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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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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump
MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump
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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 has no plan to pull his endorsement of Mark Robinson after alleged porn site scandal
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Cook Political Report, Axios, The Root, The Bulwark, LGBTQ Nation, HuffPost, New Republic, Daily Kos, CNN and The 19th
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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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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New York Post, The Dispatch, Associated Press, Axios, CBS News, Washington Post, WRAL-TV, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Daily Kos, HuffPost, CNN, The Hill, USA Today, The Bulwark and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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 …
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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Fortune, ABC News, New York Post and Bloomberg
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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Bloomberg:
Microsoft AI Needs So Much Power It's Tapping Site of US Nuclear Meltdown
Microsoft AI Needs So Much Power It's Tapping Site of US Nuclear Meltdown
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Maya Marchel Hoff / USA Today:
Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults — Voter registration is breaking records as Election Day approaches, particularly among young people, including many first-time voters. — On Tuesday's National Voter Registration Day more than 150,000 people registered through Vote.org …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Trump's Opponents See New Ways to Cast the G.O.P. as ‘Team Misogyny’ — The issue of gender dominated the campaign over a week that included a scandal in North Carolina and reporting on the fatal fallout of abortion bans. — In a race between a Democrat who could be America's …
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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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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.
Washington Post:
Kamala Harris posts huge cash advantage over Donald Trump — Though Harris outraised Trump more than 4 to 1 in August, her advisers are urging donors to keep giving as wealthy backers power Trump-aligned super PACs. — Kamala Harris's campaign raised more than four times …
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
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Why Trump's vow to lower grocery costs will backfire, economists warn … - American farmers, Trump said, are being “absolutely decimated” and that one of the reasons is that the U.S. allows “a lot of farm product into our country.” … - The Trump campaign did not respond to Axios' request for comment for details about the plan.
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The Atlantic
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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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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Digby's Hullabaloo
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.
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USA Today, NBC News, KPNX, Arizona Mirror, Associated Press and Fox News
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:
New York City sheriff under investigation as Adams' inner circle faces federal probes — Anthony Miranda oversees the city's enforcement of unlicensed cannabis shops. — NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Investigation is probing the city Sheriff's Office and the man who leads it …
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Chicago Tribune
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 …
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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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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