The Trump Campaign's ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase  —  That was a crazy public service provided by Elon Musk and X.  —  The X Spaces interview delivered Donald Trump without makeup or dress-up, talking unselfconsciously: manic, boastful, untruthful, aggrieved, abusive, obsessive, random, ignorant …

The Media's Double Standard Favors Donald Trump, Not Kamala Harris … Conservatives are complaining about media bias, as is their wont, especially when Republicans are losing.  They are correct that Kamala Harris has enjoyed fairly positive coverage to date.

Missouri voters could face choice between continued abortion ban and new constitutional amendment  —  Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedure.

Trump Email Hack Is A Moment Of Reckoning For Him—Or The News Media  —  Outlets like the New York Times owe their readers frenzied coverage of his campaign's emails, or a mea culpa for their history-altering emails fixation in 2016  —  You might say Politico won the weekend with a metascoop.

Harris in ‘striking distance’ of Trump in Florida, pollster says  —  Vice President Harris is nipping at former President Trump's heels in his home state of Florida, a pollster from Suffolk University says after a new Sunshine State survey.  —  The USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV poll found Harris …

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk's click-yes-or-resign ultimatum  —  Elon Musk's 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.  —  Elon Musk had no business sending Twitter employees an email giving them 24 hours to click “yes” to keep their jobs …

Harris campaign's Google ads rewrite news headlines … - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.  — The ads say that they are sponsored, but it's not immediately clear …

Senate Democrats to DOJ: More Action Is Needed To Protect Election Workers  —  A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the agency to take more action to protect election workers, citing “an ongoing barrage of threats and abusive conduct.”

Republican who voted to convict Trump says he'll support him in November  —  Former Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says he plans to vote for former President Donald Trump this November, even though he voted to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial.  —  What You Need To Know

Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Ukrainian Company  —  After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance.  —  Hunter Biden sought assistance …

Workers allege ‘nightmare’ conditions at Kentucky startup JD Vance helped fund  —  As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his guiding principles for investing in a company: A business should not only turn a profit, it should also help American communities.

Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk  —  Internal market commissioner's warning to owner of social media site X was not approved  —  Brussels has accused its internal market commissioner of going rogue by sending a letter to Elon Musk threatening punishment …

Donald Trump Says He Will Go to Venezuela if He Loses Election  —  During his interview with billionaire donor  —  said they could “meet next time in Venezuela” if he loses November's election.  —  “If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show …

Recent Voter Registration Data Offers Hint of Enthusiasm for Democrats  —  Two swing states have seen a boost in Democratic sign-ups since Kamala Harris entered the race.  —  Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential campaign three weeks ago, polls and campaign finance data have shown how the race has changed.

US Considers a Rare Antitrust Move: Breaking Up Google  — Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies  — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads … The move would be Washington's first push to dismantle a company for illegal monopolization since unsuccessful efforts …

A Consensus No Longer  —  The American Society of Plastic Surgeons becomes the first major medical association to challenge the consensus of medical groups over “gender-affirming care” for minors.  —  / Eye on the News / Health Care, The Social Order  —  The main justification for …

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