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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation  —  Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur …
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Politico:
Playbook: The Republicans secretly rooting for a Trump loss  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT — “Ukraine foreign minister resigns amid war's biggest reshuffle,” by Reuters' Olena Harmash in Kyiv …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel  —  The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Terrorism Charges Against Senior Leaders of Hamas
The Assembly NC:
Ex-Porn Shop Employees Say Mark Robinson Was A Regular.  He Denies It.  —  After he embraced Christianity in the late 1980s, the GOP candidate for governor says his behavior “did not immediately reform.”  Six men say Robinson frequented Greensboro video-porn shops in the '90s and early 2000s.
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The Daily Beast:   MAGA North Carolina Guv Candidate Was Regular at Porn Shop: Employee
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The ugly truth we're missing on Trump, Arlington  —  There's an old saying: Never take any time off in 2024.  OK, I just made that up, but no sooner did I decide to skip a few column slots to recover from the joy, or whatever, of Chicago's Democratic National Convention, than all heck broke loose.
ProPublica:
Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”  —  In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas.  The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Conservatives expect Johnson will embrace proof-of-citizenship voting in anti-shutdown measure  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
First preview clip for Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ released
Kayla Clarke / WDIV-TV:
New poll shows where Michigan voters stand in Trump-Harris race  —  Survey shows tight race with 2 months before election  —  A new WDIV/Detroit News survey asked Michigan voters where they stand on the race for president between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Discussion: Breitbart, Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Lorena O'Neil / Louisiana Illuminator:
Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid ‘confusion and angst’ over new Louisiana law  —  When a woman starts bleeding out after labor, every second matters.  But soon, under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to quickly access one of the most widely used life-saving medications for postpartum hemorrhage.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rebecca Picciotto / NBC News:
Trump Media stock falls to new low  —  Donald Trump and other major investors will be allowed to sell their shares in the Truth Social parent company later this month.  —  The share price of Trump Media, whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump, fell Tuesday …
Discussion: Quartz, CNBC, UPI and Associated Press
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Hackers breach social media accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump  —  Fake posts on X touted a Trump family cryptocurrency venture.  —  Hackers apparently breached the social media accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump on Tuesday, distributing what the former president's son said were two fake posts touting a family cryptocurrency venture.
Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublica:
Judge Cannon Should Be Removed From Trump Case, Watchdog Group Argues in New Legal Filing  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon has shown bias …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction  —  A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president's attempt at an end-run around the state court …
Politico:
Central NY House fight plays out on air  —  The ad war in the Syracuse-area House district represented by one of the country's most vulnerable Republicans has been lopsided for weeks.  —  Democratic groups that see Rep. Brandon Williams' seat as ripe for the flipping have been pummeling …
Politico:
Israeli hostage deaths ‘changed everything’ about Gaza cease-fire talks  —  Recent optimism has deflated and worries mount that tensions between Israeli leadership and Hamas will only continue to increase.  —  U.S. and Israeli officials acknowledged that the killing of six hostages in Gaza …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Why thousands of Florida students are not being taught sex ed  —  In May 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed Florida House Bill 1069, a law that requires sex education classes in the state to conform to right-wing ideology.  Specifically, the law requires all sex education classes …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Josh Marshall on how the “liberal media” works against Dems  —  “Republicans in the national political conversation have trained the press to think, ‘We play hard.  We break the rules sometimes.’”  —  ∙ Paid … How is it possible that the elite press, comprised largely …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump appears to have misled Gold Star families on troop deaths in Afghanistan  —  Trump frequently suggests, as he did in a TikTok filmed at Arlington Cemetery, that an 18-month period without hostile-fire deaths took place entirely in his presidency.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Christopher Anstey / Fortune:
Goldman Sachs predicts stronger GDP and job growth if Democrats sweep White House and Congress … Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists gamed out the potential economic implications of a Republican or Democratic victory in the November elections, cautioning that US GDP faces a hit in the case of a win for Donald Trump.
Discussion: Reuters
Isabella Volmert / Associated Press:
RFK Jr. must remain on the Michigan ballot, judge says  —  A Michigan judge ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the November presidential ballot, dealing a blow to his crusade to strategically remove his ticket from the battleground state.  Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August.
Stephen Gruber-Miller / USA Today:
Iowa Lt. Gov Adam Gregg resigns in surprise announcement  —  Iowa Lieutenant Gov. Adam Gregg resigned his position effective immediately Tuesday to take a job leading the Iowa Bankers Association, he said in a surprise announcement.  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying Gregg …
CNN:
CNN polls across six battlegrounds find Georgia and Pennsylvania are key toss-ups  —  The 2024 presidential campaign's home stretch kicks off with a mixed outlook across six key battlegrounds, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in each state.  Vice President Kamala Harris holds …
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The #Americans  —  Chinese State-Linked Influence Operation Spamouflage Masquerades as U.S. Voters to Push Divisive Online Narratives Ahead of 2024 Election  — Chinese state-linked influence operation (IO) Spamouflage has become more aggressive in its efforts to influence U.S. political …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Big Tech ‘Clients’ of Jacob Wohl's Secret AI Lobbying Firm Say They've Never Heard of It  —  Monday, Politico revealed that convicted fraudsters and right-wing activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have been secretly operating a company that purports to do AI-powered lobbying called LobbyMatic.
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Marin Scotten / Salon:   “A false reality”: Right-wing fraudsters Jacob Wahl and Jack Burkman launch political “AI” startup
 
 
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Reuters:
Danish police detain activist Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest
Matthew Hill / Bloomberg:
China Signs Deal to Revamp Decades-Old Southern African Railway
Discussion: Foreign Policy, Reuters and Semafor
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
McCaul Subpoenas Secretary Blinken for His Refusal to Testify Before the Committee on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Kamala Harris drops ‘unburdened’ catchphrase again despite mockery
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Biden administration to withhold family planning funds to Oklahoma over abortion dispute
CNN:
Judge issues preliminary injunction on Trump campaign use of the song 'Hold On, I'm Coming'
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Incredible ‘Transgender Thing’
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Tom Pappert / Tennessee Star:
The Tennessee Star Releases ‘Manifesto’ Left by Transgender Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale
Laura Bassett / The Guardian:
How Ted Cruz's abortion record could cost him a historic election in Texas
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: John McCain's son decries Trump appearance at Arlington as a ‘violation’ that turned cemetery into campaign backdrop
Washington Post:
House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt