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NPR:
Trump deputy campaign manager identified in Arlington National Cemetery dustup  —  One of two staffers involved in the altercation at Arlington National Cemetery is a deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump's reelection bid, NPR has learned.  The former president insisted this week the incident …
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security  —  School shootings are a “fact of life,” so the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday.
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CNN:
The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say  —  The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that left four people dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation:
GBI Investigates School Shooting in Barrow County
Kristal Dixon / Axios:
4 dead, 9 hospitalized in shooting at Georgia high school
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Russia's useful idiots  —  The MAGA influencer ecosystem is even shadier than we thought. … On Wednesday, the Department of Justice indicted two employees of RT, formerly Russia Today, a Russian state-run media outlet, for covertly shoveling millions of dollars at MAGA influencers happy to do Russia's bidding.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Blaze fires contributor linked to alleged Russian operation
Associated Press:
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
New York Post:
Hunter Biden enters shock guilty plea in $1.4M tax evasion case, first son facing up to 17 years in prison  —  LOS ANGELES — He's the first son — and twice convicted.  —  For the second time in three months, Hunter Biden was convicted of federal charges after he unexpectedly copped …
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CBS News:
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to 9 federal charges in tax evasion case  —  Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine federal charges on Thursday in his tax evasion case in Los Angeles, admitting he failed to pay more than $1 million in taxes.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Hunter Cops a Plea in Tax Evasion; UPDATE: Prosecutors to Object?
Brian Stelter / CNN:
White House condemns Tucker Carlson's ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as ‘disgusting and sadistic insult’  —  New York CNN —  The Biden administration is denouncing Tucker Carlson after the far-right personality hosted a guest on his show this week who suggested the Holocaust happened by accident …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance: John McCain wouldn't support Harris if he saw the border  —  “I really don't believe that,” the Republican vice presidential nominee said.  —  Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said on Thursday from Arizona that he does not believe former Sen. John McCain …
Politico:
Trump's federal election prosecution isn't going to trial anytime soon.  But it could still produce damaging revelations before Nov. 5.  —  A new schedule from Judge Tanya Chutkan leaves the door open for an October surprise.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith and Donald Trump …
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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Harris's Huge Cash Edge Means Less Need for Her to Headline Fundraisers  —  Vice president raised $361 million in August and ended month with more than $400 million in the bank, giving her an advantage over Donald Trump  —  WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris's prolific fundraising …
Discussion: Fox News, New York Post and NBC News
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Harris Campaign Raised $361 Million in August, Nearly Triple Trump's Haul
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Navy Secretary Broke Law With Trump-Bashing, Pro-Biden Comments: Watchdog  —  Carlos Del Toro's comments while on official duty overseas violated the Hatch Act, said the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.  —  LOADING  —  Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing …
Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter:
Stop letting right wing influencers cosplay as ‘independent’ media  —  We need to know who is funding the creator economy  —  Yesterday, a federal indictment revealed that a Tennessee media company working with right-wing influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin …
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. labor market cools again in August, adding 142,000 jobs … - The report also shows notable revisions for months past: The economy added just 89,000 jobs in July—25,000 fewer than initially thought.  — June's gains were revised down by 61,000 to 118,000.
Politico:
FBI raids homes of top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams  —  The two deputy mayors are the highest-ranking Adams administration officials yet to be ensnared in the federal probe into Adams' 2021 campaign.  —  NEW YORK — Federal authorities have raided the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI raids homes of 2 top deputies for NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner subpoenaed: Sources
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Physician sentenced to 9 months in prison for punching police officer during Capitol riot  —  A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Thursday to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement.
Nick Arama / RedState:
Whoops: Report That Harris Team Regrets Not Picking Shapiro, As Nate Silver Has More Bad News for Them  —  As we reported, that honeymoon for Kamala Harris is looking like it might be over as the American people take a better look at her and her running mate, Tim Walz.
Discussion: Townhall
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
‘A huge mistake’: Trump's crypto allies cringe over family's startup  —  The crypto venture is attracting what appear to be hacks and attempted scams ahead of its launch.  —  Donald Trump's sons want to turn their father's growing bromance with the cryptocurrency industry into the new family business.
Megan Cassella / CNBC:
Eighty-eight corporate leaders endorse Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp, Box  —  @IN/MEGAN-CASSELLA-BA02A160/ @MMCASSELLA  — Eighty-eight corporate leaders signed a new letter Friday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.  — Signers include former 21st …
Discussion: Deadline and Raw Story
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
Did the media learn nothing from its disastrous coverage of Trump and Clinton in 2016?  —  The press is still pursuing the appearance of fairness by treating the true and the false, normal and outrageous, as equally valid  —  The first thing to say about the hate and scorn currently directed …
Axios:
How Harris dodges scrutiny  — Why did President Biden's top advisers routinely leak word they found her performance as vice president disappointing or episodically problematic?  — How did her views change in five years, from liberal to centrist on health care, immigration and energy?
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Harris abandons 2019 pledge to ban plastic straws … - “I think we should,” she said. … - “She doesn't support banning plastic straws,” a campaign official told Axios.  — “She cast the tie-breaking vote on the most consequential legislation to combat climate change and create clean energy jobs …
NOTUS:
Inside Mike Johnson's ‘Failure Theater’ on Government Funding  —  Mike Johnson's latest government funding plan seems to be a charade.  Whether anyone will really be convinced of it is the question.  — Copy  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is bringing lawmakers back to Washington next week …
 
 
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Clara Harter / Daily News:
Gloria Romero, former Democratic State Senate leader, joins Republican Party
Discussion: RedState
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Can't Get Himself Out of the Abortion Straitjacket
Discussion: Prism and Washington Examiner
David Charter / The Times:
Harris leads Trump in four of seven swing states, Times poll says
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and Alternet.org
Collin Anderson / freebeacon.com:
‘He Did Not Complete the Degree Program’: Tim Walz Repeatedly Claimed He Was ‘Nearly Finished’ With Doctorate Years After He Disappeared from University
Discussion: HotAir and Power Line
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
How Trump uses the ‘Gish Gallop’ to flood debates with lies and nonsense
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace Calls Out Dennis Quaid For Supporting Trump: ‘Reagan Would Have Been Appalled’ By Trump
Discussion: New York Post, The Hill and HuffPost
Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Rep. Byron Donalds didn't properly disclose up to $1.6 million in stock trades, violating federal law
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Steve Silberman, journalist who explored autism's history, dies at 66
Communications Workers of America:
Birds of a Feather: Audubon Joins Elon Musk in Challenging Constitutionality of Labor Law After Violating Workers' Rights