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1:20 PM ET, September 16, 2024

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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Man in custody after Trump golf club incident was once convicted of possessing a machine gun  —  The man was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58.  Property and court records indicate a long criminal past in North Carolina and that he lived most recently in Hawaii.
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Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?  —  NEW DETAILS  —  A local sheriff said the man seemed “relatively calm” and didn't show “a lot of emotions” when his vehicle was pulled over after fleeing the scene.  —  The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling …
Reuters:
Ryan Routh, reported suspect in Trump assassination attempt, backed Ukraine
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Son of alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh says his dad hates Trump like ‘all reasonable people’ but he's never owned a gun and wouldn't do anything bats*** crazy
Wired:
Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction
New York Post:
Alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh, 58, of Hawaii echoed Harris, Biden's anti-Trump rhetoric as he backed Dem candidates
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump blames Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ for latest assassination attempt, says he will ‘save the country’  —  Democrats have previously blamed Trump for raising the temperature and being a ‘threat to democracy’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said President Biden and Vice President Harris' …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is a Threat to Democracy, and Saying So Is Not Incitement … There is no contradiction between these ideas whatsoever.  Yet Trump's supporters have responded to both attempts on his life by muddying the waters, exploiting the near-tragedies with cynical efforts to redefine critiques …
Discussion: The Spectator World
The Hill:
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt charged with federal gun crimes  —  The suspected gunman in an attempted assassination of former President Trump has been charged with federal gun crimes, according to The Associated Press.  —  Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, appeared in federal court …
Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris  —  His remark, just hours after what the authorities said was a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, immediately drew outrage.  —  Hours after what the F.B.I. called a second attempted assassination …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, HuffPost, Variety, Esquire and Gizmodo
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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Elon Musk's Post After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash  —  Elon Musk has faced backlash after writing, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” following an apparent second assassination attempt on  —  .  —  On Sunday evening, a shooter
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Harris expresses relief Trump safe after gunshots
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden says Secret Service ‘needs more help’ after apparent Trump assassination attempt
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Live Updates: Secret Service Faces Scrutiny After Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS NOT displeased that they've been widely condemned for spreading the urban legend of Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.  —  If the national media is talking …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump and Vance Are Actively Harming Springfield  —  Springfield, Ohio, is just the sort of beleaguered heartland manufacturing town that Donald Trump and J. D. Vance say the MAGA movement wants to help.  Instead, the Republican ticket has chosen to make life miserable for the town and its residents for the sake of political gain.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno raised funds on Laura Loomer's show and met with her in D.C.
Discussion: Angry White Men and Vanity Fair
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Vance, Trump, and The Politics of Hate
Discussion: Politico
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Donald Trump and JD Vance Are Attempting Domestic Terrorism by Proxy
Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care.  In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother's Death Was Preventable.  —  At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found.  This is one of their stories.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Discussion: Mediaite, Alternet.org and The Hill
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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:   Laura Loomer Is the Symptom, Not the Disease
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's ties to Loomer worry Republicans
WKYC-TV:
Portage County sheriff: ‘Write down the addresses’ of Kamala Harris supporters who display yard signs  —  Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski, who took office in 2021, made the remarks in Facebook posts shared to two separate accounts on the night of Sept. 13.  —  PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio …
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Why House Republicans still can't manage to fund the government  —  Internal conflicts and a narrow majority make each spending fight a pitched battle.  —  House Republicans have been in power for nearly two years — and they're still unable to solve fiscal problems within their ranks.
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and Punchbowl News
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority
Discussion: The Hill
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrats build momentum in Texas Senate race
Discussion: Breitbart and HuffPost
New York Times:
Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine  —  Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.  —  Ryan Wesley Routh, the 58-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday in connection …
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course
Associated Press:
A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key US House races.  It could help Democrats  —  Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation's most competitive House districts.  A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:
Republicans are Losing the Vote-By-Mail Battle in Court  —  Former President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have switched their positions on mail-in voting so many times that it would give any voter whiplash.  Whether they claim to support it as a valid voting method or disparage …
Discussion: The Federalist
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The staggering reach of Trump's misinformation — not just on Haitian migrants  —  A new poll shows lots of Trump backers say they believe his pet-eating claim about Haitians, as well as plenty of other claims.  —  From Day One of his presidency to this day, Donald Trump has promoted …
Discussion: The Guardian and Hollywood Life
Quico Toro / Persuasion:
The Mexican State is Being Vandalized  —  Hollowing out courts while playing footsie with the cartels, Mexico's President AMLO is leaving office, but not power.  —  Last week, the most successful and popular Mexican president in living memory took a major step towards dismantling Mexico's democracy.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
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