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9:55 AM ET, August 30, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: NPR, The Hill, CNN and Bloomberg
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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.
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 …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
7 Takeaways From Harris's First Major Interview  —  Kamala Harris showed her tendency toward winding answers in the CNN interview, but said nothing likely to cause her serious political trouble.  —  The main reason CNN's interview with Vice President Kamala Harris turned out to be remarkable …
CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's interview with Harris and Walz  —  Vice President Kamala Harris said she was “deeply touched” by a photo of her young grandniece, in pigtails, watching her speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week.  —  Though Harris hasn't emphasized it …
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 …
David Moye / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Has Snappy Answer To CNN's Trump-Inspired Question  —  The vice president refused to play when Dana Bash asked her about the former president's accusation she had altered her racial identity.  —  LOADING  —  Kamala Harris may have sat down with CNN's Dana Bash …
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Harris Edges Trump in Key States, With Sun Belt Now Up for Grabs
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Harris' CNN interview is the latest highly anticipated twist in wild presidential race
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Says She Would Appoint A Republican To Her Cabinet
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 to Arlington National Cemetery for a campaign photo op, after which his team shared a campaign video it had filmed.  The Army said that the cemetery hosts almost 3,000 public wreath-laying ceremonies …
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Kevin Carroll / The Guardian:
The Trump campaign's conduct at Arlington is shocking but not surprising  —  Trump's staffers filmed political footage at war graves - and allegedly shoved an army employee who tried to stop them  —  The tranquil majesty of Arlington national cemetery tends to bring forth civic virtues in Americans and eloquence in their leaders.
NPR:
Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
For Trump, Arlington National Cemetery controversy goes from bad to worse
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
The Left Is Going to Freak Out Over Nate Silver's Latest Election Model  —  Did you hear that scream?  Liberals far and wide are no doubt freaking out right now because the election they thought they had in the bag after the Democratic Party crowned Kamala Harris as its nominee …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
MAGA faithful blow off polls in Michigan, insist 'Trump's got it made.'
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Pennsylvania may be a problem for Harris
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.
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ABC News:
Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance
Kaitlyn Buss / The Detroit News:
Trump promises free IVF for all
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 …
Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
The Not-So-Secret Campaign for ‘Secret’ Democrats  —  Kamala Harris' rally in Savannah, Georgia, was the first time a general election presidential candidate had campaigned in the city since the 1990s.  Democratic operatives say it was a signal: Winning Georgia isn't only about Atlanta this time.
Discussion: Robert Reich, NBC News and Bloomberg
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Campaign Trolls Trump With Ad Buy in His Own Backyard  —  PETTY  —  Kamala Harris' latest ad buy likely won't net her a win in Florida, but it's sure to get under Donald Trump's skin.  Her campaign ran an attack ad in battleground states across the country on Tuesday and in Florida …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Musk ramps up attacks on Brazil's top judge as X faces possible suspension, Starlink finances frozen … Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk ramped up his online attacks on Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday, amid an intensifying political and legal battle between …
 
 
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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
Lisa Song / ProPublica:
Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry's Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content
Discussion: WUSA
Jennifer Ouellette / Ars Technica:
We can now watch Grace Hopper's famed 1982 lecture on YouTube
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Jack White rips Trump campaign for posting band's song: 'Don't even think about using my music you fascists'
 Earlier Items: 
Ian Ward / Politico:
‘It Is Not the Job of the Pro-Life Movement to Vote for President Trump.’
Washington Post:
Decision on Georgia election board threatens Kemp's détente with Trump
Discussion: New Republic and Alternet.org
Greg Norman / Fox News:
JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech in which he asked members what have Democrats ‘gotten you’?
 

 
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