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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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Robinson comments leave North Carolina Republicans reeling — An explosive report Thursday that North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson made many offensive statements on a porn site's message board has Republicans in the state reeling and Democrats on offense.
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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 …
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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NBC News:
Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor race following report he made inflammatory comments on porn site
Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor race following report he made inflammatory comments on porn site
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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson bypassed a second time with rare maneuver
Mike Johnson bypassed a second time with rare maneuver
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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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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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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
It's Not Just Haitians In Springfield. Mass Immigration Is Destroying The American Nation
It's Not Just Haitians In Springfield. Mass Immigration Is Destroying The American Nation
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
JD Vance is factually challenged - and morally deficient
JD Vance is factually challenged - and morally deficient
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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 …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Kamala Harris is doing more press interviews, if you look closely — New York CNN — For several weeks after Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, media observers and critics questioned her decision to remain inaccessible to the press.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With one exaggerated anecdote, Trump kneecaps his Jan. 6 defense
With one exaggerated anecdote, Trump kneecaps his Jan. 6 defense
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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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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Pelosi: Trump Doesn't Have the ‘Sanity’ to Be President — “His thinking is not straight,” the former House speaker said. — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Donald Trump lacks the “sanity” to be president of the United States. — “It takes vision, knowledge, judgment …
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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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Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
Trump tells Jewish audience Israel will be ‘eradicated’ if he doesn't win — Trump spoke at a campaign event on “Fighting Anti-Semitism in America.” — Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council National Summit in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2024.
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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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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:
Harris teams up with Oprah to broaden her outreach to persuadable voters — It was streamed on Oprah's and Harris' socials, potentially reaching millions. — Oprah Winfrey speaks with Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at “United For America 2024,” on Sept. 19, 2024, in Farmington Hills, Mich.
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 …
David Strom / HotAir:
White Dudes for Harris Ad Changed MY Mind...Not — This is going to work. I am certain of it. — As I have said many times, this is the estrogen vs testosterone election, and I am not referring to the hormones that dominate the bodies of the candidates. — Men prefer Trump, and women prefer Kamala.
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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 …
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 …