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5:30 PM ET, August 30, 2024

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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.”
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Pushing Back on Trump's Latest Lies About IVF
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.'
Discussion: Raw Story
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) …
Discussion: Fox News and The Root
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
7 Takeaways From Harris's First Major Interview
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris lacked confidence, presidential demeanor in first TV interview: body language expert
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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
Erica Orden / Politico:
Georgia election workers launch bid to seize Giuliani's assets as they try to collect $148 million defamation verdict  —  Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss want to seize real estate, cash and jewelry.  —  NEW YORK — The two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation verdict …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:   Georgia election workers seek control of Giuliani's assets to collect on $146M defamation judgment
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 …
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.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Capitolist and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative  —  SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Thumbs Up: The Story of No-Context Trump  —  On the Secret show today, Sarah and I talked about the Harris-Walz interview, more Conservatism Inc. stuff.  And also about this Arlington Cemetery business.  It's a banger.  —  The show is here.  —  1. Thumbs Up  —  We go to cemeteries for all sorts of reasons.
Discussion: USA Today and Slack Tide
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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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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CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's interview with Harris and Walz
Washington Post:
Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
Hot-Button Trump Flick ‘The Apprentice’ Acquired by Briarcliff for Pre-election Release, Awards Campaign (Exclusive)  —  The Trump origin story, written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as the future president and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere Roy Cohn.
 
 
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Jennie Taer / New York Post:
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis dismisses migrant gang takeover of apartments as ‘imagination’ — despite video, mayor confirming truth
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
‘Political poison’: How Trump's tariffs could raise gasoline prices
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris bus tour focused on reproductive rights to start in Palm Beach
Discussion: Washington Times and UPI
Associated Press:
State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Pelosi's Car Passed Near Pipe Bomb on Jan. 6, According to New Video
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘The behavior is grotesque’: MSNBC host pummels Trump World over war with cemetery
Discussion: Alternet.org
Gallup:
Economic Confidence Up Slightly in August
Discussion: The Hill
Steven Sparks / ABC News:
Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL
Discussion: Truthout
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in
Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
The Not-So-Secret Campaign for ‘Secret’ Democrats
Discussion: NBC News and Robert Reich
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Campaign Trolls Trump With Ad Buy in His Own Backyard
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

OpenAI:
OpenAI says its board of directors is evaluating its corporate structure, including a plan to turn its for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation

Angrej Singh / Axios:
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
 
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