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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
JD Vance got a former professor to delete a blog post Vance wrote in 2012 attacking GOP over anti-immigrant rhetoric — A week after President Barack Obama won reelection in November 2012, JD Vance, then a law student at Yale, wrote a scathing rebuke of the Republican Party's stance on migrants …
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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 …
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Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Admission Shouldn't Shock You—They've Done This for Years — There was some surprise on Sunday when vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance argued that the “American media totally ignored” the plight of Springfield and Vance's own claims about immigration “until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes.”
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Associated Press:
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas —
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
After false pet claims, Springfield mayor says Trump visit would be ‘an extreme strain’ on resources — The Ohio city has responded to dozens of bomb threats that have led to closures and evacuations of schools and city buildings. — The Republican mayor of an Ohio city that has been the target …
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Wayne Schutsky / NPR:
A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races — Election officials in Arizona have discovered a flaw in the state's voter registration system that could disqualify nearly 100,000 people from voting in state and local races just weeks before early ballots will hit mailboxes.
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
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CNN:
Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
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Politico:
Republicans block Democratic bill on IVF protections
Republicans block Democratic bill on IVF protections
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Washington Post:
Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races
Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Block I.V.F. Protection Bill a Second Time, Breaking With Trump
Senate Republicans Block I.V.F. Protection Bill a Second Time, Breaking With Trump
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Axios:
Senate GOP abandons anti-Biden strategy after unexpected backfire
Senate GOP abandons anti-Biden strategy after unexpected backfire
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CNN:
Johnson schedules doomed show vote on funding plan before pivoting to next step
Johnson schedules doomed show vote on funding plan before pivoting to next step
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Marin Scotten / Salon:
“Depressed, disgusted and horrified”: These lifelong Republicans say they're finally done with Trump
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
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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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Laila Bassam / Reuters:
Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say — At least eight people were killed and 2,750 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon — Eight people were killed and 2,750 wounded, country's health minister says — BEIRUT—Pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah operatives exploded at about the same time Tuesday afternoon in what appeared to be an unprecedented attack …
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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 — Florida Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose lavish trips hosted by influential conservative law school — FLORIDA DISTRICT COURT Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose her attendance at several right-wing …
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
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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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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
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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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New York Times:
Harris Campaign Says She Will Meet the Press (on Her Terms)
Harris Campaign Says She Will Meet the Press (on Her Terms)
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April Rubin / Axios:
Harris spoke with Trump to denounce political violence following assassination attempt
Harris spoke with Trump to denounce political violence following assassination attempt
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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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Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues:
Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign
Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign
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Sam Sabin / Axios:
Russian cyber operatives shift focus to Harris campaign, Microsoft says
Russian cyber operatives shift focus to Harris campaign, Microsoft says
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Shared Memes Made by FSB Propaganda Machine — EGG ON YOUR FACE — A journalistic investigation has revealed that the content was generated by a Russian propaganda machine set up to sow discord over the war in Ukraine. — DENIED — A Manhattan court rejected Maxwell's argument that she was protected from prosecution.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: 'You Support Hamas, Don't You?' — “You should hide your head in a bag,” the Louisiana Republican sniped at Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute, after baselessly accusing her of backing terrorists. — LOADING
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