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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Losing The Post-Debate Debate, Too — 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. — “When a prizefighter loses a fight …
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New York Times, RealClearPolling and The Root
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Slams Trump Over False Story of Pets and Immigrants: ‘This Has to Stop’ — The president made the comments at an event where he boasted of his work for Black Americans, implicitly trying to rally a critical Democratic constituency on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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WYPR, The Guardian, Hartford Courant, Raw Story, The White House and Al Jazeera
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.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Moooooods!!!! — Donald Trump's flailing performance at Tuesday night's debate triggered a multiday right-wing freakout at the ABC News moderators, punctuated by calls from the former president and his allies to target the network and its parent company with a regulatory crackdown, congressional investigation, and even prosecutions.
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New Republic, NBC News, USA Today, Washington Examiner and Washington Post
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Forget Trump's debate performance, Harris was equally as bad, if not worse
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Reuters, Washington Times, LifeNews.com, Raw Story, VINnews, HotAir and Alabama Political Reporter
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump pledges ‘large deportations’; Harris back in Pa.
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Washington Examiner, Inside Elections and ABC11
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Scrambles to Excuse Trump Chickening Out of Second Debate
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The Daily Beast, IJR, Breitbart, New York Post, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Washington Post, Mediaite, New Jersey Online, Bloomberg, HuffPost, The Guardian, Semafor and Politico
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign suggests Trump avoiding debate because he doesn't want to defend ‘toxic positions’
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WJBF, The Guardian, New Jersey Online, Associated Press, IJR and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
ABC's Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate
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Twitchy, Townhall, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, RedState, Washington Examiner, dgepress.com, Breitbart, CNBC and UnHerd
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
No. 2 Senate GOP leader: Trump should debate Harris again
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump shrugs off Loomer association: 'I don't control Laura' — Former President Trump shrugged off a question about his association with far-right activist Laura Loomer as some of his Republican allies sound the alarm about her influence, saying Friday she brings “a spirit” to his campaign.
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LGBTQ Nation, Mediaite, NBC News, New York Times, Advocate, USA Today, Alternet.org and Salon
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Civil War: How Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Whack Laura Loomer — MAGA CIVIL WAR LATEST — The former president's co-campaign manager Susie Wiles is now part of the civil war going on around Trump. — Former president Donald Trump moved to hire his racist firebrand pal Laura Loomer …
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CNN, Raw Story, Alternet.org, New Republic, Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Both parties target Trump for palling around with Laura Loomer
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Daily Kos, Washington Post, Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo, NBC News and The Guardian
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 …
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New York Times, Bloomberg and emptywheel
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
State Department labels RT as covert influence arm of Russian government — The State Department on Friday accused Russian outlet RT of being involved in covert influence campaigns across the globe, sanctioning its parent company for working on behalf of the Russian government.
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Washington Post
David Klepper / Associated Press:
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
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The American Conservative
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
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Al Jazeera, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
Battleground House Republican dodges how she'll vote on Florida's abortion amendment — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who Democrats are targeting in November, in an interview wouldn't say how she'll vote. — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is the lone Republican member of the Florida House delegation …
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The Hill and The Floridian
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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 …
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The Daily Caller, d2640, Nebraska Examiner, The Federalist, HuffPost, Stateline, The 19th, New York Times, LifeNews.com, Washington Post and Slate
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 …
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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Axios, New Republic, 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
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Thibault Spirlet / Business Insider:
Elon Musk spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to unseat a Texas prosecutor, report says. It didn't work. — Elon Musk spent heavily in a failed attempt to unseat a Texas prosecutor, per a report. — The Wall Street Journal said the Tesla CEO funneled money to a PAC to oppose José Garza in Texas.
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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.
NBC News:
Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio — Several local leaders have also been targeted in the wake of baseless claims aimed at Haitian immigrants that have been repeated by former President Donald Trump. — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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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.
New York Times:
Christian Conservatives Face Reality: Increasingly, They Stand Alone — As opposition to their agenda grows, especially on abortion, many conservatives are grappling with how to handle this new uncertain political world. — Conservative Christians are expected to vote overwhelmingly …
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Raw Story
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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