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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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Fox News cleans up another Trump mess — After the debate, the network worked to keep the MAGA faithful in a state of blissful ignorance. — The reviews were almost universally savage after Donald Trump's debate debacle, in which the former president ranted about migrants eating pets …
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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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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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Civil War: How Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Whack Laura Loomer
MAGA Civil War: How Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Whack Laura Loomer
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HuffPost, Daily Kos, CNN, Forbes, Raw Story, The Floridian, Alternet.org, MSNBC, New Republic, Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he doesn't agree with Loomer statements
Trump says he doesn't agree with Loomer statements
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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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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
JD Vance now says Haitian immigrants are spreading HIV after bizarre pet-eating claim flops — In the aftermath of Tuesday's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Trump's running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance, made a series of controversial …
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Raw Story, New Republic, Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump uses harsher rhetoric to describe Haitians in Ohio — Trump doubled down Friday, promising that “the largest deportation in the history of our country” would “start with Springfield.” — Former President Donald Trump used increasingly harsh rhetoric Friday in describing Haitian migrants in Ohio …
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New York Times:
Bomb Threats and the F.B.I.: Springfield Disrupted by Trump's False Migrants Claim — Springfield, Ohio, is caught in the middle of the nation's political wars after former President Donald J. Trump made a debunked claim about Haitian immigrants and pets. — The dogs and cats of Springfield …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom — Behind the vicious Trump-Vance attacks on Haitian immigrants is a long history of making the people of Haiti pay for the audacity of their revolution. — Pocket — I could tell you that the only “evidence” …
Alayna Alvarez / Axios:
Trump pledges “largest deportation” in U.S. history, starting in Ohio and Colorado
Trump pledges “largest deportation” in U.S. history, starting in Ohio and Colorado
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The Guardian, New York Times, Denver Post, ABC News and New Republic
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
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Sarah Grace Taylor / Nashville Banner:
Rep. Mark Green Accused by Wife of Affair with Younger Woman — Updated at 1:50 p.m. with a comment from Green. — Republican Congressman Mark Green has filed for divorce from his wife of 35 years after having an affair, according to a dispatch from his wife.
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CNN:
Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris and says voters must choose between ‘lesser of two evils’ — Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump's anti-migrant policies …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Forget Trump's debate performance, Harris was equally as bad, if not worse
Forget Trump's debate performance, Harris was equally as bad, if not worse
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Raw Story, USA Today, The Hill, Washington Times, VINnews, HotAir and Alabama Political Reporter
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, Voice of America, Defense One, Al Jazeera, emptywheel and Bloomberg
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
State Department labels RT as covert influence arm of Russian government
State Department labels RT as covert influence arm of Russian government
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The Guardian and Washington Post
David Klepper / Associated Press:
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine
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New York Post and The American Conservative, more at Mediagazer »
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
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Al Jazeera, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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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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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
Nebraska ballot can include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, high court rules
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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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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Lynda Carter's Sister Is Running in a Key Arizona Race. Wonder Woman Is Sounding the Alarm. — Pamela Carter, a right-wing abortion foe, claims to have her family's “full support” for her candidacy. Not exactly. — Arizona's fourth legislative district, located in the suburban heart …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
How Harris aims to keep drawing eyeballs as the hard campaigning begins — At a leadership retreat for top aides in Wilmington last week, Jen O'Malley Dillon - the campaign chair hired by Joe Biden and retained by Kamala Harris - ticked through the battleground states and warned them …
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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.