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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 …
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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 …
Washington Post:
N.C. Republican vows to continue campaign for governor amid fallout of CNN story — Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, vowed to continue his campaign Thursday amid the fallout over a CNN story about comments he made on a pornographic website's message board more than a decade ago.
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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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ABC News:
How Democrats could finally win North Carolina in 2024
How Democrats could finally win North Carolina in 2024
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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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Kevin Ellis / Business North Carolina:
Upcoming CNN story has Robinson on defense
Upcoming CNN story has Robinson on defense
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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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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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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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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The Actual Electoral Map Is Three States
The Actual Electoral Map Is Three States
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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
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown
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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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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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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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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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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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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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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Falsely Accusing Harris Of Using Hacked Material - Which Is Exactly What He Did In 2016 — Trump has successfully persuaded many Americans that his campaign's collusion with Russia in 2016 was a “hoax.” It was not. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday falsely accused Vice …
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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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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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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 …
US Department of Justice:
Alaska Man Arrested for Threatening U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Their Family Members — For Immediate Release — An Alaska man was arrested yesterday in Anchorage for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members.
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New York Times:
How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers — The Israeli government did not tamper with the Hezbollah devices that exploded, defense and intelligence officials say. It manufactured them as part of an elaborate ruse. — Leer en español阅读.体 …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump Georgia election board weighs new rules as critics warn of chaos — One measure, to be voted on Friday, would require hand counting of ballots. Critics say that it would create widespread confusion in a state pivotal to the presidential race. — LAGRANGE, Ga. …
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
MAGA Boat Parade Dude Snaps At CNN Reporter: ‘Nobody Gave Me S**t!’ — The journalist prodded the Trump supporter a bit and got a sassy earful. — LOADING — A MAGA boat parade participant got salty at a CNN correspondent's suggestion that he was well off and might not be so affected by economic concerns.
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