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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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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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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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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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Daily Kos, CNN, MSNBC, Raw Story, Alternet.org, New Republic, Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America
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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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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Scrambles to Excuse Trump Chickening Out of Second Debate … Donald Trump flubbed the last debate. His allies know it, his fundraisers know it—but that doesn't mean they're willing to admit it. — On Thursday, the Republican presidential nominee announced that he had decided …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Forget Trump's debate performance, Harris was equally as bad, if not worse
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Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump pledges ‘large deportations’; Harris back in Pa.
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Washington Examiner, Inside Elections and ABC11
Wall Street Journal:
ABC's Bias Deprived Voters of a Fair Debate
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign suggests Trump avoiding debate because he doesn't want to defend ‘toxic positions’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
No. 2 Senate GOP leader: Trump should debate Harris again
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
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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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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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump uses harsher rhetoric to describe Haitians in Ohio
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
JD Vance now says Haitian immigrants are spreading HIV after bizarre pet-eating claim flops
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Talking Points Memo, New Republic, CNBC, VINnews, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and Townhall
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
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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, emptywheel and Bloomberg
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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 »
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump threatens to cut off California wildfire aid if Newsom doesn't change water policy — Former President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to battle California wildfires, should he be reelected, if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) does not change a policy that protects an endangered species of fish.
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump says he would withhold California fire aid unless Newsom ‘signs those papers’ — Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank met with Trump and spoke briefly about city's struggle to deal with land movement. — Trump portrayed California as crime-ridden, water-starved and flooded with immigrants in the country illegally.
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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Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules
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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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NBC News, WAGA-TV, Plain Dealer and The Daily Beast
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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.
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
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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