memeorandum: Awkward moment Biden fumbles, snaps at staffers after forgetting he was supposed to introduce Indian prime minister to stage (Ryan King/New York Post)

7:55 PM ET, September 22, 2024

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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 …

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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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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Four Mark Robinson staffers step down from embattled campaign

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David French / New York Times:
MAGA Wants Transgression, and This Is What Comes With It

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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Lindsey Graham: Mark Robinson is ‘unfit’ to serve if reports are true

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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’

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NBC News:
Vance says allegations against Mark Robinson 'aren't necessarily reality'

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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.

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CBS News:
Harris shows some gains and economic views brighten a bit — CBS News poll

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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Has Biggest Favorability Jump Since George W. Bush After 9/11

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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’

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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

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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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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 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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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. fears war in Lebanon but hopes Israeli attacks push Hezbollah to a deal

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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.

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Ryan King / New York Post:

Awkward moment Biden fumbles, snaps at staffers after forgetting he was supposed to introduce Indian prime minister to stage — A confused-looking President Biden fumbled and snapped at staffers after forgetting which world leader he was supposed to introduce at a press conference event for a during the Quad summit Saturday.

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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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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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