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1:45 PM ET, September 13, 2024

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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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The Bulwark:
Trump Is Losing The Post-Debate Debate, Too  —  Plus: A bomb threat in Springfield.  —  Donald Trump has an announcement: He won the first debate against Kamala Harris so handily, and was praised so universally for doing so, that he really doesn't see a need to take the stage with her again.
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump holds news conference, to 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
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Wall Street Journal:
ABC's Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
No. 2 Senate GOP leader: Trump should debate Harris again
Morning Consult Pro:
Harris Extends Lead Over Trump After First Presidential Debate
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
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 …
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: New York Times and The Barbed Wire
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:   Elon Musk Secretly Funded Effort to Dump Texas Prosector
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
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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Emily Brooks / The Hill:   6 House Republicans join bipartisan commitment to uphold election results
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Martha Stewart Just Quietly Made a Rare Presidential Endorsement  —  ‘KEEP IT QUIET’  —  After declining to endorse a candidate in 2020, Stewart has finally broken her silence on the 2024 election. … Martha Stewart has finally weighed in on the 2024 election and endorsed a candidate.
CNN:
Biden administration expected to unveil new evidence of RT's key role in Russian intelligence operations globally  —  The Biden administration is expected on Friday to announce a major effort to blunt the global influence of RT and expose what it says is the Russian state media network's key role …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The ‘feral 25-year-olds’ making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok  —  Harris's “digital rapid response” operation and all-Gen-Z TikTok team are tapping the trends and rhythms of internet culture to create an online presence that's unique in presidential politics.
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
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
America's stores are winning the war on shoplifting  —  New York CNN —  A year ago, America's stores declared a shoplifting epidemic.  They closed stores in major cities, hired extra security, locked up key merchandise and declared big losses in their financial statements.
Discussion: HotAir
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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?
Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules  —  The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot.  —  The high court's ruling came days …
Washington Post:
White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision  —  Concerns grow about risks involved in halting sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese company.  —  White House officials are signaling that President Joe Biden will not imminently move to block Nippon Steel's bid …
Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Blasts Western Allies for Slow Aid Amid Russian Push Near Kursk  — Russian artillery domination near Pokrovsk declines: Zelenskiy  — Zelenskiy says help from Ukraine's western partners too slow  —  Ukraine Needs to Be Able to Defend Itself, Panetta Says
 
 
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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
McKenzie Funk / ProPublica:
Oregon's Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Antisemitic Ads About Doug Emhoff Target Muslim Voters in Michigan
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Harris or Trump? Once Again, Election Results Could Take Awhile.
Discussion: CNN and The 19th
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Psychiatrist Says Trump Should Be Examined for Cognitive Illness After Disjointed Debate
 Earlier Items: 
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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
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Manchin opens door for Schumer on judicial confirmations
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Sabotaged Early Voting in a Critical Swing State
 

 
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