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10:00 AM ET, September 4, 2024

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
If Republicans Want to Win, They Need Trump to Lose — Big  —  To dominate the country once more, Republicans need to hasten the move to a post-Trump party.  —  Accepting his party's nomination in 1984, Democrat Walter Mondale vowed to cut the deficit with a memorable line about the tough medicine either …
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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 …
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
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris targets small business tax break in contrast with Trump's corporate tax cuts
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
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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.
Silver Bulletin:
Silver Bulletin 2024 presidential election forecast  —  All the numbers for Trump vs. Harris.  —  ∙ Paid … Let's cut to the chase: So, who's gonna win the election?  —  Well, honestly, we don't know — but we can give you our best probabilistic guess.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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The Hill:
Trump ties himself in knots on abortion
Discussion: Scripps News and The Message Box
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
First preview clip for Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ released
NBC News:
Poll: Half of Gen Z voters support Harris, one-third back Trump  —  The NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z Poll powered by SurveyMonkey shows Harris with a significant lead over Trump, but not quite the deficit Trump suffered in 2020.  —  Half of Gen Z voters say they'll vote for Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and PennLive
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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 …
Kayla Clarke / WDIV-TV:
New poll shows where Michigan voters stand in Trump-Harris race
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian and Rolling Stone
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 …
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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
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 …
Discussion: The Downballot
NBC News:
House GOP leaders weigh options as Trump pushes for a government shutdown fight  —  House Republican leaders are considering tying federal funding to a GOP election bill that Democrats say is a poison pill.  The deadline to avoid a shutdown is Sept. 30.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump …
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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
Discussion: Alternet.org
Politico:
Republicans pushing Christianity into public schools are hitting resistance — even in red states  —  New policies in places like Florida, Louisiana and Oklahoma are rekindling the debate over the separation of church and state.  —  Florida now allows chaplains in public schools.
Discussion: Washington Post and Alternet.org
 
 
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Judge Cannon Should Be Removed From Trump Case, Watchdog Group Argues in New Legal Filing
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Isabella Volmert / Associated Press:
RFK Jr. must remain on the Michigan ballot, judge says
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Kamala Harris drops ‘unburdened’ catchphrase again despite mockery
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’
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