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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 …
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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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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
JD Vance says school shootings are a “fact of life”
JD Vance says school shootings are a “fact of life”
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Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
BREAKING: Hunter Biden Enters Open Guilty Plea in Tax Case; Sentencing Set for December — Hunter Biden entered an open guilty plea in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday afternoon to nine charges brought against him in a federal indictment related to failure to pay income taxes and tax evasion.
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to 9 federal charges in tax evasion case
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to 9 federal charges in tax evasion case
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Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Hunter Biden ruined himself every step of the way — now he's betting it all on pardon from dad
Hunter Biden ruined himself every step of the way — now he's betting it all on pardon from dad
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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.
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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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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.
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Paul Davidson / USA Today:
August jobs report: Economy added disappointing 142,000 jobs as unemployment fell to 4.2%
August jobs report: Economy added disappointing 142,000 jobs as unemployment fell to 4.2%
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson and the Heterodoxy-to-Holocaust Denial Pipeline — This week Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News star who now hosts one of America's top podcasts, had an apologist for Adolf Hitler on his show. Darryl Cooper, who runs a history podcast and newsletter called Martyr Made …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
White House condemns Tucker Carlson's ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as ‘disgusting and sadistic insult’
White House condemns Tucker Carlson's ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as ‘disgusting and sadistic insult’
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 Gangitano / The Hill:
100 law enforcement officials endorse Harris — Just over 100 law enforcement officials endorsed Vice President Harris on Friday, ahead of former President Trump's address to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). — In a letter signed by 101 law enforcement officials …
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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 …
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump campaign touts support of Michael Knowles, a leading opponent of “evil” and “immoral” IVF — Donald Trump's presidential campaign is touting support from one of the most vitriolic critics of IVF in the country: Michael Knowles. — The Daily Wire host has said that in vitro fertilization is a “crime,” “evil,” and “immoral.”
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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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 …
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Democrats launch text message campaign in Florida Senate race to reach Latino voters — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the former U.S. House Democrat now challenging Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott for the Senate, has launched a new campaign on WhatsApp to reach voters and attack a sea of disinformation.
The Times:
Veterans turn away from ‘disrespectful’ Donald Trump — The presidential nominee has no regard for the military, say once-loyal Republicans, after his campaign filmed him at a wreath-laying ceremony — For Wayne Collins, the “last straw” came last week when, in his view …
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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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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump and Putin Now Need Each Other—Desperately — DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD — If Trump wins he can shut investigations down, escape jail, and collude with Putin—while Putin can accept his payment in the form of America ceasing Ukraine aid, and leaving NATO.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Can't Get Himself Out of the Abortion Straitjacket — Donald Trump is stuck. — He is a brutally transactional politician who represents a coalition of ideologues. His instinct is to promise the moon, and he'll say anything to get a vote — or just to get out of a room.
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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Hush-Money Case to Decide on Postponing Sentencing — Justice Juan M. Merchan, who presided over the trial that led to Donald J. Trump's conviction, faces a fraught decision amid the thick of the presidential election. — The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump's Manhattan criminal case plans …
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 …
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Harris Campaign Raised $361 Million in August, Nearly Triple Trump's Haul
Harris Campaign Raised $361 Million in August, Nearly Triple Trump's Haul
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