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2:45 PM ET, September 5, 2024

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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Blaze fires contributor linked to alleged Russian operation  —  The Scoop  —  A conservative American media company has fired one of the YouTubers implicated in an alleged Russian influence operation exposed by the US Department of Justice this week.  —  “Lauren Chen was an independent contractor …
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Associated Press:
US charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes over work for sanctioned Russian TV  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds.
The Guardian:
US conservative influencers say they are ‘victims’ of Russian disinformation campaign  —  Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson addressed allegations that a company they were associated with had been paid to publish videos with messages in favour of Russia  —  A number of high-profile …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Liz Cheney Comes to Play  —  No throat-clearing fiddle-faddle to start today: Too much good stuff to get to!  Happy Thursday.  —  Cheney's Endorsement Was No Accident  —William Kristol  —  Liz Cheney spoke yesterday at Duke University, a very fine school known for being a five-time NCAA national men's basketball champion.
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Long tonight, folks, but it's been quite a day.  And even still, I did not mention the day's horrific shooting at a Georgia school.  —  Today, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a series of proposals to help entrepreneurs create small businesses.  Like President Joe Biden …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new reminder that Russian interference was never a ‘hoax’
Brittney Melton / NPR:
Details on Georgia school shooting suspect. And, Russian media hired U.S. influencers
Discussion: IJR
NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump campaign threatens to fire staff who leak to the press
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
CNN:
Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, a Top G.O.P. Trump Critic, Says She Will Vote for Harris
CNN:
Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
NPR:
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
New York Times:
Harris or Trump?  The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race.  —  Featuring Allan Lichtman  —  Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are scheduled to debate on Sept. 10, but the 2024 presidential election is already in the bag — at least according to Allan Lichtman …
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NBC News:
Harris raised over $300 million in August, extending cash windfall  —  Money has been pouring into the Democratic presidential campaign since President Joe Biden stepped aside from the 2024 election in July.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' political operation raised more than $300 million …
Politico:
Chutkan says 2024 election ‘not relevant’ in deciding Trump criminal case timeline  —  The judge declined to set a new trial date but appeared inclined to give prosecutors a chance to lay out damaging evidence against Trump in the next few weeks.  —  The imminent presidential election …
Eli Okun / Politico:   Playbook PM: ‘Months’ to go before Trump trial
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Allan Lichtman's “Keys” Are BS
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Hunter Biden intends to change his plea in federal tax charges  —  The president's son was indicted in December on three felony and six misdemeanor counts alleging that he failed to pay his taxes over several years.  —  LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden intends to change his plea …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
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Politico:
Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, aiming to avoid trial  —  The president's son offered an unusual plea, maintaining his innocence while conceding prosecutors have enough evidence to obtain a conviction.  —  LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden submitted a plea to accept responsibility for tax evasion …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Finally: Top Journo Erupts at Media for Ignoring Trump's Mental State  —  For many months, media critics and liberal Democrats have insisted that Donald Trump's mental unfitness for the presidency is—or should be treated as—a big and important news story in and of itself.
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump says Musk would head a government efficiency commission if he's re-elected … - Trump backed the idea, first pitched by the Tesla billionaire weeks ago, before a group of high profile academics and business leaders at the Economic Club of New York.  — Musk has said this commission …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   5 takeaways from Trump's economic address in New York
Dave Goldiner / CPA Practice Advisor:
Goldman Sachs Says Harris, Democrats Better For Economy Than Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and Associated Press
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
New poll has bad news for Democrats in key Senate race  —  If Republicans oust Tester in Montana, it could deliver the party control of the Senate.  —  Vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester trails his GOP opponent by 8 points in a new independent poll of Montana's Senate race …
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Accuses Donald Trump of Trying to Muzzle Her in TV Debate  —  LET ME SPEAK!  —  With both presidential candidates looking for an advantage before next Tuesday's showdown, the Harris campaign has complained that her mic will be muted when Trump is talking.
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
ABC News releases rules for Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump pleads not guilty to revised US 2020 election indictment
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Trump's wealth shrinks by $4 billion as DJT shares hit a record low  —  Former President Donald Trump's personal stake in Trump Media & Technology Group topped more than $6 billion in March when its shares soared after making their public market debut.  Nearly six months later …
Matthew Cantor / The Guardian:
The strangest insult in US politics: why do Republicans call it ‘the Democrat party’?  —  For almost a century, opponents have removed the ‘ic’ from ‘Democratic’.  Is it doing them any good?  —  The Democratic party?  Robert F Kennedy Jr's never heard of it.
WTVF-TV:
TBI agents raid Millersville Police Department, home of town's ‘conspiracy cop’ as probe intensifies  —  MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Millersville Police Department on Wednesday, executing a search warrant as the criminal investigation …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Hochul's headwinds become tougher with indictment of alleged foreign agent
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
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