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8:40 PM ET, September 13, 2024

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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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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” …
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Bomb Threats and the F.B.I.: Springfield Disrupted by Trump's False Migrants Claim
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Ohio Mayor Says Enough
Politico:
Trump got back on track with the border. Then he started talking about the dogs (and geese).
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 …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Scrambles to Excuse Trump Chickening Out of Second Debate
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Losing The Post-Debate Debate, Too
Discussion: RealClearPolling
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
If True, the ABC News Presidential Debate Could Be Rocked by Explosive Scandal
Haley Byrd Wilt / NOTUS:
Raining Cats and Dogs: GOP Lawmakers Embrace Trump's Baseless Claims About Immigrants Eating Pets
NewsGuard's Reality Check:
Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP lawmaker's wife accuses him of an affair — and points the finger at the wrong woman  —  The House Homeland Security chair, who is seeking a divorce, acknowledged “a difficult time for my family.”  —  House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green engaged in an extramarital affair …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York 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 says he doesn't agree with Loomer statements
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Civil War: How Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Whack Laura Loomer
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
State Department labels RT as covert influence arm of Russian government
Discussion: The Guardian and Washington Post
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
RT running covert military supply operation for Russian forces, State Dept. says
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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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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.
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules  —  Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Harris pledges to rein in degree requirements for federal jobs  —  Vice President Harris on Friday pledged to end “unnecessary degree requirements” for some federal jobs as she courted middle-class voters in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania.  —  “For far too long …
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.
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 …
 
 
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
Ana Radelat / MinnPost:
MinnPost poll shows Harris has narrow lead over Trump in Minnesota
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Trump Divides Arizona's Crucial Mormon Vote
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York City Council:
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