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10:05 PM ET, August 13, 2024

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
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 …
Justin Engel / MLive.com:
Kamala Harris would debate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids on this condition, campaign says  —  GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Campaign officials for Vice President Kamala Harris said they would consider debating Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, but first he must demonstrate his willingness to participate in an earlier commitment.
Rolling Stone:
After Trump's Disastrous Musk Interview, Harris Mocks ‘Rich Guys’ Who Can't Run a Livestream  —  The conversation on X was marred with technical problems that delayed the platform's event  —  KARMA IS A botched interview plagued with technical problems.
CNBC:
UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments … The United Auto Workers union on Tuesday filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board against former President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk for publicly applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Long Until Trump Fires His Campaign Managers?
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune:
Goldman Sachs says voters are shifting to Kamala Harris—and the odds of a blue wave are swelling
NBC News:
Harris campaign says FBI notified it last month about foreign influence operation
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Justin Mayhugh / UAW:
UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
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 …
Discussion: RTÉ and Bloomberg
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
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.
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Rio Yamat / Associated Press:
With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot  —  Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.  —  The Arizona secretary of state's office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures …
NBC News:
Abortion rights initiative will appear on Missouri's November ballot
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former aide: Trump ‘feels this election slipping away’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions  — descriptions off, selected
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Haley says GOP, Trump need to ‘quit whining’ about Harris  —  Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called on Republicans to get over Vice President Harris being the Democratic nominee, saying they should “quit whining” and focus on defeating her at the ballot box.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
12:30 Report — GOP presses Trump to abandon insults
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
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.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
Tara Suter / The Hill:
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 …
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Reuben Jones / Spectrum News 1 Charlotte:
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
Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News and Raw Story
CNN:
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.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
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 …
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Signal
Associated Press:
‘J6 praying grandma’ avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case  —  A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” was sentenced on Monday to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case after the judge railed against …
Variety:
J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit Filed by Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif After Olympic Win (EXCLUSIVE)  —  J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” …
Bloomberg:
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 …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Teamsters' Black caucus defies leadership with Harris endorsement  —  The vote comes as the larger union withholds its support.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has won the endorsement of the National Black Caucus of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — even as the larger union withholds its endorsement.
Discussion: Breitbart, RedState and Al Jazeera
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Does Donald Trump understand how the ocean works?  —  Once again Monday night, he claimed that rising sea levels would create “more oceanfront property.”  —  There was no shortage of false claims and exaggerations offered by former president Donald Trump during his conversation with Elon Musk on Monday night.
Discussion: The Hill and Louder With Crowder
Marina Hyde / The Guardian:
So Donald chatted with Elon, and here's the future as they see it - losers win, incompetence rules  —  Both claim they are part of a bright new dawn, but last night the politician could only slur inanities, and the tech boss made a hash of the tech  —  Would you like to travel in the advance party …
Francesca Paris / New York Times:
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.
Leor Sapir / City Journal:
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 …
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
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 …
 
 
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Harris and Walz Plan Rally in Milwaukee During Democratic Convention
Crystal Hill / Democracy Docket:
Senate Democrats to DOJ: More Action Is Needed To Protect Election Workers
Discussion: New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Tim Walz Isn't Very Rich. Americans Disagree on Whether That's a Good Thing.
Evan Halper / Washington Post:
In Pennsylvania, Harris can't shake her anti-fracking past
Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart, freebeacon.com and IJR
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Starbucks gets new CEO following boycott sparked by Gaza conflict
Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Watergate convinced us that the system works — until Trump showed otherwise
Discussion: HISTORY
 Earlier Items: 
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
TBI limits Millersville's access to sensitive law enforcement data, chief says in podcast interview
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: An inside look at Harris' Senate brain trust
Washington Post:
This oil tycoon brings in millions for Trump, and may set his agenda
Discussion: Raw Story
Vernal Coleman / ProPublica:
Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans
Associated Press:
Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York's ballot, says he is not a state resident
 

 
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