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9:55 AM ET, September 12, 2024

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Associated Press:
Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks  —  Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Most Satisfying Moment of the Harris-Trump Debate  —  It was about as close to perfect as Kamala Harris has come in a debate, and it was as close to self-parody as Donald Trump—who doesn't comprehend parody—can manage.  Harris repeatedly laid out the bait, and Trump couldn't resist taking it …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's big, unfixable, glaring glitch … - He's haunted. … - He falls for fake news. … - He's old. … - His bubble lies to him.
Discussion: Reuters
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Republicans fear Laura Loomer is influencing Donald Trump  —  The News  —  She was on the plane with him the day of the debate and on the ground with him the morning after.  Some Republicans are worried she had something to do with what happened in between.
New York Times:
Trump Says He Had a Great Debate.  His Allies Privately Say Otherwise.  —  Donald J. Trump's aggressive spinning of his debate performance suggested he knew it was suboptimal, and left aides considering how to move ahead with eight weeks to go.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump went …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Anatomy of a Trump conspiracy theory … - But as Trump has gotten older, the rabbit holes have grown deeper and more radical — a backdrop to his distrust of the media and refusal to accept that he lost the 2020 election.  — The result — on display as he falsely claimed immigrants …
The Hill:
Republicans urge Trump to accept second debate against Harris  —  Allies of former President Trump are urging him to accept a second debate with Vice President Harris after she turned in a strong performance Tuesday night, effectively putting the ball in Trump's court for a second meeting.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Calls on ABC News to Fire Its Entire Staff After He Lost Debate  —  'YOU'RE FIRED'  —  Trump claimed ABC's debate moderators brought “disgrace onto the company” but it was his cratering performance that dragged his own company's stock to a record low.
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Kamala Harris clearly won debate over Donald Trump but VP got no bump from voters after performance: poll
Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP grapples with fallout from Trump's rocky debate
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans try to hide from Trump's debate performance
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate
New York Times:
Harris, After a Debate Success, Confronts a Battleground ‘Game of Inches’
Discussion: Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How resounding was Kamala Harris's debate win? Let's look at the polls.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump's Trainwreck  —  You know who cares about the notorious bias of the media-Democrat complex?
Maria Aspan / NPR:
Wall Street investors think Trump lost the debate, too
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The night Donald Trump choked like a dog (Kamala's version)
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's racist pet hoax exposes weirdo meme culture to normies  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage.  🚨  —  🐶 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐱
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Kyle Melnick / Washington Post:
Arizona GOP billboards implore voters to ‘EAT LESS KITTENS’  —  Arizona's Republican Party erected about a dozen billboards in the Phoenix area that say “EAT LESS KITTENS” and look similar to Chick-fil-A's promos.  —  At first glance, new billboards in Arizona look like Chick-fil-A's iconic “Eat Mor Chikin” promos.
Discussion: Scripps News
Vivian Ho / The Daily Beast:
Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son's Death
Alberto Gonzales / Politico:
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Will Support Kamala Harris  —  He views Trump's reelection as a threat to the rule of law.  —  I am the only lawyer in American history to serve both as White House counsel and as attorney general.  So, while that does not make me special …
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Alberto Gonzales, Bush's attorney general, endorses Kamala Harris, warning of Donald Trump's “threat to the rule of law”  —  Washington — Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Thursday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, writing in an op-ed of the “serious threat” Donald Trump poses to the rule of law.
Discussion: Fox News and Alternet.org
Politico:   Playbook: Dems press on the GOP's biggest sore spot
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Politico:
Trump sells himself as a ‘leader’ on IVF, angering some Republicans  —  The proposal is alienating two pillars of the Republican Party.  —  Donald Trump pitched himself as a “leader” on in vitro fertilization during his Tuesday debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Discussion: CNBC
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:   Scoop: Schumer cornering GOP on Trump IVF plan
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida is disappearing from the national political map  —  Money that used to flow into the state during presidential elections has all but stopped, another indication that Florida's time as a major swing state is no more.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The nation's largest swing state is …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Activist Leonard Leo pushes to “weaponize” conservatives … - Leo wants less conversation and more action — fewer seminars and more campaigns — as part of a plan to “crush liberal dominance at the choke points of influence and power in our society,” he told the groups in a letter obtained by Axios.
Washington Post:
New video, witnesses challenge Israel's account of U.S. activist's killing  —  The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.”  A Post analysis shows clashes had subsided and protesters had retreated.  —  BEITA, West Bank — It was Aysenur Eygi's …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Slow-Burn Authoritarianism … If Donald Trump wins in November and launches a full-blown authoritarian presidency next year—as he has promised to do in his own words—what exactly would that national nightmare look like?  —  One set of oft-floated worst-case scenarios looks something like this …
 
 
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Susan Page / USA Today:
'It's about time': Civil rights icon Myrlie Evers reflects on Kamala Harris' campaign
Discussion: CBS News
ProPublica:
Trump Company CEO's Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict
Scott Pinsker / PJ Media:
ABC Moderators Were Lying: EIGHT ‘Aborted’ Babies Were Born Alive & Then Left to Die in Minnesota
Politico:
A ballot fight in New Jersey nears an end as 2 counties prepare settlement for new design
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Pro-Harris super PAC to invest heavily in ads targeting women on abortion in swing states
Discussion: WisPolitics and The Hill
Noel Sims / Popular Information:
Meet the Kremlin's ideal Congressional candidate
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden to announce new efforts to curb gender-based violence
Discussion: Reuters and The White House
Jesus Mesa / Newsweek:
Biden Donned Trump Hat in Shanksville as Show of 9/11 Unity, White House Says
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Mike Johnson's hell-in-waiting if he keeps the speaker gavel in 2025
Wall Street Journal:
No, Taylor Swift Did Not Coordinate Her Kamala Harris Endorsement With the Campaign
Discussion: MLive.com and New Jersey Online
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift Drove Nearly 338,000 People to Vote.gov With Kamala Harris Endorsement Post
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
The Zeal of the Convert  —  Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement …
Associated Press:
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says he's done apologizing
 

 
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Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumps 35%+ after hours

Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
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