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4:00 PM ET, September 5, 2024

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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’
NBC News:   DOJ charges Russia-backed TV network contributor with violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering
Brittney Melton / NPR:
Details on Georgia school shooting suspect. And, Russian media hired U.S. influencers
Discussion: RedState, Deseret News and IJR
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and TMZ.com
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: ‘Months’ to go before Trump trial
Discussion: The Federalist
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
Jackie Luna / Reuters:
Hunter Biden intends to plead guilty in federal tax case, NBC News reports
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu and Politico
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
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 …
Discussion: Washington Times, Forbes and UPI
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Skeptical Of Trump's Argument That Jan. 6 Case Should Be Postponed
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.
Discussion: CPA Practice Advisor
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump says Musk would head a government efficiency commission if he's re-elected
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
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
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Discussion: The 19th
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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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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
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 …
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
Althia Raj / Toronto Star:
Liberals' national campaign director tells Justin Trudeau he is quitting  —  OTTAWA — Jeremy Broadhurst confirmed Thursday he is stepping down as the federal Liberal party's national campaign director, after the Star reported he had privately told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month of his intention to resign.
Discussion: Reuters, Breitbart and Politico
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.
 
 
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas Republican says GOP will cost itself the House majority in November
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Hochul's headwinds become tougher with indictment of alleged foreign agent
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Accuses Donald Trump of Trying to Muzzle Her in TV Debate
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TBI agents raid Millersville Police Department, home of town's ‘conspiracy cop’ as probe intensifies
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The Real Reason Donald Trump Insults the U.S. Military
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
That photo of people wearing 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' shirts? They're distant cousins
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