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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Defense Secretary Revokes Plea Deal for Accused Sept. 11 Plotters — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III assumed direct oversight of the case and effectively put the death penalty back on the table. — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday relieved the overseer of the war court …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants — WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases.
NBC News:
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdraws plea deal for accused 9/11 terrorists — The defense secretary overrode the agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jimmy Carter's next goal is voting for Kamala Harris for president — The former president is ‘more alert and interested in politics’ in recent days, his family says — As former President Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, his milestone celebration isn't on his mind. — Defeating Donald Trump is.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Politico:
Mussolini, Trump and What Assassination Attempts Really Do — A scholar of Mussolini and authoritarianism explains how failed attacks can be used to consolidate power. — On April 7, 1926, Fascist leader Benito Mussolini gave a speech to a conference of surgeons, and then began walking with his aides through the streets of Rome.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Many Voters Say Kamala Harris's Race Is Not an Important Issue — Even as Trump plays up racial divisions, many Americans said they would rather not dwell on race or identity. “We can all see that you're Black.” — “Obviously, we have eyes.” — That was the somewhat jaded response …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Plouffe among corps of new advisers to Harris campaign — The Barack Obama veteran had been the subject of internal rumors for weeks. — Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is bringing on a new echelon of senior advisers, most prominently David Plouffe, the former top political adviser to Barack Obama.
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Associated Press:
Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to become their party's nominee, chair says
Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to become their party's nominee, chair says
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Robert McGreevy / The Daily Caller:
‘Firestorm’: Philly Mayor May Have Just Accidentally Leaked Kamala Harris' VP Pick — Philadelphia's Mayor Cherelle Parker may have just leaked Kamala Harris' Vice Presidential pick as Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro with a mistimed Friday tweet, according to Philly Mag's Ernest Owens.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job growth totals 114,000 in July, much less than expected, as unemployment rate rises to 4.3% … WATCH NOW — Job growth in the U.S. slowed much more than expected during July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, fueling fears of a broader economic slowdown, the Labor Department reported Friday.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Harris blames Trump for latest dreadful jobs report nearly a full term after he left office
Harris blames Trump for latest dreadful jobs report nearly a full term after he left office
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Kamala Harris raised $310 million in July, dwarfing Trump haul for month … The presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that its political operation raised $310 million in July, dwarfing the tally raised for the Republican nominee Donald Trump in the same month.
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Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Trump says he's agreed to Fox News offer to debate Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 — Donald Trump announced late Friday night that he has accepted an offer from Fox News to debate Kamala Harris in September. — The former president said in a Truth Social post that the debate would be held …
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Brahm Resnik / KPNX:
Arizona AG Kris Mayes says defendant in ‘fake electors’ case has agreed to flip — Mayes says announcement coming next week, but wouldn't provide more information. — PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes plans to announce next week that one of the 18 defendants in her investigation …
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Anna Orso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Josh Shapiro once wrote that peace ‘will never come’ to the Middle East. He says his views have changed over 30 years. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote in his college newspaper in 1993 that peace “will never come” to the Middle East and expressed skepticism about the viability …
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Kit Walsh / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Federal Appeals Court Rules That Fair Use May Be Narrowed to Serve Hollywood Profits — Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a ban on reading any copyrighted work that is encumbered by access restrictions. It makes it illegal for you to read and understand the code …
CNN:
How Biden feels about some of Harris' top running mate candidates — President Joe Biden acknowledged to reporters Friday morning that he and Vice President Kamala Harris have spoken about her upcoming decision on a vice presidential running mate. — But he wouldn't say much else …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Giuliani's bankruptcy formally dismissed, freeing Georgia election workers to seek $148M — 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
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign calls Trump ‘too scared’ to debate, says he ‘needs to man up’
Harris campaign calls Trump ‘too scared’ to debate, says he ‘needs to man up’
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Politico:
Trump's stalled election-subversion prosecution revs back to life — Former president's opponents seek “mini-trial” to call attention to his role in Jan. 6 unrest — The stalled criminal case against Donald Trump for seeking to subvert the 2020 election is starting to move.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's Jan. 6 case officially back in Judge Chutkan's hands after immunity ruling
Trump's Jan. 6 case officially back in Judge Chutkan's hands after immunity ruling
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