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5:45 AM ET, September 13, 2024

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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Go-To Move When Debates Don't Go Well  —  The former president has a habit of working the referees before debates, and then complaining about them if things don't go as he hoped.  —  As former President Donald J. Trump sought to minimize the damage done by Tuesday night's debate …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Trump's mental capacity is now topic one  —  The Donald Trump who melted down on the debate stage Tuesday night is not a well man.  —  He sounded like a lunatic.  He expressed his belief in things that simply aren't true.  (Think: “They're eating the dogs.  They're eating the cats.")
Discussion: Twitchy
New York Times:
$47 Million Flowed Into Harris Campaign in 24 Hours After Debate  —  The sum included donations from 600,000 individuals.  Vice President Kamala Harris already had a significant financial edge over former President Donald J. Trump entering September.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris raised $47 million …
Morning Consult Pro:
Harris Extends Lead Over Trump After First Presidential Debate  —  The Democratic nominee leads the Republican by 5 points among likely voters following Tuesday's face-off  —  Data Downloads  —  A sortable CSV of results among likely voters in the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump presidential match-up
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Is the Entire World Conspiring to Make It Look Like Trump Lost the Debate? … In the immediate aftermath of the presidential debate, most reporters and analysts conveyed a similar narrative of what had transpired: Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump into an angry, frequently incoherent performance.
Richard A. Friedman / The Atlantic:
Trump's Repetitive Speech Is a Bad Sign  —  If the debate was a cognitive test, the former president failed.  —  Tuesday's presidential debate was, among other things, an excellent real-world test of the candidates' cognitive fitness—and any fair-minded mental-health expert would be very worried about Donald Trump's performance.
HuffPost:
‘Disturbing’: Lindsey Graham Says Trump Shouldn't Pal Around With 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist
Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:
'It Wasn't A Knockout': Ex-CNN Analyst Rains On Dems' Post-Debate Parade
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Loomer mocking Harris's Indian heritage is ‘racist poison’
New York Times:
Harris Challenges Trump to Debate Again as She Rallies in North Carolina
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Harris vs. Trump: Who is leading the polls?
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Trump Rules Out More Debates; ‘I Won’
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump says he will not debate Harris again
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Harris raises $47 million in 24 hours after Trump debate
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump rejects second Harris debate
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Linda Ronstadt Rebukes Donald Trump, Endorses Kamala Harris in Blistering Letter
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Sabotaged Early Voting in a Critical Swing State  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court tossed a grenade into the state's election on Monday, violating both state and federal law to grant Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cynical, last-minute removal from the ballot.
Discussion: NBC News
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Manchin opens door for Schumer on judicial confirmations … - That's a huge win for Schumer, who was previously looking to capitalize on GOP absences or rely on Vice President Kamala Harris to break ties.  —  In a surprise, Manchin voted to advance the nomination of Kevin Ritz …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
springfield-news-sun:
Springfield City Hall, schools, county hit by bomb threat tied to Haitian issues  —  City Hall evacuated, county offices closed, parents at one Springfield school asked to pick up children early  —  Several city, county and school buildings around Springfield were closed Thursday because of a bomb threat …
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Alex Presha / ABC News:
Bomb threats reported at multiple buildings in Springfield, Ohio
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 …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
These people have seen Harris in the Situation Room.  Here's what they have to say.  —  Harris is “more hard-line than most people think,” says a retired four-star general who has briefed her many times.  —  Would Kamala Harris make a good president and commander in chief?
NBC News:
Judge narrows election interference case against Trump in Georgia  —  Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his decision that 3 of the counts could no longer stand because they involved accusations of perjury or false statements under federal jurisdiction.  —  ATLANTA — The judge in election interference case …
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
Discussion: NOTUS
New York Times:
Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine's Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia  —  The topic will be on the agenda Friday with the first official visit to Washington by Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer.  —  President Biden appears on the verge of clearing the way for Ukraine …
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Trump's Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol  —  Twice this past summer, Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, N.J. has featured speeches from a rioter convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, who has a well-documented history …
Discussion: Raw Story, Democrats and Mediaite
 
 
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Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Chairman McCaul Announces Full Committee Markup to Find Secretary Blinken in Contempt of Congress
Discussion: Washington Examiner, IJR and The Hill
Esther Linder / ABC:
Apple owes $21b to Ireland in taxes after a sweetheart deal was deemed illegal. Would this happen in Australia?
Discussion: Associated Press and Jacobin
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is ‘too rightwing’
Discussion: Reuters and Semafor
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
2024 showed us why presidential debates remain essential democratic institutions in the USA
Discussion: The Nation
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
DHL sues MyPillow, alleging company founded by Mike Lindell owes $800,000
Discussion: Law & Crime, Mediaite and Raw Story
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
Newsom's wife's relatives hosting Trump fundraiser in California: reports
Discussion: RedState
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
FCC chair rebuffs Trump's post-debate call to strip ABC's license
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Quietly Settles With Ex-Bedminster Waitress Involved In Hush Money Deal
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
 

 
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William Christou / The Guardian:
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