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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:
New Republic, 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 …
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 …
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Washington Post and Forbes
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 …
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Politico, The 19th, New York Post, Fox News, RedState, The Guardian, NewsNation, The Hill, Virginia Mercury, PBS NewsHour, PoliticusUSA, Pew Research Center and The Daily Caller
MSNBC:
Lawrence: The media is trying (and failing) to cure themselves of ‘sane-washing’ Trump — What The New York Times calls a “disputable policy assumption,” MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell explains that that is just the Times “sane-washing” Donald Trump's tariff lies.
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HuffPost and Heartland Signal
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 …
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Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Semafor, The Haitian Times, Reuters, New York Daily News, USA Today, Breitbart, ABC11, Associated Press, Raw Story, The 19th and Washington Examiner
emptywheel:
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
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PoliticusUSA, Vanity Fair, New Republic, HuffPost and NewsNation
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
'You don't know what to expect': Trump outlines his biggest challenge in debating Harris
'You don't know what to expect': Trump outlines his biggest challenge in debating Harris
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
Discussion:
Louder With Crowder, Forbes, New Jersey Online and Fox News
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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CBS News, Raw Story, CNN, The Guardian, Alternet.org, ComingSoon.net, Baltimore Sun, HuffPost and American Greatness
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Harris' high-risk, high-reward debate against Trump
Inside Harris' high-risk, high-reward debate against Trump
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, CBS News, MSNBC, Chicago Tribune, Scripps News, The Bulwark, Washington Post, Semafor, Denver Post, ABC News and ComingSoon.net
Isaac Schorr / New York Post:
How Donald Trump can win the debate — and the election — in two minutes
How Donald Trump can win the debate — and the election — in two minutes
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RedState and Rolling Stone
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
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The Dispatch, ABC News, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, USA Today, KENS, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, Gizmodo, Washington Post, Fox News, Reuters, ABC11, Axios, Times Herald Online, Washington Examiner, Global News, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Florida Politics, Louisiana Illuminator, Business Insider, Al Jazeera, Politico and NPR
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 Post Millennial and Washington Post
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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
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 …
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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
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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.
Discussion:
Roll Call, more at Techmeme »
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.
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Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Post
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 …
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Variety, Forbes, UPI, TMZ.com, Rolling Stone, ComingSoon.net, Raw Story and The Hollywood Reporter
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.
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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.
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Business Insider, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Spectator World, Alternet.org, The Guardian, TMZ.com, The Daily Beast, Washington Times, New York Daily News, The Daily Dot, Fox News, New York Post, Daily Caller News Foundation, New Jersey Online, Raw Story, Twitchy and The Gateway Pundit
Abby Ellin / New York Times:
Trump Mocks Harris's Height. But Her Fans See a Certain Stature. — Kamala Harris is modest in stature, but is considered by some to have Tall Energy. Donald Trump has insisted she shouldn't be allowed to use “boxes or artificial lifts” during the debate.
Discussion:
Robert Reich and The Daily Beast
Politico:
Tuberville jams up top Army general's promotion over Austin hospitalization episode — “We need a full understanding of why he did what he did, and not inform the commander in chief of the problem,” the senator told POLITICO. — Sen. Tommy Tuberville is holding up a senior officer's promotion …
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Axios, The Hill, Alternet.org, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
One of the most potent greenhouse gases is rising faster than ever — Methane emissions from fossil fuels, farms and landfills will make it impossible for the world to maintain a safe climate, scientists say. — Emissions of methane — a powerful greenhouse gas — are rising at the fastest rate …
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The Hill, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Al Jazeera