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Hillary Rodham Clinton / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: I've Debated Trump and Biden. Here's What I'm Watching For. — Last week, I had the time of my life at the Tony Awards introducing a song from “Suffs,” the Broadway musical I co-produced about the suffragists who won women the right to vote.
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NBC News:
Trump's VP announcement could come as early as this week — Four sources told NBC News that the campaign is considering revealing Trump's running mate this week, possibly before his debate with Biden on Thursday. — Former President Donald Trump could announce his vice presidential pick …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Will Trump chicken out of the presidential debate? Probably. He's a Grade-A coward. — Until we see him set foot on the debate stage Thursday night in Atlanta, there's a strong chance the former president chickens out and runs to the safety of a rally. — The breathless advance coverage …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Clinton to Biden: Rebutting Trump's debate “blather” is a “waste of time”
Clinton to Biden: Rebutting Trump's debate “blather” is a “waste of time”
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CBS News:
Newly released photos from FBI's Mar-a-Lago search show Trump keepsakes alongside sensitive records — Washington — Newly revealed photographs taken by the FBI during its August 2022 search of former President Donald Trump's South Florida resort shed further light on how the former president kept keepsakes …
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emptywheel:
The Nuclear Weapons Document Trump Stashed under Bubble Wrap and a Christmas Pillow — As noted, Jack Smith has filed his response to Trump's bid to throw out his stolen document indictment because the order of certain boxes was not retained. — A key part of Smith's response argues …
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ABC News:
Trump expressed concern that returning classified docs after subpoena could result in criminal charges, according to sealed notes — Judge Aileen Cannon is considering tossing out the notes as evidence. — This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30 …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Judge Cannon is skeptical that evidence from Mar-a-Lago should be thrown out
Judge Cannon is skeptical that evidence from Mar-a-Lago should be thrown out
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Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:
Trump Could Actually Lose Florida. Here's Why. — After two years of Governor Ron DeSantis pushing his extremist agenda, there's a case to be made that voters have had enough of the Republican Party's obsession with culture wars. — The Florida Democratic Party insists the state is in play in November …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia ahead of first debate — Sharp warning signs emerge in the state for both candidates. — Former President Donald Trump holds a slight lead over President Joe Biden in Georgia in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Tuesday ahead of an Atlanta debate …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Introducing Our 2024 Poll Tracker
Introducing Our 2024 Poll Tracker
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Bob Good confirms he will pay for recount as he trails in GOP primary — Rep. Bob Good is pressing forward on his demands for a recount in his primary race, as he trails his GOP opponent John McGuire by 370 votes. The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus confirmed his recount plans …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
A Knives-Out House Primary: MAGA in Microcosm
A Knives-Out House Primary: MAGA in Microcosm
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
From Virginia to Colorado, MAGA infighting during primaries puts the GOP into disarray
From Virginia to Colorado, MAGA infighting during primaries puts the GOP into disarray
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: 16 Nobel economists see a Trump inflation bomb … - “While each of us has different views on the particulars of various economic policies, we all agree that Joe Biden's economic agenda is vastly superior to Donald Trump,” the 16 economists write in a letter, first obtained by Axios.
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Andrew Stanton / Newsweek:
Donald Trump May ‘Reignite’ Inflation, Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Warn
Donald Trump May ‘Reignite’ Inflation, Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Warn
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Aysha Bagchi / USA Today:
Donald Trump hush money gag on witnesses and jurors lifted, but prosecutors remain protected — Former President Donald Trump was freed on Tuesday from gag order restrictions that protected witnesses and jurors in his hush money case, although prosecutors and the family members …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Jamaal Bowman's New York primary is huge for pro-Israel groups — An AIPAC-aligned super PAC and others have spent increasingly huge sums of money in high-profile Democratic primaries. Their record is mixed, but a Bowman defeat would be their biggest win yet.
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Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
'Bob's Burgers' Actor Jay Johnston Set to Change Plea in Jan. 6 Case — BACKTRACK — The comedian and actor is expected to officially change his plea to guilty in an upcoming hearing according to new court documents. — Jay Johnston, the actor known for small roles in Anchorman …
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Steve Bannon Prepares for Prison — Steve Bannon is taking his show on the road. Convicted by a federal jury in 2022 for contempt of Congress, the right-wing agitator is set to spend four months in a Connecticut penitentiary starting July 1. It's the latest act in the iconoclastic performance …
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Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
Israeli Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court Rules — The court ruled there was no legal justification for the ultra-Orthodox exemption from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wartime government.
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Eric Berger / The Guardian:
Conservative US lawmakers are pushing for an end to no-fault divorce — Republicans in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas have discussed eliminating or restricting such cases — Some prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators are advocating for ending no-fault divorce …
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No to State Funding for a Religious Charter School — In a closely watched case, Oklahoma's highest court blocked what was set to become the nation's first religious charter school. An appeal is likely. — The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ethics investigation adds to troubles for GOP's Ronny Jackson — Rep. Ronny Jackson didn't need another controversy. The Texas Republican is nevertheless facing an advancing investigation from the House Ethics Committee. — During his relatively brief tenure as a political figure …
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
How Trump Can Win the Debate — No need for showmanship. Just contrast Biden's record with his own. — The Debate Expectations Game — By NOAH ROTHMAN — Both presidential campaigns are trying to manage expectations ahead of Thursday night's debate. — VIEW MORE — ANTISEMITISM
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The numbers behind the ‘public health crisis’ of gun violence — The uptick in deaths related to firearms beginning in 2020 is less about homicide than you might assume. — As is the case with many official acts that originate in the executive branch of the government …
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Devi Shastri / Associated Press:
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows — In the wake of Texas' abortion ban, the state's infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows. — The analysis out of Johns Hopkins University is the latest research …
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
The Covid summer wave is here — Infections are most likely rising in at least 39 states, driven in part by a trio of new variants. — If more people around you seem to be coming down with Covid lately, that's because infections are indeed on the rise nationally.
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Evelyne Musambi / Associated Press:
Kenya's parliament burns as protesters object to new taxes. Clashes spread and bodies are counted — (AP video shot by: Jackson Njehia and Idi Ali Juma) — Anti-tax protesters enter Kenya's parliament as clashes with police intensify, resulting in deaths