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Europe · New YorkPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”See the Story
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
49% Center coverage: 201 sources
Riots · WashingtonJeremy Joseph Bertino, 43, is the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly agreed to release Bertino pending a sentencing hearing that wasn't immediately scheduled. Bertino has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation of the role that Proud Boys leaders played.See the Story
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for U.S. Capitol attack
64% Center coverage: 130 sources
Ben Sasse · FloridaNebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse is reportedly expected to resign to take a job with the University of Florida. The university issued a statement naming Sasse as their recommendation for sole finalist for its president.Politico reported the news Thursday afternoon, citing two people familiar with the Nebraska Republican's plans.See the Story
Sasse to retire from Senate, become University of Florida president
37% Center coverage: 59 sources
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Europe · Moscow“A member of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle has voiced disagreement directly to the Russian president in recent weeks over his handling of the war in Ukraine,” the Washington Post reports. “The criticism marks the clearest indication yet of turmoil within Russia’s leadership over the stewardship of a war that has gone disastrously wrong for Moscow, forcing Putin last month to order the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops in a desperate bid to reverse recent battlefield losses.”See the Story
Putin Confronted by Insider Over Ukraine War
70% Left coverage: 10 sources
Kari Lake · PhoenixA recent campaign ad for Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake uses stock footage of Russian soldiers. The footage is shown while the ad claims Lake will use the National Guard to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico. This footage can be found in its original form on the stock footage website Shutterstock, which shows that the troops are, in fact, Russian soldiers marching in a victory parade.See the Story
Kari Lake Used Stock Footage of Russian Soldiers in Ad
86% Left coverage: 7 sources
Lula Da Silva · BrasíliaCenter-right Senator Simone Tebet won 4.2 percent of the vote Sunday. She is the first choice of nearly five million Brazilians whose votes Lula (48.4 percent) and Bolsonaro both want in the October 30 runoff. Lula also scored an endorsement from his predecessor as president, Fernando Henrique Cardoso.See the Story
Third Place Candidate Endorses Lula in Brazil
86% Center coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · Washington“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 and could begin issuing indictments as early as December,” CNN reports.See the Story
Georgia Prosecutor Aims for Indictments in December
67% Left coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · HarrisburgDemocratic Senate candidate John Fetterman raised $22 million in the third quarter of 2022. Republican opponent Mehmet Oz said he raised $17.2 million over the same period. The Pennsylvania contest to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey represents one of Democrats best chances to flip a Senate seat this year.See the Story
Fetterman Crushes Oz in Fundraising
50% Center coverage: 4 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonJeffrey Bossert Clark allegedly tried to help Donald Trump overturn his election loss. Former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen and former Acting Deputy Attorney General Rich Donoghue will be called as witnesses. Clark has denied wrongdoing, citing 54 different defenses, some of which claim that the D.C. Bar lacks jurisdiction to bring the case against him.See the Story
Top ally in Trump’s 2020 election plot fights professional sanctions
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Raphael Warnock · AtlantaDaniel Dale: “Herschel Walker has been running a TV ad in which he looks into the camera and falsely claims that Raphael Warnock cut funding to the police. This assertion is so imaginary that Walker’s campaign hasn’t even responded to requests to identify what he’s talking about.”See the Story
Fact Checking Herschel Walker’s Latest Ad
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US & Canada · WashingtonLarry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “We watched nearly 350 campaign ads that came out in the second half of September. Abortion dominates Democratic messaging, while Republicans are much less likely to mention it. Crime has become a huge focus for Republicans, with Democrats trying to inoculate themselves by featuring law enforcement officers in their ads.”See the Story
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