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1:45 PM ET, September 18, 2024

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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 …
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 …
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.
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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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
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Harris Ahead In 2 Key Battleground States, 3rd State Up For Grabs, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Democrats Have Leads In All 3 States  —  mail_outline  —  PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 51%, Trump 45%, Stein 1%, Oliver 1%
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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
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
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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 …
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
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
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.
Brian Mann / NPR:
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives  —  For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.  —  “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …
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.
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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.
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 …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Favorable Ratings of Harris, Trump Remain Under 50%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly identical percentages of U.S. adults rate Donald Trump (46%) and Kamala Harris (44%) favorably in Gallup's latest Sept. 3-15 poll, during which the candidates debated for the first time.
Alice Herman / The Guardian:
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’  —  Republican VP nominee claims at Wisconsin rally that constituents told him 'they'd seen something in Springfield'  —  JD Vance defended his comments about Haitian immigrants eating pets during a rally Tuesday …
 
 
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Randy Thanthong-Knight / Bloomberg:
Foreign Student Visas in Canada to Further Drop by 10% Next Year
Discussion: Reuters and Global News
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders jabs Kamala Harris for not having biological children
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Justice Department files $100 million lawsuit against owner of ship that rammed into Baltimore's Key Bridge
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Matt Walsh's Hilarious New Film Asks: ‘Am I Racist?’
Discussion: Power Line
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Wayne Schutsky / NPR:
A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races