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Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
Harris accepts CNN debate invitation for October 23, again challenging Trump to another showdown — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump on October 23, challenging her rival to another engagement on a public stage in the final weeks of the campaign.
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump says it's ‘too late’ after Harris agrees to Oct. 23 debate on CNN — The former president's comments come after Harris goaded her opponent to accept another face-off. — Donald Trump quashed the prospect of another presidential debate on Saturday, saying it's “too late” …
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Washington Post:
Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks — Whatever control and self-restraint that helped launch Trump's third presidential campaign has largely disappeared. — Donald Trump's top advisers have insisted for months that his 2024 bid for the presidency is the most disciplined campaign he has ever run.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump says ‘too late to do another’ debate after Harris accepts CNN invitation — Former President Trump said Saturday afternoon that it's “too late to do another” debate, after Vice President Harris accepted an invitation from CNN for a second debate. — “She's done one debate. I've done two.
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Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA:
Republicans Reeling As Trump Raised Just $44.5 Million in August — In what is being described as a Friday news dump, the Trump campaign waited until the very last minute to file their FEC report about how much they raised in August, because the number isn't great.
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump's
Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump's
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them. … Former President Donald J. Trump has threatened to carry out a campaign of retribution if he returns to the White House.Roger Kisby for The New York Times — It was the spring of 2018 and President Donald J. Trump …
NBC News:
A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban — Exclusive analysis finds the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period. — The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
A tour of the 7½ key swing states — There's a 92 percent chance that this is where the election is decided. — ∙ Paid — In 16 years of running election forecasts, I've never seen such a close election. — Our polling averages in seven swing states — in alphabetical order …
New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Backs Down in Brazil — In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied. Brazil's Supreme Court could allow the site to return next week. — Elon Musk suddenly gave up.
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Married RFK Jr., 70, Bragged He Had ‘Intimate’ Photos of Reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31 — COULDN'T CURB HIS ENTHUSIASM — A source said the two had met multiple times, though insisted those meetings included public functions and maintained Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr.'s relationship was never physical.
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Democracy Docket:
Wisconsin Town Voting Machine Access Challenge — United States of America v. Town of Thornapple — Lawsuit filed by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against the Town of Thornapple, the Town of Lawrence, town officials and the state of Wisconsin challenging the towns' decisions to ban …
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ABC News:
Trump doesn't mention embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson at North Carolina rally — Trump has previously campaigned for the gubernatorial candidate. — Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Sept. 21, 2024.
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New York Times:
Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse — The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline. — President Emmanuel Macron of France on Saturday appointed a new cabinet that marked …
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Washington Post:
What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president — Trump has made 41 distinct promises for his first day in office, including mass deportations and banning transgender women from sports. — Donald Trump has a long list of executive actions he says he wants to carry out on his potential first day back in the White House.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina — Democrats plan to tie Trump and Robinson as they target Black voters, suburban voters and moderate Republicans. — Kamala Harris' campaign advisers say the ongoing Mark Robinson scandal in North Carolina has given …
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Carl Gibson / Alternet.org:
New MyPillow ad includes a ‘disturbing wink at Nazis’: historian — Far-right election denier Mike Lindell's MyPillow is now being advertised at a significant discount. One historian is pointing out that the pillow's new price is a reference to a prominent neo-Nazi rallying cry.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed — Ms. Cheney, a longtime Republican, said that the G.O.P. “has rejected the Constitution in the name of supporting Trump” and that Mike Johnson should not be speaker. — Former Representative Liz Cheney, who has emerged as perhaps …