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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%
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ComingSoon.net, Breitbart and The Hill
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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 …
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Alternet.org, New York Times, Forbes, San Diego Union-Tribune and Washington Post
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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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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Washington Post, The Hill, Columbia Journalism Review, Fox News, Raw Story, LGBTQ Nation, Lawyers, Guns & Money and PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer.
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Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, NBC News, Washington Post, HuffPost, Reuters, Axios, Chicago Sun Times, Hartford Courant, ABC11, Global News, Florida Politics, USA Today, CNN, Business Insider, Al Jazeera, Politico and NPR
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
A new poll finding voters think Donald Trump is a centrist should be a wake-up call for the news media
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HuffPost, Deseret News and IJR
NOTUS:
The Radically Different Ways Trump and Harris Prepared for the Debate
The Radically Different Ways Trump and Harris Prepared for the Debate
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Fox News, CNN, ComingSoon.net, The Guardian, The Spectator World, HuffPost, RedState, American Greatness and Raw Story
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate
FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate
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Semafor and LifeNews.com
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR poll shows why the stakes are so high for Harris and Trump in the debate
NPR poll shows why the stakes are so high for Harris and Trump in the debate
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Fox News, Marist Poll, The Hill, New Jersey Online, PBS NewsHour and UnHerd
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Harris tweaks Trump over crowd size ahead of debate
Harris tweaks Trump over crowd size ahead of debate
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, The Hill, HuffPost, Fox News and PoliticusUSA
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning
Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning
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Raw Story and The Good in Us
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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The Bulwark, Semafor, Raw Story, So What, New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Guardian and Voice of America
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
CNBC - 'Harris Hasn't Talked to Anyone' and Kamala Calls Trump a Liar
CNBC - 'Harris Hasn't Talked to Anyone' and Kamala Calls Trump a Liar
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, USA Today and CNBC
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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The Gateway Pundit, The Verge and Daily Kos
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Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Springfield police say no reports of pets stolen, after viral social media post
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
Trump Campaign Amplifies False Claim About Haitian Migrants in Ohio
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New York Post, The Floridian, KEYE, acecomments.mu.nu, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, RedState, Raw Story, KENS, Human Events, Power Line, Plain Dealer, Washington Times, Townhall, The Post Millennial, Louder With Crowder, PBS NewsHour, Florida Politics and Twitchy
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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Daily Mail, The Federalist, PolitiFact, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, HuffPost and The Daily Dot
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
When Your Little Ohio Town Becomes Port Au Prince and No One Cares UPDATE
When Your Little Ohio Town Becomes Port Au Prince and No One Cares UPDATE
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Daily Mail, Ohio Attorney General …, Twitchy, Fox News, The Post Millennial, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and acecomments.mu.nu
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right-wing bubble says Trump will save your cat from immigrants
The right-wing bubble says Trump will save your cat from immigrants
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ComingSoon.net, Raw Story, Mediaite, Twitchy and One America News Network
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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Politico, Axios, NOTUS, Roll Call, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, CPA Practice Advisor, The Post Millennial and Hartford Courant
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Politico:
GOP opposition stacks up against Johnson's spending plan — Mike Johnson's spending plan is already in trouble. It was doomed in the Senate from the start, but now there are fresh doubts that he can even get it through the House. The speaker announced last week that he planned to link …
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Punchbowl News, Axios, Raw Story, Denver Post, New York Post, New York Daily News, HuffPost and Washington Examiner
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.
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Just Security
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 …
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Daily Kos and New Republic
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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Billboard, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Rolling Stone, PinkNews and Deadline
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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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The Hill, Law & Crime, CBS News, Forbes, Washington Examiner, The Federalist and Missouri Independent
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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
DeSantis' Government Is Doing Everything It Can to Defeat an Abortion Rights Measure
DeSantis' Government Is Doing Everything It Can to Defeat an Abortion Rights Measure
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Florida Politics, The Independent, Washington Post, Tampa Bay Times, New Republic, Sun-Sentinel, Esquire, LifeNews.com, USA Today, Florida's Voice, Axios and Palm Beach Post
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
US charges alleged white supremacist gangsters with trying to incite race war
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The Japan Times, more at Techmeme »
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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The Hill
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Kabir Khanna / CBS News:
CBS News poll for 2024 Senate races shows Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
CBS News poll for 2024 Senate races shows Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
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Twitchy and New York Times
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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NC Newsline, The Hill, NBC News, UPI, ABC11, Forbes, Reuters, Washington Examiner, CNBC, New York Times, Michigan Advance and Chicago Tribune
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 …
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The Daily Beast, CNN, Raw Story and Mediaite