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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
It's Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk — We've all often wondered whether Donald Trump understands the historical import of what comes out of his mouth. He's so ill-informed, so proudly ignorant, that it's easy to think that when he hurls a historical insult, he just doesn't know.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
In Veterans Day Speech, Trump Promises to ‘Root Out’ the Left — The former president said that threats from abroad were less concerning than liberal “threats from within” and that he was a “very proud election denier.” — Former President Donald J. Trump, on a day set aside to celebrate …
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Vanity Fair, The Hill, Eschaton, Associated Press, One America News Network, The Post Millennial, USA Today, Breitbart and UPI
Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Trump Compares Political Foes To ‘Vermin’ On Veterans Day—Echoing Nazi Propaganda — Former President Donald Trump pledged to eliminate political extremist groups that “lie, steal and cheat on elections,” calling them “vermin” during a speech Saturday and in a Truth Social post commemorating Veterans Day …
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Washington Post, Digby's Hullabaloo, Outside the Beltway and Mediaite
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Here is what Trump plans to do if he returns to White House — President Joe Biden has a lot of unfinished business from his first term that he intends to continue if reelected. It's a far different vision for the country than Donald Trump has outlined during his own campaign. (Nov. 12)
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Raskin says second Trump term would ‘look a lot like Vladimir Putin in Russia’ — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday compared a hypothetical second Trump White House term to that of President Vladimir Putin's Russia and other authoritarian leaders in response to Trump's veiled threats …
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Washington Examiner
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
What President Joe Biden plans to do if he gets a second term — President Joe Biden has a lot of unfinished business from his first term that he intends to continue if reelected. It's a far different vision for the country than Donald Trump has outlined during his own campaign. (Nov. 12)
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
The Authoritarianism Is The Point — Why is the Trump campaign so loudmouthed about its autocratic policy plans?
The Authoritarianism Is The Point — Why is the Trump campaign so loudmouthed about its autocratic policy plans?
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Washington Post:
Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war — Evidence gleaned since Oct. 7 shows Hamas terrorists prepared for a ‘second phase’ of assaults amid hopes of inspiring violence in the West Bank and beyond — TEL AVIV — The first clues came from the bodies of slain terrorists …
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New York Post
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Longtime NY House Democrat Brian Higgins to step down over frustrations in Congress — Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday he plans to resign from Congress in February 2024, after serving 19 years in the House of Representatives. — Higgins, who represents New York's heavily …
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Washington Examiner and Associated Press
Andrew Solender / Axios:
How abortion could upend the 2024 battle for Congress — Democrats' rush to get abortion-related initiatives on the ballot in key states could throw a wrench in Republicans' effort to keep the House in 2024. … - Democrats took the results to show that the grassroots energy they've enjoyed since …
Washington Post:
Trump defense at New York fraud trial set to counter state attorney general — NEW YORK — Former Trump Organization insider Michael Cohen testified in state court that his ex-boss Donald Trump instructed him to fudge numbers on annual financial statements so that they would show his desired net worth.
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The Hill, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
New York Times:
Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S. — The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others. — By Ben DooleyVideos by Emily Rhyne
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Insider and Denver Post
Areeba Shah / Salon:
“Covering him as a normal candidate”: Extremism scholars say TV news “normalizing” Trump's threats — TV news outlets increasingly ignore Trump's “dehumanizing” rhetoric at rallies despite growing threat — Trump recently made alarming statements, including advocating for “ideological screening” …
New York Times:
FBI Investigates Adams Over Turkish Consulate — After winning the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams successfully pressed city officials to allow the opening of a Manhattan high-rise housing the Turkish Consulate General. — Federal authorities are investigating whether Mayor Eric Adams …
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Progressive Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar got a prominent Democratic primary challenger Sunday when former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels announced he'll try once again to unseat her after coming close in 2022.
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