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'I'm a black NAZI!': NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum — Editor's Note: The below story contains offensive language. — Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina …
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Carolina Journal:
Robinson under pressure to withdraw from gubernatorial race — North Carolina Republicans are bracing Thursday morning as word spreads about a damning news story looming regarding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. — Sources with direct knowledge have spoken with Carolina Journal on the condition …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Email address belonging to Mark Robinson found on Ashley Madison — An adviser to the North Carolina Republican confirmed the email address belongs to him. — An email address belonging to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was registered on Ashley Madison, a website designed for married people seeking affairs.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Sabato's Crystal Ball shifts North Carolina gubernatorial race toward Democrats amid Robinson controversy — The political forecasting site Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted the North Carolina gubernatorial race Thursday toward Democrats amid an unfolding controversy involving Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate.
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NBC News:
Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor race following report he made inflammatory comments on porn site — Robinson denied the CNN report, which stated that he referred to himself as a “black NAZI” and expressed support for bringing back slavery. — Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mark Robinson is a Trump problem of Trump's own making — Trump has foisted damaging candidates on the GOP for years. They've hurt the party more than him personally, but that could be changing in North Carolina. — For years, Donald Trump has directly and indirectly foisted damaging candidates …
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Washington Post:
N.C. Republican vows to continue campaign for governor amid fallout of CNN story
N.C. Republican vows to continue campaign for governor amid fallout of CNN story
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Robinson says he's staying in NC governor's race after bombshell CNN report
Robinson says he's staying in NC governor's race after bombshell CNN report
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
GOP Guv Candidate Shared His Love for Transgender Porn & Slavery in Bizarre Old Posts
GOP Guv Candidate Shared His Love for Transgender Porn & Slavery in Bizarre Old Posts
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Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC gov. candidate Mark Robinson declared himself “Black Nazi” on porn site: CNN
NC gov. candidate Mark Robinson declared himself “Black Nazi” on porn site: CNN
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Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Trump and Johnson's Shocking Bid to Suppress Women's Votes — Republicans don't want women to vote. They now think they may have a strategy that could help make that happen. — House Speaker Mike Johnson and former president Donald Trump were pushing the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Eligibility Act) …
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The Hill:
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown — House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill — in lieu of a six-month extension — while dropping their demand for tougher voting rules as part of the package.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump's election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House
Why Trump's election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos
Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos
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Keith Naughton / The Hill:
The House is stumbling toward another shutdown — and another Trump loss
The House is stumbling toward another shutdown — and another Trump loss
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Casey leading McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate polling — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) is leading his Republican rival Dave McCormick in new Keystone State polling. — In a new poll from The Philadelphia Inquirer/The New York Times/Siena College, Casey garnered 49 percent support …
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How Democrats could finally win North Carolina in 2024
How Democrats could finally win North Carolina in 2024
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The Actual Electoral Map Is Three States
The Actual Electoral Map Is Three States
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With one exaggerated anecdote, Trump kneecaps his Jan. 6 defense — Appearing on Fox News on Wednesday, Trump told a story he's told before — one in which a politician is threatened by angry Trump boosters and he calls them off. — Donald Trump's tough-guy shtick plays well on Fox News …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Kamala Harris is doing more press interviews, if you look closely
Kamala Harris is doing more press interviews, if you look closely
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Local Teamsters unions in swing states rush to endorse Harris — The powerful national union declared this week that it would not endorse a Democrat for the first time in nearly three decades. — A wave of local and regional Teamsters union branches in battleground states rushed …
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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.
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros” — On July 15, when former President Donald Trump first appeared at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, he brought along two new accessories. One was a large bandage covering his ear, which had been nicked by a would-be assassin's bullet.
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ABC News:
Kentucky judge shot and killed in his chambers, suspect in custody: Officials — District Judge Kevin Mullins was killed at the Letcher County Courthouse. — Kentucky judge Kevin Mullins was shot and killed in his chambers on Thursday, according to officials.
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Siena College Research Institute:
Harris Leads Trump by 13 Points, 55-42%, Similar to 53-39% in August; In Multi-Candidate Race, Harris Leads by 12 Points, Same as August — Voters Trust Harris More on Abortion, Democracy, Economy; Immigration Tied — Gillibrand Leads Sapraicone 54-31%; NYS Proposed ERA Favored 64-23%
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Bloomberg:
Secret Service Probing Musk's Post About Threats to Biden and Harris — The Secret Service is looking into Elon Musk's post on X that suggested it was strange no one attempted to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris. In response to a FOIA request …
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April Rubin / Axios:
Secret Service probing Musk's post about Biden, Harris assassination attempts
Secret Service probing Musk's post about Biden, Harris assassination attempts
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Nicholas Liu / Salon:
“Delusional and unsettling”: Trump forgets there was no debate audience, claims crowd “went crazy” — Appearing on Fox News, the 78-year-old Republican claimed that he won over an audience that did not exist — Former President Donald Trump appeared on a taped segment of Fox News' “Gutfeld!”
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
WATCH: Nancy Mace Spices Up House Hearing With Ice-Cold Dish of Revenge Against Woke CNN Panelist — We've got a lot of serious things going on in this country, some of which undoubtedly weigh heavily on one's emotions, mind, and soul. — So, with that in mind, I thought some lighter fare would be in order.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers from Nebraska urge state to flip to winner-take-all electoral system — Republican members of Congress from Nebraska in a Wednesday letter called on their state to apportion all of its five electoral votes to the popular vote winner of the presidential election in the state.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 12 completely fictional stories Trump has told in the last month — Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. — This isn't run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in.
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Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
Producers had to heavily edit The Apprentice to stop Trump from looking like a ‘complete moron’, authors claim — ‘That quality that was really bad for him in business was solid gold on the show,’ author says — Your support helps us to tell the story — As your White House correspondent …
Nina Burleigh / New York Magazine:
How Opus Dei Conquered D.C. — A new book shows just how much sway the mysterious right-wing Catholic group has — and might have over Trump's next term. — In 1998, a prematurely silver-haired, baby-faced priest named C. John McCloskey was dispatched by Opus Dei, the secretive right-wing …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Trump assassination attempt task force to hold first hearing — The congressional task force investigating the first assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump scheduled its first hearing for next Thursday, ostensibly focused on failures related to the “Secret Service's Reliance on State and Local Law Enforcement.”
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