, orders no new applicants
Michael Hill / Associated Press:
Federal judge halts key parts of New York's new gun law
Project On Government Oversight:
The Great Pandemic Swindle: Feds Botched Review of Billions in Suspect PPP Loans
Discussion: Reason and Oregonian
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendants held in D.C. jail request transfer to Guantanamo Bay
Discussion: Just The News
New York Times:
U.S. to Begin Screening Air Passengers From Uganda for Ebola
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Fox News CEO warned against ‘crazies’ after 2020 election, Dominion says
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Tim Miller / New York Times:
Online Fund-Raising Was Supposed to Save Politics. Instead, It's Dragging Us to Hell.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be