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12:50 PM ET, September 17, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump, without evidence, blames ‘rhetoric’ of Biden, Harris for possible assassination attempt  —  Former president Trump, who has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric, repeated the claim on his social media platform Truth Social.  —  Former president Donald Trump on Monday blamed the …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
After possible assassination attempt, Trump decries ‘rhetoric’? Spare me the sanctimony.
Kit Maher / CNN:
Vance blames liberal rhetoric for apparent assassination attempt against Trump
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll … - “A majority of likely voters — including 1 in 5 Republicans — believe Harris won the debate, and performance appears to be crystalizing her national lead over the former president,” said Eli Yokley, political analyst at Morning Consult, in an emailed statement.
Discussion: News.Az and Forbes
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Small Movement Post-Debate  —  Large gender gaps on trust to handle immigration, abortion  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Vice President Kamala Harris continues to hold slightly more voter support than former President Donald Trump in the 2024 race for president.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Vance: Trump's Health-Care Plan Is to Let Insurers Charge More for Preexisting Conditions … Donald Trump infamously said at the presidential debate he had the “concept of a plan” to replace Obamacare.  As is often the case when Trump commits verbal self-harm, it fell to J.D. Vance to turn …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Vance Lets Slip: He and Trump Are Coming For Your Health Care  —  It's not just Project 2025 or Trump's failed ACA repeal.  Vance accidentally admitted the NEW plan is to screw over people with pre-existing conditions specifically.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democrats are always hoping …
Discussion: UPI and HuffPost
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
JD Vance's one job is to clean up after Donald Trump — but he keeps making a bigger mess
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is No Gerald Ford
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Admits He's Telling Racist Lies for Attention
Washington Post:
Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races  —  Arizona officials discovered they have no records showing if nearly 100,000 longtime residents provided proof of citizenship, which is required by law to vote in state and local races.
Discussion: Votebeat and Spotlight PA
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Politico:
Playbook: The next Jan. 6
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Axios:
2020 déjà vu: Why the 2024 election could take days to call
Discussion: Raw Story and Townhall
Rachael Bade / Politico:
The other Jan. 6 Democrats are worried about
Discussion: Raw Story
Anna J Kaiser / Bloomberg:
Palm Beach Asks for Help After Spending $93,000 a Day to Protect Trump  —  Palm Beach, one of the richest American enclaves, is seeking government assistance after the cost to protect its most famous resident — former President Donald Trump — soared to $93,000 a day.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Deborah Acosta / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Authorities Were Warned About Suspected Trump Gunman  —  Ryan Routh criticized Trump and threatened to kill Vladimir Putin, setting off alarm bells among those involved in Ukraine assistance efforts  —  in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Vera Bergengruen in Washington
Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Secret Service Admits Not Searching Golf Course Perimeter, Drawing New Scrutiny
Axios:
Senate GOP abandons anti-Biden strategy after unexpected backfire … - Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told Axios they were “not actually getting anything done” with the votes, but it created a situation in which Democrats “can send a message that they're pretending to back home.”
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Public Notice:
Mehdi Hasan sounds off  —  “The media is too timid, too cautious, too cowardly.”  —  ∙ Paid … Mehdi Hasan thinks elite media institutions are failing us, which is why he founded Zeteo, an “independent and unfiltered” news and commentary site that has grown exponentially since its debut earlier this year.
Discussion: Zeteo and Boing Boing
CNBC:
New details of Trump family crypto project released, including who can buy in … More than two hours into Republican former President Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial launch event on X Monday night, the team behind the Trump family's new crypto project finally unveiled a key detail …
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump doesn't share details about his family's cryptocurrency venture during X launch event
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools  —  The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses.  It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouchers, proponents say.
Discussion: NC Newsline and Kentucky Lantern
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist  —  US supreme court justice and Gloria von Thurn und Taxis found to have rubbed elbows with hardliner Leonard Leo  —  The supreme court justice Samuel Alito and a German aristocrat and “networker of the far right” …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Accountable US
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
14% of Republicans would ‘take action to overturn’ the election if Trump loses, study finds  —  Nearly half of Republicans say they won't accept the results of the presidential election if their candidate loses, and some of them say they would “take action to overturn” the results, according to data released Tuesday.
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Harris enthusiasm driving a surge in young Latino registration: Voto Latino  —  Voter registration among young Hispanics jumped over the past two months, a change that the president and CEO of Voto Latino says is mostly driven by voter enthusiasm for Vice President Harris.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Megyn Kelly owes Taylor Swift an apology  —  Megyn Kelly, formerly of NBC and Fox News, is enraged that Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president.  The global superstar endorsed Harris in an Instagram post on September 10, immediately after the debate between Harris and Donald Trump.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia
Robert Reich:
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ABC News:
Trump Arlington cemetery incident still under investigation: Sources
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Attorney Handling Would-Be Trump Assassin's Case Is a Haitian Immigrant
Discussion: Coffee & Covid
Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Poll shows Ayotte with narrow lead over Craig in tight race for New Hampshire governor
Discussion: Pluribus News
Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:
Game Changer? Conservative Movies Crash Box Office Charts
Discussion: Washington Post
Paula Bolyard / PJ Media:
Why Was Big Tech So Quick to Scrub Ryan Routh's Accounts?
Discussion: WAGA-TV and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Is 2024 the year of the ‘pro-choice’ Republican?
Discussion: CNN, NOTUS and Axios
New York Post:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested at NYC hotel by Homeland Security amid sex trafficking investigation
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
TikTok faces skeptical judges in hearing over potential ban
Andrew Couts / Wired:
Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Reggaeton Star Nicky Jam Deletes Endorsement After Donald Trump Misgendering
Discussion: Raw Story and Variety
NBC News:
Meta bans RT, days after U.S. accuses Russian outlet of disinformation
 

 
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