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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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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 …
Politico:
Trump's allies fear he'll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground against Harris
Trump's allies fear he'll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground against Harris
Washington Post:
Trump rants, resurfaces sexual assault allegations for 49 unfocused minutes
Trump rants, resurfaces sexual assault allegations for 49 unfocused minutes
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Vanity Fair, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Atlantic, Axios, Roll Call, Metro.co.uk, PennLive and Politico
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump, Trailing Among Women, Lashes Out at His Female Accusers
Trump, Trailing Among Women, Lashes Out at His Female Accusers
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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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Joe.My.God., The Daily Beast and HuffPost
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 …
September 6, 2024 — One of the things that came to light on Wednesday, in the paperwork …
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Axios, Chicago Tribune and Resolute Square
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe
YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe
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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 flies banners about Trump-Vance ticket, “Project 2025” over battleground state football games — Spectators at the University of Michigan football game against Texas on Saturday were reminded of a different rival before the game: Ohio State. — At the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan …
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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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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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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 …
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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New York Times:
Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters — The right-wing think tank has been pushing misinformation about voting into social media feeds. The Georgia secretary of state's office called one video “a stunt.” — In July, two men went door to door …
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 …
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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says — A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada after plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York, according to the Justice Department. — A Pakistani citizen was arrested in Quebec …
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