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Haley Britzky / CNN:
US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery  —  The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony …
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
‘Unfairly attacked’: Army defends employee involved in Trump campaign incident at Arlington  —  The unidentified female staff member has declined to press charges due to concern over retaliation.  —  The Army is defending an Arlington National Cemetery official involved in an incident …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
August 28, 2024  —  Former president Trump appears to have slid further since last night's news about a new grand jury's superseding indictment of him on charges of trying to overthrow the 2020 presidential election.  Over the course of about four hours this morning, Trump posted 50 times …
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.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
24 hours of Trump: QAnon tributes, crude attacks and hawking pieces of his suit  —  With fewer than 70 days until the election, Trump is zigging and zagging with an arsenal of unfocused broadsides and peripheral pursuits.  —  Donald Trump amplified a vulgar joke about Vice President Kamala Harris performing a sex act.
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 …
NBC News:
Trump aide ‘abruptly pushed aside’ an Arlington National Cemetery employee during commemoration, official says  —  The incident occurred when the Trump aide sought to take photos and video at Section 60, the officials said.  No charges were filed and the Army considers the matter closed.
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.
Jos Joseph / The Hill:   What the performative patriotism of Donald Trump reveals about his character
Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Discussion: Associated Press
USA Today:
‘Furious’: Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Families Had Trouble Getting Trump Into Arlington Until House Speaker Intervened
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Breitbart
Politico:
Playbook: 3 Trump transition issues that aren't Project 2025
Discussion: Alternet.org
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris closes gap with Trump in Sun Belt states
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Harris, Walz to participate in first joint interview since launching campaign, with CNN
Oriana González / NOTUS:   Nebraska Has an Electoral Vote Democrats Need. Enter Tim Walz.
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.
Brian Karem / Salon:
Republicans for Harris: GOP gets ready to rescue MAGA from Trump  —  But it may be too little, too late — even God can't help Trump as his criminal sentencing looms  —  The 2024 presidential race may answer a question none of us knew we would ever ask: What can 70,000 disgruntled Republicans on one phone call do to save humanity?
Discussion: The Bulwark
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Threatens to Jail Mark Zuckerberg for Life  —  In an upcoming book, the former president continues to spread election conspiracies about the Meta CEO … According to Politico, the coffee table book — titled Saving America — accuses Mark Zuckerberg of plotting to usurp the 2020 election …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book
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 …
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 …
 
 
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