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12:45 PM ET, September 16, 2024

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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
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Live Updates: Secret Service Faces Scrutiny After Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course
Task Force on the Attempted Assassination …:
Task Force statement on attempted assassination of former President Trump
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 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, Esquire, Gizmodo and New Republic
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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
CNN:
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Harris expresses relief Trump safe after gunshots
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 …
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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.
New York Times:
Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in 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
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
Wired:
Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction
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.
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News  —  The ex-president's team, led by JD Vance, would rather talk about migration than abortion.  And Springfield allows them to.  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS NOT displeased that they've been widely condemned …
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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.  —  In late July, Ohio U.S. Senate nominee Bernie Moreno fundraised on the show of Laura Loomer, a far-right extremist who has celebrated the deaths of migrants and mocked Vice President Kamala Harris' Indian American heritage.
Discussion: Angry White Men and Vanity Fair
The Bulwark:   Vance, Trump, and The Politics of Hate
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Donald Trump and JD Vance Are Attempting Domestic Terrorism by Proxy
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
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: 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
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
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Beijing releases long-jailed US citizen  —  California resident David Lin is free after spending 18 years in prison.  —  The Chinese government has released 68-year-old Orange County resident David Lin, who has been behind bars since 2006 serving a life sentence for what the U.S. government says are bogus charges of contract fraud.
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
 
 
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The attack on the legitimacy of the 2024 presidential election has begun
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
 Earlier Items: 
Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
Congressional Black Caucus PAC launches ad in swing New York district highlighting Trump's lie about Haitian immigrants
Politico:
The White House launched a politically potent high-tech program this year. There's a reason you haven't heard of it.
Discussion: Washington Post
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Democrats look to put Republicans in a bind on IVF
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Will McCarthy / Politico:
‘War on Drugs 2.0’: Gavin Newsom's play against a crimefighting initiative
Rolling Stone:
Mike Lindell Group Accused of ‘Impersonating’ Election Cybersecurity Initiative
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
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