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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, a Top G.O.P. Trump Critic, Says She Will Vote for Harris — The Wyoming Republican, once a member of House leadership, lost her post and then her seat after she voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump campaign threatens to fire staff who leak to the press — Trump's co-campaign managers, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, warned staff in an internal email this evening not to leak to reporters or risk losing their jobs. — In the email obtained by NBC News, LaCivita and Wiles write …
Will Steakin / ABC News:
ABC News releases rules for Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump — The debate will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. — With less than a week until the Sept. 10 presidential debate between …
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New York Times:
Harris or Trump? The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race.
Harris or Trump? The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Questions Fairness of Next Week's Debate at a Town Hall
Trump Questions Fairness of Next Week's Debate at a Town Hall
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CNN:
Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
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NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors — The indictment on Wednesday of two RT employees includes allegations that the duo implemented a nearly $10 million plan to fund an unnamed Tennessee-based company as one of their “covert projects”
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NPR:
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos — Federal officials have accused Russia of using unwitting right-wing American influencers in its quest to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the 2024 presidential election. — On Wednesday, the Justice Department charged …
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US Department of Justice:
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests
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Associated Press:
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says
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emptywheel:
Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy
Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy
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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
DOJ Bombshell Alleges MAGA Media Group Is Backed by Russian Money
DOJ Bombshell Alleges MAGA Media Group Is Backed by Russian Money
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David Covucci / The Daily Dot:
Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges
Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges
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Axios:
Trump campaign shifts as its path to victory narrows … - Trump's also refocusing on other states — North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada — where he had significant polling leads before Harris made them competitive. … - Trump held rallies in Minnesota, Virginia and even deep-blue New Jersey …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
New Hampshire is the latest sign of Donald Trump's shrinking map
New Hampshire is the latest sign of Donald Trump's shrinking map
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Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia school shooting suspect previously investigated for threats, FBI says — A teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Barrow County was previously investigated for threats about a shooting, the FBI Atlanta office said late Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
Georgia school shooting suspect was investigated in 2023; 4 dead at Apalachee High
Georgia school shooting suspect was investigated in 2023; 4 dead at Apalachee High
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 4, 2024 — 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.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
GOP's Biden corruption crusade goes up in smoke
GOP's Biden corruption crusade goes up in smoke
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Harris unveils plan for 28% capital gains tax, softening Biden's proposal for 40% rate
Harris unveils plan for 28% capital gains tax, softening Biden's proposal for 40% rate
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John Keim / ESPN:
Commanders suspend VP for comments on players, Jones, Goodell — ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders have suspended an employee who made comments about the team's players being anti-gay, accused Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of being racist and anti-gay and called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “$50 million puppet.”
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Isabel Baldwin / Daily Mail:
Commanders VP is SUSPENDED after branding his own team's black players ‘homophobic,’ calls NFL stars ‘dumb as hell’ and labels fans ‘alcoholics’ in damning video secretly recorded on a date
Commanders VP is SUSPENDED after branding his own team's black players ‘homophobic,’ calls NFL stars ‘dumb as hell’ and labels fans ‘alcoholics’ in damning video secretly recorded on a date
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Adopt Elon Musk's Proposal for Government Efficiency Commission — Former president also to reiterate calls for lower corporate tax rate and steep regulation cuts — NEW YORK—Donald Trump plans to outline a suite of economic proposals in a speech here Thursday …
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 …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
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A.G. Sulzberger / Washington Post:
How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America — Some foreign leaders have ruthlessly curtailed journalism. U.S. politicians could draw from their playbook. — A.G. Sulzberger is the publisher of the New York Times. — After several years out of power …
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.
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions — Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission. — With one of the highest vaccine exemption rates in the country, Oregon is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades.
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.
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
Elon Musk is absolutely not a ‘free speech absolutist’ … He's declared himself so committed to the unfettered, open exchange of ideas that he's said the only way X would let a government suppress speech on its platform is “at gunpoint.” All of this explains why Musk recently allowed X …
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Glenn Kirschner / MSNBC:
Trump's latest admission on Fox News is great news for Jack Smith — What the former president apparently doesn't realize is that every word out of his mouth is admissible in a criminal trial. — Just days after special counsel Jack Smith obtained a superseding indictment …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Hunter Biden's federal tax trial to open Thursday with jury selection … - His legal woes had been a focal point of the 2024 presidential election prior to Biden's decision to withdraw. … - Federal prosecutors accused the president's son of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes between 2016 through 2019.
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