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10:40 AM ET, September 19, 2024

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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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Weak Excuse for “Pet Eating” Lie Just Blew Up In His Face … Prepare to be shocked: At around the time J.D. Vance started dissembling about Haitians eating people's house pets, a Vance campaign staffer privately spoke with the city manager of Springfield, Ohio, where thousands of Haitians have settled.
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
JD Vance is factually challenged - and morally deficient  —  The vice-presidential candidate seems to feel no remorse about spreading dangerous misinformation that has put lives at risk  —  There was a moment when JD Vance could have turned back from the story.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump-Vance Intentionally Blurs The Line Between Legal And Illegal Immigration  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  No One Is Safe  —  The Trump-Vance ticket's unbridled racist attacks on Haitian immigrants …
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it's proven false with 1 phone call
New York Times:
Harris Had Stronger Debate, Polls Find, but the Race Remains Deadlocked  —  Kamala Harris holds an edge over Donald J. Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.  But new surveys found that the race remains a tossup nationally.  —  Kamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters …
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Emily Peck / Axios:
Harris closes trust gap with Trump on the economy  —  When it comes to the economy, Kamala Harris appears to have closed the “trust gap.” … - Harris seems to have shaken off some of that baggage.  —  The big picture: The economy is typically an important issue for voters in an election …
Axios:
The Harris-Walz media strategy: Hide from the press … - That strategy comes even as many voters say they want to learn more about Harris — and as her campaign has said she's changed many of her past liberal positions to more centrist policies.  — The previously press-friendly Walz …
Washington Post:
Harris and Trump essentially tied in Pennsylvania, Post poll finds
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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Ben T.N. Mause / NOTUS:
The Failure Was the Point: House Rejects Mike Johnson's Government Funding Gambit
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson's funding bill
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The Actual Electoral Map Is Three States  —  If the former president wins the East Coast trio of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, he will go back to the White House.  —  Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Asheboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 21.
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Politico:
Playbook: Mike Johnson's uneasy decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW POLLS OVERNIGHT — NYT/Siena this morning has new post-debate polling showing KAMALA HARRIS and DONALD TRUMP tied nationally but with Harris opening a four-point lead in crucial Pennsylvania, 50% to 46%.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White Dudes for Harris unveils eight-figure swing-state campaign
Discussion: Florida Politics
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2024 Swing State Polls: Trump and Harris Locked in Tight Presidential Race
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Local Teamsters unions in key battleground states endorse Harris  —  Local unions within the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are putting their support behind Vice President Harris in November, despite the wider union's decision to withhold a presidential endorsement this year.
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
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Alex Nieves / Politico:
West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris
KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President
Andrew Tobin / freebeacon.com:
‘Israel Is Going to War’: Attacks on Hezbollah Devices Signal Jewish State Ready for Escalation  —  TEL AVIV—As Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon spontaneously combusted for a second straight day on Wednesday, war-weary Israelis were enjoying the show.  —  But they were also asking what comes next.
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
What to know: Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon 1 day after pager attack
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump's Laziest Campaign  —  The 78-year-old Republican nominee is holding fewer campaign events than in his two previous runs for the presidency.  Can he pick up the pace?  —  Election Day is 47 days away.  Early voting has begun in some states.  Polls indicate that the presidential race …
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico and Fox News
Bethany McLean / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's financial failures are stunning.  ‘Lucky Loser’ has the receipts.  —  Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner's book, which builds on their Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting, is much more than an excavation of the former president's tax returns.  —  If you tell someone who is not a fan …
Discussion: New York Times
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Fans at Vance Rally Boo Rate Cut That Will ‘Alleviate Inflation’  —  BEARISH  —  The rally crowd was reacting to a reporter asking the Republican vice presidential nominee for his reaction to the Fed's half-point interest rate cut.  —  A crowd assembled to hear Republican vice …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
After Fed Cuts Rates, Biden Will Claim Credit for Economy's Strength
Discussion: Bloomberg and CBS News
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
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
The stark reality of mass deportation  —  Former President Donald Trump has promised that he will start mass deportations if he wins in November.  The promise has become a central selling point of his 2024 campaign.  At a campaign rally in Michigan this summer, Trump vowed …
 
 
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Fumes Over GOP Lawmakers Not Doing Enough to Stop Trump-Backed Legal Weed
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 18, 2024  —  Today, at a White House reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month …
Lazar Berman / The Times of Israel:
Israeli official confirms deal proposal would see all hostages released, end of war
Discussion: HotAir, National Review and Politico
Matt Bernardini / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation
Discussion: New Republic and emptywheel
Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
Democrats Are Building the Ground Game They Wish They'd Had in 2020. They're Not Sure How Much It'll Matter.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Anti-Immigrant Election Deniers Have Turned Their Online Following Into an Army of Activists
Washington Post:
Scarred by violence, lawmakers plan for possible ‘mass casualty’ event
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Owen Klinsky / The Daily Caller:
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New York Times:
Trump's Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials
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