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10:35 AM ET, August 26, 2024

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CNN:
Trump campaign casts fresh doubt on September debate with Harris over microphone dispute  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign is casting fresh doubt on whether a September 10 debate will take place on ABC amid a dispute over the rules, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he might skip ABC debate with Harris  —  The Sept. 10 debate with ABC is the only one both campaigns have agreed to do with one of the major networks.  —  Former president Donald Trump suggested Sunday evening that he might skip a Sept. 10 ABC News debate with Vice President Kamala Harris …
Politico:
Playbook: Scoop: The secret debate about the Trump-Harris debate  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SCOOP: IS THIS THING ON?  — Last night, former President DONALD TRUMP posted on Truth Social, tearing into ABC News for a “This Week” …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's personal attacks aren't just who he is.  They're his strategy  —  Eight years of insults, incitement and affronts to the rule of law have proved that Donald Trump won't be tamed.  —  Yet some of his supporters are still pleading for the criminally convicted and twice-impeached ex-president …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Is this thing on?  Harris and Trump battle over hot mics at debate.  —  Negotiations over the Sept. 10 spectacle have hit an impasse over whether to leave the microphones on.  —  With just 15 days left until the scheduled Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris …
Sophia Cai / Axios:   Harris ramps up strategy for sprint to the election
Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Are Trump's campaign rallies energizing his base - or sowing doubt?
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Trump team prepares for sprint to November with ‘all hands on deck’ approach
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Scoop: Harris builds an army of House surrogates
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Finally, the Democrats Have Found Trump's Achilles Heel: Ridicule Him … Donald Trump is in free-fall.  Read this description from Sunday's Washington Post of how the GOP nominee spent last week: “[A]ides did not want a situation where he was watching the convention every night, getting angry …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
The state of the race as we await Harris's post-DNC bounce  —  An expert on what we should make of Kamala's polling gains.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Trump's economic gamble
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
They Served With Trump and Saw the Crazy.  They Should Endorse Harris.  —  THE MOMENT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION I kept coming back to this weekend wasn't from Oprah or the Obamas, Steph or Steve, Kamala or Doug—not even Gus Walz, America's proudest son.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
emptywheel:
The Proud Boys' Reliance on Telegram Didn't Save Them, But It Thwarted Preventing the Attack  —  At 8:06PM on January 4, 2021, shortly after the arrest of Enrique Tarrio, a Proud Boy named Travis instructed everyone on the Proud Boys' Ministry of Self Defense Telegram list to “nuke everything.”
Clay Walker / The Daily Beast:
Isaac Hayes Estate Marks Victory in Suit Against Trump  —  ‘SEE YOU IN COURT’  —  Isaac Hayes' estate filed a lawsuit this month over Donald Trump's unauthorized use of “Hold On, I'm Coming.”  —  ‘ON THE MEND’  —  According to a statement from the venue, T-Boz suffered “severe nausea, vomiting, and intense abdominal cramps.”
Discussion: Billboard and Rolling Stone
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   Donald Trump Just Got Served In Federal Isaac Hayes Estate Lawsuit
Stephanie Kaloi / The Wrap:
RFK Jr.'s Daughter Says Dad Cut Off a Whale's Head, Drove It 5 Hours Home  —  When they would accelerate, “whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick Kennedy explained to Town & Country Magazine  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter Kick Kennedy …
Peter Bergen / CNN:
Gen. McMaster's blistering account of the Trump White House  —  Until now, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has held his fire about his stint in the Trump White House.  McMaster served with distinction in key American conflicts of the past decades: the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan …
Discussion: Politico, Jewish Insider and The Hill
Washington Post:
Judge Cannon tossing Trump's case raises risk for acting prosecutors  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's team will soon appeal Cannon's decision to reject the indictment because of how Smith was appointed.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon's surprising dismissal of Donald Trump's criminal case …
Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel
Serge F. Kovaleski / New York Times:
Colorado Republicans Vote Out Party Chair Following Anti-Gay Posts  —  State Republicans accused Dave Williams, who was ousted in a landslide vote, of dividing the party with “hateful narratives,” most recently against the L.G.B.T.Q. community.  —  Colorado Republicans have voted to remove …
Discussion: The Colorado Sun and Raw Story
Axios:
McConnell's big fear on the next budget fight … - In a recent meeting with other GOP offices about a short-term spending bill strategy, top McConnell staffers argued that adding a non-citizen voting bill would backfire.  — One fear is such a move would open the door for Democrats to tack …
 
 
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Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump
Discussion: Alternet.org
Associated Press:
Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine
Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
Biden keeps low profile on vacation as Democrats aim to capitalize on DNC
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Scholz Vows Tighter Weapons Rules After Fatal Knife Attack
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Reuters
Adrian Carrasquillo / Politico:
‘Can I Just Vote for Her Instead of Biden?’: Inside Kamala's Scramble to Win the Latino Vote
Discussion: New York Magazine
Reuters:
Explainer: How has Communist-run Vietnam's graft campaign shaken up its politics?
Discussion: Bloomberg
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump says Musk wouldn't have time to be in his White House cabinet, but could ‘consult’
Discussion: New York Post
The Hill:
House GOP shifts firepower from Biden to Harris and Walz
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Lara Trump on DNC: 'They're attempting to run on hating Donald Trump'
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
David Greenberg / New York Times:
Why Were Justice Dept. Officials Scared to Talk to This Book's Author?
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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