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9:25 AM ET, September 19, 2024

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New York Times:
Harris Had Stronger Debate, Polls Find, but the Race Remains Deadlocked  —  Kamala Harris holds an edge over Donald J. Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.  But new surveys found that the race remains a tossup nationally.  —  Kamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris tops Trump by two points  —  The latest Fox News national survey finds 3-point shift since August  —  Vice President Kamala Harris edges former President Trump in a head-to-head matchup, as more voters see Harris as the candidate who will help the middle class …
Emily Peck / Axios:
Harris closes trust gap with Trump on the economy  —  When it comes to the economy, Kamala Harris appears to have closed the “trust gap.” … - Harris seems to have shaken off some of that baggage.  —  The big picture: The economy is typically an important issue for voters in an election …
Politico:
Playbook: Mike Johnson's uneasy decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW POLLS OVERNIGHT — NYT/Siena this morning has new post-debate polling showing KAMALA HARRIS and DONALD TRUMP tied nationally but with Harris opening a four-point lead in crucial Pennsylvania, 50% to 46%.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside Trump's Electoral Firewall
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Are Spreading Lies About Haitians  —  Investing in Rust Belt communities would not fix what they see as the actual problem.  —  Six days into terrorizing the city of Springfield, Ohio, with baseless nonsense about Haitian immigrants kidnapping and eating people's pets …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it's proven false with 1 phone call  —  Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance has dug in on his claim Haitians in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets, even as the state's GOP governor and other officials insist there is no evidence of such behavior.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says he will visit Springfield, Ohio, ‘in the next two weeks’  —  The visit to the beleaguered Ohio city of Springfield would come as Trump has pushed baseless claims about Haitian migrants eating pets, which has been repeatedly debunked.  —  Former President Donald Trump said during …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump's Derision of Haitians Goes Back Years
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Root
Doc Louallen / ABC News:
Ohio Haitian immigrants say they are afraid to leave home after recent backlash
NBC News:
Lindsey Graham visits Nebraska on behalf of Trump campaign to push for electoral vote change  —  The South Carolina senator wants the governor to call a special session to put forward legislation that would make Nebraska a winner-take-all state in the Electoral College.
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Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
The Failure Was the Point: House Rejects Mike Johnson's Government Funding Gambit  —  “We're on the field, in the middle of the game, the quarterback is calling the play, we're gonna run the play,” Johnson said Wednesday, before the play failed.  — Copy
NBC News:
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a shutdown around the corner
KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President  —  (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President.  —  After reviewing six months of nationwide member polling and wrapping up nearly …
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Alex Nieves / Politico:
West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats
Andrew Tobin / freebeacon.com:
‘Israel Is Going to War’: Attacks on Hezbollah Devices Signal Jewish State Ready for Escalation  —  TEL AVIV—As Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon spontaneously combusted for a second straight day on Wednesday, war-weary Israelis were enjoying the show.  —  But they were also asking what comes next.
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency:
Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the following statement:
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Associated Press:
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
After Fed Cuts Rates, Biden Will Claim Credit for Economy's Strength  —  The president's speech on Thursday won't be a “victory lap,” officials said, but it will celebrate falling inflation and borrowing costs along with solid growth.  —  President Biden is set to declare on Thursday …
Discussion: Bloomberg and CBS News
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Fans at Vance Rally Boo Rate Cut That Will ‘Alleviate Inflation’
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Bethany McLean / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's financial failures are stunning.  ‘Lucky Loser’ has the receipts.  —  Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner's book, which builds on their Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting, is much more than an excavation of the former president's tax returns.  —  If you tell someone who is not a fan …
Discussion: New York Times
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
The stark reality of mass deportation  —  Former President Donald Trump has promised that he will start mass deportations if he wins in November.  The promise has become a central selling point of his 2024 campaign.  At a campaign rally in Michigan this summer, Trump vowed …
Washington Post:
Scarred by violence, lawmakers plan for possible ‘mass casualty’ event  —  Congress must ensure it can continue to govern in the aftermath of mass violence, a bipartisan group of House members argue.  —  Imagine the unthinkable: a mass shooting of members of Congress that leaves a large swath …
 
 
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Axios:
The Harris-Walz media strategy: Hide from the press
Discussion: CNN, IJR and Washington Examiner
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump's Laziest Campaign
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Trump Brought Chaos to American Politics. Now It's Engulfing Him.
Discussion: The Daily Signal and ABC News
Joseph MacKinnon / Blaze Media:
Nearly 3 in 10 Democrats polled say it ‘would be better if Trump had been killed’
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Women Killed by the Dobbs Decision
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Owen Klinsky / The Daily Caller:
Federal Reserve Delivers What Could Be A Huge Gift To Kamala Harris Just Before Election
New York Times:
Trump's Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials
Discussion: Raw Story
Georgina Rannard / BBC:
Musk's satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe
Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Fortune
David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like
Discussion: Raw Story
Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
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Variety:
AMC Networks acquires full control of BBC America, after BBC Studios sold its remaining 50.1% interest in the channel to AMC Networks for $42M in cash

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
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