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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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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.
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.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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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.
Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:
Harris Says Trump ‘Disrespected Sacred Ground’ In Arlington Altercation
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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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’
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 …
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 …
Renee DiResta / The UnPopulist:
Platforms like Telegram Accused of Facilitating Child Sexual Abuse Can't Invoke Free Speech Protections  —  “POV: It's 2030 in Europe and you're being executed for liking a meme,” Elon Musk dramatically proclaimed on X last Saturday.  The ominous pronouncement came as news broke of the arrest …
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance Rants About ‘Miserable’ Professional Women in Unearthed Clip  —  NOT WEIRD AT ALL  —  The 2021 podcast was produced by right-wing non-profit American Moment, an organizational partner for Project 2025.  —  Journalist  —  JD Vance said professional women choose “a path to misery” …
Carl Gibson / Alternet.org:
'He's on our side': Video shows Trump cheering on supporter who attacked press at PA rally  —  On Friday, a rally former President Donald Trump was hosting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania briefly erupted into chaos when one of his supporters lunged into the press area to attack journalists.
 
 
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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
Winning election wouldn't save Trump from massive fraud, defamation judgments
Discussion: UPI
Associated Press:
A Georgia Democrat seeks to unseat an indicted Trump elector who says he only did what he was told
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August 30, 2024  —  Trump and the MAGA movement garnered power through performances …
MSNBC:
Why Trump's new trading cards are a very bad bet
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