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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin Pals Say Accused MAGA Media Stars Should Come to Russia for Protection — ‘THEY FINALLY WOKE UP’ — Kremlin media hailed the bombshell influence plot uncovered by the DOJ, which it says saw millions funneled to a MAGA media group in the U.S. — This week's Department …
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CBC News:
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme — Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen allegedly took funds from pro-Moscow outlet — The social media accounts of two of Canada's most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent …
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New Republic, The Federalist, LGBTQ Nation and Washington Examiner
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 …
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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Tenet Media Shutters After Being Accused of Taking $10 Million in Covert Kremlin Funding
Tenet Media Shutters After Being Accused of Taking $10 Million in Covert Kremlin Funding
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Right Wing Watch and Defense One, more at Mediagazer »
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed
Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed
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Chicago Sun Times and USA Today
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Holds Press Event Just To Attack Women Who've Accused Him Of Sexual Assault — The GOP presidential nominee weirdly claimed E. Jean Carroll loves “Law & Order” and copied one of the TV show's episodes to lie about him assaulting her. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — Former President …
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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.
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Politico:
After court appearance, Trump rails against legal cases, his lawyers and the election
After court appearance, Trump rails against legal cases, his lawyers and the election
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Washington Post, Fox News, Associated Press and New Republic
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Nikki Haley says she's “on standby” to campaign for Trump
Nikki Haley says she's “on standby” to campaign for Trump
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The Daily Beast, HuffPost and JNS.org
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas — Home Polls September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas — New Emerson College Polling/The Hill statewide polls find Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris by ten in Ohio, 53% to 43%, five in Florida, 50% to 45% …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Liz Cheney will back Allred in Texas Senate race — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — RISING: Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters
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Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Poll: Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in heated race to win Florida Senate seat
Poll: Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in heated race to win Florida Senate seat
Jared Gans / The Hill:
New poll shows Florida, Texas within margin of error in Harris-Trump race
New poll shows Florida, Texas within margin of error in Harris-Trump race
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Townhall and Florida Politics
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.
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Nic Garcia / The Texas Tribune:
Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Colin Allred in Texas Senate race, says father will vote for Kamala Harris
Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Colin Allred in Texas Senate race, says father will vote for Kamala Harris
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New York Post, The New Civil Rights Movement, Scripps News, Daily Kos and Chicago Sun Times
Politico:
Donald Trump gets the ‘inside straight’ he's been hoping for in court — The former president has had remarkable success with his strategy of delays, but a legal reckoning looms if he loses the election. — Donald Trump has pulled it off. — Voters will go to the polls …
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New York Times:
Judge Delays Trump's Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After Election Day
Judge Delays Trump's Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After Election Day
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NBC News:
Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until November
Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until November
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Politico:
Harris team worried she'll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden — Even some Democrats dismiss her griping as gamesmanship. But the mic rules are changing her strategy. — Kamala Harris had planned to object, fact-check and directly question Donald Trump while he was speaking during their debate next week.
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freebeacon.com and Washington Examiner
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Trump campaign tells House GOP to expect “fine” debate from Harris
Trump campaign tells House GOP to expect “fine” debate from Harris
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Harris hires rural vote director in bid to cut into Trump's battleground margins
Harris hires rural vote director in bid to cut into Trump's battleground margins
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NPR
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.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says
Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says
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Fox News, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Associated Press and JNS.org
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tucker Carlson blasted for interview with Holocaust revisionist — Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is facing criticism after hosting a Holocaust revisionist on his podcast. — Carlson, a former Fox News pundit, now hosts a show, “The Tucker Carlson Show,” on the social media platform X. Earlier …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Conservatives are shocked — shocked! — that Tucker Carlson is soft on Nazis
Conservatives are shocked — shocked! — that Tucker Carlson is soft on Nazis
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's word salad answer on child care policy matters — Donald Trump and JD Vance were asked in separate events about child care policy. Vance's answer was ridiculous. Trump's was worse. — For many American families, the cost and availability of child care pose real challenges.
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
The Press Response to Trump's Word Salad Answer on Childcare is Peak Sanewashing
The Press Response to Trump's Word Salad Answer on Childcare is Peak Sanewashing
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Los Angeles Times, Reason, New Jersey Online and Raw Story
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
IRS says it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from rich Americans — The IRS said Friday that it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-income Americans who had either failed to file their returns or who hadn't fully paid what they owed.
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
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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 …
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New York Daily News, Politico, New York Post, The City, Bloomberg, NBC News, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News and The National Pulse
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 …
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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 …
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New Republic and Florida Phoenix
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.
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Jackson Walker / WOAI:
California Democrat changes affiliation to Republican: 'I've had enough' — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TND) — Former California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero, R- District 24, announced on Wednesday she would ditch the Democratic Party and change her affiliation to the GOP.
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