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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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump says ‘too late to do another’ debate after Harris accepts CNN invitation
Trump says ‘too late to do another’ debate after Harris accepts CNN invitation
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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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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Barack Obama raises $4 million for Harris at L.A. fundraiser — The former president is adopting an increasingly visible role on the campaign trail for his longtime friend: “I'm pushing, and I hope you are, too,” he tells donors. — Former president Barack Obama headlined his first solo fundraiser …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump's
Harris fundraising far outpacing Trump's
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Washington Post:
Kamala Harris posts huge cash advantage over Donald Trump
Kamala Harris posts huge cash advantage over Donald Trump
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Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
America sort of likes Kamala Harris - and that might just be enough
America sort of likes Kamala Harris - and that might just be enough
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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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina
Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina
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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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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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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:
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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.
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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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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Harris Makes Undercover Push to Win Over Corporate America — The vice president has campaigned on holding big business accountable but has privately sought advice from CEOs, investors — Texas billionaire Mark Cuban only occasionally spoke with President Biden or his aides.
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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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