The Show Notes: Strike Averted, Schumer's Woes, & The Chick-fil-A Hero

Welcome! The national railroad strike was averted at 2:30 this morning.

Headline: A Chick-fil-A worker stopped a woman with a baby from being carjacked - CNN

AGAIN: Another Putin Ally Dead After ‘Suffocating’ on Business Trip

BREAKING: Roger Federer retires from tennis.

Must read: The Woman King and the Real History of Dahomey - National Review (paywall)

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Clip of the day:

RNC Research @RNCResearch

Kamala Harris says they are "seeing success" with "the work that we have been doing to bring prices down." Prices surged 8.3% in August and grocery store prices are up 13.5% over last year.

Where’s Mayor Pete?

Railroad companies and union leaders averted a national strike that would have sent fragile supply chains into disarray and hiked energy prices. The negotiations were concluded early this morning with a tentative handshake agreement that is expected to hold. While Labor secretary Marty Walsh handled the negotiations, Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg was touring the Detroit Auto Show.

Buttigieg's habit of missing important moments on the job was previously highlighted when he took an extended paternity leave and no know noticed he was gone.

Ryan Grim @ryangrim

It's really surprising that throwing the mayor of South Bend into the Transportation Department where he spends his time preparing another presidential run hasn't worked out so well for the nation's transportation! Who could have imagined.

Schumer: “Dems Will Lose The House”

In a popular Italian restaurant on Capitol Hill, Chuck Schumer admitted to six fellow Democratic Senators that Democrats will lose the House and Nancy Pelosi is “in trouble.” The surprising statement comes just days after Pelosi claimed Democrats would hold and House and add to their majority. Schumer alluded to potential problems holding the Senate placing the odds at only 60% in a very favorable year. The majority leader went so far as saying Mark Kelly may be toast in Arizona WITH MARK KELLY AT THE TABLE. This is from Punchbowl:

With Kelly at the table, Schumer said the Arizona Senate race would tighten if tech billionaire Peter Thiel started spending money to boost Republican Blake Masters.

NBC Protects Fetterman

NBC published this story claiming that all of the cringy videos of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman are deceptively edited to highlight the candidate’s deficits following a stroke early in the campaign. There’s just one problem: the clips aren’t doctored and Fetterman has real problems.

Greg Price @greg_price11

Here's the first video they accuse me of doctoring. As you can see, nothing is doctored. I simply took things he said during a rally and edited them together into a Supercut.

Greg Price @greg_price11

John Fetterman gave a speech in Montgomery County yesterday. Here are the highlights. https://t.co/8udMddHAcQ

While NBC covers for Fetterman, here are other headlines:

• CNN: This lingering issue isn't going away for John Fetterman

• WaPo: John Fetterman needs to debate more than once for U.S. Senate

• National Review: John Fetterman’s Fitness for Office Is a Legitimate Issue

• Philadelphia Inquirer: It’s fair to question Fetterman’s fitness after his stroke

DeSantis

Ron DeSantis made good on a promise to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities by flying two plane loads to Martha’s Vinyard. This is from The New York Post:

A spokesperson for the Republican governor confirmed in a statement to the outlet that the flights were “part of the state’s relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.”

“States like Massachusetts, New York and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states’ and support for the Biden administration’s open border policies,” said Taryn Fenske, the governor’s communication director.

More:

Citizen Free Press @CitizenFreePres

Greg Abbott drops off two bud loads of illegal aliens outside Kamala Harris DC residence

The rest of the news:

• Mortgage rates top 6% for the first time since 2008 - CNN

• U.S. incomes stagnant for second year as households face record inflation, according to Census Bureau - Yahoo

• US sets up fund to distribute frozen billions to Afghanistan - CNN

• Democrats dream of a drama-free fall - Politico

• ‘The economy is braking hard’ and CEO confidence is miserable, says billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht - CNBC

• McConnell's renegades - Axios

• Highest Number in US History: Border Patrol Logs 8,000 Migrants Entering US Each Day - Washington Free Beacon

• Patagonia founder just donated the entire company, worth $3 billion, to fight climate change - CNBC

• TikTok won't commit to stopping US data flows to China - CNN

• "This Is The Sharpest Turn In The Housing Market Since The 2008 Crash" As Mortgage Rates Soar Above 6% - ZeroHedge

• Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are 'living separately' - CNN

• The SEC Has Directed Tennessee and Georgia to Cancel Their Scheduled Non-Conferenames Against Oklahoma Starting Next Year - Barstool

• Russian Convicts Are Offered Freedom If They Join War in Ukraine - Bloomberg (paywall)

Tweets that caught my eye: