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12:30 PM ET, August 10, 2024

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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. …
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Axios:
Report: Trump calls Harris a “bitch” … Steven Cheung, Trump campaign communications director, told The Times: “That is not language President Trump has used to describe Kamala, and it's not how the campaign would characterize her.” … - At his Mar-a-Lago news conference on Thursday …
Discussion: Eschaton
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Sununu says age no longer a factor in 2024 election  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signaled in an interview Friday that age stopped being an issue in the 2024 election after President Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race.  —  “The age issue has played out,” Sununu told NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas.
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 …
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Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
“We're not weird.”  —  Audio playback is not supported on your browser.  Please upgrade.  —  I am watching the Harris-Walz rally in Arizona as I write this newsletter on Friday evening.  The venue is packed, and the crowd is wildly enthusiastic.  Tim Walz delivered an even more enthusiastic speech …
Discussion: New Yorker
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 …
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 …
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.
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ProPublica:
Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025's Presidential Administration Academy  —  Co-published with Documented  —  ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos from Project 2025's Presidential Administration Academy …
Discussion: Meret and Raw Story
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.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Harris vs. Trump: America's mood-swing election … Former President Trump sees fear as the primary motivator — fear of illegal immigration, crime, inflation, a declining America.  He believes swing voters will embrace his darker view and demand protection, even if they don't love his style.
New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
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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Rochelle Olson / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Fact check: Walz retired from Army National Guard after 24 years to run for Congress
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Assessing claims about Tim Walz's military service
Raw Story:
Kroger's new dynamic AI pricing scheme is ‘corporate greed is out of control’: critics  —  Expressing doubt that a new artificial intelligence-powered “dynamic pricing” model used by the Kroger grocery chain is truly meant to “better the customer experience,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren said Friday …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Harris shutting down ‘lock him up’ chants shields Trump's federal Jan. 6 case from even more delays  —  Any comments Kamala Harris makes that could be seen as referencing the federal charges against Donald Trump could affect his election interference case.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Montana GOP Senate candidate touts his business.  It's losing millions  —  After last year's slow wildfire season, Tim Sheehy's aerial firefighting company has suffered steep losses.  —  As he campaigns in one of the nation's most competitive U.S. Senate races, Montana Republican Tim Sheehy recounts …
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
Alexander Hall / New York Post:
UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: 'We'll come after you'  —  London's Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in the UK, but on American citizens as well.
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 …
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris meets with small team as she builds a campaign on the fly  —  With less than a month between her ascent and the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris relies on a small group of aides to plan her strategy and shape her message.  —  As Vice President Kamala Harris ramps up a presidential campaign …
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
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