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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Why Kamala Isn't Preparing to Knock Out Trump at the Debate — To her campaign, something else is more important. — It's the stuff of #Resistance dreams: Kamala Harris, the prosecutor, gets onstage in Philadelphia next Tuesday across from Donald Trump, the felon, and proceeds to brutally expose …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Debated Trump. Here's Her Advice for Kamala Harris. — The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris. — Hillary Clinton has as much experience as any Democrat in debating Donald J. Trump.
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New York Times:
Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions — Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial. — Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Washington Post:
Trump rants, resurfaces sexual assault allegations for 49 unfocused minutes
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Nikki Haley says she's “on standby” to campaign for Trump
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump's New E. Jean Carroll Defense Is That He Assaulted Other Women
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Washington Post:
Trump takes no questions at lengthy news conference on his legal cases
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Politico:
Harris team worried she'll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Holds Press Event Just To Attack Women Who've Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
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New York Times:
Russia Secretly Worms Its Way Into America's Conservative Media — Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin. — In early 2022, a young couple from Canada …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 6, 2024 — One of the things that came to light on Wednesday, in the paperwork the Justice Department unveiled to explain its seizure of 32 internet domains being used by Russian agents in foreign malign influence campaigns, was that the six right-wing U.S. influencers mentioned …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed
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Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump's incomprehensible child care comments appear to have broken a dam — In a “30 Rock” episode called “Governor Dunston,” the writing staff of the fictional sketch comedy show is confronted with a conundrum: The newly tapped Republican vice presidential candidate looks exactly …
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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump's rambling answer to a child care question, deconstructed — A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. — CNN — Former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance were both asked essentially …
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CBS News:
DNC to fly banners about Trump-Vance ticket, “Project 2025” over battleground state football games — Spectators at the University of Michigan football game against Texas on Saturday will be reminded of a different rival before the game: Ohio State. — At the Big House in Ann Arbor …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Stunning News of Trump Sentencing Delay Sends Message: MAGA Rage Works — MAGA bullying pays off. — That's what we may have just learned, now that the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case in Manhattan announced Friday that he will delay Trump's sentencing until well after the presidential election.
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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
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Politico:
Donald Trump could turn Elon Musk into an American oligarch — Musk's potential foray into government would represent a striking development for the billionaire. — Former President Donald Trump's plan to have Elon Musk lead a government efficiency commission would vault the world's richest man …
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Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can't think freely because of ‘low T’ — Every time it seems he can't possibly sink any lower, the billionaire CEO grabs a shovel and starts digging — Maybe he's born with it, maybe it's ketamine — Every time I think Elon Musk can't possibly sink any lower …
Mike Lofgren / Salon:
The far right actually hates America: Its dark ideology has foreign roots — Why do conservatives wrap themselves in the flag so desperately? Maybe because their ideas are un-American — If there is one thing Republicans want you to know, it's how much they bleed red, white and blue for America.
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Wall Street Journal:
Second Trump Term Likely to Bring New Friction With Spy Agencies — Republican presidential nominee's campaign says he has vowed to rein in agencies — WASHINGTON—When Donald Trump was indicted on a charge of mishandling classified documents, his lawyers said one of his defenses …
emptywheel:
The September 26 Brief We'll Get in the Trump January 6 Case — As I laid out in this thread, Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a deadline of September 26 for Jack Smith's team to write a brief explaining how the superseding indictment against Trump consists exclusively of private conduct.
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Speaker Mike Johnson Survived the Spring. Now Comes the Fall. — GOP leader needs to thread the needle on funding the government this month and retaining the House majority in November — WASHINGTON—Mike Johnson's tightrope walk to remain House speaker starts this coming week.
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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Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney says
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