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11:35 AM ET, September 13, 2024

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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign suggests Trump avoiding debate because he doesn't want to defend ‘toxic positions’  —  Vice President Harris's campaign on Friday argued that former President Trump shared a handful of “toxic positions” on the debate stage earlier this week and suggested he's avoiding another debate so he doesn't have to defend them.
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
If True, the ABC News Presidential Debate Could Be Rocked by Explosive Scandal  —  Anyone who watched the presidential debate hosted by ABC News on Tuesday knows that the moderators were biased and repeatedly fact-checked Trump while letting Kamala Harris's lies go unchallenged.
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump to hold news conference, campaign in Nev.; Harris back in Pa.  —  Trump says he won't debate Harris again before election  —  Election 2024  —  Follow live updates on the 2024 election and the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: So What
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
No. 2 Senate GOP leader: Trump should debate Harris again  —  Senate Republican Whip John Thune (N.D.), the No. 2-ranking Senate GOP leader, says former President Trump should agree to a second debate with Vice President Harris.  —  Thune, a leading candidate to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell …
Discussion: Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
ABC's Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate  —  They called Trump out on every falsehood but let Harris get away with one lie after another.  —  Like most Americans who watched Tuesday's debate, we both thought Kamala Harris had defeated Donald Trump.  She knew her lines and threw him on the defensive, and he couldn't keep up.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Psychiatrist Says Trump Should Be Examined for Cognitive Illness After Disjointed Debate
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Defends Debate Performance and Calls for Ending Tax on Overtime
Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:
'It Wasn't A Knockout': Ex-CNN Analyst Rains On Dems' Post-Debate Parade
New York Times:
Harris Challenges Trump to Debate Again as She Rallies in North Carolina
Wall Street Journal:
How Elon Musk Secretly Tried to Oust a Texas Prosecutor  —  In a bid to counter George Soros, the Tesla chief executive unsuccessfully backed the opponent of a progressive district attorney  —  Elon Musk secretly channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars into a local race in Travis County …
Discussion: The Barbed Wire and New York Times
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Secretly Funded Effort to Dump Texas Prosector  —  LONE STAR HATER  —  The billionaire's real target may have been the man he, in his increasingly conspiratorial worldview, has compared to the supervillain Magneto: George Soros.  —  Elon Musk secretly funneled hundreds of thousands …
Thibault Spirlet / Business Insider:   Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work.
NewsGuard's Reality Check:
Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge  —  “I'm not sure I'm the most credible source because I don't actually know the person who lost the cat,” Kimberly Newton told NewsGuard.  She is the Springfield, Ohio, resident whose story started it all
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Haley Byrd Wilt / NOTUS:
Raining Cats and Dogs: GOP Lawmakers Embrace Trump's Baseless Claims About Immigrants Eating Pets  —  Republicans seemed more disturbed by the moderators fact-checking Trump than they were with his false claims.  — Copy  —  If you've watched Donald Trump demonize immigrants to fuel …
Washington Post:
Springfield bomb threat used ‘hateful’ language toward migrants, Haitians, mayor says
Public Notice:
Texas comes for the right to interstate travel  —  States' rights for me, not for thee. … During Tuesday's debate, as Donald Trump tried to take credit for the demise of Roe while pretending a second Trump administration wouldn't obliterate abortion protections at a national level …
Axios:
Trump allies alarmed by far-right activist's influence on him … - “Marjorie Taylor Greene is right. … - Greene, a GOP firebrand known for her politically provocative speeches in Congress, has had a series of disagreements with Loomer long before this week.
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HuffPost:
‘Disturbing’: Lindsey Graham Says Trump Shouldn't Pal Around With 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The New York Times' Republicans-only Opinion Feature  —  A regular New York Times opinion feature includes outside writers — but only conservatives  —  If you read yesterday's New York Times, you likely came across a feature headlined “'Trump Brought Darkness; Harris Brought Light': 14 Writers on Who Won the Presidential Debate.”
Discussion: Eschaton
Deepak Puri / The Democracy Labs:
Project 2025 cuts Social Security: Are you on the chopping block?  Check this map.  —  Should the Social Security Retirement Age Be Raised?  Yes.  — Heritage Foundation  —  You gotta hand it to the clever folks at the Heritage Foundation!  How do you make it even harder for seniors struggling with their healthcare and expenses?
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Bipartisan group of lawmakers signs pledge to certify 2024 election results  —  More than 30 House members, including a half-dozen Republicans, have signed a bipartisan pledge to uphold the results of the 2024 election amid an increased focus on Congress' role in certifying the tally next January.
ABC News:
Charges expected in Iranian hack of Trump campaign: Sources  —  The charges could be filed as soon as next week.  —  Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets supporters prior to speaking during a campaign event at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, Sept. 12, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz.
Discussion: Fox News
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Harris or Trump?  Once Again, Election Results Could Take a While.  —  More Americans are using mail-in ballots, which take longer to count than those cast in person.  In several battleground states, a winner may not be apparent on Nov. 5.  —  The hosts of election night parties may want to book a room for more than just one night.
Ian Ward / Politico:
Is There More to JD Vance's MAGA Alliance Than Meets the Eye?  —  The New Right has a blueprint for taking power.  JD Vance could be following it.  —  JD Vance's political career has been defined by an apparent paradox.  On the one hand, Vance is a member of the upper echelon of America's ruling elite …
Associated Press:
Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement  —  A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Thursday with students and parents who sued over what they said was an unlawful decision …
 
 
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Antisemitic Ads About Doug Emhoff Target Muslim Voters in Michigan
Discussion: The Guardian
Bart H. Meijer / Reuters:
Dutch aim for migration clampdown as government sees “asylum crisis”
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Republicans and Democrats Agree: Campaigning in Extreme Heat Is Brutal
Associated Press:
North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes
springfield-news-sun:
Springfield City Hall, schools, county hit by bomb threat tied to Haitian issues
 Earlier Items: 
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Chairman McCaul Announces Full Committee Markup to Find Secretary Blinken in Contempt of Congress
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Manchin opens door for Schumer on judicial confirmations
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Esther Linder / ABC:
Apple owes $21b to Ireland in taxes after a sweetheart deal was deemed illegal. Would this happen in Australia?
Discussion: Marketplace and Associated Press
New York Times:
Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine's Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is ‘too rightwing’
Discussion: Reuters and Semafor
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Sabotaged Early Voting in a Critical Swing State
Discussion: NBC News
NBC News:
Judge narrows election interference case against Trump in Georgia
 

 
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