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3:00 PM ET, August 17, 2024

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New York Times:
Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena Polls Find  —  Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in close races across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, crucial swing states that Mr. Trump had seemed en route to run away with just a few weeks ago.
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Politico:
Playbook: How Harris is remaking the 2024 election  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  If you needed yet more evidence that KAMALA HARRIS has dramatically transformed the contours of the 2024 race, there's a glut of it this morning.
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Harris reset the election, and congressional Dems are starting to shift strategies  —  Democrats are seeing new energy — and poll numbers.  But they also know they still have a serious fight on their hands in November.  —  Battleground Democrats are suddenly jumping at the chance to campaign with the top of the ticket.
Associated Press:
Her name was on a signature petition to be a Cornel West elector.  Her question: What's an elector?  —  PHOENIX (AP) — When Denisha Mitchell was asked why she filled out paperwork to serve as an Arizona elector for the independent presidential candidate Cornel West, her first response was “What?!”
USA Today:   Harris surges with Black voters in key battleground states but gaps remain
Washington Post:
The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks.
Politico:   Playbook: Could the Harris campaign become the Harris movement?
Irie Sentner / Politico:
‘When they go low, we go with the flow’: Dems ramp up attacks on Trump  —  Democrats are embracing snark.  —  If Democrats in 2016 rallied around Michelle Obama's mantra that “when they go low, we go high,” today they're burying that ambition under a hill of insults, memes and snark.
Discussion: Cleolinda everywhere
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Politico:
Age-based attacks are boomeranging back on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Joshua Kaplan / ProPublica:
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia  —  This story discusses threats of violence and contains a racial slur.  —  Reporting Highlights  — Militias After Jan. 6: Internal messages reveal how AP3, one of the largest U.S. militias …
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Donald Trump Has No Idea What Has Hit Him, and It's a Joy to Watch … It continues.  Six days ago, The New York Times ran a story under the headline “Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign.”  Usually, when the country's most important newspaper runs a story like that …
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Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
Trolling the Troll  —  Kamala Harris knows how to get under Donald's skin
Discussion: Raw Story
Ron Harris / Associated Press:
Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument  —  A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed Friday, at the very spot where a contentious monument to the confederacy stood for more than 110 years …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Yash Roy / The Hill:   Georgia replaces confederate monument with bronze statue of late Rep. John Lewis
Pritti Mistry / BBC:
‘Keyboard warrior’ jailed for part in UK disorder  —  A man who posted material on social media to stir up racial hatred during recent unrest across the UK has been jailed for three years.  —  Wayne O'Rourke, who had more than 90,000 followers to his X account, posted misinformation …
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Flames Harris: Real Leaders Don't Eat Doritos  —  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  —  “That's the emotional response of the leader of the free world—to binge-eat a bag of Doritos,” Elisabeth Hasselbeck asked Sean Hannity on Friday night.  —  Former The View host Elisabeth Hasselbeck tore …
Marina Villeneuve / Salon:
Experts: Pro-Trump officials could face “severe” punishments if they refuse to certify election  —  “The threat of disruption looms large in this year's election” — but anti-certification efforts likely to backfire  —  Pro-Trump local election officials may try to slow down the certification …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.:
VFW Admonishes Former President for Medal of Honor Remarks  —  The following is a message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt  —  WASHINGTON — “On Thursday, former President Donald Trump spoke at an event where he made some flippant remarks about the Medal of Honor and the heroes who have received it.
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Trump belittles Medal of Honor award in campaign speech
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
O'Reilly pushes back on RFK Jr's media criticism, calling his campaign ‘done’  —  Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly pushed back on Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s recent media criticism, arguing that his campaign is “done.”  —  “I told you from the very beginning …
Discussion: Mediaite
The Hill:
George Santos to plead guilty to multiple charges in fraud case Monday  —  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
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Mark Morales / CNN:
Former congressman George Santos expected to plead guilty to charges related to campaign fraud Monday
Discussion: UPI and New York Times
Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Keep talking, JD!  Vance's creepy views on ‘females’ are repelling women voters  —  Does Donald Trump's running mate think there is any point to ‘postmenopausal females’ beyond free childcare?  —  JD Vance puts his futon in his mouth again  —  Consider, if you will, the mysterious role of the postmenopausal female.
Washington Post:
Jared Kushner wants to turn a wild stretch of Albania into a luxury resort  —  Kushner's use of foreign funds is again coming under scrutiny.  Environmentalists fear his planned resort could destroy a delicate ecosystem.  —  ZVERNEC, Albania — In one of his several trips to Albania …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Associated Press:
Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
Blake Jones / Politico:
Kamala Harris learned a lesson about the border early in her career. It's paying off now.
Discussion: Twitchy and New York Magazine
New York Times:
Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House members fear DNC violence
Bob Hoge / RedState:
Kamala Harris Tyrannical 2019 Video Resurfaces: ‘I Will Snatch Their Patent So That We Will Take Over’
Breck Dumas / Fox Business:
Harris proposes $25,000 down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers — is it a good idea?
Discussion: Bloomberg, Jacobin and freebeacon.com
 Earlier Items: 
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Media reaction to Trump campaign email leak starkly different from 2016, when Clinton was hacked
Discussion: The Daily Beast
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace Keeps Mispronouncing ‘Kamala,’ Sending CNN Panel Spinning
Rocio Fabbro / Quartz:
Kamala Harris wants to stop Wall Street's homebuying spree
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Former aide sues Texas Rep. Troy Nehls, alleging he was forced out because he's gay
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and Raw Story
 

 
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