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4:35 PM ET, August 29, 2024

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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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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,” …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: HuffPost
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Filming at Arlington Cemetery Dismayed Family of Green Beret
Jos Joseph / The Hill:
What the performative patriotism of Donald Trump reveals about his character
Discussion: Las Vegas Sun
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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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 …
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 …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump with boost from women, Hispanics, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Harris, Walz to participate in first joint interview since launching campaign, with CNN
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
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 …
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” …
ProPublica:
Exec at Trump Media Jumped the Line for U.S. Visa After Company Lobbied GOP Lawmaker  —  A former aide to Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said she intervened on the company's behalf even though she thought it was inappropriate.  “It was specifically the congressman that suggested I needed to deal with it.”
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
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.
Washington Post:
Decision on Georgia election board threatens Kemp's détente with Trump  —  The governor must decide whether to seek the removal of board members who have been praised by the former president for changing election rules with months to go before the vote.
 
 
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