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8:00 PM ET, August 27, 2024

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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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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 …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump confirms ABC News debate with Harris is on
Politico:
Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision
Mike Allen / Axios:
Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The i Paper
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 …
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
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 …
Politico:
Read Jack Smith's superseding indictment of Trump in the election subversion case
Discussion: The Guardian
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
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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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is championing RFK Jr's view of public health, even as it puts your kids at risk
Discussion: Axios, Chicago Sun Times and PolitiFact
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The thread connecting Robert Kennedy Jr., chemtrails and Project 2025
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and Political Wire
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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.
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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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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump  —  The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.  —  Today, Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review (the flagship conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.), published an article claiming that Donald Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.”
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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 …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Harris takes lead over Trump after convention: Poll  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions
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Joshua Glanzer / Florida Atlantic University:
FAU/Mainstreet USA Poll: Harris Gains Momentum in Wake of DNC
Discussion: Florida Politics
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
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
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 …
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 …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP doubles down on fraud claims as Trump, Cruz leads shrink  —  Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state's biggest cities are attempting to steal an election in which the GOP's leads in the Senate and presidential races are increasingly narrowing.
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.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How the media blew 2024′s election
Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times:
Sasse to keep $1 million salary from UF until 2028
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
A sitting VP has won once in 188 years. Harris isn't likely to be next.
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
Biden Program To Keep American Families Together Blocked By Ken Paxton and Project 2025 Allies Led by Stephen Miller
Discussion: Breitbart
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Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Trump's Latest NFT Sale Depicts Him as Superhero, Motorcyclist
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump
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