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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 …
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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.
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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Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller and RedState
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 …
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.
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.
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CBS News, DNyuz, Political Wire and Deadline
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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ComingSoon.net, CBS News and DNyuz
Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
Utah Gov. Cox faces scrutiny for using military cemetery photo with Trump in campaign email
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Associated Press and New York Magazine
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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Fox News, The Daily Beast, The Bulwark, HuffPost, Daily Kos, Boing Boing, Alternet.org, Good Politics/Bad Politics, Raw Story, New Republic, Rolling Stone, DNyuz, Mother Jones, The Hill and IJR
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
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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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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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Pluribus News, Washington Examiner, Daily Caller News Foundation, Townhall and Political Wire
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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New Jersey Online and Breitbart
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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Mock Paper Scissors and Raw Story
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
CNN Host Says Trump's Kamala Harris Blowjob Dig Makes Her Stomach ‘Sick’
CNN Host Says Trump's Kamala Harris Blowjob Dig Makes Her Stomach ‘Sick’
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Fox News, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite and New Jersey Online
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Reposts Crude Sexual Remark About Harris on Truth Social
Trump Reposts Crude Sexual Remark About Harris on Truth Social
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The Daily Beast, Reuters, Washington Times and Mediaite
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
24 hours of Trump: QAnon tributes, crude attacks and hawking pieces of his suit
Richard L. Hasen / Wall Street Journal:
Why It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge This Year's Election
Why It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge This Year's Election
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Election Law Blog, NBC News, ComingSoon.net, Off Message and New Republic
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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New York Times, The Federalist, USA Today and WBUR
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 …
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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 …
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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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The National Pulse, Breitbart and Mediaite
NBC News:
Justice Dept. watchdog blasts FBI over handling of child sexual abuse cases — The report comes three years after another report that criticized the FBI's handling of allegations against convicted sexual predator Larry Nassar. — WASHINGTON — Three years after the Justice Department's …
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USA Today, Associated Press and CBS News
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Why Joy is an Effective Anti-Authoritarian Strategy. — Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. Our next Q&A will be this Sunday, Sept. 1, 8-9pmET. Our guest will be Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowski Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of the forthcoming book Erasing History.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …