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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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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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Bloomberg, NBC News and Washington Post
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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Politico, Associated Press, Hartford Courant, NBC News, Semafor, The Hill and Vanity Fair
Politico:
Harris team worried she'll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden
Harris team worried she'll be ‘handcuffed’ by debate rules set by Biden
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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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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pro-Trump Media Firm Abruptly Folds After Russia Scheme Exposed — Tenet Media is no more. — The conservative media network folded Thursday night, just one day after the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing it of being funded by Russian state-controlled media, according to Tenet Media field reporter Tayler Hansen.
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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
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme
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New Republic, The Federalist, The Daily Signal, LGBTQ Nation and Washington Examiner
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin Pals Say Accused MAGA Media Stars Should Come to Russia for Protection
Putin Pals Say Accused MAGA Media Stars Should Come to Russia for Protection
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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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New Republic, Washington Post and New York Times
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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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Holds Press Event Just To Attack Women Who've Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
Trump Holds Press Event Just To Attack Women Who've Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
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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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The Daily Beast and HuffPost
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 — 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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Joe.My.God., Raw Story, WFIN Local News, The Times of Israel, JNS.org and Bloomberg
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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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Liz Cheney will back Allred in Texas Senate race
Liz Cheney will back Allred in Texas Senate race
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Twitchy and Washington Post
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says
Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says
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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 …
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.
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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Orlando Sentinel, Raw Story, New Republic and Florida Phoenix
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Poll: Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in heated race to win Florida Senate seat — WASHINGTON - Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., are in a contentious neck to neck battle to win Florida's Senate seat in November, according to a new poll released Friday.
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The Hill, Townhall and Florida Politics
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas
September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas
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KENS, Alpha News, Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Florida Politics
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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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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NBC News:
Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until November
Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until November
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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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New York Daily News, Politico, New York Post, The City, Bloomberg and The Daily Beast
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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New York Post, CBS News, STAT, Raw Story and Ars Technica
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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Ali Sawafta / USA Today:
American citizen killed in West Bank anti-settler protest — RAMALLAH, West Bank − A dual U.S.-Turkish citizen taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.