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Wall Street Journal:
How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True  —  Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless.  It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
More than a dozen GOP nominees, elected officials, and Trump advisers have appeared on Laura Loomer's show (including JD Vance)  —  While some Republicans have tried to distance their party from Laura Loomer, her show's guest list indicates how closely linked the GOP is to the far-right extremist.
Discussion: Alternet.org
New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say  —  Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.  —  Israel carried out its operation …
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Reuters:
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources  —  A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon when they exploded, an audacious attack that raised the prospect of a full-scale war between …
Associated Press:
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers and blames Israel. At least 9 dead, thousands injured
Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris  —  Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’  —  The signatories of a letter endorsing the Democratic vice president included former members of Congress, defense secretaries, C.I.A. directors and other national security officials.  —  More than 100 former national …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Sean Hannity Makes False Claim About Trump's Would-Be Assassins  —  The Fox News host was not helping matters any in his error about the attempts on Trump's life.  —  LOADING  —  Sean Hannity on Tuesday incorrectly said both would-be assassins of Donald Trump were Democrats.  (Watch the video below.)
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, PolitiFact and Fox News
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Georgia  —  The race has tightened since the AJC's poll in June when the former president held a 5-point lead over President Joe Biden.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked …
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AARP:
In September, Trump Has Narrow Lead Among WI Voters 50-Plus
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
New Poll Shows Democrats Slashing Republicans Lead on Immigration
Discussion: Al Jazeera and New Jersey Online
emptywheel:
JD Vance Makes Light of Actual Foreign Interference in His State  —  At a press conference on Ohio's efforts to respond to the chaos created in Springfield by a slew of bomb threats, Governor Mike DeWine revealed that a number of the bomb threats came from “one particular country” overseas.  —  Video
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quick explanation of how bomb threats work, to help JD Vance
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Miles Davis of Tax Policy  —  Leading the news this morning: Melania Trump's latest video hawking her forthcoming memoir.  “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the former first lady asks over a string soundtrack.  “The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The House GOP is a circus.  The chaos has one source.  —  Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House.  Another two years would be ruinous.  —  Adapted from “Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists and Dunces who Burned Down the House,” by Dana Milbank.
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
House to vote on GOP plan to fund the government with shutdown deadline on the horizon
Reuters:
Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft  —  Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website  —  A false claim circulating on social media …
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Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result  —  Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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 …
Mandy Taheri / Newsweek:
‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know  —  Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President  —  's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.
Caroline Linton / CBS News:
U.S. passports can now be renewed online, State Department announces  —  The State Department announced Wednesday that Americans can now renew their adult passports online, fully rolling out a system that bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …
Discussion: Advocate
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states  —  None of the mail has been deemed hazardous so far but it has caused evacuations.  —  LIVE  —  A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package …
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Associated Press:
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states
MSNBC:
Lawrence on Trump's deadly abortion ban: ‘Women are dying.  They got what they wanted.’  —  Amber Nicole Thurman died after doctors delayed her life-saving abortion care.  Her death was ruled “preventable” by the Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee, ProPublica reported.
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.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Biden's arms transfers to Israel under internal investigation  —  Inspectors general for the Pentagon and State Department are preparing to disclose multiple reports after complaints that they had done little to scrutinize the U.S. weapons surge.  —  Government watchdogs with jurisdiction …
 
 
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