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9:15 PM ET, September 21, 2024

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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” …
Associated Press:
Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter  —  Donald Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state with direct appeals to women, claiming he would be a better champion for them than Vice President Kamala Harris …
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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.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
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Sean Woods / Rolling Stone:
Kamala Harris Is the Clear Choice for President  —  One candidate has spent her career as a dedicated public servant, who believes government exists to serve the people, the other has divided the nation for his own personal gain  —  Flo Ngala for Rolling Stone  —  T
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Votebeat
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Trump Melts Down And Attacks Bill Maher And Stephanie Ruhle As Election Slips Away  —  More proof that Trump knows that the election is slipping away from him as he went off off on a rant about Bill Maher, Stephanie Ruhle, Bret Stephens, and The New York Times.  —  Trump posted on Truth Social:
Heidi Desch / Daily Inter Lake:
Ballot error shuts down Montana online absentee voting system  —  When Max Himsl opened his electronic ballot on Friday, he was dismayed to see a candidate missing from the list of options.  —  Voting absentee electronically while living abroad, Himsl saw that under the options for president …
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Cards Against Humanity game sues Musk's SpaceX for trespassing  —  Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX for $15 million after it allegedly left construction equipment and destroying property on CAH land in Texas.  —  The complaint, which was filed Thursday evening …
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Steel yourself’: Jack Smith filing huge brief with ‘mountain of evidence’ in Trump case  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith is soon expected to file an “oversized brief” filled with “sensitive material” in the criminal case Donald Trump faces in D.C.  —  Smith on Saturday submitted a filing …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and IJR
Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Kamala Harris plans to skip historic Al Smith dinner despite long-standing tradition: report  —  The Al Smith dinner has been a campaign tradition since 1960  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign reportedly announced Harris …
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.
Discussion: Alternet.org and New Republic
 
 
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Sarah Slater / The Irish Times:
Plan to introduce hate speech laws has been dropped, Minister for Justice confirms
Discussion: Twitchy, Breitbart and Reuters
MSNBC:
Abortion drugs and procedures are part of lifesaving treatments because abortion is healthcare
Sejal Govindarao / Associated Press:
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot
Lewis Raven Wallace / Latest - Truthout:
Journalism Professor's Suspension Shows the Hypocrisy of “Objectivity”
 Earlier Items: 
Ediberto Roman / The Hill:
The deadly consequences of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant hate
Discussion: The Independent
Daniel Payne / Politico:
Doctors ‘fight like hell’ against a second Trump admin: ‘Elections do matter for your health’
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist with far-right ties fronts Marco Rubio-linked anti-immigration effort
NPR:
How influencers flocked to Springfield chasing debunked rumors and attention
Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
America sort of likes Kamala Harris - and that might just be enough
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
Samantha Latson / Politico:
The Supreme Court expanded gun rights. That could complicate the Trump assassination attempt case.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Why Trump's vow to lower grocery costs will backfire, economists warn
Discussion: The Atlantic
Maya Marchel Hoff / USA Today:
Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults
 

 
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