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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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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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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Families Had Trouble Getting Trump Into Arlington Until House Speaker Intervened — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson had to intervene to get former President Donald Trump into Arlington National Cemetery for the third anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal with Gold Star families …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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Politico:
House GOP braces for preelection spending drama — The funding debate should have been pretty straightforward this time. But the House GOP has its eye on linking a policy proposal that will complicate things. — Most House Republicans are anxious that a high-profile spending fight …
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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 …
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