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12:50 AM ET, August 9, 2024

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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump holds seemingly pointless press conference filled with false claims  —  Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said that he has “agreed” to three debates in September  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
“They take the strategic national reserves.  They're virtually empty now.  We have never had it this low.”  —  The former president offered two other dates to debate the Democratic nominee in a news conference from Mar-a-Lago.  Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota spoke …
Associated Press:
Trump and Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC, network says
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump campaign calls Harris' surge ‘suspended reality’
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns Up Heat on Harris Over Dodging the Press
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump says he ‘went down in a helicopter’ with Willie Brown.  Former S.F. mayor says it never happened  —  Donald Trump said Thursday that he once had to make an emergency landing while riding in a helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.  —  In a rambling news conference …
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NBC News:
Trump appears to confuse former Mayor Willie Brown with former Gov. Jerry Brown  —  Trump said at a news conference in Mar-a-Lago that he was once in a helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown that nearly crashed.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared …
New York Times:
Willie Brown Says Trump's Helicopter Crash Story Never Happened  —  In a news conference, the former president recounted a brush with death alongside Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor.  A few aspects of the story don't hold up to scrutiny.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump told …
Discussion: New York Post
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Tim Walz is giving MAGA a master class in manhood  —  The joyful Minnesota governor is a valuable spokesperson for Harris whose background and personality can help the Democratic ticket undermine Trump's efforts to woo America's men.  —  Tim Walz's first official speech on the Democratic ticket displayed …
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Masculinity's check-engine light is on.  Let Tim Walz have a look.  —  Vice-presidential nominee Walz's “Midwestern dad vibe” comes with opportunities to rethink a whole tool kit of types.  —  Tim Walz is running to be America's vice president, but perhaps you've noticed that the internet has already cast him as America's dad.
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Harris campaign tweaks Walz biography amid scrutiny of military credentials  —  The update comes a day after Republicans escalated attacks on his record in the Army National Guard, accusing Walz of inflating his rank at retirement.  —  Kamala Harris' presidential campaign updated …
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Washington Post:
Tim Walz's military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny
Peter Cox / MPR News:
What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it
Robert Reich:
Why isn't the media reporting on Trump's increasing dementia?  —  Today, Trump held an hourlong news conference in the main room at Mar-a-Lago.  He insulted Kamala Harris's intelligence, lied about the state of the U.S. economy, and claimed the country would be in mortal danger if he didn't win the election.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll  —  Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday.  —  The poll found Harris had widened her lead since a July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey …
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump holds 2-point lead over Harris with a big advantage on economy, CNBC survey shows … WATCH NOW  —  The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds former President Donald Trump holding a commanding lead among voters on key economic issues, but ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he's open to revoking access to abortion pill  —  The former president has previously praised a Supreme Court ruling that maintained access to the key abortion drug mifepristone.  —  Donald Trump suggested in a news conference Thursday that he is open to curbing access …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump won't say how he'll vote on Florida abortion amendment
Discussion: HotAir and Florida Phoenix
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump says abortions not ‘big factor’ in elections anymore
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Sued an Advertising Coalition.  Now It's Shutting Down.  —  The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will dissolve after Mr. Musk accused the group of orchestrating a boycott.  —  An influential advertising industry group said it would shut down after being sued this week by X …
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media is ‘discontinuing’ after Elon Musk's X filed an antitrust lawsuit against it
Fox News:
Trump assassination attempt: Pennsylvania police release bodycam from deadly Butler rally  —  Police in Pennsylvania released bodycam Thursday showing the chaotic moments after Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump  —  BUTLER, Penn.
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Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village  —  Women's rugby player Ariana Ramsey's videos showcasing her appointments have gone viral, and now many others are making good use of the medical services offered in Paris.  —  PARIS — Ariana Ramsey won …
Discussion: The 19th and Teen Vogue
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Project 2025 is everywhere.  Don't believe the distancing or “winding down” claims.  —  Donald Trump, his many former staff behind Project 2025, JD Vance, and others involved in the far-right project to bend government to a second Trump administration's will are trying to tell us that Project 2025 …
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Columbia deans resign over texts officials say contained antisemitic tropes  —  Three deans at Columbia University have resigned from the school after text messages that officials said contained antisemitic tropes were revealed.  —  A spokesperson for the school confirmed the resignations of Cristen Kromm …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Nancy Pelosi's Art of Power  —  The former Speaker discusses how she hastened Joe Biden's decision to drop out, her new memoir, and not getting “doggy doo-doo on your shoe.”  —  Nancy Pelosi likes to say that she went from “housewife to House member to House Speaker.”
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith seeks to delay deadlines in Trump Jan. 6 case
Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post and USA Today
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
Don't believe the hype that Harris-Walz is “far left”
Discussion: The 19th and Fox News
Soraya Salam / Al Jazeera:
Our newsroom planned for more chaos across the UK. Instead, we got hope
Philip Lewis / HuffPost:
Alabama GOP Candidate Who Attended ‘Segregation Academy’ Pushes For Defunding Public Schools
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Biden knows how he'll spend his last six months in office
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
Discussion: Associated Press and UPI
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Get Ready Now: Republicans Will Refuse to Certify a Harris Win
Discussion: New Republic and NBC News
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
What the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Reveal About Donald Trump