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9:50 PM ET, August 27, 2024

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Washington Post:
New federal indictment filed against Trump in federal Jan. 6 case  —  The superseding indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith follows a historic Supreme Court ruling granting broad immunity to presidents for official acts.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment …
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Politico:
Trump indicted again in election subversion case brought by Jack Smith  —  The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith, is an attempt by prosecutors to recalibrate the case.  —  A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has re-indicted Donald Trump on four felony charges related …
ABC News:
Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling  —  The new indictment adjusts the charges to the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.  —  LIVE  —  Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump greets the crowd before speaking during …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling  —  Special counsel Jack Smith filed the new indictment on the same four counts of trying to overturn the 2020 election but without citing potentially “immune” evidence.  —  LOADING
Associated Press:
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith files new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, adjusting for immunity decision
Discussion: Breitbart and The Post Millennial
NPR:
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery  —  Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery where the former president participated in a wreath laying ceremony, NPR has learned.
Discussion: Mediaite, Axios and Raw Story
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CNN:
Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for their first joint interview on Thursday as Democrats work to broaden their base's excitement from last week's Democratic National Convention.
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Politico:
Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'He's got to pay a price': Unaired footage reveals Nancy Pelosi's Jan. 6 fury  —  Previously unaired footage reviewed by POLITICO reveals how the former speaker quickly turned her focus to impeaching Donald Trump after Congress certified the 2020 election.  —  Nancy Pelosi spent the duration …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
First Trump supporter to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 4 years in prison  —  Michael Sparks, the very first rioter to breach the Capitol building on Jan. 6, indicated in court that he still believes Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election “to this day.”
Discussion: Axios, Law & Crime and CBS News
Adam Clark Estes / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg's letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seems  —  This week Mark Zuckerberg sent Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) a letter outlining how the Biden administration pressured his company to “censor” free speech on Facebook — specifically misinformation about Covid-19.
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
emptywheel:
Kamala's Campaign Pushes Trump's Impulse Control Problems  —  I don't think that even the outlets that recognize the troll are giving the Kamala Harris campaign enough credit for the jujitsu they're engaged in with the debate.  Before I explain why, though, here's a video of Barack Obama's skewering …
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, Alternet.org and CNN
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump confirms ABC News debate with Harris is on
Axios:
Harris flip-flops on building the border wall … - Harris is embracing a more hawkish immigration policy as Donald Trump's campaign spends tens of millions of dollars attacking her about the border.  — But she still has significant differences with Trump on immigration …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
21 Questions for Harris  —  We're asking unanswered questions for her potential administration.
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
Immigration at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Discussion: New York Post
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
North Carolina Moves to Toss Up; Minnesota and New Hampshire Shift to Likely Democrat  —  Since the beginning of this cycle, Democrats were confident that President Joe Biden could win North Carolina.  Its demographic profile as an ethnically diverse and rapidly suburbanizing state looks similar …
Discussion: The Hill
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump's Approach to Florida's High-Stakes Abortion Amendment: Don't Ask.  Won't Tell.  —  He knows abortion is a political minefield for him.  The question is, can he avoid getting blown up?  —  TWENTY DAYS AGO, DONALD TRUMP promised he would soon discuss how he'll vote on Florida's abortion rights initiative.
Discussion: Mediaite
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New York Times:
Trump to Put Kennedy and Gabbard on his Transition Team  —  Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Gabbard, who had been progressive Democrats for many years, will join the former president's sons and Senator JD Vance, his running mate, as honorary co-chairs.  —  Donald J. Trump plans to name his former rival …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Donald Trump, JD Vance and RFK Jr.? ‘Weird’ doesn't do justice to this loony trifecta.
Discussion: Washington Post, DNyuz and Blaze Media
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Confederate Voter Intimidation 2.0: The GOP's Dark Strategy for Winning  —  From Reconstruction to DeSantis to Paxton: How Republicans Are Keeping Power by Any Means Necessary...  The song that was inspired by this article is available here.  —  The Republican attorney general …
MediaRoom:
New AARP Maryland Poll: Alsobrooks Tied with Hogan in Senate Contest  —  Vice President Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 25 points among older voters  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Today, AARP Maryland released a 2024 statewide election survey revealing that candidates for president …
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Noble Predictive:
Harris Shakes Up Key Demographics in 2024 Presidential Race
Discussion: The Guardian and Breitbart
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
A sitting VP has won once in 188 years.  Harris isn't likely to be next.  —  Only one sitting vice president has been elected to the top office in the last 188 years.  —  The Democrats are coming out of their Chicago convention brimming with confidence.  But to win in November …
Katie Hawkinson / The Independent:
Georgia governor inquires whether he can remove MAGA election board members after series of alarming votes  —  Donald Trump recently praised the right-wing coalition on the Georgia state election board  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Did the New York Times Let Itself Be Used as a Mule?  —  Rich Lowry got the Gray Lady to bend over so Daddy Trump would see his genius idea.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. The Liberal Media  —  Yesterday the New York Times published an op-ed by Rich Lowry arguing that Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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