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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.
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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 …
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 …
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 Daily Beast, The Wrap, NPR 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 …
USA Today:
‘Furious’: Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery  —  Rachel Barber Josh Meyer Zac Anderson Tom Vanden BrookUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON − Some veterans reacted with alarm to reports of an altercation between a member of Donald Trump's entourage and a top official …
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 …
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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 …
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
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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Default:
The Superseding Trump Indictment Charts Jack Smith's Path Forward
emptywheel:
The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity
Discussion: The Status Kuo
Business Insider:
Trump's new indictment is 9 pages shorter — there's a good reason for that
Discussion: Twitchy and DNyuz
Jake Johnson / Common Dreams:
During Antitrust Trial, Exec Admits Kroger Jacked Up Milk and Egg Prices Above Inflation  —  A top Kroger executive admitted under questioning from a Federal Trade Commission attorney on Tuesday that the grocery chain raised its egg and milk prices above the rate of inflation …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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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.
Associated Press:
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan
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 …
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
I Lurves Me a Happy Warrior  —  And J.D. Vance is that guy.  —  God bless all the moaners, groaners, and the double-belly-aching Greek chorus who cannot begin to stop with their doomcasting about Trump's vice presidential nominee pick.  —  Go jump in a lake.  —  This kid - and he's a kid to me - is rockin' the house.
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 …
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Former Nevada official found guilty of murdering journalist  —  A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.  —  The jury returned a unanimous verdict of first-degree murder for former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles.
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.
more at Techmeme »
David Enrich / New York Times:
Sarah Palin Is Granted New Libel Trial Against The New York Times  —  A federal appeals court said the judge overseeing the original trial, which Ms. Palin lost, had wrongly excluded evidence and might have swayed jurors as they were deliberating.  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered …
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
The Election Story Nobody Wants to Talk About  —  A Q&A with David Neiwert, America's foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses.  —  Members of the Proud Boys rally in front of the Ohio State Capitol building in Columbus, Ohio, January 6, 2024.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mia Jankowicz / Business Insider:
4 Republicans tasked with investigating the Trump assassination attempt didn't show up for a site visit  — Four Republicans on a task force looking into the Trump assassination attempt skipped a site visit.  — The bipartisan group was formed to investigate potential failings on the day.
Discussion: Washington Times
 
 
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Rally Shooter Had Interest in Violence Since 2019, FBI Analysis Shows
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
CNN contributor deems Harris ‘weak sauce’ for doing interview alongside Walz
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump says he would win California if ‘Jesus ... was the vote counter’
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Podesta Heads to Beijing for New Round of US-China Climate Talks
Discussion: IJR and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Hawaii residents carry battle-axes, samurai swords, celebrating a change in weapon laws
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
‘My identity is stolen’: Photos of European influencers used to push pro-Trump propaganda on fake X accounts
Discussion: CIR, Raw Story and New Republic
Just Security:
‘Good Moral Character?’ Holding Trump to the Same Standards as the Immigrants He Vilifies
Discussion: The Hill
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Trump plans would add $5.8 trillion to national debt
Discussion: Reason and New Jersey Online
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having ‘some of her own’ children
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's latest Putin apologia deserves more attention
 

 
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