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Today's News

Today's news brings reports of devastation in Florida following Hurricane Ian, as well as new sanctions against Russia from the United States. There is also news of a new era of nuclear threat from Russia, as well as updates on the Senate's preparations for the fall term.

Outline

  • Total destruction: Florida residents live through night of terror - residents of Florida recount their experience living through a recent hurricane
  • Putin announces Russia will annex four Ukrainian territories after sham referendums - Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that Russia will annex four Ukrainian territories after holding sham referendums in those areas
  • Justice Jackson set for formal swearing-in ahead of court's fall term - Judge Jackson is set to be formally sworn in as a member of the court ahead of the start of the fall term
  • U.S. launches new crackdown on Russia with financial sanctions - The United States launches a new crackdown on Russia with financial sanctions
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics - nation's cartoonists provide their take on the week's political events
  • Ian's death toll rises as massive rescue efforts continue in Florida - the death toll from Hurricane Ian rises as rescue efforts continue
  • Mayor's migrant tents being built by Trump border wall contractor - migrant tents being built by Trump border wall contractor for the mayor's office
  • Georgia and Nevada on their minds: Senate watchers sweat two swing states - observers are watching closely to see how two important swing states, Georgia and Nevada, vote in the upcoming Senate elections
  • The Biden administration is scaling back student debt relief for millions over legal challenge concerns. But many progressives were not alerted to the change. - The Biden administration is scaling back student debt relief for millions over legal challenge concerns, but many progressives were not alerted to the change
  • Maggie Haberman’s ‘curse’ and ‘salvation’ - a profile of journalist Maggie Haberman and her coverage of the Trump administration
  • House passes government funding, averting shutdown threat - the House of Representatives passes a government funding bill, averting a government shutdown
  • Opinion | Putin’s Nuclear Threat Marks the Start of a New Era - an opinion piece on Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent nuclear threats
  • What Is Gavin Newsom Doing in Texas? - a profile of California Governor Gavin Newsom's recent trip to Texas
  • America’s Weirdest Voters Test Its Newest Voting System - a look at some of America's strangest voters and how they're testing the country's newest voting system
  • ‘It’s My Curse and My Salvation’: Trump’s Most Famous Chronicler Opens Up - an interview with journalist Michael Wolff about his coverage of the Trump administration
  • Senate preps piecemeal plan for NDAA - the Senate is preparing a piecemeal plan for the National Defense Authorization Act
  • Brownstein snags top McCarthy aide - lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck snags a top aide to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
  • Lawmakers split on Ukraine’s new NATO bid - lawmakers are split on Ukraine's new bid to join NATO
  • ‘He’s not going to scare us’: Why the West isn't buying Putin’s bluster - a look at why the West isn't taking Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent threats seriously
  • Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida - Hurricane Ian heads for the Carolinas after causing extensive damage in Florida
  • Florida tried to strengthen its grid against hurricanes. Storms got stronger. - Florida tried to strengthen its grid against hurricanes, but the storms have only gotten stronger
  • Ian inflicts staggering losses on Florida's growth machine - Hurricane Ian causes staggering losses for Florida's economy
  • Jay Powell takes on the world - a profile of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
  • The last bills standing - a look at the few bills that are still alive as the end of the legislative session approaches
  • Silly goose! Wawa sends House candidate cease-and-desist letter over campaign logo - Wawa sends a cease-and-desist letter to a House candidate over their campaign logo
  • New York City to overhaul school admissions - New York City is set to overhaul its school admissions process
  • What shaped Welch’s view - a look at what shaped Representative Peter Welch's view on impeachment