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Michael Powell / The Atlantic:
Why Trump's Arlington Debacle Is So Serious — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — The section of Arlington National Cemetery that Donald Trump visited on Monday is both the liveliest and the most achingly sad part of the grand military graveyard …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In a test of character, Trump shows his true grift — In his disorientation, the GOP nominee and former president retreats to his instincts. — The New York Times ran a fine specimen of unintentional comedy this week: an essay by conservative writer Rich Lowry titled “Trump Can Win on Character.”
Politico:
Playbook: What we learned from the Harris interview — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — TALK OF THIS TOWN — “Trump's Latest Move to Avoid Abortion Is His Strangest One Yet,” by Michael Schaffer: “Though Republican lawmakers spent years targeting abortion …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Team Trump Makes Arlington Cemetery Fight Way Worse With Army Insult … Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita has decided to take the team on a death spiral against America's military, calling the office of the Army secretary a bunch of “hacks.” — “Reposting this hoping to trigger the hacks at @SecArmy …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
August 29, 2024 — And now the U.S. Army has weighed in on the scandal surrounding Trump's visit …
New York Times:
Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy
Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy
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Kevin Carroll / The Guardian:
The Trump campaign's conduct at Arlington is shocking but not surprising
The Trump campaign's conduct at Arlington is shocking but not surprising
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems press Arlington cemetery for Trump incident report
Dems press Arlington cemetery for Trump incident report
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
What's wrong with the fact-checkers? — The DNC put the bankruptcy of the genre on full, painful display. — 🚨 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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Myra Adams / The Hill:
If Trump loses, expect a Republican civil war — Vice President Kamala Harris has one extraordinary campaign advantage — she is neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump. — Before President Biden dropped his reelection bid on July 21, voters were unenthusiastic about a rematch between these two men, both born before the television age.
Adam Wren / Politico:
MAGA faithful blow off polls in Michigan, insist 'Trump's got it made.'
MAGA faithful blow off polls in Michigan, insist 'Trump's got it made.'
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Raw Story
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump in damage-control mode over abortion backlash from the right — The GOP nominee has landed in hot water on abortion agin after criticizing Florida's six-week ban and declining to take a stance on a state ballot measure. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is in damage control …
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ABC News:
Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance — Trump said he and his team have been exploring ways to help those wanting IVF. — Former President Donald Trump introduced a new campaign platform on Thursday aimed at helping Americans with the cost of IVF.
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emptywheel:
Michael Shear and Reid Epstein Feign Stupidity about Trump's Decade-Long Pitch for Authoritarianism — Here's what the NYT digital front page looks like for me this morning. — It features Kamala Harris' rather unremarkable interview with CNN (part one, part two, part three) …
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris lacked confidence, presidential demeanor in first TV interview: body language expert
Harris lacked confidence, presidential demeanor in first TV interview: body language expert
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk says voting by mail is ‘insane’ — but he has done it himself, records show — The tech billionaire voted by mail twice in California, years before he began attacking the option for others. — Elon Musk has attacked voting by mail as an “insane” idea that encourages election fraud …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
JD Vance Won't Apologize To Miss Teen USA Contestant He Insulted To Mock Kamala Harris — The Ohio Senator used a 2007 video of Caitlin Upton struggling to answer a question to mock the vice president, not knowing Upton considered suicide after it first went viral. — LOADING
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Kamala's First ‘Interview’ Was the Dumpster Fire You Expected It Would Be — Did you catch Kamala Harris's first “interview” as the Democratic Party nominee for president? It was pretty much everything you'd expect from an interview conducted by CNN. Lots of softball questions, lots of word salad responses.
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Duane Patterson / HotAir:
Kamala Harris' CNN Adventure - I Said X, I Now Say Y, My Values Have Not Changed
Kamala Harris' CNN Adventure - I Said X, I Now Say Y, My Values Have Not Changed
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Politico:
Ron DeSantis is struggling to maintain power in Florida following presidential campaign flop — POLITICO interviewed a dozen legislators, consultants and lobbyists about DeSantis' path forward — many expect a shift in the relationship and power dynamic between the governor and his erstwhile Republicans allies.
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CNN:
READ: Harris and Walz's exclusive joint interview with CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat down exclusively with CNN Thursday for her first interview since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket. — Just days after accepting …
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Takeaways from CNN's interview with Harris and Walz
Takeaways from CNN's interview with Harris and Walz
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Washington Post:
Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected
Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in — He may be the richest man in the world - but that doesn't mean we're powerless to stop him — Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his enormous wealth - he's the richest person in the world - into a huge source …
CBS News:
Ads for Republican and Democratic groups appear under pro-Nazi, racist posts on X — Paid advertisements for major organizations affiliated with both the Republican and Democratic parties and some of their biggest names have appeared under pro-Nazi and racist posts shared …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency