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KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President  —  International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates  —  Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org  —  (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats  —  The union last failed to endorse a Democrat for president in 1996.  Several powerful regional factions have endorsed Kamala Harris on their own.  —  For the first time in nearly three decades, the International Brotherhood …
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996  —  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not issue an endorsement in the presidential election for the first time since 1996, and for only the second time since 1960.
Alex Nieves / Politico:
West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris
Politico:
Teamsters skip presidential endorsement amid apparently strong member support for Trump
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Who Will Republicans in Springfield, Ohio Vote For?  —  What happens when partisans find out that their presidential nominee is lying about them and hurting their community?  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Cats and Dogs  —  Springfield, Ohio, is Trump country.
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 …
NBC News:
Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years … WATCH NOW  —  WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates …
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
Discussion: freebeacon.com and NBC News
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
Discussion: Above the Law
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:   Sean Hannity Makes False Claim About Trump's Would-Be Assassins
Shawn Tully / Fortune:
Could there be a Kamala Harris landslide in November?  The data scientist who correctly called the last election is betting yes … In late 2020 and early 2021, this reporter wrote several stories focusing on the election predictions advanced by Thomas Miller, a data scientist at Northwestern University.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Alternet.org
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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: Alternet.org, Esquire and Raw Story
David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like  —  How does Donald Trump's running mate have so much time on his hands?  —  A first draft of this story opened: “It's not every day that a candidate for vice president of the United States rage-tweets at you.”  —  Backspace, backspace, backspace.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals.  A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.  —  More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations.  —  During President Donald Trump's administration …
Discussion: E&E News
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 …
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CBS News:
Bogus hit-and-run story about Vice President Kamala Harris created by Russian troll farm, Microsoft says
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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.
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 …
 
 
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Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
House awards Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal in history-making vote
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William Thornton / al.com:
Rumors fuel anger over Sylacauga's small Haitian community, officials say: ‘They just want to work’
Discussion: Raw Story and Townhall
The Napolitan Institute:
17% Say America Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Killed
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders jabs Kamala Harris for not having biological children
 Earlier Items: 
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)
MSNBC:
Lawrence on Trump's deadly abortion ban: ‘Women are dying. They got what they wanted.’
Discussion: Rewire News Group
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Miles Davis of Tax Policy
Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:
Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia's Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's delusional debate spin speaks volumes
 

 
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