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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
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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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Vance says allegations against Mark Robinson 'aren't necessarily reality'
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina
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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
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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.
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Hayley Williams Slams Donald Trump, Project 2025 at iHeartRadio Fest: ‘Do You Want to Live in a Dictatorship?’ — “It is time for all Americans to band together and finally defeat the Trump agenda,” Paramore singer says, “And the only way to do that is by confronting him at the polls”
New York Times:
Daniel J. Evans, Washington State Governor Turned Senator, Dies at 98 — A moderate Republican, he championed education, civil rights and environmental causes as a three-term governor and on Capitol Hill. — Daniel J. Evans, a moderate Republican who dominated Washington State politics …
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