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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Are Spreading Lies About Haitians — Investing in Rust Belt communities would not fix what they see as the actual problem. — Six days into terrorizing the city of Springfield, Ohio, with baseless nonsense about Haitian immigrants kidnapping and eating people's pets …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it's proven false with 1 phone call — Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance has dug in on his claim Haitians in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets, even as the state's GOP governor and other officials insist there is no evidence of such behavior.
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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 …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says he will visit Springfield, Ohio, ‘in the next two weeks’
Trump says he will visit Springfield, Ohio, ‘in the next two weeks’
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Who Will Republicans in Springfield, Ohio Vote For?
Who Will Republicans in Springfield, Ohio Vote For?
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Doc Louallen / ABC News:
Ohio Haitian immigrants say they are afraid to leave home after recent backlash
Ohio Haitian immigrants say they are afraid to leave home after recent backlash
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Alice Herman / The Guardian:
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’
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Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
The Failure Was the Point: House Rejects Mike Johnson's Government Funding Gambit — “We're on the field, in the middle of the game, the quarterback is calling the play, we're gonna run the play,” Johnson said Wednesday, before the play failed. — Copy
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NBC News:
Lindsey Graham visits Nebraska on behalf of Trump campaign to push for electoral vote change — The South Carolina senator wants the governor to call a special session to put forward legislation that would make Nebraska a winner-take-all state in the Electoral College.
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Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson's secret Plan B
Scoop: Mike Johnson's secret Plan B
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson's funding bill
House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson's funding bill
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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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Alex Nieves / Politico:
West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris — The announcement came minutes after the national Teamsters declined to make a presidential endorsement. — West Coast Teamsters announced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats
Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996
Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris tops Trump by two points — The latest Fox News national survey finds 3-point shift since August — Vice President Kamala Harris edges former President Trump in a head-to-head matchup, as more voters see Harris as the candidate who will help the middle class …
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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%
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.
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The Daily Beast
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency:
Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the following statement:
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Associated Press:
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president …
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New York Times:
Trump's Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials — The former president has long claimed, despite evidence to the contrary, that elections are corrupt. What if he carries through with threats to prosecute the officials who run them? — Donald J. Trump's escalating calls to investigate …
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Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He's a Danger to Democracy
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
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Owen Klinsky / The Daily Caller:
Federal Reserve Delivers What Could Be A Huge Gift To Kamala Harris Just Before Election — The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would lower its federal funds rate target range by 0.50% in a move that could bolster economic growth and, consequently, Vice President Kamala Harris' election chances.
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Fans at Vance Rally Boo Rate Cut That Will ‘Alleviate Inflation’
MAGA Fans at Vance Rally Boo Rate Cut That Will ‘Alleviate Inflation’
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years
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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 …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say
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Joseph MacKinnon / Blaze Media:
Nearly 3 in 10 Democrats polled say it ‘would be better if Trump had been killed’ — A damning new poll revealed Wednesday that nearly one in three Democrats would have preferred to see Kamala Harris' political opponent gunned down in cold blood on Sunday. — Scott Rasmussen's RMG Research conducted …
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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.
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Georgina Rannard / BBC:
Musk's satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe — Radio waves from Elon Musk's growing network of satellites are blocking scientists' ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. — The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around …
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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 …
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
GOP senator insults Arab American advocate: ‘Hide your head in a bag’ — Sen. John Neely Kennedy used a hearing about hate crimes to accuse Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry of supporting terrorists. — A Senate Republican badgered an Arab American activist Tuesday during …
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