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Democrats scored a huge win: Now what?

For more than a decade, Republicans riled up their base with vows to repeal Obamacare. Today, nothing but crickets

Salon

Commentary: Democrats’ midterm chances are better partly because of one person: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

What a difference six months make. Earlier this year, it was generally conceded that Republicans would sweep to victories in the midterm elections, giving them control of the House and Senate.

Chicago Tribune

Biden to focus on hurricane victims in Florida, not politics

President Joe Biden is traveling to hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives

The Independent UK

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Air Force One log: Obama, Trump outflew Biden in midterms

Two bouts of COVID and underwater poll ratings took tolls on the president's domestic and campaign travel.

Axios

Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book: How Rod Blagojevich got really lucky

Haberman is the New York Times reporter who, as she writes, spent her career at “news outlets Trump cares most about.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump correspondence with Kim Jong Un missing, attorney for National Archives told ex-president's lawyers in May 2021

The top attorney at the National Archives emailed former White House lawyers in May 2021 alerting them that the administration had failed to turn over correspondence between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg.

Tribune News Service

Barack and Michelle Obama share sweet tributes in honour of their 30th wedding anniversary

‘These last 30 years have been an adventure, and I’m grateful to have you by my side’

The Independent UK

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Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response

Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht…

The Conversation

Come along as we connect the dots between climate, migration and the far-right

Today, we are launching a project to look at how the ripples of climate change are radiating outward. Beginning in Senegal, we will connect the dots between climate, migration and political extremism.

WEKU

Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

Republicans running in next month’s elections cast their party as tough on crime, despite top party names’ legal scrapes

The Guardian - US

MAGA woman calls Obama "Antichrist"

"I went from blue to red to MAGA!" said the Trump supporter at Saturday's rally in Michigan

Salon

Pa. Republicans are gaining on Democrats in registered voters. What that really means

PHILADELPHIA — A local Republican Party in Southwestern Pennsylvania has a quote attributed to Samuel Adams on its website: “It does not take a majority to prevail … but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

KCR asks intellectuals to raise voice on attempts to divide society

CM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, unveils 16-ft-tall statue at Gandhi Hospital

The Hindu

Happy birthday, Mr. President: Greetings fill social media for Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter planned a simple 98th birthday celebration with family, friends and the Atlanta Braves. But the well-wishes extended far beyond his Plains, Georgia, home.

Tribune News Service

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Chicago Sun-Times

Students scammed by for-profit schools will benefit most from Biden’s loan forgiveness plan

For-profit colleges enroll only 8% of college students, yet they account for 30% of all student loan defaults. These schools often lure in first-generation students, those from low-income communities, and veterans, through aggressive marketing and federal loans and grants.

WEKU

How local and national leaders are tested by major natural disasters

If handled well, storms like Hurricane Ian can cement politicians' images as community leaders — competent and trusted to help constituents get what they need. If mishandled, they can mar legacies.

Tribune News Service

For Obama, one Trump term wasn’t a big worry, but ‘eight years would be a problem’

Former President Barack Obama told reporters in his last days as president that he wasn’t worried about a single Donald Trump term, but was concerned about a “sustained period” of political norms being undermined if he served two terms, according to newly released documents obtained by Bloomberg News.

The Independent UK

DeSantis shifts from provocateur to crisis manager after Ian

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. barreled into his…

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Salon

Hurricane Ian: Test for Biden, DeSantis

To save lives and rebuild, two men who may run against each other in 2024 must get along like actual grownups

Evening Standard

Who is Lula da Silva, Brazil’s ‘most popular president’ who beat Jair Bolsonaro?

Left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to be Brazil’s next leader

Reason

Review: Barack Obama and Adam Conover Want To Shift the Blame for Government Failures

Netflix's The G Word tries and fails to restore faith in big government.

The Independent UK

Jackson set to make Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is making her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days ahead of the start of the high court’s new term

360info

Deadly high costs of US police overmilitarisation

Equipping police units with military equipment can help fight crime but there are spillover effects that cannot be ignored.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park massacre victims sue, CPD agrees to improve access to lawyers at stations and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Independent UK

Golf magazine trolled for naming Trump the best presidential golfer based on ‘fake’ handicap scores

Joe Biden is ranked second with a 6.7 score

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