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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 …
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
CNN:
Georgia election board requires ballots be hand-counted despite warning from key GOP state officials
Washington Post:
Trump ramps up push for Nebraska to change electoral vote allocation
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist with neo-Nazi ties fronts Marco Rubio-linked anti-immigration effort  —  Nate Hochman recorded several videos for America 2100, a thinktank linked to the Republican Florida senator  —  The rightwing activist Nate Hochman, who was fired last year by the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis …
NPR:
How influencers flocked to Springfield chasing debunked rumors and attention  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In a viral video that first appeared on Sept. 10, YouTube content creator Tyler Oliveira interviewed a Springfield, Ohio, resident who claimed he saw Haitian immigrants carrying away “over a hundred cats” in a white van.
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 …
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NBC News:
Trump has no plan to pull his endorsement of Mark Robinson after alleged porn site scandal
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC7
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New York Times:
Harris Slams Trump in Georgia Over Abortion Rights
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 …
Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
America sort of likes Kamala Harris - and that might just be enough  — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remain enmeshed in an extraordinarily close presidential race.  — Beyond the horse race, Harris is showing clear momentum in metrics like her favorability.
Discussion: Townhall, Breitbart and Fox News
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.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Samantha Latson / Politico:
The Supreme Court expanded gun rights.  That could complicate the Trump assassination attempt case.  —  Ryan Routh is charged with violating the federal ban on former felons possessing guns.  But does that ban violate the Second Amendment?  —  The Supreme Court's recent decisions …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
US soldier who fled to North Korea is free after sentencing  —  U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his lawyer said in a statement.
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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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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TVLine
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.
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 …
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
 
 
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People:
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Politico:
Elon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicans
Discussion: IJR
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Self-Proclaimed ‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson Even Started Learning German
Discussion: Politico and Clayton Cramer
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Reuters:
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