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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Politico:
Trump is about to face his woman problem at the debate  —  The former president lags by double digits with this key constituency.  —  Former President Donald Trump is already underwater by double digits with female voters in the polls.  —  Now Trump will stand on stage next to a woman …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR poll shows why the stakes are so high for Harris and Trump in the debate  —  Seven-in-10 Americans say they are going to watch the first presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, and 3-in-10 say it will help decide their vote, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll out.
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Harris' high-risk, high-reward debate against Trump
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate
Discussion: Semafor and LifeNews.com
Associated Press:
Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame
Rex Huppke / USA Today:   Trump is 78 and barely coherent. Where's everyone who questioned Biden's age and fitness?
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Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Springfield police say no reports of pets stolen, after viral social media post
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Amplifies False Claim About Haitian Migrants in Ohio
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
MAGA Launches Most Unbelievable Conspiracy Yet—on Migrants Eating Pets
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
When Your Little Ohio Town Becomes Port Au Prince and No One Cares UPDATE
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Telegram changes its tune  —  I.  —  Last week, Platformer reported that Telegram practically bragged about how little it cooperates with law enforcement.  Its FAQ page stated that the company would not examine the contents of any private messages exchanged on the service, we reported.
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Alexander B. Howard / New York Times:
The Tide May Be Turning for Telegram, TikTok and X  —  Three major events have shaken up the social-media world in the past two weeks.  First, French authorities detained Pavel Durov, the iconoclastic billionaire behind the online platform Telegram.  Then, a judge suspended the microblogging service X in Brazil.
Discussion: Just Security
The Hill:
GOP opposition appears to doom Speaker Johnson's initial plan to avert shutdown  —  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) opening bid to avert a government shutdown appears doomed to fail in the House this week amid widespread — and growing — Republican opposition, thwarting the top lawmaker's hopes …
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The Hill:
House GOP government funding plan gets chilly reception from Senate Republicans
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Politico
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be  —  The moderators ought to start with the fact that he rejects the foundations of the American system of government.  —  I find it exhausting to have to point out that Donald Trump has—yet again—threatened to engage in violent and dictatorial behavior …
Discussion: Daily Kos and New Republic
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: North Carolina: Harris vs. Trump Too Close To Call, Georgia: Trump Has Slight Edge In Tight Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; NC Governor's Race: Stein Leads Robinson 51% - 41%  —  mail_outline  —  NORTH CAROLINA: Harris 49%, Trump 46%, Stein 1%
Discussion: ComingSoon.net, Breitbart and The Hill
Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters  —  Missouri's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over whether an abortion-rights amendment should go before voters this year.  At issue is a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution …
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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
DeSantis' Government Is Doing Everything It Can to Defeat an Abortion Rights Measure
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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Kabir Khanna / CBS News:
CBS News poll for 2024 Senate races shows Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Discussion: Twitchy and New York Times
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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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US charges alleged white supremacist gangsters with trying to incite race war
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Sen. Tuberville blocks promotion of Lloyd Austin's top military aide  —  Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark was among the defense secretary's senior staff who, upon learning of his hospitalization, did not immediately notify the White House or Congress.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville has blocked the promotion …
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Justice Clarence Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife's alleged message to conservative group  —  Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin calls Ginni Thomas' email “deeply problematic.”  —  Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation, Oct. 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Discussion: Washington Times
Associated Press:
RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan  —  The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed from their presidential ballots, with a divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirming he should be omitted …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Former Project 2025 Leader Accuses Trump Campaign Advisers of ‘Malpractice’  —  The remarks from Paul Dans, the former director of the policy initiative, revealed discontent on the right about what some see as a pivot to the center.  —  The former director of Project 2025 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CNN, Raw Story and Mediaite
 
 
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Politico:
Bob Good to step down as Freedom Caucus chair this week
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
The Harris campaign takes its attacks against Trump over abortion on the road
Rich Noyes / Newsbusters:
100%! ABC Debate Moderator David Muir Hosts Most Pro-Harris, Left-Wing Newscast
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and Twitchy
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Vengeance is Trump's only true campaign proposal
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
 Earlier Items: 
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Let's Be Clear: Putin Is Again Trying to Put Trump in the White House
Discussion: Reuters
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
KFile: Harris told ACLU in 2019 she supports cuts to ICE funding and providing gender transition surgery to detained migrants
Edward Segarra / USA Today:
Harvey Weinstein rushed from Rikers Island to hospital for emergency heart surgery: Reports
 

 
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