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9:40 AM ET, August 10, 2024

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Claims He Has Helicopter Trip Records and Threatens to Sue  —  Former President Donald J. Trump insisted that he was in a dangerous helicopter landing, though the man he said he was with said it never happened.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump on Friday afternoon vehemently maintained …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The other Black politician who says he was with Trump in that near-fatal chopper crash  —  Former Los Angeles city councilman and state senator Nate Holden said in an exclusive interview late Friday that he remembers the near-death experience well.  —  The man who almost crashed in a helicopter …
CBS News:
Trump's plane diverted in Montana due to mechanical issue  —  Former President Donald Trump's plane was forced to divert its landing in Montana Friday due to a mechanical issue, a law enforcement source confirmed to CBS News.  —  Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Bozeman, Montana …
New York Times:
Yes, Trump Was in a Scary Helicopter Ride.  But Not With That Politician.  —  There was a helicopter.  It did make an emergency landing.  But a former California lawmaker says Donald Trump has mixed up one Black lawmaker for another.  —  Donald J. Trump was doubling down on Friday …
New York Times:
Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign  —  People around the former and would-be president see a candidate knocked off his bearings, disoriented by his new contest with Kamala Harris and unsure of how to take her on.  —  The Aug. 2 dinner at the Bridgehampton, N.Y. …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Bloomberg
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New York Times:
Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find  —  New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.
Discussion: The Hill and New Jersey Online
New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:   Harris meets with small team as she builds a campaign on the fly
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
NBC News:
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says  —  The statement from the Harris campaign follows criticism of Walz's military record by vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance and other Republicans.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Assessing claims about Tim Walz's military service  —  Republicans are attacking the Democratic vice-presidential nominee on his retirement timing and with allegations of “stolen valor.”  —  When Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Kamala Harris finally responds to claims that Tim Walz abandoned National Guard unit before Iraq deployment
ProPublica:
Inside Project 2025's Secret Training Videos  —  Co-published with Documented  — DEEP STATE BATTLE: Project 2025's plan to train an army of political appointees who could fight the so-called deep state on behalf of a future Trump administration remains on track.
Discussion: New Republic
CNN:
GOP nominee to run North Carolina schools advocated pro-Trump military coup in January 6 video  —  Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to run K-12 public education in North Carolina, filmed a video after attending the January 6 riot at the US Capitol urging then-President Donald Trump to put …
Paula Andrés / Politico:
Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians  —  Israel's military said it struck an “active” Hamas command center in the attack, which came during dawn prayers at the school.  —  Israel's military attacked a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City early Saturday …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Elon Musk is bringing lawsuits to Texas.  A judge with Tesla stock keeps hearing them  —  Billionaire Elon Musk seems to have found a new favorite federal judge: Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas.  —  Musk's social media company X has filed two major lawsuits against groups he sees as antagonists …
Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Kamala Harris could make history as the first president to work at McDonald's  —  Fast food workers fighting for union recognition, higher minimum wages and better working conditions could have a powerful advocate in a former fellow french fry cook, Alex Woodward reports  —  Support truly
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Arizona Judge Ruling Protects Identity of Election Workers  —  A judge in the Maricopa Superior Court in Arizona ruled on Thursday that the office of the county's recorder doesn't have to disclose the names of low level election workers to the public.  —  The ruling stems from a records …
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: August 2024 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin  —  Results of New York Times/Siena College polls of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conducted among 1,973 likely voters from Aug. 5 to 9, 2024.  —  Thinking ahead to the presidential …
Reuters:
US troops attacked in Syria, no initial reports of injuries, official says  —  U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports.  —  This is the second attack in recent days …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years  —  David Dempsey he came prepared for battle, prosecutors said.  He pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of assaulting police with dangerous or deadly weapons.  —  David N. Dempsey came to the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico, DNyuz and NBC News
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fox News hosts mocked for outrage over Kamala Harris' cooking videos  —  Fox News hosts expressed dismay Friday over the fact that Vice President Kamala Harris likes to cook — and their outrage sparked immediate mockery.  —  Host Julie Banderas complained about cooking videos Harris has starred in …
Henri Hollis / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State Rep. Devan Seabaugh charged with DUI in collision with cyclist  —  District 34 lawmaker received citations involving alcohol, drugs  —  Georgia Rep. Devan Seabaugh was arrested Thursday night after he hit a cyclist in a bike lane while he was driving in Grant Park, the Georgia State Patrol said.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Joy!  Irrational exuberance soars to new levels  —  JOY!  IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE SOARS TO NEW LEVEL.  The polls suggest that many Democratic voters feel better about the new and untested candidacy of Kamala Harris than they did about the old and enfeebled candidacy of Joe Biden.
Carolyn Barber / Fortune:
Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure.  Experts plead for governments to wake up  —  For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID.  As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking …
Discussion: News Items and New York Times
 
 
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Do celebrities' voices matter in elections? New Harvard study finds they do
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The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris' Sorority Sisters Launch a PAC
Discussion: Salon and NPR
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Walz and legions of ‘dudes’ want to give men permission to vote Democrat
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Joe Rogan likes RFK Jr., and that's bad news for Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Jill Stein recruiting Palestinian Americans for her running mate position
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Ian Ward / Politico:
We Mapped JD Vance's Inner Circle
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Host Lawrence O'Donnell Slams His Own Network on Air Over Trump's Press Conference
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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