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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's ‘incident’ at Arlington National Cemetery matters  —  Donald Trump's appearance at Arlington National Cemetery this week was already controversial.  Then the public learned about an “incident.”  —  In modern American politics, the vast majority of officials in both parties …
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Associated Press:
Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says  —  JD Vance, asked about a Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery, instead focused on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan calling Kamala Harris “disgraceful” for not firing anyone for service member's deaths.
Wall Street Journal:
Dispute Grows Over Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’  —  Republican former president honored fallen soldiers earlier this week  —  Former President Donald Trump's honoring of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery sparked a controversy …
New York Times:
Trump Images at Grave Dismay Family of Green Beret Buried at Arlington  —  After a confrontation with Trump campaign officials, a cemetery employee declined to press charges and military officials said it was because she feared retribution from Donald Trump's supporters.
Washington Post:
How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America's most sacred cemetery  —  Army officials hoped clear rules would avoid a damaging public spat with Trump.  He gave them one anyway.  —  Earlier this month, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign contacted military officials …
Discussion: The Wrap, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
The Trump Campaign Is Now Running on Pure Contempt  —  Both Trump and JD Vance are incapable of hiding their lack of basic humanity.  —  Pocket  —  Tuesday's political news cycle delivered a crash course in the fundamental outlook of the Trumpified Republican Party, via a pair …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again  —  Trump's latest visit to Arlington National Cemetery is a reminder of how little he understands about service, sacrifice, and heroism.  —  On Monday, Donald Trump visited the sacred ground of Arlington National Cemetery, where many of America's war dead are buried, and posed for photos.
Colin McCullough / CNN:
Fresh controversy brews over Trump's Arlington National Cemetery visit
Rolling Stone:
Trump Goes Full Fascist in Truth Social Posting Spree  —  One campaign official says staffers are relieved that the former president has largely isolated his social media presence to his own app … On Wednesday — in the aftermath of a new election-interference indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith …
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Reposts Crude Sexual Remark About Harris on Truth Social  —  Though the former president has a history of making crass insults about opponents, the reposts signal his willingness to continue to shatter longstanding political norms.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump used …
Discussion: Mediaite
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:   Trump promoted another Truth Social account that calls for killing his political opponents
Michelle L. Price / Los Angeles Times:
Trump shares social posts with QAnon phrases, calls for jailing lawmakers and special counsel
CNN:
‘My identity is stolen’: Photos of European influencers used to push pro-Trump propaganda on fake X accounts  —  Luna, a self-described 32-year-old “MAGA Trump supporter” from the battleground state of Wisconsin, has gained a huge following since she joined X, formerly Twitter, in March.
Discussion: CIR, New Republic and Raw Story
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emptywheel:   The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity
Business Insider:
Trump's new indictment is 9 pages shorter — there's a good reason for that
Discussion: DNyuz
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Jack Smith attempts to immunity-proof his January 6 Trump indictment. Mostly.
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris closes gap with Trump in Sun Belt states  —  Trump leads on the economy and immigration, Harris leads on abortion and uniting the U.S.  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  While support for former President Trump has held steady, Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan  —  Republican-led states challenged the plan aimed at reducing the burden on borrowers, including a provision that would reduce their monthly payments.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed …
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Harris campaign mocks Trump over muted mic debate: ‘His own team wants to shut him up’  —  Vice President Harris's campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu on Wednesday mocked former President Trump over the microphone muting issue at the upcoming presidential debate, saying his own team “wants to shut him up.”
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Zuckerberg's Spineless Surrender: Rehashing Old News To Enable False GOP Narratives  —  Two bits of news came out of the letter Mark Zuckerberg sent to Rep. Jim Jordan this week (and how people responded to it), neither of which are what you're likely to have heard about.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Vance repeats a bogus Trump claim on ‘factories’ debunked years ago  —  The figure he cites doesn't actually refer to factories.  And Biden's record on this front is better anyway.  —  “If you go back to the Trump presidency, we had 12,000 factories that were built during Donald Trump's presidency.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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NBC News:
Vance opens up on running with Trump: 'We're each trying to talk to different people in different ways'
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Elon Musk, Eyeing Edge for Trump, Hires Republican Political Adviser  —  The move suggests that Mr. Musk, the world's richest person, is preparing to become even more involved in the presidential campaign and beyond.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has hired a Republican operative …
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Harris Camp Trolls Trump with Ad Targeting Mar-a-Lago  —  WHEN KAMALA HARRIS'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN announced a new attack ad Tuesday, the vice president's strategists made sure to run it in every battleground state —as well as a single media market in Florida: the one that includes Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having ‘some of her own’ children  —  The GOP vice presidential nominee took aim at American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten when he was running for Senate in Ohio three years ago.
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Election Could End Up in Front of SCOTUS Warns Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  BRACE FOR IMPACT  —  Jackson's comments come after Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against Donald Trump in his ongoing election interference case.  —  Journalist
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging.  Under Meredith Whittaker, It's Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong  —  On its 10th anniversary, Signal's president wants to remind you that the world's most secure communications platform is a nonprofit.  It's free.  It doesn't track you or serve you ads.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
McCormick confuses Philadelphia, Mississippi with Pennsylvania in X post  —  Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) was mocked Wednesday after his X account confused Philadelphia, Miss., with Pennsylvania's biggest city.  —  McCormick's account on social platform X shared a clip …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
 
 
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