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Several chess players have already turned to careers on the political chess board (Nigel Short and Julio Granda only last week! As has been reported previously on this site, WGM Dana Reizniece-Ozola (who beat GM Hou Yifan at the 2016 Baku Olympiad) has become the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Latvia. Attempting to join them come November will be 1500-rated Dan McCready, still only 35, who won the Democratic primary election for North Carolina's Ninth Congressional district, and WCM Stephanie Pitcher, who also got passed the primary and is running for Utah's House District 40. McCready is a few years younger but nonetheless grew up with this writer. McCready finished in the top 10 individually and several years ago had this to say about the tournament: "We were just this little public school in Charlotte, up against all these big New York City private schools where chess is a class and they pay to have masters come and teach the kids. And we pulled it off." Full disclosure: While parts of Charlotte are in the 9th District, this writer does not live inside it. According to her LinkedIn profile, she got her law degree from the University of Utah and has also served in the Utah State DA's office and the Salt Lake City District Attorney's Office. Oh, and she's won the Utah State Women's Championship no less than eight times! This news report is meant to show only that several accomplished chess players are running for office.

Suddenly, it was clear that the United States was under attack. A country whose continental states had not seen a major attack in nearly 200 years was stunned to find that its financial and military centres had been hit by a small terrorist group based thousands of miles away. Its most lasting and consequential effects are interlinked: a massively expensive and unending “war on terror”, heightened suspicion of government and the media in many democratic countries, a sharp uptick in Western antagonism toward Muslims, and the decline of US power alongside rising international disorder – developments that aided the rise of Donald Trump and leaders like him. Just weeks after 9/11, the administration of US President George W. Bush invaded Afghanistan with the aim of destroying al Qaeda, which had been granted safe haven by the extremist Taliban regime. It is now the longest war the United States has fought. In many parts of the world, the war fuelled anti-Americanism; in Europe, public opinion about the war set in motion a widening estrangement between the United States and its key European allies. Monetary and social costs Today, the United States spends US$32 million every hour on the wars fought since 9/11. In the United States and in other countries, citizens are increasingly suspicious of government sources and the media — at times even questioning whether truth is knowable. The consequences for democracy are dire. Instead, it is countries with large Muslim populations that have seen a rise in terrorist attacks.

Coming up on today's show: Steve Kornacki, MSNBC and NBC News national political correspondent and the author of The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism (Ecco, 2018), talks about his new book placing the start of today's hyper-partisanship in the 1990's; Rachel Holliday Smith, freelance reporter and producer, discusses the successes and failures of Mayor de Blasio’s Turn the Tide initiative to overhaul New York City’s shelter system and combat homelessness; 30 Issues in 30 Days: For President Trump, the tax bill is THE big thing that his administration has managed to get through congress. Jeff Cox, finance editor for CNBC.com, then Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times on economics and politics, talk about whether Americans are seeing effects from the policy yet, and debate--for better or for worse? ; Rebecca Traister, writer-at-large for New York Magazine and the author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (Simon & Schuster, 2018), argues that despite cultural norms stifling women's public displays of anger, it has fueled political movements.

That's a hard reality startups must face and embrace, according to Bradley Tusk, an ex-Mike Bloomberg campaign manager turned tech investor. Why it matters: Tusk has parlayed his career’s lessons into a new book, “The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics,” which he hopes can help startups operating in highly regulated industries like transportation, sports betting, and cannabis. Top lesson: “You've got to take government and politics seriously because it can make or break your business,” says Tusk. After years in politics, he decided to open a consultancy to help businesses launch political-style campaigns on public issues. In 2011, he was introduced to Uber’s then CEO, Travis Kalanick, who needed some help dealing with New York City’s Taxi & Limousine Commission. “I had no idea what it was!” exclaims Tusk when asked if he knew his Uber equity would one day be so valuable. But: “It only works when people are really passionate about your product,” says Tusk. It also turns out that you can’t always win against city hall, as one of Tusk’s investments, scooter startup Bird, learned last month when San Francisco decided not to give the company a permit to participate in its pilot program. The big picture: Tusk’s book includes guides to help startups deal with a number of political dilemmas, but he also argues for the value of applying a “basic conscience” in those situations. Go deeper: ?Listen to Axios's Dan Primack chat with Tusk on Monday's Pro Rata podcast.

 The Story: On Thursday, September 13, Democratic Party voters in New York supported their incumbent Governor, Andrew Cuomo, over a primary challenge from activist/actress Cynthia...

The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast is recording a live podcast in New York City on Sept. 24. Get details and tickets here. Our Senate forecast is live, and in the latest installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast‘s “Model Talk,” Nate Silver talks about why Republicans are favored to keep the Senate and which races promise to be the most interesting. He also answers listener questions on topics ranging from the model’s coding language to whether polls affect public opinion. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

Gutfeld: 17 years after 9/11 we shouldn't just remember the victims, but the warnings too. We can't let those warnings die. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political…

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Kathy Hochul – a former congresswoman from western New York who had been Cuomo's running mate in 2014 – is facing a fierce challenge from Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn, who is serving his third term as a New York City councilman. If Williams is indeed elected as lieutenant governor, he has promised to provide a check-and-balance in the mold of the more adversarial role the New York City Public Advocate has played to the New York City mayor. It also took place the same day as the only debate between Cuomo and Nixon, almost ensuring it would get little coverage. Questioned repeatedly about the matter in a radio interview last week with WNYC host Brian Lehrer, Hochul would only say that an unspecified "scheduling conflict" had submarined the debate. Nixon supporters argue that Cuomo has only shifted to the left on many issues due to her primary challenge. Hochul said that is not necessary. Cuomo needs someone else to tell him to do what's right," Hochul said. That took place as recently as 2008, when then-Lt. Gov. Hochul noted in a recent interview that abortion rights may be under threat nationally as conservative U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is on a path to confirmation. Williams noted that in 2007, Hochul, as Erie County clerk, had vowed to have undocumented immigrants arrested if they applied for drivers' licenses.

Melania Trump’s parents were sworn in as US citizens on Thursday, completing a legal path to citizenship that their son-in-law has suggested eliminating. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, took the citizenship oath at a private ceremony in New York City. Trump and Pence products of family migration they want to curb, records show Read more Lawyer Michael Wildes said the Knavses applied for citizenship on their own and didn’t get any special treatment. He confirmed that the first lady sponsored their green cards. Her husband, Donald Trump, has proposed ending most family-based immigration, which he refers to as “chain migration”. Amid a bitter debate over immigration – particularly the Trump administration’s separation of children from families crossing the border illegally – Wildes said the Knavses’ attaining citizenship was “an example of it going right”. Along with targeting illegal immigration, Donald Trump has proposed sharply curbing legal immigration. Under the law, permanent residents must live in the country for at least five years before applying for citizenship. The Knavses’ citizenship ceremony was kept hush-hush around the Jacob K Javits Federal Building. Viktor Knavs is 74, two years older than his son-in-law.