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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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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new reminder that Russian interference was never a ‘hoax’ — It just succeeded in a way that Russia could never have predicted. — Ten years ago, two Russian nationals, Aleksandra Krylova and Anna Bogacheva, spent a month touring the United States. Their itinerary included stops across the country …
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. …
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NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors
Brittney Melton / NPR:
Details on Georgia school shooting suspect. And, Russian media hired U.S. influencers
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CNN:
Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, a Top G.O.P. Trump Critic, Says She Will Vote for Harris
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Dave Goldiner / CPA Practice Advisor:
Goldman Sachs Says Harris, Democrats Better For Economy Than Trump
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CNN:
Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
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NPR:
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
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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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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Hunter Biden asks to change plea to guilty in federal tax case — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, in effort to avoid second trial — The president's son proposed an Alford plea, in which he maintains he is innocent but acknowledges the evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict. — LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden's son Hunter tried …
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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.
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
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
ABC News releases rules for Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump
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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 …
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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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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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump pleads not guilty to revised US 2020 election indictment
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Associated Press:
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over working for sanctioned Russian TV — 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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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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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
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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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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 …
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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
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