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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Allan Lichtman's “Keys” Are BS — This one weird trick does not actually predict election results. — ∙ Paid — 1. I Guess We're Doing This — The idiosyncratic mobile gaming company that publishes a dead-tree newspaper released a video this morning in which the 77-year-old Allan Lichtman runs …
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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 …
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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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Hunter Biden offers to plead guilty to federal tax charges without a deal
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Washington Post:
Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case, avoiding a second trial
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
GOP's Biden corruption crusade goes up in smoke
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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.
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Politico:
FBI raids homes of top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams — The two deputy mayors are the highest-ranking Adams administration officials yet to be ensnared in the federal probe into Adams' 2021 campaign. — NEW YORK — Federal authorities have raided the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI raids homes of 2 top deputies for NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner subpoenaed: Sources — No charges have been filed. — Mayor Eric Adams on Sept. 5, 2024 in New York City. — The FBI conducted searches at the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' closest aides on Thursday …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Skeptical Of Trump's Argument That Jan. 6 Case Should Be Postponed — “This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule,” Judge Tanya Chutkan said. “That's nothing I'm going to consider.” — WASHINGTON ― The federal judge handling Donald Trump's Jan. 6 criminal …
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Norman Eisen / The Hill:
Trump wants another Supreme Court bailout. Here's how federal judges can stop him.
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Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Rep. Byron Donalds didn't properly disclose up to $1.6 million in stock trades, violating federal law — Rep. Byron Donalds failed to properly disclose two years' worth of his and his wife's stock trades. — It was up to $1.6 million, including stock in companies he oversees on a House committee.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
5 takeaways from Trump's economic address in New York — Former President Trump on Thursday outlined his economic agenda if he is elected in November, doubling down on many of the policies that he leaned on during his first four years in office and vowing to undo numerous Biden administration moves.
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump says Musk would head a government efficiency commission if he's re-elected
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
JD Vance personifies the joylessness of MAGA — 🚨 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 coverage. 🚨 — 📊 Subscribe to Public Notice 📊
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
In the GOP alternate universe, JD Vance is charming and popular
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Texas sues to block Biden rule protecting privacy for women who get abortions — Texas sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a new rule that seeks to protect the privacy of women living in states that ban abortion who travel out of state for the procedure.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Alaska judge strikes down law saying only doctors can provide abortions
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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Congressman's Wife Accuses Him of Being on Drugs — BITTER SPLIT — Emily Moreno Miller has accused Ohio GOP Rep and ex-Trump aide Max Miller of drug use, he revealed. The two are feuding over custody of their 10-month-old daughter. — A MAGA congressman is being accused …
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Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Harris Reveals Truth About McDonald's Job After Trump Accuses Her of McLies — MCFLURRY AND FRIES — Kamala Harris' campaign told the Daily Beast where she worked and what her job was at a franchise in California in 1983. — Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
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 …
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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Jack Smith Files Mystery Sealed Document in Donald Trump Case — In a new twist in the federal election interference case against former President — has submitted a mystery document, hidden from the public and Trump's lawyers. — The filing was made in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where Judge
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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 …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2024 National Poll: Harris 49%, Trump 47%
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Communications Workers of America:
Birds of a Feather: Audubon Joins Elon Musk in Challenging Constitutionality of Labor Law After Violating Workers' Rights — NEW YORK - The National Audubon Society took the extreme legal position that federal laws meant to protect American workers are unconstitutional.
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Steve Silberman, journalist who explored autism's history, dies at 66 — He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently. — Steve Silberman, a journalist and author who helped shift …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas Republican says GOP will cost itself the House majority in November — AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Republican who survived a primary assault from his own party's right wing said Thursday that the GOP is on track to lose the House in November. — “What's frustrating me is I firmly believe …
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