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1:55 PM ET, September 10, 2024

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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Harris is bringing two former Trump administration officials as her debate guests  —  It's part of the campaign's ongoing effort to use Trump's former allies to troll him.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is bringing two unusual guests to tonight's debate in Philadelphia: two former officials in her opponent's administration.
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Kamala Harris Can't Keep Running Like This  —  After seven weeks of euphoria over Kamala Harris's ascension to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, panic finally returned to the party on Sunday.  The New York Times published a poll showing Donald Trump with a slim lead …
Marist Poll:
The U.S Presidential Contest (September 2024)  —  NPR/PBS News/Marist National Poll  —  Harris +1 Point Against Trump Nationally.... Edges Trump By 3 Among Definite Voters  —  In advance of tonight's presidential debate, just one point separates Vice President Kamala Harris …
Politico:
Trump confronts his ‘weak spot’ 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 he has publicly …
Joseph Bosco / The Hill:
Trump could suffer the same fate as Biden in tonight's debate — how will his party react?  —  Will tonight's debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump be as dramatic as the game-changer on June 27 between Trump and President Biden?  That debate served to confirm …
emptywheel:
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done  —  As you watch the torrent of news obsessing about the debate tonight, remember this stat:  —  Trump's campaign is 92% done (665 of 721 days).  —  Kamala Harris' campaign is not quite half done (48%, or 51 of 107 days).
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Isaac Schorr / New York Post:
How Donald Trump can win the debate — and the election — in two minutes
Discussion: RedState and Rolling Stone
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Harris' high-risk, high-reward debate against Trump
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Harris tweaks Trump over crowd size ahead of debate
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
The Hill:
Speaker Johnson plowing ahead with funding plan despite GOP opposition  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is plowing ahead with his plan to avert a government shutdown despite GOP opposition that is large enough to tank the effort, setting the stage for a potentially embarrassing vote …
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The Hill:
GOP opposition appears to doom Speaker Johnson's initial plan to avert shutdown
The Hill:   House GOP government funding plan gets chilly reception from Senate Republicans
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
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Telegram changes its tune
Washington Post:
Elon Musk's misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials  —  The X billionaire's false posts about noncitizen voting spur officials to fact-check him, lead to requests to purge voter rolls, and add to worries about threats, election officials say.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
GOP red states launch a war on voting rights  —  The hoopla over the looming debate in Philadelphia has been obscuring a ton of non-political news.  Stop me if you've seen these headlines in America before: A high school massacre.  A man with a troubled past nonetheless buys an AR-15 and go on a shooting spree.
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
‘The Apprentice’ Trailer Reveals New Footage of Damning, Scandalous Trump Film  —  This is the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see.  Now we know why.  —  “The first rule is: attack, attack, attack.”  A kaleidoscopic trailer was released Tuesday of the new Donald Trump biopic/origin story …
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Donald Trump's unconventional ground game is making Republicans nervous  —  The News  —  Donald Trump's success — or failure — on Nov. 5 could very well come down to the campaign's ground game: And top members of the party are already whispering concerns, pointing fingers, and offering pushback as it relates to the effort.
Discussion: Reuters
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Melania Trump questions Trump assassination attempt story: ‘We need to uncover the truth’ … Former first lady Melania Trump questioned the official account of the attempted assassination this summer of her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
Liz Cheney and the Problem of the Anti-Trump Republican  —  “We may have set a record for Republicans speaking at a Democratic convention,” Pete Buttigieg proudly proclaimed in an interview on the Colbert Show during last month's DNC.  Colbert had asked him whether he thought it was still possible …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
How Trump Lost Millions On His D.C. Hotel—Years After He Sold It  —  The former president pocketed $127 million when he sold his D.C. hotel in 2022.  To close that deal, he had to lend the buyer a chunk of money that he'll now never get back.  —  In what seemed like a stroke of genius …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
‘Incredible’: Even CNN Notices that Harris Is the Extremist in 2024  —  Just who is the “extremist” in this presidential election?  The mainstream media keeps trying to cast Donald Trump in that role, but his policies are closer to the mainstream — and polling shows that voters know it.
 
 
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Abby Ellin / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Harris's Height. But Her Fans See a Certain Stature.
Discussion: Robert Reich and The Daily Beast
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
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James Rogan / Washington Examiner:
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Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
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Associated Press:
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be
Discussion: Daily Kos and New Republic
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