| | | | |  | | By Garrett Ross | | | |  | DRIVING THE DAY | | HEADS UP — President JOE BIDEN and first lady JILL BIDEN will travel to Puerto Rico on Monday and Florida on Wednesday. More from Myah Ward IAN LATEST — "Florida deaths rise to 47 amid struggle to recover from Ian," by AP's Rebecca Santana and Meg Kinnard in Fort Myers, Fla. HAPPENING TODAY — "Brazilians vote in contentious election plagued by violence and fear," by CNN's Camilo Rocha and Kara Fox TOP TALKERS — Rolling Stone is up with two can't-miss profiles — one that is nearly as dishy as it is explicit, and another that examines a rare character in the Republican Party.
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Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo | — Alex Morris on former Metropolitan Police Department officer MICHAEL FANONE: "Fanone is done being an American hero…. He's tired of liberals who back the blue only on Jan. 6 and conservatives who back the blue only when it comes to policing people of color, tired of being given 47 seconds of airtime to explain how to reform an entire police system, tired of explaining why overthrowing a CVS and overthrowing the American government are not quite the same thing. He has given up on any delusions that what he says or does will change people's minds." Click through for Fanone's expletive-filled rants on KEVIN McCARTHY, MIKE PENCE, MADISON CAWTHORN and JOSH HAWLEY, among many other topics.
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. | Charles Krupa/AP Photo | — Kara Voght travels to Alton, N.H., to talk with New Hampshire GOP Gov. CHRIS SUNUNU , who "occupies a rare corner of the modern Republican Party: He's a hardcore libertarian who has eschewed most of his party's culture wars and, occasionally, DONALD TRUMP — all the while avoiding the RINO label that plagues others who dare to do so."
- Sununu on Trump: "I don't make it personal. … I don't go out of my way to be the first out of the gate to say he did something wrong. And when he does good things, I give him credit."
- On Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM's (R-S.C.) proposed 15-week abortion ban: "Lindsey, Lindsey, Lindsey — God, he's so disconnected."
- On Sen. RICK SCOTT's (R-Fla.) agenda: "The one with the tax hikes in it? That's not gonna fly."
- On the governing style employed by RON DeSANTIS: "The concept of a big government Republican — which I hate — telling a town, 'Well, you didn't do it the way I wanted you to do it, so I'm going to pass a state law that takes away your ability to make that choice' — that's cancel culture."
- On his philosophy: "I don't consider myself a moderate, actually. I'm just not an extremist."
- On a potential 2024 run: "I don't know what I'm going to do," he says, adding: "if Republicans do not close the deal in November, what's the point of worrying about '24?"
WELCOME BACK, SCOTUS — As the Supreme Court prepares to return to the bench on Monday, NYT's Adam Liptak writes that "there are few signs that the court's race to the right is slowing" after a contentious term that saw one of the most controversial rulings in decades, as the court struck down Roe v. Wade. "The new term will feature major disputes on affirmative action, voting, religion, free speech and gay rights. And the court's six-justice conservative supermajority seems poised to dominate the new term as it did the earlier one." Adjust your expectations: "On things that matter most, get ready for a lot of 6-3's," said IRV GORNSTEIN, executive director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown Law.
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Now, he works as an IT technician for Amazon. "It was probably one of the biggest deals that happened in my life, knowing that Amazon would put even more effort into developing me," he said. | | | THE MONEY MAN — Though he's facing sagging approval numbers and struggling to get an invite to campaign with vulnerable Democrats across the country, Biden has found his groove in the campaign cycle, carving out a role as "fundraiser in chief — a man who schmoozes with aplomb while raking in millions," AP's Seung Min Kim and Aamer Madhani write. "So far this year, Biden has headlined 11 receptions to raise cash directly for the Democratic National Committee, and they have brought in more than $19.6 million, according to the committee. … The quintessential Biden qualities — his candor and his warmth with the crowd — become more pronounced once the press is kicked out and audience members have a chance to ask Biden questions, say people who have attended such gatherings." Good Sunday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop me a line: gross@politico.com. Or get in touch with the rest of the team: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels , Ryan Lizza. SUNDAY BEST … — Sen. RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.) on the federal government's response to Hurricane Ian, on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We do have to provide disaster aid, and whether that's for a hurricane or whether it's for a flooding, or whether that's for wildfires, we've got to do that. And you know, I hope people will, you know, continue to support [it]. … We've got to come up with a way to do this where it's a longer-term strategy." On how Graham's abortion ban proposal affected the midterms: "Democrats have talked a lot about that this year. So every candidate has been talking about what their position is on abortion. … I think it's important that people tell people what their position is, and it's being done state by state all across the country. … So I don't know [if] what Lindsey put out changed the conversation." — FEMA Administrator DEANNE CRISWELL on the federal response to Ian, on "Fox News Sunday": "The biggest thing that we knew, and what the governor's concern was, was being able to take care of the people that were going to be in the way of the storm's path. And so we prepositioned the largest amount of search and rescue assets that I think we've ever put in place before, bringing together all of the federal family." — North Carolina Gov. ROY COOPER on whether he's comfortable with the Democratic Governors Association boosting MAGA candidates in the primaries, on "Meet the Press": "First, there were no LIZ CHENEYs running for governor across this country. Second, these were big front-runners and won by big margins and it is important for the DGA to make sure that voters are reminded of these candidates' extreme positions even during the primary. Because what you are seeing now is some of these candidates trying to moderate their positions."
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| BIG PICTURE DEMS' DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDE — A national NBC News/Telemundo poll of the Latino electorate out today finds that "Democrats lead Republicans by more than 20 points among Latino voters, but that Democratic advantage has declined from previous election cycles," NBC's Mark Murray writes. "54% of Latino voters say they prefer Democrats to control Congress as a result of the upcoming midterm elections, versus 33% who want Republicans in charge." The context: "That 21-point Democratic lead in congressional preference is down from past NBC/Telemundo over-samples of Latino voters in Oct. 2020 (when it was 26 points), Nov. 2018 (34 points), Oct. 2016 (38 points) and Oct. 2012 (42 points)." BATTLE FOR THE SENATE DEEP DIVE — "The Racial Divide Herschel Walker Couldn't Outrun," by NYT's John Branch in Wrightsville, Ga.: "[HERSCHEL] WALKER, who is one of the most famous African Americans in Georgia's history, a folk hero for legions of football fans, is unpopular with Black voters. And nowhere is the rift more stark than in the rural farm town where he was raised about 140 miles southeast of Atlanta. … "There are easy explanations: [Sen. RAPHAEL] WARNOCK, who is also Black, is a Democrat who preaches at MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'s former church, and Mr. Walker is running as a Republican tied to Donald J. Trump. But there are complex reasons, too, especially in Wrightsville. "'Herschel's not getting the Black vote because Herschel forgot where he came from,' [former teacher and coach CURTIS] DIXON said. 'He's not part of the Black community.' Such feelings toward Mr. Walker have been present for decades. They are flowering ahead of November's elections." BATTLE FOR THE STATES DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK — "Shying from Trump, ex-Maine Gov. Paul LePage seeks job back," by AP's David Sharp in Yarmouth, Maine: "Now, as [PAUL] LePAGE is running for a third term after a brief retirement to Florida, he rarely talks about Trump in public, and his advisers say LePage's hiatus from politics changed him. He's eager to show he's smoothed over some of his own rough edges, though flashes of his fiery personality broke through recently at an event at a riverfront boatyard in Yarmouth, where he pledged to take on Democratic 'elitists.'" ATTACKING ABRAMS — "GOP attacks Georgia's Abrams on voting as judge rejects suit," by AP's Jeff Amy in Atlanta: Democrat STACEY ABRAMS' lawsuit challenging Georgia Gov. BRIAN KEMP's victory back in 2018 was formally put to rest on Friday when her legal team lost its arguments. "And Republicans are now using the loss to attack what they see as the 'big lie' that underlies Abrams' career. They label her claims that Georgia's election system has been discriminatory as a fraud she used to enrich herself and aggrandize her political career after her 2018 loss." HOT ADS With help from Steve Shepard — Missouri: In a new bio spot, GOP Senate nominee ERIC SCHMITT says, "In college, I gave tours and took out the trash at the estate [Democratic nominee] TRUDY BUSCH VALENTINE grew up on." — Wisconsin: Now that crime-based attacks have taken a toll on Democratic Senate candidate MANDELA BARNES, Republicans are running the same playbook against Gov. TONY EVERS. Some context from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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After dropping out of school, Andre joined Amazon as a fulfillment center associate and enrolled in a free technical training program to move into a higher-paying IT technician position within the company. Learn how. Sponsored by Amazon   | | | 7 THINGS FOR YOUR RADAR 1. MAR-A-LAGO LATEST: The National Archives still doesn't have all the documents from the Trump administration that it should. In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, the National Archives said it will converse with DOJ "on whether 'to initiate an action for the recovery of records unlawfully removed,' as established under the Federal Records Act," WaPo's Jacqueline Alemany writes. Acting archivist DEBRA STEIDEL WALL "added that the Archives has been unable to obtain federal records related to 'non-official electronic messaging accounts that were not copied or forwarded into their official electronic messaging accounts.'" 2. JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH: The legal team representing Oath Keepers leader STEWART RHODES and a handful of others are preparing to put Trump at the center of the narrative, AP's Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst write. "Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist group, are poised to argue that jurors cannot find him guilty of seditious conspiracy because all the actions he took before the siege on Jan. 6, 2021, were in preparation for orders he anticipated from the then-president — orders that never came." Opening statements start on Monday. 3. MISSED OPPORTUNITY: "The war against superbugs caught in congressional quagmire," by Lauren Gardner and Krista Mahr. "[A] classic end-of-year congressional quagmire — a tight calendar, a heated election season, fights over spending, and inertia — threatens to stymie progress before the end of the year." 4. 2024 WATCH: Virginia Gov. GLENN YOUNGKIN is continuing his 2022 campaigning — and 2024 flirtations. Youngkin is headed to New Mexico to stump for gubernatorial candidate MARK RONCHETTI this week. "But Youngkin, who's been in demand on the campaign trail, took time off from his tour on Thursday and Friday, as he gathered with roughly 80 top dollar Republican donors for a two-day gathering at a luxury hotel outside of Charlottesville, Virginia," Fox News' Paul Steinhauser reports . According to an attendee, Youngkin wouldn't entertain a 2024 question, but "emphasized the political walk he's taking, and that while he was not sure where that walk is going to lead, the governor asked the donors to stay with him on his trek." 5. LETTER FROM OREGON: "'We Were Worse Than Prisoners': The Plight of Undocumented Workers Who Grow America's Illegal Weed," by Natalie Fertig and Eleanor Mueller in Medford, Ore.: "Legalization was supposed to squelch the illicit marijuana market. Instead, it's thriving in places like southern Oregon, where illegal weed farms are camouflaged beside their legal counterparts." — Related read: "Courts could throw state marijuana markets into disarray," by Mona Zhang 6. WAR IN UKRAINE: "Ukrainian Forces Patrol Strategic City After Russia's Hasty Retreat," NYT: "Ukraine continued its show of defiance against Moscow's illegal annexation claims on Sunday, with soldiers and police officers fanning out to search for Russian stragglers in a key city reclaimed by Kyiv's forces even as President VLADIMIR V. PUTIN declared it part of Russia. President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY of Ukraine said that Lyman, a strategic railway hub in the Donetsk region, had been fully cleared by Sunday afternoon, as Ukrainian forces conducted patrols and delivered aid to residents who had survived months of Russian occupation and weeks of battle as Ukraine fought to retake it." — Related read: "In Washington, Putin's Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm," by NYT's David Sanger, Anton Troianovski and Julian Barnes 7. AMERICA AND THE WORLD: "7 Americans released from detention in Venezuela, Biden says," by ABC's Molly Nagle and Alexandra Hutzler: "Senior administration officials said the Americans were released in exchange for two Venezuelans with ties to President NICOLAS MADURO's wife."
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