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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Trump wants 25th Amendment changed to impeach vice presidents — He has repeatedly accused Kamala Harris and Democrats of hiding the state of Biden's health. — Donald Trump on Saturday floated changing the 25th Amendment to allow Congress to impeach a vice president for covering …
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Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election — “President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago,” his office said in a statement to NBC News. — Former President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday.
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Former President George W. Bush will not make formal election endorsement, office says — Dick Cheney, his vice president, announced Friday he's voting for Harris. — Former President George W. Bush doesn't plan to make an endorsement or voice how he or his wife Laura will vote in November, his office told ABC News Saturday.
Politico:
Trump's allies fear he'll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground against Harris — The challenge is getting the former president to stick to the script. — Tuesday's debate may be former President Donald Trump's best chance to regain his footing in the presidential race.
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New York Times:
Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Summer Upheaval, Times/Siena Poll Finds — The survey finds that Donald J. Trump is retaining his support and that, on the eve of the debate, voters are unsure they know enough about where Kamala Harris stands. — Former President Donald J. Trump …
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New York Times:
How Harris May Take the Fight to Trump on Abortion at the Debate — The candidates are all but certain to clash over the issue, which Kamala Harris sees as a major strength. Donald Trump may try to avoid political blowback for his approach. — As Kamala Harris, Donald J. Trump …
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Jillian Frankel / NBC News:
Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for ‘unscrupulous behavior’ — Trump and his allies filed dozens of unsuccessful cases after the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn the results. — Former President Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims …
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Never-Before-Seen Details About Matt Gaetz's Alleged Sex Scandal May Soon Be Public — Thanks to a Friend — One of Matt Gaetz's friends sued a number of people in the alleged sex scandal, generating a number of juicy depositions. Now those depositions could become public. — Copy
Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
Nate Silver faces backlash for pro-Trump model skewing — X users say the FiveThirtyEight founder made some dubious data choices to boost Trump — Nate Silver, the celebrity statistician who gained notoriety for his FiveThirtyEight election models, is facing backlash over alleged skewing in his new model.
New York Times:
Trump Claims Harris's Rallies Are Smaller. We Counted. — Kalina Borkiewicz, Malika Khurana, Karthik Patanjali and Bedel Saget — The sizable support Vice President Kamala Harris has generated at her rallies has rattled former President Donald J. Trump, who has emphasized, and frequently exaggerated, his crowd sizes for years.
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John Paul Rathbone / Financial Times:
Ukraine's Kursk offensive has triggered doubts among Russian elite, spy chiefs say — CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore made first joint public appearance onstage at the FTWeekend festival in London — Watch the FT Weekend festival session here.
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Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he wants abortion to be illegal at ‘zero’ weeks, in new audio released by Democrats — Robinson, who is running for governor as a Republican, has publicly backed the current ban in the state, which restricts abortion after 12 weeks.
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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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Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump's incomprehensible child care comments appear to have broken a dam
Trump's incomprehensible child care comments appear to have broken a dam
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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 …
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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 …