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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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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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Brittney Melton / NPR:
Details on Georgia school shooting suspect. And, Russian media hired U.S. influencers — Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. — Today's top stories
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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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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 …
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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CNN:
Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase
Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase
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NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors
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NPR:
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
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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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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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Bloomberg:
US Says Kremlin-Backed Plot to Meddle in Election Disrupted
US Says Kremlin-Backed Plot to Meddle in Election Disrupted
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Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia school shooting suspect previously investigated for threats, FBI says
Georgia school shooting suspect previously investigated for threats, FBI says
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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Washington Examiner and Twitchy
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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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.
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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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
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 — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in a revised federal indictment accusing the former U.S. president of attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. — Trump's lawyers entered the plea …
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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 …
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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NBC News:
Hostage families press Biden admin to make a deal with Hamas that doesn't include Israel — A U.S. official said a unilateral deal is unlikely, but the administration has compiled a list of prisoners held by the U.S. whose release might interest Hamas. — WASHINGTON — The families …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Hostage killings and new demands cast doubt in White House that Hamas wants a deal
Hostage killings and new demands cast doubt in White House that Hamas wants a deal
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Hunter Biden to change plea to guilty in federal tax case — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Hunter Biden's federal tax trial to open Thursday with jury selection
Hunter Biden's federal tax trial to open Thursday with jury selection
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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.
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:
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 📊
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
The Real Reason Donald Trump Insults the U.S. Military — Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. Our next Q&A is Friday, Sept. 6, 1-2pmET. Our guest will be Jonathan Metzl, the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry and director of the Department of Medicine …
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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 …
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
That photo of people wearing 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' shirts? They're distant cousins — A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn't recognize the people wearing “Nebraska Walz's for Trump” T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media.
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