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Washington Post:
Porn site user linked to Mark Robinson also praised Hitler's Mein Kampf — The Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina has denied writing the posts, which have upended his campaign in the battleground state. — A porn site user linked to North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark …
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NBC News:
Trump has no plan to pull his endorsement of Mark Robinson after alleged porn site scandal — Trump is facing pressure from some allies and staff to break with the gubernatorial candidate after a report on his past comments, but so far he does not plan to drop him.
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Cook Political Report, The Root, The Bulwark, LGBTQ Nation, HuffPost, New Republic, CNN, The 19th and Washington Blade
Emily Tamkin / The Forward:
This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now?
This GOP candidate has always been antisemitic — so why are Republicans only panicking about him now?
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The Nation, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Inside Elections, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Vox, Associated Press, FOX8 WGHP, al.com and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Ignores Mark Robinson Controversy, Hoping Gubernatorial Candidate Will Drop Out
Trump Ignores Mark Robinson Controversy, Hoping Gubernatorial Candidate Will Drop Out
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Axios, WRAL-TV, The Hill, Raw Story, The Dispatch, The Daily Beast, CNN, Daily Kos, USA Today, PoliticusUSA, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and CBS News
Alayna Treene / CNN:
Exclusive: Harris campaign launching new ad seeking to tie Trump to Mark Robinson
Exclusive: Harris campaign launching new ad seeking to tie Trump to Mark Robinson
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mark Robinson offers up the 2024 version of the I-was-hacked defense
Mark Robinson offers up the 2024 version of the I-was-hacked defense
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Ars Technica, NewsNation and CNN
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots — Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state. — ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board approved …
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CNN:
Georgia election board requires ballots be hand-counted despite warning from key GOP state officials — Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast …
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump — “We're so far off the deep end of sanity here.” — Less than two months before the election, the Trump-aligned majority on the Georgia State Election Board passed a new set of eleventh-hour rule changes …
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Washington Post:
Arizona's top court says voters missing citizenship proof can receive full ballots — Nearly 100,000 voters will receive regular ballots this fall even though there is no record that they submitted citizenship documentation, as is required to vote in state and local elections.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Springfield had more murders under Trump than under Biden-Harris — Facing intense criticism for promoting false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating other residents' pets, Sen. JD Vance has tried to pivot by blaming Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Mike DeWine / New York Times:
I'm the Governor of Ohio. I Don't Recognize the Springfield That Trump and Vance Describe.
I'm the Governor of Ohio. I Don't Recognize the Springfield That Trump and Vance Describe.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How Dumb Do They Think You Are? — Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine …
How Dumb Do They Think You Are? — Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine …
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New York Post, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
Trump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares — Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group slumped to their lowest level ever Friday, the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald Trump, is free to sell his stake in the company behind the Truth Social platform.
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Josephine Rozzelle / CNBC:
Trump Media closes at a new 52-week low on heavy trading after lockup expires
Trump Media closes at a new 52-week low on heavy trading after lockup expires
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Martha Stoddard / Omaha World-Herald:
Nebraska switch to winner-take-all electoral votes unlikely before election, despite pressure — How a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature — LINCOLN — Nebraska appears unlikely to adopt a winner-take-all model of awarding Electoral College votes, despite renewed pressure …
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Washington Post:
Trump ramps up push for Nebraska to change electoral vote allocation — Nebraska is one of two states that award some of its electoral votes by congressional district. A vote from the Omaha area is part of Harris's easiest path to victory. — Former president Donald Trump spoke by phone …
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant, sell the power to Microsoft for AI … WATCH NOW — Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the immense energy needs of the tech sector …
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Evan Halper / Washington Post:
Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
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Axios, Constellation, New York Times, NPR, Heatmap News, Ars Technica, IJR, UPI, CBS News, WNEP-TV, Morning Call, Reason and Washington Examiner
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Trump's Alarming Use Of A Word With A Deep Fascist History — Most people didn't notice when the former president used the term in a Truth Social post. But white nationalists did. — Last weekend, former President Donald Trump posted another anti-immigrant screed to Truth Social.
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The Teamsters President Is Out of His Depth — “We are not beholden to anyone, or any party,” Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said two months ago at the Republican National Convention. Perhaps he meant it, because on Wednesday the Teamsters announced that, for the first time in 28 years …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Scoop: Bill O'Reilly Ends Interview, Threatens Host Margaret Hoover Over Questions on Sexual Harassment Settlements — Bill O'Reilly abruptly ended an interview with PBS host Margaret Hoover after being questioned on the allegations of sexual harassment against him, Mediaite has learned.
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TVLine and The Daily Caller
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Approves Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccine for Self- or Caregiver-Administration — First Influenza Vaccine That Does Not Need to be Administered by a Health Care Provider — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved FluMist for self- or caregiver-administration.
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Kaei Li / Democracy Docket:
9th Circuit Reinstates Arizona Voter Suppression Law — Arizona's 2022 controversial voter registration and mail-in voting law will be reinstated due to a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. — Signed into law in June 2022, Senate Bill 1260 includes three harmful provisions …
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Self-Proclaimed ‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson Even Started Learning German — HE'S THE WURST! — The same email of Robinson's that was used to set up an Ashley Madison account was also used to start a Duolingo account to learn the language of Goethe (and Hitler).
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Politico, Clayton Cramer and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reuters:
US SEC intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk in Twitter probe — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator's probe into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.
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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
‘I agonized over it’: Behind the scenes with the reporter who uncovered the RFK Jr./Olivia Nuzzi story — One of the country's most high-profile journalists says she had a “personal” relationship with RFK Jr. — Now Olivia Nuzzi is on leave from New York magazine, where she's written many buzzy political stories.
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Politico:
House Republicans work to defuse Trump as they defy shutdown demands — GOP appropriators have been calling their presidential nominee, trying to convince him his calls to shut down the government over a voting bill are a bad idea. — House Republicans are typically hesitant to defy Donald Trump.
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Dawn Roberts / Des Moines Register:
I co-chaired Nikki Haley's Iowa campaign. I am endorsing Kamala Harris. — I heard Harris articulate that she has always brought groups of diverse individuals and opinions together to solve problems. That is a healthier and wiser way to lead. — I served as an Iowa state co-chair of the Nikki Haley for President campaign.
People:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Placed on Suicide Watch While Awaiting Trial but Mental State Unclear, Sources Say (Exclusive) — Combs is being held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center after being denied bail twice following an indictment on sex crimes against him
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris tells Wisconsin rally: 'Let's not pay too much attention to the polls' — Vice President Harris on Friday night told rallygoers in Wisconsin not to pay too much attention to the polls, which paint the presidential race as largely neck-and-neck against former President Trump, while she still considers herself the underdog.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Ramaswamy shrugs off GOP ‘mistakes’ in Springfield migrant claims — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy shrugged off Republicans' “mistakes” in making false claims about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, attacking the media for focusing on a “fringe aspect” of a larger story.
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