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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.
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HotAir, Just The News, Times of India, Townhall, Fox News, The Post Millennial, VINnews, Twitchy, Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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RedState, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Twitchy, Breitbart, Reason, Daily Kos, Fox News and UnHerd
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's mental capacity is now topic one
Trump's mental capacity is now topic one
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The Mahablog, Twitchy and The Atlantic
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Psychiatrist Says Trump Should Be Examined for Cognitive Illness After Disjointed Debate
Psychiatrist Says Trump Should Be Examined for Cognitive Illness After Disjointed Debate
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
Morning Consult Pro:
Harris Extends Lead Over Trump After First Presidential Debate
Harris Extends Lead Over Trump After First Presidential Debate
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ComingSoon.net, New Jersey Online, The Hill, The Liberal Patriot, Breitbart, Scripps News, Vanity Fair, Arizona Mirror, Forbes and Florida Politics
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Go-To Move When Debates Don't Go Well
Donald Trump's Go-To Move When Debates Don't Go Well
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USA Today, The Atlantic, Megyn Kelly and Blaze Media
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Defends Debate Performance and Calls for Ending Tax on Overtime
Trump Defends Debate Performance and Calls for Ending Tax on Overtime
Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post why he won't debate Harris again: 'Just don't think that there's any need for it'
Trump tells The Post why he won't debate Harris again: 'Just don't think that there's any need for it'
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The Daily Beast, Poynter, Adweek, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Reuters, The Hill and Semafor
Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:
'It Wasn't A Knockout': Ex-CNN Analyst Rains On Dems' Post-Debate Parade
'It Wasn't A Knockout': Ex-CNN Analyst Rains On Dems' Post-Debate Parade
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New York Times:
$47 Million Flowed Into Harris Campaign in 24 Hours After Debate
$47 Million Flowed Into Harris Campaign in 24 Hours After Debate
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Spectrum News NY1, Axios, HuffPost, The Atlantic, The Hill, Forbes, Raw Story and CNBC
New York Times:
Harris Challenges Trump to Debate Again as She Rallies in North Carolina
Harris Challenges Trump to Debate Again as She Rallies in North Carolina
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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 …
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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 …
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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NBC News, Plain Dealer and The Daily Beast
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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
Springfield bomb threat used ‘hateful’ language toward migrants, Haitians, mayor says
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David French / New York Times:
MAGA Will Fall for Anything
MAGA Will Fall for Anything
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Salon, Breitbart, Alabama Political Reporter, Alternet.org and Daily Kos
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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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.”
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic's case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month — A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election …
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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.
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Raw Story, Alternet.org and The Guardian
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.
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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.
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Daily Caller News Foundation, CNN, The 19th and The Daily Caller
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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The Capitolist and Life, Liberty, Property