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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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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 …
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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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