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12:05 PM ET, September 1, 2024

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The White House:
Statement from President Biden on Hersh Goldberg-Polin  —  Earlier today, in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, Israeli forces recovered six bodies of hostages held by Hamas.  We have now confirmed that one of the hostages killed by these vicious Hamas terrorists was an American citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
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Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel recovers the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin  —  Israel on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including a young Israeli-American man who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas as his parents met …
The Times of Israel:
Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah - IDF  —  Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi discovered in Gaza tunnel; families forum urges protests; autopsy said to find all 6 had gunshot wounds
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
An ugly case of ‘false balance’ in the New York Times  —  I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times, to name the best reporters she had ever encountered.  —  I recall she mentioned her friend and co-author Jane Mayer — definitely on my list, too — and a few others.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
emptywheel:
There Are No Backsies on Dobbs  —  Since the day after the debate in June, I have conceived of the shift from a Joe Biden to a Kamala Harris campaign in three ways: The Vice President would more vigorously explain the wildly successful policies of the Biden-Harris Administration.
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:   In N.C., some Black voters are uneasy with Harris's abortion rights focus
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Others Have Politicized Arlington, but Trump's Approach Has No Precedent  —  Donald J. Trump isn't the first candidate to run afoul of the ban on partisan activity in Arlington National Cemetery.  But no one else has responded as hostilely as his campaign has.
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Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's sudden embrace of Trump  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump, whose brash style seemed …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Harris doesn't get convention bounce, but widens gap with women: POLL  —  Other key takeaways from ABC's poll include white men shifting to Trump.  —  Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Former Commerce secretary warns Trump against being too ‘strong’ in debating Harris  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Reuters:
Israel's main labor union calls general strike on Monday  —  The head of Israel's Histadrut labour union called for a general strike beginning at 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Monday to pressure the government into reaching a deal to return Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.
Discussion: JNS.org
Casey Michel / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Making New, Sketchy Foreign Business Deals  —  From Saudi Arabia to Serbia, despots are cozying up, likely in preparation for a second term.  —  When Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign nearly a decade ago, there was a deluge of concerns about his foreign financial entanglements.
CBS News:
Creating a memorial to the horrors of World War I  —  Washington, D.C., is home to numerous monuments, with a conspicuous omission: there has been no national memorial to the soldiers who'd fought and died in the First World War.  After more than eight years of preparation …
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Democrats grow concerned Republicans are planting seeds with legal suits to overturn a Trump defeat  —  The lawsuits that have been filed ahead of the election are varied, but Democrats say they're part of a concerted effort to sow distrust of the results.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's open to enforceable ethics code for Supreme Court  —  Washington — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she does not “have any problem” with an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court, as the nation's highest court continues to face questions …
 
 
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Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Gold Star Families Release Devastating Responses to Kamala Harris Politicizing Trump Cemetery Visit
Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
Winning election wouldn't save Trump from massive fraud, defamation judgments
Discussion: UPI
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MSNBC:
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