memeorandum: N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions (Emma G. Fitzsimmons/New York Times)

10:20 AM ET, September 7, 2024

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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:

Why Kamala Isn't Preparing to Knock Out Trump at the Debate — To her campaign, something else is more important. — It's the stuff of #Resistance dreams: Kamala Harris, the prosecutor, gets onstage in Philadelphia next Tuesday across from Donald Trump, the felon, and proceeds to brutally expose …

Discussion: Bloomberg and NBC News

New York Times:

Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions — Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial. — Vice President Kamala Harris …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, Hartford Courant, NBC News, Semafor and The Hill

Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Debated Trump. Here's Her Advice for Kamala Harris. — The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris. — Hillary Clinton has as much experience as any Democrat in debating Donald J. Trump.

Discussion: Associated Press and New Yorker

Washington Post:
Trump takes no questions at lengthy news conference on his legal cases

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Politico:
Harris team worried she'll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden

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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Trump campaign tells House GOP to expect “fine” debate from Harris

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:

YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe — No wonder Russia finds its useful idiots among the extremely online. — Perhaps the most accurate cliché is that if a deal appears too good to be true, then it probably is. — To wit: If a “private investor” of unknown origin approaches …

Discussion: Axios, New York Times, Letters from an American and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed

Discussion: The Status Kuo, The Bulwark, Kevin Drum, Forbes, The Dispatch, Mother Jones, Chicago Sun Times and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

CBC News:
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme

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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin Pals Say Accused MAGA Media Stars Should Come to Russia for Protection

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Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:

Trump's incomprehensible child care comments appear to have broken a dam — In a “30 Rock” episode called “Governor Dunston,” the writing staff of the fictional sketch comedy show is confronted with a conundrum: The newly tapped Republican vice presidential candidate looks exactly …

Discussion: New Republic, Washington Post and New York Times

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's word salad answer on child care policy matters

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US Department of Justice:

Pakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS — For Immediate Release — Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shazeb Jadoon, Attempted to Enter the United States to Carry Out a Mass Shooting at a Jewish Center in New York City — Note: View the complaint here.

Discussion: USA Today, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Hill, Reuters, Washington Examiner and Global News

Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says

Discussion: Exposing the role …, Fox News, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, The Times of Israel, JNS.org and Bloomberg

Katie Houlis / CBS News: Man planning to commit terror attack at Jewish center in NYC arrested near U.S.-Canada border, authorities say

Edith Olmsted / New Republic:

Trump's New E. Jean Carroll Defense Is That He Assaulted Other Women — Donald Trump on Friday inexplicably started detailing two horrific sexual assault allegations made against him, as part of a hapless attempt to discredit a completely different sexual assault allegation.

Discussion: ABC News, Axios, The Atlantic, Reuters, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Forbes, Washington Examiner, Law & Crime, Semafor, Washington Times and Business Insider

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Holds Press Event Just To Attack Women Who've Accused Him Of Sexual Assault

Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Nikki Haley says she's “on standby” to campaign for Trump

Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Daily Beast and HuffPost

Politico:
After court appearance, Trump rails against legal cases, his lawyers and the election

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, Fox News and Associated Press

Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney says — The younger Cheney, one of former President Donald Trump's most prominent conservative critics, also said she was supporting Democratic Rep. Colin Allred for Senate in Texas.

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Post, RedState, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Alternet.org, Mock Paper Scissors, Oliver Willis Explains, New Republic, The Texas Tribune, The Daily Signal and Joe.My.God.

Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Liz Cheney will back Allred in Texas Senate race

Discussion: Twitchy and Washington Post

Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says

Tara Suter / The Hill:
Dick Cheney to back Harris for president

Mike Lofgren / Salon:

The far right actually hates America: Its dark ideology has foreign roots — Why do conservatives wrap themselves in the flag so desperately? Maybe because their ideas are un-American — If there is one thing Republicans want you to know, it's how much they bleed red, white and blue for America.

CBS News:

DNC to fly banners about Trump-Vance ticket, “Project 2025” over battleground state football games — Spectators at the University of Michigan football game against Texas on Saturday will be reminded of a different rival before the game: Ohio State. — At the Big House in Ann Arbor …

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter

Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:

Speaker Mike Johnson Survived the Spring. Now Comes the Fall. — GOP leader needs to thread the needle on funding the government this month and retaining the House majority in November — WASHINGTON—Mike Johnson's tightrope walk to remain House speaker starts this coming week.

emptywheel:

The September 26 Brief We'll Get in the Trump January 6 Case — As I laid out in this thread, Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a deadline of September 26 for Jack Smith's team to write a brief explaining how the superseding indictment against Trump consists exclusively of private conduct.

Discussion: Default

Romy Ellenbogen / Tampa Bay Times:

DeSantis' election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions — Two residents of Lee County said they were questioned at their homes about the validity of petition signatures. — Isaac Menasche remembers being at the Cape Coral farmer's market last year when someone asked …

Discussion: Orlando Sentinel, Raw Story and New Republic

Lara Korte / Politico:

California state senator's former staffer sues lawmaker for alleged sexual harassment — Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil recently changed her party registration from Democrat to Republican. — SACRAMENTO, California — State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil's former chief of staff has sued …

Discussion: Raw Story

Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:

N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions — The actions taken against the reporters, from The New York Post and The New York Times, came after federal agents seized the phone of New York City's police commissioner. — Two reporters who cover the New York Police Department …

Discussion: New York Daily News, New York Magazine and New York Post

NBC New York:

IRS joins investigation into NYPD's nightclub enforcement practices, commissioner's phone seized — The NYPD investigation is one of three News 4 learned are underway connected to top city officials — The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division has joined …

Discussion: New York Daily News, Politico, New York Post, The City and Bloomberg

Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:

Poll: Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in heated race to win Florida Senate seat — WASHINGTON - Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., are in a contentious neck to neck battle to win Florida's Senate seat in November, according to a new poll released Friday.

Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and Florida Politics

Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas

Discussion: Axios, The Dispatch, KENS, Alpha News, Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Florida Politics

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:

Harris campaign unveils three ads targeting Trump on abortion ahead of debate — Vice President Harris's campaign on Saturday unveiled three new ads using former President Trump's comments on reproductive health care to target him ahead of the upcoming debate.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:

Person infected with bird flu in Missouri had no contact with animals — The case adds to growing anxiety about the risk of the H5 virus spreading among humans. — A person in Missouri has been infected with bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.