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5:05 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:
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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CNN:
Hunter Biden offers to plead guilty to federal tax charges without a deal  —  Los Angeles CNN —  Hunter Biden is offering to plead guilty to the nine tax offenses he faces in federal court, without a deal with prosecutors, his attorneys said in court Thursday.
Politico:
Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, aiming to avoid trial
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.
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI raids homes of 2 top deputies for NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner subpoenaed: Sources  —  No charges have been filed.  —  Mayor Eric Adams on Sept. 5, 2024 in New York City.  —  The FBI conducted searches at the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' closest aides on Thursday …
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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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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Jack Smith Files Mystery Sealed Document in Donald Trump Case
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
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
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
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
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 📊
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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Alaska judge strikes down law saying only doctors can provide abortions
Discussion: Associated Press
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
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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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.
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 …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas Republican says GOP will cost itself the House majority in November  —  AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Republican who survived a primary assault from his own party's right wing said Thursday that the GOP is on track to lose the House in November.  —  “What's frustrating me is I firmly believe …
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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Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Rep. Byron Donalds didn't properly disclose up to $1.6 million in stock trades, violating federal law
Althia Raj / Toronto Star:
Liberals' national campaign director tells Justin Trudeau he is quitting
Discussion: Breitbart, Reuters and Politico
The Hill:
6 takeaways as Trump attorneys, Chutkan spar over Jan. 6 case's future
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
WTVF-TV:
TBI agents raid Millersville Police Department, home of town's ‘conspiracy cop’ as probe intensifies
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Matthew Cantor / The Guardian:
The strangest insult in US politics: why do Republicans call it ‘the Democrat party’?
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
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
Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP sees worrying signs in North Carolina governor's race