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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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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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New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Nevada Independent:
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Catherine Kim / Politico:
JD Vance Attacked Tim Walz's Military Record. This Former John Kerry Strategist Has Thoughts.
JD Vance Attacked Tim Walz's Military Record. This Former John Kerry Strategist Has Thoughts.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali:
The U.S. Press is Broken — The Fourth Estate has become complicit in normalizing and elevating a potential dictator. … The modern American press is utterly broken. — It is not made for this moment or built for this fight against an increasingly violent and untethered MAGA movement committed to right-wing minority rule.
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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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 …
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Joe Rogan likes RFK Jr., and that's bad news for Trump — Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan voiced support for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., throwing a possible wrench into the 2024 campaign cycle. — Kennedy's initial foray into the race surprised some last year …
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Joe Rogan as He Endorses RFK Jr. and Not Trump
MAGA Turns on Joe Rogan as He Endorses RFK Jr. and Not Trump
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