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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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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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Will Steakin / ABC News:
ABC News releases rules for Sept. 10 debate between Harris and Trump
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CNN:
Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Questions Fairness of Next Week's Debate at a Town Hall
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NBC News:
Russian money was funneled to right-wing creators through a pro-Trump media outlet: prosecutors — The indictment on Wednesday of two RT employees includes allegations that the duo implemented a nearly $10 million plan to fund an unnamed Tennessee-based company as one of their “covert projects”
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How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
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Brittney Melton / NPR:
Details on Georgia school shooting suspect. And, Russian media hired U.S. influencers
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Bloomberg:
US Says Kremlin-Backed Plot to Meddle in Election Disrupted
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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
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emptywheel:
Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy
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Associated Press:
Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says
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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
DOJ Bombshell Alleges MAGA Media Group Is Backed by Russian Money
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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 — Vice President Kamala Harris proposed increasing the long-term capital gains tax rate to 28% for wealthy Americans during an economic speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday, breaking with the policy laid …
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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.
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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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
The Real Reason Donald Trump Insults the U.S. Military — Info re: my Michigan events tomorrow and Friday — 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 …
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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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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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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.
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Adopt Elon Musk's Proposal for Government Efficiency Commission — Former president also to reiterate calls for lower corporate tax rate and steep regulation cuts — NEW YORK—Donald Trump plans to outline a suite of economic proposals in a speech here Thursday …
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 …
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
‘You Have No Choice’: Trump Tells Pennsylvanians They Have To Vote for Him, 'Even if You Don't Like Me' — Former President Donald Trump told Pennsylvanians they have “no choice” but to vote for him on Wednesday during a Fox News town hall in Harrisburg. — After Fox News host Sean Hannity played …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP sees worrying signs in North Carolina governor's race — 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 — descriptions off, selected
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Michigan Republicans enlist extremist who opposed abortion for rape victims because “God put them in this moment” — Michigan Republicans have been featuring extremist commentator Garrett Soldano as a speaker at numerous campaign events. — Solando has stated that he opposes abortion …
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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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions — Vaccine exemptions at nearly 9% in the state, enabling sustained transmission. — With one of the highest vaccine exemption rates in the country, Oregon is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades.
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