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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.
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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.
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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
Trump Blames Everybody but Himself — He can't face the truth about his performance at the debate. — This morning found the former apex predator of American politics looking for some hand-holding. Donald Trump said on Fox & Friends that he is “not inclined” to do any more debates …
Fox News:
Fox News Power Rankings: Trump loses his edge as we brace again for post-debate impact — Georgia, North Carolina join 4 other toss-up states in this unprecedented election cycle — Former President Donald Trump has lost his edge in Georgia and North Carolina in the latest Fox News Power Rankings …
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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 🐱
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Mary Trump Says Uncle Suffered ‘Narcissistic Injury’ In Debate And Won't Recover — Donald Trump's niece also highlighted “one of the most damning and dangerous things” about the former president. — LOADING — Mary Trump on Wednesday praised Vice President Kamala Harris for inflicting …
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Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Ebullient and Somber — run the gamut from the joy at the remarkable experience of watching Kamala Harris mop the floor with Donald Trump in the debate last night to the horrific sadness of yet another commemoration of the 9/11 anniversary, 23 years later. Today should be a day of national remembrance and public service.
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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 …
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.
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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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Anatomy of a Trump conspiracy theory
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Politico:
Trump ally Laura Loomer swatted down after posting bigoted attack on Harris
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Kamala Harris clearly won debate over Donald Trump but VP got no bump from voters after performance: poll
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
A Catastrophic Debate for Trump
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP grapples with fallout from Trump's rocky debate
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New York Times:
Harris, After a Debate Success, Confronts a Battleground ‘Game of Inches’
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Harris trolls Trump by posting most of debate as ‘new ad’
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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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Mediaite, The Hill, The Bulwark, New Jersey Online, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and The Guardian
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Taylor Swift's “Childless Cat Lady” endorsement of Kamala Harris exposes what MAGA men fear most — Voting for Donald Trump will not make the ladies like you, Elon Musk — “With love and hope,” Taylor Swift signed her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, “Childless Cat Lady.”
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.
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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 …
The Hill:
New York's top court throws out Trump gag order appeal — New York's high court tossed out former President Trump's appeal of the gag order in his hush money criminal case Thursday. — The gag order, which remains in partial effect ahead of Trump's sentencing, bars the former president …
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
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.
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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United States Secret Service:
2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes Designated a National Special Security Event — Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations — WASHINGTON - The 2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2025, has been designated …
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ProPublica:
Trump Company CEO's Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Earlier this summer, Devin Nunes …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Montana Senate race to GOP — The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted the Montana Senate race from “toss up” to “lean Republican” as polls show Tim Sheehy leading Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in a contest critical to control of the upper chamber.
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Fox News and Cook Political Report
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Sanders: US moving toward ‘oligarchic form of society’ — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving toward an “oligarchic form of society” and urged Vice President Harris to make that message more central to her campaign. — In doing so, Sanders said on CNN's …
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