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1:40 AM ET, September 11, 2024

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Riley Hoffman / ABC News:
READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript  —  Harris and Trump are meeting for the first time on the debate stage.  —  LIVE  —  Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Trump Had A Bad Night’: Conservative Pundits Declare Kamala Harris Winner Of Debate  —  “Whoever prepared Donald Trump should be fired.  He was not good tonight at all,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said of the former president.  —  LOADING  —  Conservative pundits acknowledged …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Harris to have a shorter debate podium than Trump's … - The different podium sizes will allow both candidates to look closer to the same stature in a split screen during the debate. … - A Trump campaign official mocked Harris for using a smaller podium, telling Axios that “it looks like the kids' table at Thanksgiving.”
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Harris is bringing two former Trump administration officials as her debate guests
Washington Post:
Debunking Trump's claims about violent crime
Discussion: New York Magazine and PBS NewsHour
Leah Sarnoff / ABC News:
Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's 1st presidential debate
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump, Harris spar over Project 2025 at start of debate
Washington Post:
Analysis, key moments from the Trump-Harris presidential debate
Alex Henderson / Alternet.org:
Political consultant points out ‘Nate Silver is paid by Peter Thiel’ after 538 projects Trump victory  —  On Sunday, September 8, polling expert and FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver updated his presidential election forecast and gave GOP nominee Donald Trump a 63.8 percent chance of winning …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quarter of Republicans think Trump should seize power even if he loses  —  As the election approaches, new polling shows the breadth of support for Trump's authoritarian tendencies.  —  If the 2024 presidential election were held today, it's not clear who would win.
Discussion: Vox and The Hill
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
More Bad News Hits Kamala on Night of Crucial Debate With Trump  —  It's debate night, and these aren't the headlines the Kamala Harris camp wanted to see leading up to what could be the decisive moment for the 2024 election.  The vice president must convince a large swath of voters who are undecided about her.
Robert Reich:
The future of Trump if he loses the election  —  Some say if he loses, that's the end of Trump.  —  Wrong.  —  We've been through this before.  When Trump lost in 2020, most Republican insiders thought he'd be toast after January 6.  —  Yet here we are, 55 days to Election Day 2024, and Trump is virtually tied with Kamala Harris.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Vance fires back at criticism over Haitian pet-eating online conspiracy theory  —  Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance defended himself on Tuesday against criticism over his amplification of false claims that Haitian immigrants had abducted and eaten others' pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Ariana Baio / The Independent:
Trump repeats false pet-eating claims leaving Harris dumbfounded as Republican nominee goes off rails  —  Former president repeats false claims that immigrants in Ohio were eating pets  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.
NBC News:
Trump pushes baseless claim about immigrants ‘eating the pets’
Alex Kasprak / Snopes:
No Evidence Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Ducks, Geese or Pets in Springfield, Ohio
PBS NewsHour:
Ohio city with Haitian migrant influx thrust into political spotlight
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Centrist Maine Democrat says he'll support GOP's short-term funding bill  —  A centrist House Democrat said Tuesday that he will back the Republicans' short-term government funding bill if it hits the floor Wednesday, as scheduled, becoming the first Democrat to announce support for the controversial spending package.
Discussion: Axios
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The Hill:
Speaker Johnson plowing ahead with funding plan despite GOP opposition
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris  —  The musician's endorsement had been eagerly anticipated.  —  Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the conclusion of the high-stakes debate.  —  “I will be casting my vote …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump on ObamaCare repeal: ‘I have concepts of a plan’  —  Former President Trump said during Tuesday night's debate he was interested in trying to repeal ObamaCare again, but indicated he doesn't have a plan to replace it.  —  “We are working on things.  We're going to do it.
Discussion: HuffPost, STAT and Mother Jones
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NBC News:
Donald Trump's call to mandate free IVF coverage baffles Republicans in Congress
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance would have asked for new electors instead of certifying 2020 election results  —  Trump's current running mate said Pence “could have done more.”  —  Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he would have had states submit new electors instead of certifying the 2020 election results …
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Why Mike Lee Folded … Listen to more stories on Curio  —  When it was finally his turn to speak during the televised roll call at this summer's Republican National Convention, Senator Mike Lee wore the canny smile of a man who was selling something bigger than his home state of Utah.
Discussion: Alternet.org, NBC News and Raw Story
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Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
Liz Cheney and the Problem of the Anti-Trump Republican
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Awful Arlington Scandal Takes Its Most Disturbing Turn Yet  —  In recent days, Donald Trump has offered a highly distorted account of the confrontation at Arlington National Cemetery over his aides' use of the site as a backdrop for a slickly produced campaign video.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
For Trump, Tariffs Are the Solution to Almost Any Problem  —  The former president has proposed using tariffs to fund child care, boost manufacturing, quell immigration and encourage use of the dollar.  Economists are skeptical.  —  It has been more than five years since former President …
Discussion: CNN, NorthJersey.com, Axios and Raw Story
HotAir:
Eric Swalwell Has a Complete Meltdown Over Trump Cat Memes  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell lost his mind over the influx of memes depicting Donald Trump saving kittens and ducks from being victimized in Springfield, Ohio — amidst rumors that some pets have gone missing and perhaps even been consumed …
 
 
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
The 2024 Senate battle is still coming down to Montana
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
South Carolina congressman collapses at Ukraine event
Kate Payne / Associated Press:
Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition
Discussion: Techdirt
Dan Cancro / National Security Leaders for America:
NSL4A Members Statement of Support for VP Kamala Harris
Discussion: The Dispatch and New York Times
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
GOP Group Concedes Pro-Gun Graphic Was ‘Unfortunate’ Amid Georgia Shooting
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NBC News:
Missouri abortion-rights amendment will appear on the ballot, state Supreme Court rules
MSNBC:
Lawrence: The media is trying (and failing) to cure themselves of ‘sane-washing’ Trump
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