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3:10 PM ET, September 5, 2024

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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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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 …
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 …
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: RedState, Deseret News and IJR
NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors
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 …
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 …
The Hill:
6 takeaways as Trump attorneys, Chutkan spar over Jan. 6 case's future  —  Former President Trump's attorneys on Thursday sparred with a federal judge about how his federal Jan. 6 criminal prosecution should move forward.  —  For months, Trump's prosecution on the matter remained frozen …
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
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.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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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Politico:
Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, aiming to avoid trial
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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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.
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump campaign threatens to fire staff who leak to the press
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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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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CNN:
Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase
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 …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
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.
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
Norman Eisen / The Hill:
Trump wants another Supreme Court bailout.  Here's how federal judges can stop him.  —  Former President Donald Trump is trying for a second time to get the federal courts to take over his criminal case in New York.  The reason is that he wants to block or at least delay his coming September 18 sentencing …
Richard Luscombe / Mother Jones:
Florida Fires Worker Who Exposed Ron DeSantis' Plan to Bulldoze State Parks  —  James Gaddis tanked a secretive scheme to build hotels and golf courses on preserved land.  —  Florida's department of environmental protection has fired a whistleblower who exposed and sank governor Ron DeSantis' secretive plan …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
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Vladimir Soldatkin / Reuters:
Teasing Putin says Russia backs Kamala Harris, cites her ‘infectious’ laugh
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5 takeaways from Trump's economic address in New York
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Accuses Donald Trump of Trying to Muzzle Her in TV Debate
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WTVF-TV:
TBI agents raid Millersville Police Department, home of town's ‘conspiracy cop’ as probe intensifies
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Michigan Republicans enlist extremist who opposed abortion for rape victims because “God put them in this moment”
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The Real Reason Donald Trump Insults the U.S. Military
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