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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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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Raw Story, Forbes, Mediaite, Politico, Business Insider, New Republic, Quartz, The Cut and Washington Examiner
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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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Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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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Raw Story
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
😱 Axios AM: The chaos election — All topics — Axios AM — 👋 Hello, Sunday! Erica Pandey is at the helm. … 🗳️ Situational awareness: Former President George W. Bush doesn't plan to endorse a presidential candidate.
David Strom / HotAir:
Democrats Freaking Out Because Trump Says He Will Jail Election Cheaters
Democrats Freaking Out Because Trump Says He Will Jail Election Cheaters
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USA Today, New Republic, Media Matters for America, acecomments.mu.nu, New Jersey Online and Forbes
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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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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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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The Guardian, Breitbart, RedState, New York Times, Twitchy, ComingSoon.net, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, American Greatness, Associated Press, UPI, Axios and The Hill
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Harris trolls Trump on debate day with criticism from inside his administration
Harris trolls Trump on debate day with criticism from inside his administration
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Washington Times, USA Today, Washington Post, The Hill, Florida Politics, Raw Story, The Daily Beast and PoliticusUSA
Duane Patterson / HotAir:
Kamala Harris Is Slip Slidin' Away — You know, the nearer her destination, the more Kamala Harris is slip slidin' away. — On the eve of the one, and probably only, debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the polling continues to show the air is leaking out of the tires of her campaign.
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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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The Hill, UnHerd, The Times of Israel, One America News Network, Townhall, The Daily Caller and Orlando Sentinel
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
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
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Raw Story, New Jersey Online, The American Conservative, Instapundit and The Daily Caller
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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The Guardian, New Republic, springfield-news-sun, HuffPost, The Hill, Media Matters for America, The Daily Dot, Mediaite and Raw Story
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Daniel Martinez HoSang / The Guardian:
Here is what will happen on day one of Trump's presidency, according to Project 2025 — As Trump utters the last phrase of the oath of office - ‘so help me God’ - the first phase of what Project 2025's authors call ‘the playbook’ begins — It's a cold day in Washington DC in late January 2025.
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Daily Montanan
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New York Times:
How Project 2025 Would Change the Country
How Project 2025 Would Change the Country
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Ms. Magazine, Raw Story and FFcrazy15
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump has lost $4 billion in Truth Social wipeout — New York CNN — Former President Donald Trump's social media company is in a deep slump that keeps getting worse, wiping out a huge chunk of his net worth. — Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) dropped last week …
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Josephine Rozzelle / CNBC:
Trump Media shares climb over 7% after poll seen as good news for ex-president
Trump Media shares climb over 7% after poll seen as good news for ex-president
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New York Times and New York Post
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US charges alleged white supremacist gangsters with trying to incite race war — U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Monday against two alleged leaders of a white supremacist gang, accusing them of soliciting attacks on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ people and immigrants in hopes of inciting a race war.
ProPublica:
New Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for Mental Health Care Coverage — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — The Biden administration announced on Monday …
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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The City
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 …
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.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to vote — It's that time again. The last act of Congress funding the federal government expires on September 30. So, unless Congress passes new funding legislation by then, much of the government will shut down.
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts? — THERE'S A PROMISE DONALD TRUMP keeps making on the campaign trail that every reporter who interviews him—and the moderators of Tuesday night's debate, David Muir and Linsey Davis of ABC News—should question him about …
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Mediaite
Reuters:
Germany announces temporary controls on all land borders — Germany's government announced temporary border controls at all of the country's land borders on Monday in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism.
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New York Times, Al Jazeera, Politico and Semafor
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Justice Alito's Stock Portfolio Stands Apart on US Supreme Court — Stock holdings are allowed, but force numerous case recusals — Alito is the only justice with a stake in dozens of companies — Justice Samuel Alito is the only US Supreme Court member with a stake …
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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Washington Post
Associated Press:
Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a report released Monday that shows a 45% jump in losses from 2022.
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ABC News
CBS News:
Feds say white supremacist leaders of “Terrorgram” group plotted assassinations, inspired attacks — Washington — Federal prosecutors in California unsealed an indictment Monday charging two people with leading an online group of white supremacists that maintained a list of high-profile targets …
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Associated Press and CAIR