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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Keeps Watching Clip of Himself Being Shot at: ‘May Legit Have PTSD’  —  ‘OVER AND OVER AGAIN’  —  Sources close to the ex-president's campaign have said he's particularly fixated on a single seven-second clip.  —  Those close to Donald Trump fear the former president “may have legit PTSD” …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Axios:
Campaign spending booms in race to define Harris … - Harris and Trump are rushing to lock in perceptions about her for a sliver of the electorate in the six or seven swing states likely to decide the winner on Nov. 5.  — Through Thursday, the Harris and Trump campaigns and their supporting groups …
Politico:
Playbook: Look who's pushing for a Trump reset  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  QUOTE OF THE DAY — A senior administration official to WSJ's Alex Ward and Nancy Youssef on the possibility of an Iranian attack on Israel …
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
Harris's policies have shifted and are still taking shape  —  Republicans say Harris's policy swings let them define her as a liberal.  Democrats say detailed positions are less important than a big message.  —  Kamala Harris, amid a furious battle for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019 …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's “election integrity” plan tests his campaign
Discussion: Raw Story
The Hill:
How Elon Musk is using his wealth, reach to support Trump's campaign
Discussion: Business Insider
New York Times:
Harris Is Set to Lay Out an Economic Message Light on Detail
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Trump Gambles on Outside Groups to Finance Voter Outreach Efforts
Discussion: Raw Story
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Home Polls August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Independents, Younger Voters Swing Toward Harris  —  The first Emerson College Polling national survey following President Biden's decision not to seek re-election finds …
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Berwood A Yost / Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: August 2024  —  I'm writing to share our summary report for the August 2024 Franklin & Marshall College Poll.  I've highlighted a few of the key findings below, but I encourage you to read the full report, which is also included.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: New matchup, same result — Trump bests Harris by one point  —  Highest share of voters in over two years rate their personal finances positively  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  No matter how many major events intervene, and goodness knows there have been several …
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:   Republicans Worry as Red State Polls Look ‘Worse Than They Should’ for Trump
Clare Olson / Heartland Signal:
JD Vance in 2020 agreed grandmothers raising children is ‘whole purpose of the postmenopausal female’  —  While appearing on “The Portal” podcast in April 2020, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) agreed with host Eric Weinstein's claim that “postmenopausal females” exist just to help take care of children.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Weird Thoughts on Older Women Exposed in New Audio  —  J.D. Vance's views on gender and parenting have come back to haunt him, again.  —  In 2020, long before he entered politics, Vance appeared on a podcast where the host said that having grandmothers help raise children is …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The case for Harris embracing nationwide free school meals  —  It's good policy and good politics. … Last weekend at a rally in Las Vegas, Kamala Harris announced one of her first explicit new policy positions: a plan to “eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:   Bipartisan push for family-friendly policies gains momentum
CBS News:
Gov. Tim Walz agrees to VP debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1  —  Washington — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign has not yet agreed to the date …
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
George Helmy will be new U.S. Senator from New Jersey  —  Gov. Phil Murphy intends to appoint George S. Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the United States Senate to replace Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.  —  Murphy is expected to formally offer Helmy the post on Thursday …
Financial Times:
Russians fleeing Ukraine's incursion say Putin has abandoned them  —  ‘Lies are causing civilians to die’, says resident of town captured by Kyiv's forces  —  On the day Ukrainian forces started rolling into Russia's Kursk region, a group of about 40 people, mostly women, filmed a video about what was happening in their town.
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Associated Press:
Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region
Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
Nevada Senate Race Now Favors Democrat, Report Says  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the race from “tossup” to “lean Democrat” after polling shows Senator Jacky Rosen with a large edge.  —  Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, a Democrat seeking re-election to her seat for the first time …
Discussion: Cook Political Report and Fox News
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump effort to push back oral arguments in case against Fani Willis denied … - Postponed oral arguments were requested by Trump's lawyer Steve Sadow to accommodate a pre-paid international trip with his wife to celebrate his 70th birthday and their 45th wedding anniversary, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Discussion: Law & Crime and The Root
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Why Facebook blocked Popular Information's reporting on Laura Loomer  —  Yesterday, Popular Information published a detailed report on the close relationship between former President Donald Trump and Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who says America should be a “white Judeo-Christian ethnostate.”
Jessica Boehm / Axios:
Arizona will call fetuses “unborn human beings” in abortion initiative description … - Arizona for Abortion Access, the campaign backing the initiative, sued to change the language to “fetus,” arguing it was a more impartial term.  — The Maricopa County Superior Court sided with the campaign …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Sejal Govindarao / Associated Press:
Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as ‘unborn human being’ in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet
Ben Geman / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden channels $50 million to help auto suppliers on EVs … Michigan, a critical swing state, is getting the largest share.  But money is flowing to several very red states, too.  — It's an example of what backers hope makes the Inflation Reduction Act durable …
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Prepare for Trump to be sentenced to prison on September 18  —  The objective here is to enable VP Kamala Harris and the media-Democratic complex to label Trump ‘a convicted felon sentenced to prison’ as voting begins  —  To the surprise of no one, Judge Juan Merchan has yet again denied …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Walz's false claim that Vance never voted for any pro-worker bills  —  Walz relies on a dubious metric, which misses at least two pro-worker bills supported by Vance. … — Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, in a speech in Los Angeles to a conference of the American Federation of State …
Discussion: The Dworkin Report
 
 
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
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Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
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Democrats invite public to off-site ‘DemPalooza’ convention events in Chicago
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