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6:15 PM ET, August 10, 2024

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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.
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 …
John L. Dorman / Business Insider:
Kamala Harris leads Trump in the critical swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, new poll says  — The Harris campaign is showing new strength in must-win states ahead of the party's convention.  — In Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Harris leads Trump 50% to 46% among likely voters.
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Trump Reportedly Refers To Harris As A ‘Bitch’ In Private  —  A New York Times report goes inside what it calls the worst three weeks of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.  —  LOADING  —  Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called Vice President Kamala Harris a “bitch” …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: August 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin  —  Results of New York Times/Siena College polls of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conducted among 1,973 registered voters from Aug. 5 to 9, 2024.  —  Thinking ahead to the presidential …
Politico:
Playbook: Breaking down the Harris border pivot
Discussion: New York Times
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Biden says beating Donald Trump ‘the most important thing’ this November
Discussion: New York Post and CBS News
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Harris vs. Trump: America's mood-swing election
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:   Sununu says age no longer a factor in 2024 election
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ The campaign just confirmed it was hacked.  —  The campaign suggested Iran was to blame.  POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign said Saturday …
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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: The Daily Beast
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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: Raw Story and Meret
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 …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The other Black politician who says he was with Trump in that near-fatal chopper crash
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Claims He Has Helicopter Trip Records and Threatens to Sue
Stephen Groves / Sentinel Colorado:
Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign.  Some Republicans are worried  —  Trump told Time he's considering the National Guard, and possibly the military, to target 15-20 million people  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
USA Today:
A sinking ship?  Donald Trump campaign mocked for playing ‘Titanic’ song at rally  —  David Jackson Sudiksha KochiUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - As far as his opponents are concerned, Donald Trump's latest presidential campaign is sinking so fast that his rallies include the musical theme from “Titanic.”
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Surprise Ukraine offensive pokes Russia's soft underbelly  —  Kyiv just made a move that military analysts, and Moscow, apparently, didn't think was possible.  —  As the war in Ukraine settled into a stalemate, two assumptions became prevalent among analysts: First, that it is nearly impossible …
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 …
Lindsey Holden / Politico:
Gavin Newsom's office pays famed photographer $200,000 a year  —  The California governor is increasingly relying on in-house staff to showcase his accomplishments.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom has quietly hired a famed photographer — who boasts Mark Zuckerberg …
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Kamala in Arizona: I Respect Your Pro-Hamas Voices  —  To her credit, Kamala Harris has been attracting some fairly respectable crowds out on the campaign trail this week.  That was the case in Arizona yesterday where she managed to attract roughly 15,000 people to an arena outside of Phoenix.
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
CNN:
More than 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school and mosque sheltering displaced people, Gaza officials say  —  At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials.
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Rochelle Olson / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Fact check: Walz retired from Army National Guard after 24 years to run for Congress  —  GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance claims that the Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate bailed as his unit headed to Iraq, but Walz retired before his unit was called up.
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NBC News:
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says
 
 
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