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10:55 AM 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. …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Bloomberg
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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 …
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 …
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
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Truth About Trump's Press Conference  —  His obvious emotional instability is frightening, not funny.  —  Donald Trump's public events are a challenge for anyone who writes about him.  His rallies and press conferences are rich sources of material, fountains of molten weirdness that blurp …
New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Discussion: Alternet.org 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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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: Raw Story and New Republic
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
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Kamala Harris finally responds to claims that Tim Walz abandoned National Guard unit before Iraq deployment
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.
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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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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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.
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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Reuters:
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Carolyn Barber / Fortune:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
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The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris' Sorority Sisters Launch a PAC
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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
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
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years