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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quick explanation of how bomb threats work, to help JD Vance  —  There were a number of threats to people and places in Springfield, Ohio, after Vance and Trump made false claims about Haitian immigrants.  The media isn't to blame.  —  It's important to establish a timeline on what happened …
Washington Post:
Next year's massive tax battle has already started  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Election Day is less than seven weeks away.  To our readers in swing states sick of all the TV ads: Stay strong.  (But if you can't get enough election coverage, check out our colleague Aaron Blake's newsletter, The Campaign Moment, for even more.)
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Admission Shouldn't Shock You—They've Done This for Years
Discussion: emptywheel and Boing Boing
Associated Press:
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF  —  Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
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CNN:
Johnson schedules doomed show vote on funding plan before pivoting to next step
CNN:
Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
Associated Press:
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers and blames Israel.  At least 9 dead, thousands injured … Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people — including an 8-year-old girl …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon
Laila Bassam / Reuters:
Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say
ProPublica:
Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Judge Who Tossed Trump's Docs Case Repeatedly Violated Disclosure Rule: Report
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
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Politico:
Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview  —  Harris' appearance at the NABJ event follows Donald Trump's combative sit-down interview with the association.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris largely stuck to her script during an interview Tuesday with a panel …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Georgia
Discussion: Axios, New York Post and USA Today
April Rubin / Axios:
Harris spoke with Trump to denounce political violence following assassination attempt
Associated Press:
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states  —  The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states …
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Axios:
Trump traps Senate GOP with flip-flop on taxes … - They'll have to harmonize their own positions — in real time — with a president who is constantly changing his.  —  Trump posted he would “get SALT back.”  — That's a strong indication he wants to let those in high-tax states deduct …
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Trump: When I Win, The People Who Tried To Defeat Me Are Going To Prison  —  He's openly calling for rigging the election via voter intimidation, in a truly classic example of Every Accusation is a Confession: … To continue to treat this as a normal election, the media have to either ignore …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A new government report reveals the fundamental flaw in the American economy  —  A little-noticed report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released this month reveals why, for most Americans, the economy is broken.  The report focuses on the American economy from 2019 to 2021.
Andrew Rafferty / Scripps News:
Scripps News/Ipsos poll: Majority supports mass deportation of undocumented immigrants  —  The poll also showcases major partisan divides between voters on how to address one of the biggest topics of the presidential race: immigration.  —  A majority of Americans support the mass deportation …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's delusional debate spin speaks volumes  —  The contrast with Biden is telling. … Kamala Harris clobbered Donald Trump during their first (and likely only) presidential debate on September 10.  She humiliated him by smirking and laughing at his offensive buffoonery.
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad  —  A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Reveals How Trump Will Use Musk to Target Social Security  —  J.D. Vance's recent comments regarding Elon Musk's potential role in a second Trump administration are ringing alarm bells for some.  —  In the past few weeks, Trump has confirmed that he plans to create …
Discussion: Raw Story, Gizmodo and Boing Boing
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Green Party candidate stays on Montana Senate ballot  —  Sen. Jon Tester's (D-Mont.) reelection was already difficult.  It just got a little harder.  The Montana state Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that Green Party candidate Robert Barb can remain on the ballot …
Discussion: Daily Montanan
 
 
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