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CNN:
4 senior campaign officials for Mark Robinson step down in wake of CNN report — Four top operatives on Mark Robinson's campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday. — General consultant and senior advisor Conrad Pogorzelski III …
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NBC News, Axios, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and Florida Politics
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Mark Robinson's porn site scandal greeted with shrugs by some Trump backers — The revelations surrounding the N.C. gubernatorial candidate mark a test of voters' tolerance for disturbing allegations in the Trump era. — WILMINGTON, N.C. — The scandal engulfing Mark Robinson's campaign …
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Axios, Business Insider, Raw Story, Mediaite and Politico
David French / New York Times:
MAGA Wants Transgression, and This Is What Comes With It — The North Carolina Republican Party is facing one of the most predictable crises in the history of party politics. — Its primary voters enthusiastically supported a candidate for governor named Mark Robinson …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Salon
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Lindsey Graham: Mark Robinson is ‘unfit’ to serve if reports are true
Lindsey Graham: Mark Robinson is ‘unfit’ to serve if reports are true
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New York Post, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, The Hill and Breitbart
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Struggle to Defend—But Won't Denounce—'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
North Carolina Democrat on his opponent: ‘Robinson exists because Donald Trump has lifted him up’
North Carolina Democrat on his opponent: ‘Robinson exists because Donald Trump has lifted him up’
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The Signorile Report
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.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Has Biggest Favorability Jump Since George W. Bush After 9/11 — ‘A VERY DIFFERENT STORY’ — The results come as a part of a very positive poll from NBC News on Sunday. — Vice President Kamala Harris got some very welcome news on Sunday in the form of a new NBC News poll …
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Alternet.org and Digby's Hullabaloo
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump says he doesn't see himself running in 2028 if he loses in November … I think ... that will be it. I don't see that at all," the GOP nominee said on “Full Measure” with Sharyl Attkisson when asked whether he saw himself running again in four years if he's unsuccessful in 2024.
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Reuters:
Trump says he will not run again if he loses in November, ‘that will be it’ — Republican Donald Trump said that he will not make a fourth consecutive run for the U.S. presidency if he loses the Nov. 5 election, saying “that will be it” in an interview released on Sunday.
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The Hill, New York Post and Washington Times
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Harris, Trump in talks with “60 Minutes”
Scoop: Harris, Trump in talks with “60 Minutes”
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TMZ.com, Alternet.org, Fox News, Trending Politics Conservative, The Guardian and Rolling Stone
emptywheel:
Trump Will Stage an Emergency to Ban Jack Smith's Book Report — I expect, on top of everything else this week, Trump's lawyers are going to claim an emergency to try to ban Jack Smith's book report, currently due Thursday. — As you'll recall, after Judge Tanya Chutkan finally got …
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The Mahablog and Raw Story
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Janet Jackson Apologizes for Kamala Harris ‘Confusion’ — WHOOPS NOW — “She deeply respects Vice President Kamala Harris and her accomplishments as a Black and Indian woman,” a spokesperson for Jackson said. — Singer Janet Jackson apologized through a representative …
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Janet Jackson Apologizes to Kamala Harris, Blames ‘Misinformation’ for Comments — “Janet apologizes for any confusion caused and acknowledges the importance of accurate representation in public discourse,” Jackson's manager says after singer questioned if Harris was black
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner — Beside imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating non-Muslims in appearance or behavior. — As the Taliban starts enforcing draconian new rules …
Associated Press:
Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel — Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. A Hezbollah leader declared an …
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The Hill:
Johnson rolls out plan B to avert government shutdown — House GOP leaders on Sunday unveiled a plan to keep the government funded for three months after Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) opening gambit to avoid a shutdown failed due to opposition from Republicans.
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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.”
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National Security Leaders …, Fox News, The Guardian, Yahoo Finance, RedState and New York Times
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
How Trump Could Upend Taxation in America — With slogans and in social-media posts, the former president has dribbled out ideas that, together, would fundamentally change how taxes are collected in the U.S. — At the start of the summer, when former President Donald J. Trump visited Republicans …
Associated Press:
New York City's interim police commissioner says federal authorities seized materials from his homes — Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City's newly named interim police commissioner and seized materials unrelated to his police work, he said.
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Gloria Pazmino / CNN:
Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed
Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed
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The Hill, New York Post, HotAir, Gothamist, New York Daily News, Bloomberg and abc7NY
CNN:
Angela Alsobrooks improperly claimed tax deductions on DC, Maryland properties, records show — Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maryland, improperly took advantage of tax breaks she did not qualify for, including one meant for low-income senior citizens …
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Breitbart, The Diamondback, Washington Times and Washington Examiner