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4:30 PM ET, August 16, 2024

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New York Times:
Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Donald J. Trump's supporters, once eviscerated Kamala Harris on a debate stage.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has begun preparing for his debate …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Scaramucci: Trump Is ‘Coming to Grips’ With Losing the Election  —  ‘GROWING DARKER’  —  Trump's former White House communications director says it's going to be “rough” until Election Day.  —  Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump's one-time White House communications director …
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's decline: His interviews and lies get worse  —  As the 2024 race draws tighter, the former president's actions suggest he is spiraling. … This week, I look at felon and former president Donald Trump's downward spiral, pick the distinguished persons of the week and share some Chicago sites.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Raw Story
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's “caught on tape” women problem … - A Quinnipiac Poll out this week found a gender gulf among likely voters in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania: Women backed Harris 54% to 41%, while men went for Trump, 49% to 42%.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump draws a parallel between a campaign donor and war heroes  —  Trump told an audience on Thursday that the Presidential Medal of Freedom was “better” than the Medal of Honor, since honored soldiers were often wounded.  —  The day before Halloween 2019, President Donald Trump welcomed Master …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump veteran comments spark controversy — again  —  The former president has a history of making controversial comments about veterans, receiving backlash during both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.  —  Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash over his comments about veterans.  Again.
NBC News:
Trump says presidential civilian award is ‘better’ than top military honor whose recipients are ‘dead’ or ‘hit’ by bullets  —  Trump praised Republican donor Miriam Adelson for having received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a top civilian award.  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. …
Washington Post:
Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns  —  The vice president endorses government action on housing, groceries, medical debt, drugs and other issues.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda …
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Asma Khalid / NPR:
Harris wants to give families a big tax break for a new baby
John Solomon / Just The News:
Presidential race swings 6 points in two weeks, catapulting Trump to lead and ending Harris surge  —  Scott Rasmussen says Harris bump has ended after poll that had Trump down 5 on Aug. 2 now has him leading by one.  — Article  — Dig Deeper  —  Support in the presidential race …
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Paige Oamek / New Republic:
Tim Walz's Quip on “White Guy Tacos” Sends MAGA Into Meltdown  —  Right-wingers are spreading another conspiracy about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: he's lying about liking “white guy tacos.”  —  Kamala Harris and her running mate on Thursday posted a promotional video of them discussing food …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Tim Walz's ‘White Guy Tacos’ Quip Gets MAGA All Hot and Bothered
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Tim Walz Looks Like an Increasing Liability for Harris
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
This Georgia Republican Defied Trump.  Now He's Fighting a Defamation Suit.  —  The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself in court.  He says the plaintiff will only settle if he effectively endorses a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2020 election.
Democracy Now:
Watch Undercover Video: Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out “Radical Agenda” for Next Trump Term  —  As Donald Trump tries to distance his campaign from Project 2025, those behind the right-wing policy blueprint to remake the U.S. government continue to brag in private about their close ties …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don't propose price controls?  —  It's hard to exaggerate how bad Kamala Harris's price-gouging proposal is.  —  “Price gouging” is the focus of Vice President Kamala Harris's economic agenda, her presidential campaign says.
Will Sommer / Washington Post:
He found a Project 2025 duffel bag.  Then police showed up at his house.  —  Journalist and author Malcolm Harris says he found the bag left on a ledge in Capitol Hill.  It turned out to be more trouble than it was worth.  —  Author Malcolm Harris opened the door of his Capitol Hill home …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump names major donors and adult sons to lead transition team  —  Former President Trump on Friday announced the leadership for his transition team that will steer policy and personnel efforts ahead of his potential return to the White House.  —  Trump's official transition will be led …
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New York Times:
The Onion Adds a Monthly Print Edition … This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade.  —  The funniest writers at The Onion shuffled through dozens of news stories at a meeting last week, trying to discern which headline would make readers laugh harder.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP sets its sights on Walz  —  The House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Democrats' vice presidential pick.  —  House Republicans are setting their sights on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' vice presidential candidate — the latest indication that they are using …
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Trump's Magical History Tour  —  Under siege and self-sabotaging at his New Jersey golf club, Donald Trump is reaching for old familiar faces and enablers to imbue his flailing 2024 campaign with some 2016 magic: Corey Lewandowski, Tim Murtaugh, maybe Kellyanne.  Who's next, Roger Stone?  Oh wait...
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz's ‘war criminal’ jab at Biden  —  Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media, which appears to label President Biden a “war criminal” in a photo.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Nine Years of Trump Is a Warning We Must Heed  —  Apart from Donald Trump, the basic problem of the Republican Party's so-called fever — the extent to which it has been captured by nihilists and ideological extremists — is that the party is untethered from any electoral dynamic that might force it to moderate its behavior.
Discussion: The Mahablog
The White House:
Joint Statement from the United States, Egypt, and Qatar  —  Over the last 48 hours in Doha, senior officials from our governments have engaged in intensive talks as mediators aiming to conclude the agreement for a ceasefire and release of hostages and detainees.
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
The untold story of how Nancy Pelosi forced Biden to quit with a brutal phone call and humiliating ultimatum that ruined 50 years of friendship... and has left Jill and Joe furious  —  The exact circumstances that led to President Joe Biden's dramatic withdrawal from the 2024 election race …
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Sen. Bob Menendez ends independent run days before he's set to resign  —  The move formally ends a half century in politics that began on a New Jersey school board and culminated with extraordinary power on the global stage.  —  Convicted Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday took his independent candidacy off …
 
 
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ABC News:
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Robert Reich:
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 Earlier Items: 
Ian Ward / Politico:
The online right's attack against Walz
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows
Rappahannock News:
FBI raids Rappahannock County property
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Tim Walz's remarkably courageous stand for LGBT youth
Discussion: The Boston Globe
New York Times:
On a Scrambled 2024 Map, North Carolina Democrats Say Harris Has a Shot
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference