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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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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 …
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Vance defends telling Harris to ‘go to hell’ for nonexistent cemetery criticism — The GOP vice-presidential candidate said an Arlington cemetery worker pushed aside by a Trump aide does not deserve an apology. — Former president Donald Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance …
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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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NPR:
Fallout from Trump's Arlington National Cemetery visit continues after campaign video — The U.S. Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to “ensure adherence” to rules that prohibit political activities at the cemetery “was abruptly pushed aside,” …
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?
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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.
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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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David Badash / Raw Story:
Johnson pulled strings to get Trump into Arlington — and now the scandal is spreading — The Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, reportedly pulled strings to get Donald Trump into Arlington National Cemetery, amid what has become a scandal and a crisis for the ex-president's campaign …
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NBC News:
Trump aide ‘abruptly pushed aside’ an Arlington National Cemetery employee during commemoration, official says
Trump aide ‘abruptly pushed aside’ an Arlington National Cemetery employee during commemoration, official says
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Speaker Mike Johnson Helped Trump Break The Law
Speaker Mike Johnson Helped Trump Break The Law
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Goes on Crazed, Violent Rant Calling for Death of His Enemies
Trump Goes on Crazed, Violent Rant Calling for Death of His Enemies
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Army Confirms Trump Staffer ‘Pushed’ Woman Who Works at Arlington Cemetery
Army Confirms Trump Staffer ‘Pushed’ Woman Who Works at Arlington Cemetery
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Vance tells Harris to ‘go to hell’ for cemetery criticism she didn't give
Vance tells Harris to ‘go to hell’ for cemetery criticism she didn't give
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
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New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Barnstorming Georgia, Harris and Walz Will Sit for CNN Interview
Election Live Updates: Barnstorming Georgia, Harris and Walz Will Sit for CNN Interview
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Politico:
Playbook: 3 Trump transition issues that aren't Project 2025
Playbook: 3 Trump transition issues that aren't Project 2025
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Associated Press:
Arlington cemetery official was ‘pushed aside’ in Trump staff altercation but won't press charges
Arlington cemetery official was ‘pushed aside’ in Trump staff altercation but won't press charges
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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
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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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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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Pennsylvania may be a problem for Harris — The Electoral College/popular vote gap is increasing in post-DNC data. … I'm going to keep this brief, both because I'm jetlagged in two different directions — 1 and because the model is really hungry for post-DNC/post-RFK-dropout data …
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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Someone Take This Man's Phone
Someone Take This Man's Phone
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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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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump campaign knocks Fox News after polling shows Harris lead in battleground states
Trump campaign knocks Fox News after polling shows Harris lead in battleground states
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Associated Press:
ABC's rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren't speaking — Next month's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won't have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren't speaking, or written notes …
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New York Post:
ABC News rejects Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change Trump debate rules, will keep muted mics
ABC News rejects Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change Trump debate rules, will keep muted mics
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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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump campaign strategy pivots to praying he wins September debate
Trump campaign strategy pivots to praying he wins September debate
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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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Greg Norman / Fox News:
JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech in which he asked members what have Democrats ‘gotten you’? — Vance tells firefighters union they have been ‘let down’ after endorsing Biden in 2019 election — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance was booed Thursday by some members …
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Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
JD Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to help bankroll Trump campaign — In FT interview, Republican vice-presidential nominee says PayPal founder ‘needs to get off the sidelines’ — Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance has urged tech billionaire Peter Thiel to “get off the sidelines” …
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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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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 …