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Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until November  —  The former president was scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18.  —  A New York judge has delayed former President Donald Trump's sentencing on felony criminal charges until Nov. 26.  —  Judge Juan Merchan handed …

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% …

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.

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 …

‘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.

Start of mail-in voting delayed in NC, as RFK Jr.'s lawsuit leads to court-ordered pause  —  Kennedy lost in trial Thursday, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals wants time to consider his argument to have his name taken off the ballot.  —  Posted 2024-09-06T15:29:29+00:00 - Updated 2024-09-06T16:28:13+00:00

Donald Trump's incoherence makes the media's double standard hard to hide  —  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris curiously don't get the same coverage  —  It seems like only yesterday that the elite media were extremely concerned that President Joe Biden had mistakenly referred to the president of Egypt as the president of Mexico.

“This is not normal. … There are no broadcast television cameras inside the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse on Constitution Avenue.  But the real story of Jan. 6 is found in the mounds of evidence and testimony judges and juries have seen and heard behind the doors of the courthouse …

Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings  —  The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday.

The mainstream press is failing America - and people are understandably upset  —  The media is still pursuing the appearance of fairness by treating true and false, normal and outrageous, as equally valid  —  The first thing to say about the hate and scorn currently directed at the mainstream US media …

Harris hires rural vote director in bid to cut into Trump's battleground margins  —  Rural voters in just a handful of states could swing the outcome of the November elections.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing on a new campaign hire as part of her team's push to clinch must-win states …

Cook Political Report shifts 6 House races toward Dems, 2 toward GOP  —  The nonpartisan group Cook Political Report has shifted half a dozen House races toward Democrats and two toward Republicans, as Democrats see their fundraising advantage and enthusiasm rise after Vice President Harris …

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?

Donald Trump Rapes and Pillages His Way Through the Scathing ‘The Apprentice’  —  “The Apprentice” is the movie Donald Trump doesn't want you to see—and for good reason.  A sneak preview at TIFF revealed a damning film about the making of a monster.  —  Donald Trump doesn't want Americans …

World sees hottest summer recorded for second consecutive year  —  Summer temperatures broke records for the second consecutive year, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.  —  Newly released data found that 2023 experienced the hottest June and August on the books …

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 …

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 …

Montana Senate Race Moves from Toss-up to Leans Republican  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The Montana Senate race moves from Toss-up to Leans Republican.  — We were very close to making this change in yesterday's more expansive Senate update, but we were waiting for some additional polling evidence to do it.

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.

Kamala Harris ran her office like a prosecutor.  Not everyone liked that.  —  After a difficult first year as vice president, Harris has grown into her role — and found staff who respond better to her style, allies say.  —  On the day after President Joe Biden decided to end his reelection bid in July …

Not even football stars are safe in blue state cities  —  The life of an NFL rookie is difficult.  You must learn a new playbook, deal with multiple rookie chores, and try to avoid being shot when your new home is run by Democrats.  —  San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Ricky Pearsall found this out the hard way.

The End of Democracy Has Already Begun  —  Undermine truth, spread falsehoods, and prepare the ground for worse.  —  The corruption of democracy begins with the corruption of thought—and with the deliberate undermining of reality.  Stephen Richer, an election official in Arizona …

The Electoral College bias has returned with a vengeance  —  Trump has gained in critical states since the DNC — but that may be reversion to the mean.  —  Silver Bulletin recently passed 200,000 total (paid + free) subscribers, way more than I ever expected.

Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers  —  The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate …