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4:00 PM ET, September 13, 2024

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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 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.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Scrambles to Excuse Trump Chickening Out of Second Debate
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
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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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 …
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.
HuffPost:
‘Disturbing’: Lindsey Graham Says Trump Shouldn't Pal Around With 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist
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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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.
Discussion: Washington Post
David Klepper / Associated Press:
US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine  —  The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns …
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and The Floridian
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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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Haley Byrd Wilt / NOTUS:
Raining Cats and Dogs: GOP Lawmakers Embrace Trump's Baseless Claims About Immigrants Eating Pets
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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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:   Elon Musk Secretly Funded Bid to Dump Democratic Prosecutor
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.
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.
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 …
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
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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New York Times:
Christian Conservatives Face Reality: Increasingly, They Stand Alone
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden signals openness to using Western long-range missiles inside Russia as he meets Britain's leader to discuss
Blake Jones / Politico:
Why Gavin Newsom could ban legacy admissions
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump tax-free overtime plan ‘as fake as his tan,’ Senate finance chair says
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
McKenzie Funk / ProPublica:
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Ian Ward / Politico:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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