memeorandum: Democrat Woos Dairy Farmers to Keep Crucial Senate Seat (Katy Stech Ferek/Wall Street Journal)

12:15 PM ET, September 2, 2024

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Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Convicted fraudsters launch AI lobbying firm using fake names — Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are operating under the pseudonyms Jay Klein and Bill Sanders. — A Washington startup pitched as a service to integrate AI into lobbying is covertly run by a pair of well-known …

Discussion: Alternet.org, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Biden: Netanyahu isn't doing enough to get a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal … - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday told families of U.S. hostages held in Gaza that Biden is considering presenting Israel and Hamas a final proposal for a hostage-release and ceasefire …

Washington Post:

U.S. plans to present ‘take it or leave it’ Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal soon — Officials hope grim discovery of bodies of six hostages in Gaza will renew urgency for a deal — but say they may walk away if it does not. — U.S. officials said President Joe Biden's months-long push …

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, The Hill, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Axios, CNN, The i Paper, Just Security, JNS.org, The Times of Israel, Forbes, Townhall, Jewish Insider, New York Times, NPR and The Daily Caller

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Where the race between Trump and Harris stands on Labor Day, according to our polling expert — A race that Kamala Harris leads nationally is the equivalent of a knife fight in a phone booth, and it's set to be decided in a smaller-than-usual number of states.

Discussion: ComingSoon.net

emptywheel:

The Soft Bigotry of No Expectations on Trump — WaPo has an editorial out, purporting to compare the policy platforms of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Its punchline is that Kamala can lift up politics by going deep on policy, something it admits Trump has not done.

Discussion: Raw Story

Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Poking the Bear: How Kamala Harris Is Preparing for Trump Debate

Discussion: Townhall, HuffPost, CBS News, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and CNBC

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Trump's weekend of radical flip-flopping — 🚨 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. — 🩴 Subscribe to Public Notice 🩴

Discussion: UnHerd

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Praises Authoritarian Viktor Orbán and Even Republicans Are Concerned

Discussion: Politico and Raw Story

Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Trump Flips on Florida Abortion Measure Again

Discussion: HuffPost, Blue Virginia and Twitchy

Washington Post:

Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies — The GOP presidential nominee has discussed asking executives to comb through federal books. For Musk, the task could bring conflicts of interest. — Behind closed doors, former president Donald Trump and his advisers …

Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News

Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:

Exclusive: US seizes Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's airplane in the Dominican Republic — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues.

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:

Trump says he had ‘every right’ to interfere in election — Former President Trump in an interview broadcast late Sunday argued he had “every right” to interfere with the 2020 election while repeating his claim the criminal election interference cases against him are politically motivated.

Discussion: Axios, HuffPost, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and IJR

Chris Osher / Denver Gazette:

Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail — Colorado mother objects to court-ordered reunification therapy, claims it is harmful and abusive — A retired Aurora police sergeant faces criminal charges for raping his daughter and continually sexually assaulting …

Discussion: The Guardian

The Daily Beast:

Anthony Scaramucci Drops Bombshell Melania Claims — HATERS GONNA HATE — “I judge the hatred of Donald Trump by the Melania standard,” the former White House communications director said during a podcast appearance Saturday. — Journalist — Anthony Scaramucci has claimed …

Discussion: Raw Story

Mitchell Goodbar / Daily Mail:
Anthony Scaramucci makes bizarre claim about Melania as he continues bitter war against Donald Trump for firing him

Discussion: New York Daily News, Alternet.org and ComingSoon.net

AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:

Donald Trump Can't Stop Talking About Kamala Harris' McDonald's Job — MCSPIRACY THEORY — Right-wing commentators are freaking out about the fact that the vice president didn't mention her summer serving fries and ice cream on an application to work for a prosecutor.

Molly Jong-Fast / MSNBC:

Republicans' misogynistic attacks on Kamala Harris aren't even the worst part — Increasingly gross remarks are part of a pattern of misogynistic Republicans' attacks against Harris and other women who displease them. — Fox News host Jesse Watters' gross commentary about Kamala Harris highlighted …

Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:

Democrat Woos Dairy Farmers to Keep Crucial Senate Seat — Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin hits country roads and agricultural fairs, seeking to win over rural Trump supporters once more

Discussion: Althouse and Washington Examiner

Reuters:

Dutch seek long sentences over threats to anti-Islam politician Wilders — Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they want prison sentences of up to 14 years against two men from Pakistan over public calls for the murder of far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders.

Discussion: Bloomberg, om.nl, Al Jazeera and Breitbart

Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:

Harris and Biden Will Make a Labor Day Pitch to Union Voters — The vice president will appear with the president in Pittsburgh at their first joint campaign event since she took over the top of the ticket. — President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will appear together on Monday …