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USA Today:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris surges ahead of Donald Trump in latest poll taken after DNC — Harris has succeeded in doing what Biden never could this year: Lead Trump. — Democrat Kamala Harris has surged ahead of Republican Donald Trump, 48%-43%, in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found.
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Emerson Polling:
August 2024 Swing State Polls: Toss-up Presidential Election in Swing States — Home Polls August 2024 Swing State Polls: Toss-up Presidential Election in Swing States — Democratic Statewide Candidates Lead Republican Candidates — New Emerson College Polling/The Hill swing state surveys find …
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Politico:
Playbook: 3 Trump transition issues that aren't Project 2025 — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — ABOUT THAT INTERVIEW — VP KAMALA HARRIS and running mate TIM WALZ are set to tape their big joint sitdown with CNN's Dana Bash at 1:45 p.m. today in Savannah, Georgia.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Someone Take This Man's Phone — The post-DNC polling picture is coming into focus, with a brace of new polls out today that show Kamala Harris's surge continuing. The latest USA Today/Suffolk poll gives Harris a five-point edge over Trump, 48 percent to 43 percent, while Reuters/Ipsos …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump with boost from women, Hispanics, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump with boost from women, Hispanics, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Harris, Walz to participate in first joint interview since launching campaign, with CNN
Harris, Walz to participate in first joint interview since launching campaign, with CNN
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New York Times:
Trump Campaign Filming at Arlington Cemetery Dismayed Family of Green Beret — The family of a Green Beret buried there expressed concern about videos and photos taken by his grave. And a cemetery employee declined to press charges after an altercation with the Trump team, fearing retribution.
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Jos Joseph / The Hill:
What the performative patriotism of Donald Trump reveals about his character — When I was preparing for deployment for Iraq in 2007, we were required to do grenade training. Before we started, our master sergeant asked who would jump on a grenade to save the lives of others.
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Speaker Mike Johnson Helped Trump Break The Law — Trump was struggling to get into Arlington National Cemetery until Speaker of the House Mike Johnson intervened to get Trump in for his illegal campaign stunt. — Via The Daily Caller: … Speaker Johnson helped Trump disrespect …
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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
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USA Today:
‘Furious’: Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery
‘Furious’: Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Families Had Trouble Getting Trump Into Arlington Until House Speaker Intervened
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Families Had Trouble Getting Trump Into Arlington Until House Speaker Intervened
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Washington Post:
How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America's most sacred cemetery
How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America's most sacred cemetery
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Wall Street Journal:
Dispute Grows Over Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’
Dispute Grows Over Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’
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Associated Press:
Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's ‘incident’ at Arlington National Cemetery matters
Why Trump's ‘incident’ at Arlington National Cemetery matters
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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 …
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
CNN Host Says Trump's Kamala Harris Blowjob Dig Makes Her Stomach ‘Sick’ — Pamela Brown and the New York Times' Maggie Haberman tried to make sense of the former president's thinking. — LOADING — CNN anchor Pamela Brown said Wednesday that Donald Trump's sharing of an odious sexual joke …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Goes on Crazed, Violent Rant Calling for Death of His Enemies … On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had some kind of meltdown on his Truth Social profile, all before 10 a.m. — His many posts and “ReTruths” were conspiracy laden, crude, and calling for the death or imprisonment of his enemies.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book
Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Georgia Republicans start the steal — Trumpers are preparing for November shenanigans. — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
MSNBC Host Puts Trump Campaign Adviser ‘On Notice’ For Pushing ‘False Quote’ On Air — Ari Melber dismissed a Fox News piece about him before issuing a warning to Corey Lewandowski during a tense live interview. — LOADING — MSN BC's Ari Melber wasn't having it with Trump campaign …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democrats Drive Surge in Election Enthusiasm — Close to eight in 10 Democrats say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' enthusiasm about voting in this year's election has surged in recent months, with 69% of U.S. adults now saying they are “more enthusiastic than usual” about voting.
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Abba demands Trump campaign stop using their music at rallies — Universal Music says footage used in Minnesota featuring Abba songs and videos must be taken down — Abba have demanded that Donald Trump stop using their music after the former US president played several of their songs …
Joseph Simonson / freebeacon.com:
‘I Did Fries’: Kamala Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's, but She Never Mentioned It Until She Ran for President. Did She Really Toil Beneath the Golden Arches? — The first all-female audience ever on The Drew Barrymore Show was whooping and cheering for Kamala Harris, its guest of honor …
Andrew MacAskill / Reuters:
UK PM Starmer supports tougher outdoor smoking rules to ease pressure on health service — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he supported the idea of banning smoking in some outdoor spaces, including pub gardens, as a way of reducing the pressure on the state-run National Health Service and the cost to taxpayers.
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Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Project 2025 condemned by bilingual campaign aimed at Latino voters — The “Latinos Against Project 2025” campaign focuses on a handful of policies from the polarizing conservative policy road map in an attempt to mobilize potential voters. — Seven advocacy organizations that have been working …
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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Journalist withheld information about Emmett Till's murder, documents show — William Bradford Huie's newly released research notes show he suspected more than two men tortured and killed 14-year-old Emmett Till, but suggest that he left that out when it threatened his story.
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
Nebraska Has an Electoral Vote Democrats Need. Enter Tim Walz. — Democrats are emphasizing the vice presidential candidate's Nebraska roots in hopes of winning a key Electoral College vote and other down-ballot contests. — Copy — In an election where nothing can be taken for granted …