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8:50 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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Douglas MacKinnon / The Hill:
Democrats still might invoke the 25th Amendment to make Harris president  —  Politics aside, it's understandable that some now view President Joe Biden as a “broken man,” walking alone in a deep valley of depression, confusion and anger.  One day he is declaring that he is the Democratic nominee …
Discussion: RedState and Polling+
Washington Post:
Trump escalates gendered personal insults against Harris, defying GOP pressure  —  The Republican nominee also stoked Democrats' rift over Israel by baselessly claiming Harris passed over Gov. Josh Shapiro to be her running mate because he is Jewish.  —  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. …
Washington Post:
Trump campaign attempts to reset with candidate who sometimes has his own plans  —  Kamala Harris's entry into the race has scrambled Donald Trump's plans and revived concerns about whether he can focus his attacks.  —  Donald Trump's top brass gathered reporters in West Palm Beach, Fla. …
Discussion: New York Times
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump tries to undermine Harris' legitimacy as a candidate
Discussion: The Guardian
Politico:   Playbook: How Harris is remaking the 2024 election
Politico:
Age-based attacks are boomeranging back on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
Trolling the Troll  —  Kamala Harris knows how to get under Donald's skin
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
You Should Know  —  I flagged this on social media.  But I wanted to make sure you knew.  Trump just announced a “crime and safety” rally for next Tuesday in Howell, Michigan, a town that has been heavily associated with the KKK for decades.  Indeed, just late last month White Supremacists marched …
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Former President Donald Trump to visit Howell on Tuesday to talk about crime, safety
Discussion: WLNS-TV
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Mark Robinson, Who Often Calls Abortion Murder: ‘We Had an Abortion’  —  The North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate previously said mass shootings were karma for the “murder of infants” … He compared supporters of reproductive rights to people who fought to preserve slavery.
Discussion: New Yorker
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
‘Things I Trust More Than Donald Trump’ List Goes Viral: ‘Dinner with Jeffrey Dahmer’  —  ‘A CASEY ANTHONY DAYCARE’  —  When “The View” co-host Anna Navarro posted the list to her Instagram account, numerous social media users added their own comments.  —  A viral list called …
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:
Election 2024 live updates  —  Trump holding rally in Pennsylvania; Tim Walz spoke in suburban Omaha  —  Former president Donald Trump is campaigning this afternoon in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., about 20 miles from President Joe Biden's birthplace of Scranton.  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Ohio lawmaker: Vance ‘not good for Ohio’ and ‘not good for America’  —  Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) went after her fellow Ohioan and current Republican vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance, saying he “is not good for Ohio” in an interview Saturday.  —  “JD Vance is not good for Ohio …
Discussion: MSNBC, New Republic and Fox News
The Hill:
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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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Brutal New Poll for J.D. Vance Reveals a Big Trump-MAGA Weakness  —  No vice presidential running mate in recent memory has been scrutinized in quite the way that J.D. Vance has.  Because he presents himself as an intellectual standard-bearer of the MAGA movement—and has a long trail …
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 …
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
New York Post:
VP Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff pushes ketamine, ‘shorter work days’ in ‘pain management’ rant  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, revealed this week that she grew up with a spinal condition that caused a “hunchback” - and suggested using the controversial drug ketamine …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
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 …
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Yash Roy / The Hill:   Georgia replaces confederate monument with bronze statue of late Rep. John Lewis
 
 
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
O'Reilly pushes back on RFK Jr's media criticism, calling his campaign ‘done’
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
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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
Washington Post:
Jared Kushner wants to turn a wild stretch of Albania into a luxury resort
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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