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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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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 …
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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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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” …
Rich Lowry / New York Times:
Trump Can Win on Character — With the defenestration of Joe Biden and the ascent of Kamala Harris, conventional wisdom has gone from asking, “How can Donald Trump lose?” to, “How can he win?” — It's basically a tossup race, but a successful Harris rollout and convention …
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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 …
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Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Kamala Harris wants Trump's mic to stay unmuted the whole time during their upcoming debate
Kamala Harris wants Trump's mic to stay unmuted the whole time during their upcoming debate
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HuffPost and The Guardian
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
The state of the race as we await Harris's post-DNC bounce
The state of the race as we await Harris's post-DNC bounce
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The Gateway Pundit, USA Today and Raw Story
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Trump's economic gamble
Trump's economic gamble
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Harris builds an army of House surrogates
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Michelle Obama's secret feud with Biden... what Nancy Pelosi thinks of Kamala Harris... and why the president was left physically shaking: EMILY GOODIN's dispatch reveals what REALLY went down at the DNC — As Joe Biden disembarked Air Force One in the early hours of Tuesday morning in California last week, he was visibly shaking.
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Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
Biden keeps low profile on vacation as Democrats aim to capitalize on DNC
Biden keeps low profile on vacation as Democrats aim to capitalize on DNC
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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Are Trump's campaign rallies energizing his base - or sowing doubt? — Given rambling speeches and personal attacks over policy talk, supporters wonder if events do more harm than good — As Donald Trump emerged to a thunderous roar of approval in the heart of Pennsylvania's Rust belt …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's personal attacks aren't just who he is. They're his strategy
Trump's personal attacks aren't just who he is. They're his strategy
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump visits Arlington Cemetery to mark Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary — Former President Trump on Monday visited Arlington National Cemetery to mark the three-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as he sought to turn the chaotic pull out into a resonant line of attack against Vice President Harris.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden mourns US service members killed in Kabul airport attack 3 years ago
Biden mourns US service members killed in Kabul airport attack 3 years ago
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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.
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Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
The Unequal Effects of School Closings — As more families opt for charter and private schools or homeschooling in the wake of the pandemic, cities around the country are shuttering schools. The effects fall hardest on majority-Black schools and special-needs students. — Co-published with The New Yorker
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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.”
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CBS News:
Japan says it scrambled fighter jets after Chinese spy plane violated its airspace — Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft violated its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions. The incident comes just weeks after the U.S. military …
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Washington Post:
Meet the megadonors pumping millions into the 2024 election — The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the election, according to a Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission data.
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Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump — Why Kash Patel is exactly the kind of person who would serve in a second Trump administration — kash patel was dangerous. On this both Trump appointees and career officials could agree. — A 40-year-old lawyer with little government experience …
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Associated Press:
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court? — A body camera captured every word and bark uttered as police Sgt. Matt Gilmore and his K-9 dog, Gunner, searched for a group of suspects for nearly an hour.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Trump campaign disputes Foo Fighters' claim song use was unauthorized — 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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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.”
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Donald Trump Just Got Served In Federal Isaac Hayes Estate Lawsuit
Donald Trump Just Got Served In Federal Isaac Hayes Estate Lawsuit
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