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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Trump urges Christians to vote: 'You won't have to do it' in four years — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Trump Cryptically Declares, 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' If He Wins Second Term — Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won't have to vote anymore.” — Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Tells Christians 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' If He's Elected — Donald Trump, after lamenting that conservative Christians are not “big voters,” urged the religious right to turn out for him “just this time.” — In the closing minutes of his speech to a gathering …
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Washington Post:
Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she's working to elect him. — The potential second lady found Trump's actions on Jan. 6 “deeply disturbing,” a friend said. But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president's campaign.
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
This is a misogyny emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election — This time Kamala Harris will be the target for the social media platforms that promote prejudice — In 2016, a historically unprecedented incident took place. And yet, barely anyone even noticed.
Politico:
Harris' Zoom-fueled campaign triggers a dormant Democratic base — They logged on. They raised millions. — When a group of Black women political organizers assembled for a regular Zoom call on Sunday, they suddenly had a new mission. A mere hours earlier, President Joe Biden had ended …
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Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
The night White women raised millions for Harris. And broke Zoom. — Over 164,000 women joined a Zoom call to discuss support, privilege and allyship as they raised millions for the vice president's campaign. — *Correction appended. — “Girl, we broke Zoom,” Erin Gallagher said over text …
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William Gavin / Quartz:
Major Democratic donors want Kamala Harris to fire the FTC chair if she becomes president — FTC Chair Lina Khan has taken an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement — Not even a week after Kamala Harris took over as the Democratic presidential nominee, major donors are already making demands of her potential administration.
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
Republicans Keep Trying to Copy Trump's Humor — And Voters Keep Cringing — Far-right candidates just can't duplicate the flair Trump brings from his TV career. — On Monday, in the midst of a speech in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, one of JD Vance's half-jokes landed with a thud.
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Reuters:
Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court - report — US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders — Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week
Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week
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Politico:
How Trump and Vance went from a ‘threat to democracy’ to ‘weird’ — With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats shift to a simpler characterization of Trump. — In the days since Vice President Kamala Harris has taken over the campaign against former President Donald Trump …
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
JD Vance, an Unlikely Friendship and Why It Ended — His political views differed from a transgender classmate's, but they forged a bond that lasted a decade — until Mr. Vance seemed to pivot, politically and personally. — When his book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” was published in 2016 …
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Seen in Public Without Ear Bandage — LOOKS GOOD — The former president has ditched the gauze over his right ear which became a viral meme after the Republican National Convention. — Journalist — Donald Trump ditched his ear bandage for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Panicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director's Bullet Injury Testimony
Panicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director's Bullet Injury Testimony
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House Republicans continue to flail, further endangering their majority — GOP members struggled with basic tasks this summer, heading for a long break with few accomplishments. — In his bid to claim the House speaker's gavel and end three weeks of chaos last fall, Rep. Mike Johnson mapped out an ambitious agenda.
Axios:
Harris campaign reports record-breaking volunteer surge in key swing states … - The campaign has seen record-breaking fundraising and early polling bumps — a “honeymoon” phase that former President Trump's campaign is hoping will soon end. — The enthusiasm has also stretched down ballot …
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Politico:
Justice Department reaches $2M in settlements with FBI officials whose texts infuriated Trump — Other portions of Peter Strzok's lawsuit over his firing will continue as former FBI attorney Lisa Page's case is resolved. — The Justice Department has agreed to pay a total of $2 million …
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Wall Street Journal:
Harris Erases Trump's Lead, WSJ Poll Finds — Two candidates are effectively tied after Biden's exit shakes up race — The presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is essentially tied, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll that shows heightened support …
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freebeacon.com:
WATCH: Joe Biden's Senior Moment of the Week (Rest in Peace Edition) — Weep not for the memories — We regret to inform you that Joe Biden is no longer with us. He was 81 years young. God rest his soul. — OK, sure, he's technically still alive and president of the United States …
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