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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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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Army blasts Trump trip to Arlington cemetery for violating decorum — Army officials criticized former President Donald Trump's campaign staff for violating decorum rules at Arlington National Cemetery and abusing a cemetery worker earlier this week, but no further actions will be pursued …
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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,” …
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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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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 …
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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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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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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Vance tells Harris to ‘go to hell’ for cemetery criticism she didn't give — Trump and his allies are known to flout political norms, but the crass language Vance used to criticize a political opponent Wednesday is particularly unusual in modern politics. — Republican vice-presidential …
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
‘Unfairly attacked’: Army defends employee involved in Trump campaign incident at Arlington
‘Unfairly attacked’: Army defends employee involved in Trump campaign incident at Arlington
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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
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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 Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
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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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Jos Joseph / The Hill:
What the performative patriotism of Donald Trump reveals about his character
What the performative patriotism of Donald Trump reveals about his character
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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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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.
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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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Harris Has Taken Narrow Lead Over Trump, WSJ Poll Finds — Voters have largely positive views of Democratic nominee, who gets 48% to 47% for Republican Donald Trump — WASHINGTON—Kamala Harris has stepped out of the shadow of her role as the Biden administration vice president …
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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Someone Take This Man's Phone
Someone Take This Man's Phone
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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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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Harris explains in exclusive CNN interview why she's shifted her position on key issues since her first run for president — Note: The full interview will at 9 p.m. ET Thursday on CNN's “The First Interview: Harris & Walz, A CNN Exclusive” — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered …
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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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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside the tension in Harris' “Frankenstein” team
Inside the tension in Harris' “Frankenstein” team
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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
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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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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NBC News:
Trump says he wants to make IVF treatments paid for by government or insurance companies if elected — In an interview with NBC News, the former president defended himself over abortion rights and said either the government or insurance companies will pay for IVF if he's elected.
Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Race: Harris And Trump Neck And Neck As RFK Jr. Exits Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 7 In 10 Think America's Best Days Are Yet To Come — mail_outline — Fresh off the Democratic National Convention and heading into the final months of the presidential race …
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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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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?
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