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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Afterlife of Donald Trump … Pink. An ovular rose. Big and smooth. A complex commonplace instrument. And, as far as these things go, a rather nice one. Isolated from the head and all that roils therein, and to which it is, famously and miraculously, still attached, you have to admit, if you can: It is beautiful.
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Rolling Stone:
What If Trump Wins? — The chaos and lawlessness of the first term could pale in comparison to what comes next — Mark Peterson/Redux — Donald Trump was slamming his fist on the Resolute Desk and, once again, calling for blood. — It was the second year of his presidency …
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump … In the summer of 2015, back when he was still talking to traitorous reporters like me, I spent extended stretches with Donald Trump. He was in the early phase of his first campaign for president, though he had quickly made himself …
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Marin Scotten / Salon:
Trump accused of “voter suppression at the highest order” over late-night Truth Social meltdown
Trump accused of “voter suppression at the highest order” over late-night Truth Social meltdown
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Mike Allen / Axios:
😱 Axios AM: The chaos election
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Leans Into the Violence
Trump Leans Into the Violence
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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
A new poll finding voters think Donald Trump is a centrist should be a wake-up call for the news media — The news media isn't doing its job — There's a new New York Times/Siena College poll out and I'm not going to write about it because I generally don't write about polls …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan … - The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including three with four-stars: Admiral Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security advisor to George W. Bush, Gen. Lloyd W. Newton and Gen. Larry R. Ellis …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Says Donald Trump Is ‘Gonna Lie’ at Presidential Debate
Kamala Harris Says Donald Trump Is ‘Gonna Lie’ at Presidential Debate
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Pew Research Center:
In Tied Presidential Race, Harris and Trump Have Contrasting Strengths, Weaknesses
In Tied Presidential Race, Harris and Trump Have Contrasting Strengths, Weaknesses
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
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Duane Patterson / HotAir:
Kamala Harris Is Slip Slidin' Away
Kamala Harris Is Slip Slidin' Away
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right-wing bubble says Trump will save your cat from immigrants — False claims and baseless ones are politically useful, so they rocket to the social media accounts of prominent right-wing people. — Seemingly out of the blue Monday morning, supporters of former president Donald Trump …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
MAGA Launches Most Unbelievable Conspiracy Yet—on Migrants Eating Pets
MAGA Launches Most Unbelievable Conspiracy Yet—on Migrants Eating Pets
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
As Debate Looms, Trump Is Now the One Facing Questions About Age and Capacity — With President Biden no longer in the race, former President Donald J. Trump would be the oldest person ever to serve in the Oval Office. But his rambling, sometimes incoherent public statements have stirred concern among voters.
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Trump is 78 and barely coherent. Where's everyone who questioned Biden's age and fitness? — Where are the headlines screaming: ‘Deranged old man peddles nonsense while threatening violent deportation of immigrants’? — To the pundits and the Republicans who relentlessly decried President …
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Morning Consult Pro:
Tracking the 2024 Election: State by State — Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Morning Consult is conducting thousands of surveys every day, asking U.S. voters if they plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump in November.
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Kabir Khanna / CBS News:
CBS News poll for 2024 Senate races shows Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Though Democrats face a formidable U.S. Senate map in 2024, they're currently ahead in three key races. — In CBS News' first poll of the race for Michigan's open Senate seat …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Here's What's Keeping Democrats Up at Night Ahead of the Debate
Here's What's Keeping Democrats Up at Night Ahead of the Debate
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Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died.
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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
James Earl Jones Dies: Revered ‘Field Of Dreams’ Star, Darth Vader Voice & Broadway Regular Was 93 — James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader, starred in Field of Dreams and many other films and Broadway shows and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY.
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US Department of Justice:
Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department announced today that Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove …
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
When Your Little Ohio Town Becomes Port Au Prince and No One Cares UPDATE — The third world used to be something Americans used as a measuring stick to hold against other cities or countries we visited or dealt with. When I would pull the newspapers back over a child sleeping in a doorway …
Kamala Harris for President:
A New Way Forward — Together, we can finish the job for the American people. Are you with us? Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today!
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Heads Off Trump Talking Point Ahead of Debate
Kamala Harris Heads Off Trump Talking Point Ahead of Debate
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
KFile: Harris told ACLU in 2019 she supports cuts to ICE funding and providing gender transition surgery to detained migrants — As Kamala Harris pivots to the political center in her campaign for president, a 2019 questionnaire from a leading civil rights organization spotlights her past support …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major outlets change standards for hacked emails, protect Trump — For weeks, major American media organizations — including The Washington Post, Politico, and the New York Times — have possessed internal Trump campaign documents. What do these documents say?
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Is the press ‘sanewashing’ Trump? — There's a hot new term doing the rounds among media critics: “sanewashing.” The term itself actually isn't new, and it wasn't born in media-criticism circles, per se; according to Urban Dictionary, it was coined in 2020 on a Reddit page for neoliberals …
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Matt Stoller / BIG:
How Joe Biden Engineered Apple's New AirPods — Today, Apple unveiled new AirPods that can function as hearing aids, made possible by Joe Biden's choice to have the Food and Drug Administration breaking the incumbent hearing aid cartel. — Today, Apple announced a set of new products …
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
To the World, He Is an Anti-Trafficking Hero. Women Tell a Different Story. — Tim Ballard's work on sex trafficking became the basis of the hit movie “Sound of Freedom.” But a series of women, in lawsuits and interviews, have accused him of being a sex predator.
Politico:
NYPD commissioner expected to step down amid federal probe — Edward Caban and his twin brother are ensnared in a widening investigation. — NEW YORK — NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is expected to resign his post in the coming days, following news of a federal investigation involving …
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Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
Conservative activist launches $1bn crusade to ‘crush’ liberal America — Leonard Leo was architect of effort to secure conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court — The conservative activist who led the crusade to overhaul the US legal system is making a $1bn push to “crush liberal dominance” …
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New Republic:
Trump's Angry New Threats of Bloodshed and Revenge Should Alarm Us All — In an unhinged weekend rant on social media, Donald Trump made his most expansive threats yet to prosecute his enemies if he wins. He also flatly threatened at a rally to unleash “bloody” mass removals of migrants.
Business Insider:
Jack White sues Trump over the use of The White Stripes' ‘Seven Nation Army’: ‘This machine sues fascists’ — Jack White and The White Stripes have sued Donald Trump. — White claims that Trump's campaign improperly used the duo's smash-hit “Seven Nation Army.”
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