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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: The Hill and Alternet.org
Axios:
Trump's Capitol Hill allies fume at his unfocused candidacy
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's decline: His interviews and lies get worse
Discussion: Raw Story and Chicago Sun Times
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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NBC News:
Trump says presidential civilian award is ‘better’ than top military honor whose recipients are ‘dead’ or ‘hit’ by bullets
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson plans to do whatever it takes to help Trump win with $100 million PAC
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 …
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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 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Tim Walz's ‘White Guy Tacos’ Quip Gets MAGA All Hot and Bothered
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 …
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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: CBS News and Raw Story
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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Mailchimp:
Vice President Harris Lays Out Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families
Business Insider:
New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris' economic plan
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.
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.
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New York Times:
Kamala Harris Blames ‘Price Gouging’ for Grocery Inflation. Here's What Economists Say.
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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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%  —  A new Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey finds 49% of voters support former President Donald Trump, and 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the Keystone state.
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Presidential race swings 6 points in two weeks, catapulting Trump to lead and ending Harris surge
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
JD Vance's plane makes emergency landing after door malfunction  —  The plane carrying Vance, a Boeing 737, declared an emergency shortly after it had left the airport in Milwaukee and returned for repairs.  —  The charter plane carrying former president Donald Trump's running mate Sen. JD Vance …
CNN:
READ: Former President Donald Trump's financial disclosure  —  Former President Donald Trump's latest financial reports were released Thursday, offering the first look in more than a year at the Republican presidential nominee's finances, business holdings and liabilities.
NBC News:
The big question Harris has yet to answer: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, Harris starts laying out her economic platform, and how her candidacy has reset the race for control of the House.  —  By The Politics Desk … The big question Harris still hasn't answered: What's her vision for the country?
Discussion: RedState
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Todd Spangler / USA Today:
Michigan disqualifies presidential candidate Cornel West from November ballot  —  The Michigan Bureau of Elections on Friday disqualified independent presidential candidate Cornel West, the civil rights activist and philosopher, along with his running mate from appearing on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court refuses DOJ request to partially reinstate new Title IX rule  —  The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision denied the Biden administration's emergency request to partially reinstate its new Title IX rule.  —  The sweeping changes extend the sex-discrimination law's protections …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
JD Vance isn't just out to get cat ladies — his weird plans target dog people and grandmas, too  —  The self-styled expert on the ladies now claims “normal” women don't care about reproductive rights  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance is a man with an obsession.  The video of Donald Trump's running mate raving …
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...
 
 
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