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Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump is on a fundraising blitz. But there are other warning signs for Republicans. — For the first time this year, the Fox News poll had Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by two points, within the poll's margin of error. — For Republicans who spent much of the year crowing about Joe Biden's weaknesses …
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Axios:
As Biden lags in key states, big questions for Democrats … - It also raises critical questions for the 2024 election: Whether Democrats can fix the lack of enthusiasm for Biden — or whether he'll drag down other Democrats on the ballot. … - Republican and Democratic operatives expect …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Meet the ‘double haters’ who could decide the election
Meet the ‘double haters’ who could decide the election
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Louisiana Republicans write a guide for Alito and Thomas — Their Ten Commandments law has a small but powerful audience. … On its own, Louisiana's new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom is bad enough, a victory for evangelicals who want to push …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
South Carolina poised to impose draconian censorship regime on school libraries — On Tuesday, the South Carolina State Board of Education will impose a centralized and expansive censorship regime on every K-12 school library in the state. The new regulations could result in the banning …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump taunted Jewish employees with jokes about Nazi ovens: Ex-Trump Org VP — During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, a former executive vice president of the Trump Organization revealed that her former boss thought it was funny to make jokes about the Nazi ovens around Jewish employees.
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Made ‘Nazi Ovens’ Joke Around Jewish Execs: Ex-Trump Org VP — CRUEL AND UNUSUAL — “Everybody was shocked,” the former Trump Organization employee said on Sunday. — Donald Trump has claimed he's better for Jewish Americans than Democrats, but according to a former senior Trump …
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld / New York Times:
I Know What America's Leading C.E.O.s Really Think of Donald Trump — Recent headlines suggest that our nation's business leaders are embracing the presidential candidate Donald Trump. His campaign would have you believe that our nation's top chief executives are returning to support …
BBC:
Nineteen dead in attacks on churches and synagogue in southern Russia — Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 people and five gunmen dead. — At least 16 people were taken to hospital with injuries after the Sunday evening attack.
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New York Times:
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic — Multiple law-enforcement officers and a priest in the region of Dagestan were killed in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, local officials said. — Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in two cities in southern Russia on Sunday …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider — One network is in charge of every aspect of the Biden-Trump debate, a major shift from previous years. Tens of millions of viewers are expected to be watching. — The prime-time matchup on Thursday between President Biden and former President Donald …
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
How Trump and Biden compare on running up debt … - Both candidates bear a share of the responsibility, as each added trillions to that tally while in office. — But Trump's contribution was significantly higher, according to the fiscal watchdogs at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget …
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emptywheel:
An Egyptian Bank Claimed Details of a Suspected $10 Million Payment to Trump Might be in China — Back on September 19, 2018, then DC Chief Judge Beryl Howell denied a motion brought by an Egyptian bank to quash a subpoena for information on a suspected $10 million payment made to then-candidate Trump in fall 2016.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Conservatives Should Vote for Joe Biden … In 2023, the United States had one of the sharpest drops in the murder rate on record, according to FBI statistics, and early data shows the trend continuing into 2024. Republicans have persistently denied this, continuing to insist …
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The Guardian
NBC News:
Gov. Kristi Noem says there can't be a ‘blanket approach’ to Jan. 6 pardons: Full interview — As former President Donald Trump promises to pardon convicted January 6th rioters, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem (S.D.) says, “each of those situations needs to be looked at separately.”
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