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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.
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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 …
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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
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.
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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
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Most say Harris will accept election results, but Trump won't: Poll
Most say Harris will accept election results, but Trump won't: Poll
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Harris jabs Trump over ‘surrendering to his advisors’ in muted mic debate
Harris jabs Trump over ‘surrendering to his advisors’ in muted mic debate
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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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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.
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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 …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Conservative Moms, Charmed by Trump, Would Rather Avoid His Misogyny — Former President Donald J. Trump spoke at a convention of the Moms for Liberty in Washington. — It didn't look like a typical Trump rally. — There were trays of mini-cupcakes and macarons.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’
Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’
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New York Times, The Daily Beast, RedState and Los Angeles Times
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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Associated Press, Axios and The Guardian
Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Gold Star Families Release Devastating Responses to Kamala Harris Politicizing Trump Cemetery Visit — Multiple Gold Star families have released devastating rebukes of Kamala Harris after the vice president released a statement politicizing Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington Cemetery.
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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 …
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Tim Walz's older brother is ‘100% opposed to all his ideology,’ believes VP hopeful is not ‘type of character’ who should make decisions about US' future — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is not the “type of character” who should make decisions about America's future …
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