memeorandum: Springfield students suffer collateral damage over anti-immigrant conspiracy theory (Lexi Lonas Cochran/The Hill)

9:40 AM ET, September 22, 2024

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change — The latest NBC News national poll shows Harris leading Trump 49%-44%, within the margin of error, while Trump holds advantages on the economy, inflation and the border.

Discussion: CBS News

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

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed

Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill

NBC News:

Vance says allegations against Mark Robinson 'aren't necessarily reality' — Vance told NBC Philadelphia that it's “ultimately up to Mark Robinson and North Carolina whether he's going to be their governor and whether he wants to stay in the race.” — LEESPORT, Pa. — Sen. JD Vance …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, USA Today, The Hill, Politico, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Reuters, Raw Story, UPI, NC Newsline, Vanity Fair and Florida Politics

ABC News:
Trump doesn't mention embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson at North Carolina rally

Discussion: Deseret News, Mediaite, New York Times, Bloomberg, The Hill, Washington Examiner, CBS News, New York Post, Politico and NOTUS

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” …

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump says ‘too late to do another’ debate after Harris accepts CNN invitation

Discussion: Raw Story and Trending Politics Conservative

Samantha Waldenberg / CNN:
Harris accepts CNN debate invitation for October 23, again challenging Trump to another showdown

Washington Post:
Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks

Discussion: Raw Story and Politico

Fox News:

Kamala Harris plans to skip historic Al Smith dinner despite long-standing tradition — Vice President Kamala Harris will skip the historic Al Smith dinner, eschewing a decades-old campaign tradition in which presidential candidates roast each other. — Harris' campaign told event organizers Harris …

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Breitbart, New York Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and Trending Politics Conservative

Joanne Haner / The Hill:

Over 700 high-ranking national security officials endorse Harris — Over 700 high-ranking national security officials have endorsed Democratic candidate Vice President Harris in her run for the White House, with some leaders expressing concerns about former President Trump's “scary authoritarian streak.”

Politico:

Lobbyists exploit massive loophole to wine and dine lawmakers, aides at fancy getaways — Leading the way is the nonprofit Congressional Institute, which is run by veteran Republican staffers and funded by $3 million in annual dues from private interest groups.

Politico:

Harris is changing the way Democrats target Latino voters. It's a risk. — The vice president is attempting to chart a path away from identity politics. — Kamala Harris doesn't talk often about her Black and South Asian American identity. She's not talking to Latino voters about theirs either.

Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:

Springfield students suffer collateral damage over anti-immigrant conspiracy theory — The students of Springfield, Ohio, are caught in a mess they had nothing to do with. — Schools had to shut down for multiple days after 33 separate bomb threats, and two universities moved classes online …

Discussion: Politico

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 …

Gloria Pazmino / CNN:

Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed — Federal authorities executed a search warrant at the home of NYPD interim commissioner Thomas Donlon just over a week after he took on the position, he said in a statement Saturday night.

Discussion: HotAir, Associated Press, abc7NY, New York Post, New York Times, Gothamist, New York Daily News and Bloomberg

Carol Robinson / al.com:

Mass shooting in Birmingham's 5 Points South leaves 4 dead, dozens injured by gunfire — Gunfire erupted in Birmingham's Five Points South entertainment area Saturday night, leaving four people dead and at least 21 others injured. — Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the shooting happened …

Discussion: CNN, CBS News, The Hill, Bloomberg.com, FOX8 WGHP, New York Times, Hollywood Life, ABC7, abc7NY and Fox News

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 …

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:

Discussion: New Jersey Online, Twitchy, TMZ.com, HuffPost, New York Post, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, RedState, IJR, Newsbusters, Raw Story, The Hill and Fox News

Wall Street Journal:

Georgia Voters Are Split Over How to Strengthen Democracy — Charges against Trump in Atlanta, after his claims of fraud in 2020, make issue of ‘democracy’ more salient—but also divisive — LILBURN, Ga.—Americans in this closely divided state have heard perhaps more than others …

Discussion: Alternet.org

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

Dave Lawler / Axios:

Trump holding far fewer rallies than in past runs … - He's a known quantity. … - Rallies are expensive. … - He's older, and more inclined to spend his time at Mar-a-Lago.

Discussion: Washington Post and Alternet.org

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: emptywheel

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.