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12:15 AM ET, September 23, 2024

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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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Colin Campbell / WUNC:
Nearly all of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign staff quits after CNN report  —  Days after a CNN report about racist and sexual comments posted on a pornography forum, all but a few of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign team quit their jobs on Sunday.  —  A campaign news release …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Top staff from Mark Robinson campaign resign after porn website scandal  —  The Republican has vowed to stay in the gubernatorial race.  —  Top staff on Mark Robinson's campaign team have resigned from their roles, the campaign announced Sunday, three days after the embattled Republican candidate …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Four Mark Robinson staffers step down from embattled campaign
Discussion: Washington Post
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senators Struggle to Defend—But Won't Denounce—'Black Nazi' Mark Robinson
Discussion: The Hill
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   North Carolina Democrat on his opponent: ‘Robinson exists because Donald Trump has lifted him up’
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Over 700 national security officials endorse Harris for president … - Several polls show Harris pulling ahead of Trump, including an NBC News survey out Sunday showing the Democrat leading the Republican nationally 49% to 44% and a Washington Post one showing her with a slight lead in four battleground states.
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New York Times:
Controversies Erupt as Trump and G.O.P. Make Critical Push to Voters  —  A Republican who reportedly called himself a “Black Nazi,” a false story about migrants eating cats and dogs, and a feud with Taylor Swift bring back a sense of chaos.  —  Even by the standards of a head-spinning presidential campaign …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris to release new economic proposals this week on US wealth creation, sources say
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Has Biggest Favorability Jump Since George W. Bush After 9/11
Politico:   Harris is changing the way Democrats target Latino voters. It's a risk.
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December  —  Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown …
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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.
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
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Janet Jackson's Kamala Harris Apology Didn't Come From Her at All
Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
How Republicans Are Working to Steal the 2024 Election  —  Content warning — grotesque MAGA racism cited below.  —  Last week I wrote how the SAVE Act is the MAGA Republican attempt to revive Jim Crow voter suppression in America.  This Project 2025 priority is already being enacted now in 2024 to help Donald Trump win.
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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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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Marianna Spring / BBC:
‘I hate Trump, she likes him - we both think he staged assassination attempts’  —  Wild Mother - the online alias of a woman called Desirée - lives in the mountains of Colorado, where she posts videos to 80,000 followers about holistic wellness and bringing up her little girl.
Discussion: Twitchy
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 …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Raw Story
 
 
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Trump Calls MSNBC Host A ‘Bimbo’ After She Makes Case For Voting Against Him
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