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9:35 AM ET, September 12, 2024

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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
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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP grapples with fallout from Trump's rocky debate  —  Campaign Report  —  The Big Story  —  Republicans are regrouping after the former president repeatedly lost his composure, and Vice President Harris was widely viewed as the winner of the night, with some admitting Trump had a poor showing …
Politico:
Playbook: Dems press on the GOP's biggest sore spot  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  AND SO IT BEGINS — Mail ballots for the general election are now starting to go out: Yesterday, Alabama became the first state to start sending them to absentee voters …
Nielsen:
Over 67 Million Viewers Tune In for ABC News Harris-Trump Debate … The ABC News debate was the first debate between the two participating candidates and second of this election cycle.  Including ABC, the debate aired live on 17 television networks reported by Nielsen …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's big, unfixable, glaring glitch
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:   Harris, After a Debate Success, Confronts a Battleground ‘Game of Inches’
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate
Jesus Mesa / Newsweek:
Biden Donned Trump Hat in Shanksville as Show of 9/11 Unity, White House Says
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Anatomy of a Trump conspiracy theory
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans try to hide from Trump's debate performance
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Kamala Harris clearly won debate over Donald Trump but VP got no bump from voters after performance: poll
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump's Trainwreck  —  You know who cares about the notorious bias of the media-Democrat complex?
Reuters:
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Concepts of a Plan”: Trump Roasted for Having No Clue What He's Doing
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
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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 🐱
Vivian Ho / The Daily Beast:
Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son's Death
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pushes back on fake migrant story amplified by Trump: “The internet can be quite crazy”
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Schumer cornering GOP on Trump IVF plan … - The IVF bill will hit the Senate floor over the next two weeks, a source familiar with the plans told Axios. … - It is a re-vote on a bill that Schumer and Senate Democrats offered up this summer.  — Trump endorsed universal coverage for IVF treatments earlier this month.
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Politico:
Trump sells himself as a ‘leader’ on IVF, angering some Republicans
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 …
Politico:
A ballot fight in New Jersey nears an end as 2 counties prepare settlement for new design  —  If approved, it could spell the end of a system that gives party bosses unique power.  —  Two New Jersey counties are on the verge of settling a constitutional challenge to New Jersey's controversial …
Noel Sims / Popular Information:
Meet the Kremlin's ideal Congressional candidate  —  “I mean Putin is a bad guy, but, like, a lot of people are bad guys.  I mean he's pragmatic.”  —  This is how Joe Kent, a former Green Beret and CIA operative running for Washington state's 3rd congressional district …
 
 
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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
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Activist Leonard Leo pushes to “weaponize” conservatives
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida is disappearing from the national political map
Scott Pinsker / PJ Media:
ABC Moderators Were Lying: EIGHT ‘Aborted’ Babies Were Born Alive & Then Left to Die in Minnesota
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Pro-Harris super PAC to invest heavily in ads targeting women on abortion in swing states
Discussion: The Hill
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden to announce new efforts to curb gender-based violence
Discussion: Reuters and The White House
Axios:
Mike Johnson's hell-in-waiting if he keeps the speaker gavel in 2025
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
No, Taylor Swift Did Not Coordinate Her Kamala Harris Endorsement With the Campaign
Discussion: MLive.com and New Jersey Online
Sky News:
Russian ship captured in satellite image ‘delivering ballistic missiles from Iran’
Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Sun and Reuters
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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