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The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political committee is almost $50 million ahead of his major Democratic rivals, and August only brought more big checks from around the country. While DeSantis is doing extremely well with small donations of $25 or less, taking in almost 13,000 such individual contributions, some of his biggest donors are from out of state, …

The Washington Post reports: Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday approved subpoenas for a wide range of data and personal information on voters, advancing a probe of the 2020 election in a key battleground state former president Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted with baseless claims of fraud. The move drew a sharp rebuke from Democrats who described the effort as …

Raw Story reports: Notorious GOP dirty-trickster and longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone had a radio interview interrupted by a process server. Stone was answering a question about why he thinks it is “imperative” for Trump to run in 2024 when the interview was interrupted. Stone said the papers were for a lawsuit in civil court in the District of Columbia. …

The New York Times reports: In shunning the event, Republicans are following the lead of Mr. Trump himself, who has been uncharacteristically silent about it even though he has in the past defended the mob. Mr. Trump, aides said, has little interest in engaging with the protest and has no plans to be anywhere near Washington on Saturday. Instead, his …

The Washington Post reports: A second defendant in the largest Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy case is set to plead guilty Wednesday and cooperate with prosecutors, according to court filings. Jason Dolan, 44, of Wellington, Fla., is scheduled for a 4 p.m. plea hearing before U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington, D.C., the court said. Dolan, a 20-year …

CNN reports: US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests scheduled for this Saturday at the Capitol, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Wednesday. “We have received a request from Capitol Police for some assistance for this weekend’s protests, scheduled protests. I’m not going to detail the specific request,” Kirby said. US Capitol Police …

ABC News reports: California’s 2021 recall election is on track to be one of the most expensive to date — and the state has already spent close to $300 million of taxpayer money. Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber told ABC News parts of the process need to change. “This system is over 100 years old. We haven’t revised it …

The Insider reports: Jenner, reacting to the results, expressed disappointment that Newsom had survived the recall, which was fueled by conservative anger over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it pertained to business closures during the first waves of the virus. In a video shared by CBS News, the retired gold-medal Olympian was in disbelief that Newsom beat …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday denied hearing a false comment that the COVID-19 vaccine changes human RNA, even though he was standing next to the person when he made it. “Honestly, I don’t even remember him saying that, so it’s not anything I’ve said,” DeSantis said in response to a reporter’s question about why he didn’t …

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports: A Democrat running against Rep. Madison Cawthorn says the Republican congressman brought a knife to a school board meeting, a criminal misdemeanor under state law. Cawthorn, who spoke at the Sept. 13 Henderson County Board of Education meeting criticizing a COVID-19 mask mandate, had the knife underneath his wheelchair, according to 11th District candidate Jay Carey. …

Media Matters has the transcript: JEREMY BOREING (HOST): Rock ‘n roll’s over. You’re still talking about rock ‘n roll as if Barack Obama didn’t happen. Honestly – it’s for another day – Barack Obama destroyed rock ‘n roll. MICHAEL KNOWLES (HOST): You have convinced me of this. BOREING: There was rock ‘n roll, then there was Barack Obama, now there’s …

The Washington Post reports: A pastor is encouraging people to donate to his Tulsa church so they can become an online member and get his signature on a religious exemption from coronavirus vaccine mandates. The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, is a 29-year-old small-business owner running in the Republican primary challenge to Sen. James Lankford in 2022. Lahmeyer, who leads Sheridan Church …

Mediaite reports: “With 58 percent of the precincts reporting, it is at 68 percent voting to not recall the feckless, self-obsessed governor of California,” Newsmax host Rob Schmitt said. “What are you gonna do?” Schmitt went on to present his theory as to why Newsom cruised to victory — one which obviously, in his mind, had absolutely nothing to do …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Communications between subcontractors, invoices and a host of other records related to the state Senate’s self-styled audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County must be released as public records after the Arizona Supreme Court declined to hear Senate President Karen Fann’s appeal of an appellate court ruling. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled last month …

McClatchy reports: A Capitol Police officer facing disciplinary action told investigators that he posed for a photo with a suspect during the Jan. 6 riot in order to identify him later. But the officer never shared that plan with his supervisor, the Capitol Police’s investigations unit or the FBI. The officer, whose name is redacted from the documents, is one …

The Tennessean reports: Controversial Tennessee pastor Greg Locke, who has repeatedly been accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19, was banned from Twitter on Tuesday. After the permanent suspension, Locke, who pastors Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, posted a video on Facebook saying he was being censored for “dropping gospel bombs.” In the video, Locke claimed that one hour …

Politico Playbook reports: STEPHANIE GRISHAM writes in her upcoming book that she did not believe that the election was stolen and tried to convince MELANIA TRUMP there was no grand conspiracy to deny her husband a second term. But a senior Trump aide provided text messages to Playbook suggesting that Grisham was sympathetic to — and in one instance tried …

The Hill reports: The organizer for Saturday’s “Justice for J6” rally is asking that attendees do not wear pro-Trump clothing at the event. Matt Braynard, the organizer behind the rally and a former Trump campaign staffer, asked attendees not to display any symbols that are supportive of former President Trump, contending the demonstration is “100% about #JusticeforJ6 and not the …

Yahoo News reports: California Governor Gavin Newsom easily survived a recall election Tuesday in a closely-watched race that drew national attention and campaign visits from President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Associated Press projected less than an hour after polls closed in the state. “No is not the only thing that was expressed tonight,” the governor said. “I …

Via press release from Sen. Marco Rubio: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to immediately fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley. “I write with grave concern regarding recent reporting that General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, worked to actively undermine the sitting …