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11:05 AM ET, September 10, 2024

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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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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 …
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 …
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).
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 …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning  —  You must keep two things in mind if you hope to watch — and successfully parse — a Donald Trump speech, news conference, interview, social media post or debate.  —  First, the former president is incoherent.
Discussion: Raw Story, USA Today and The Good in Us
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
'You don't know what to expect': Trump outlines his biggest challenge in debating Harris  —  The former president spoke to NBC News Tuesday morning about how he's feeling ahead of their first debate.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump said that the biggest challenge …
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.
Discussion: Forbes and New Jersey Online
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
Isaac Schorr / New York Post:
How Donald Trump can win the debate — and the election — in two minutes
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
Associated Press:
Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame
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
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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David Ingram / NBC News:
Ohio police have ‘no credible reports’ of Haitian immigrants harming pets, contradicting JD Vance's claim  —  Vance wrote on X that “people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country.”  Police say they haven't seen evidence.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
MAGA Launches Most Unbelievable Conspiracy Yet—on Migrants Eating Pets
Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Springfield police say no reports of pets stolen, after viral social media post
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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 …
Todd Feathers / Gizmodo:
Google's AI Will Help Decide Whether Unemployed Workers Get Benefits  —  The state is working with Google on a first-of-its-kind generative AI system that will analyze transcripts from appeals hearings and issue a recommended decision in an effort to clear a stubborn backlog of claims.
Discussion: New York Times
Alexandre Tanzi / Bloomberg:
US Online Grocery Prices Plunge the Most on Record in August  —  US consumers may finally be getting some relief from their grocery bills — especially if they shop for food online.  —  Data by Adobe Inc. shows that online grocery prices fell 3.7% in August from a month earlier …
Discussion: NPR
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Conservative German Princess Says She Hosted Justice Alito at Her Castle  —  Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis said Justice Alito and his wife were guests at St. Emmeram Palace for a summer music festival.  She called the couple her “friends” and the justice “a hero.”
Semafor:
Donald Trump's unconventional ground game is making Republicans nervous  —  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
 
 
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
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Discussion: Reuters
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
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