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12:25 PM ET, September 23, 2024

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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These companies are bankrolling a multi-million dollar effort to elect Mark Robinson governor of North Carolina  —  Even before securing the Republican nomination for Governor of North Carolina in March, Mark Robinson had a long and well-documented record of promoting conspiracy theories …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Colin Campbell / WUNC:
Nearly all of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign staff quits after CNN report
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Top staff from Mark Robinson campaign resign after porn website scandal
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The ‘policy’ mirage that undergirds Donald Trump's support  —  The former president and his supporters insist he wins a race centered on policy.  It's not because of Trump's detailed policy platform.  —  One of the central characteristics of the 2024 presidential election is its steadiness.
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS News
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Trump is at 48 percent.  How could this be possible but for widespread racism?  —  At this point, the racism is obvious.  How else does it make sense that 48 percent of registered voters in last week's Fox News poll say they have no problem putting Donald Trump back in the White House?
Discussion: The Guardian
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's imaginary and frightening world  —  His extreme caricatures serve as a way to paint an alarming picture of America under the Biden-Harris administration.  —  In Donald Trump's imaginary world, Americans can't venture out to buy a loaf of bread without getting shot, mugged or raped.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Shows Signs of Strength in Sun Belt Battlegrounds, Polls Find  —  New polls from The New York Times and Siena College showed Donald J. Trump ahead in Arizona and leading in tight races in Georgia and North Carolina.  —  Voters across the Sun Belt say that Donald J. Trump improved …
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Sheriff's Post About Harris Yard Signs Gets Department Booted From Election Duties  —  BLEW IT  —  Bruce Zuchowski, a Trump-supporting Republican, likened migrants to “human locusts” and called the vice president a “Flip-Flopping, Laughing Hyena.”  —  The sheriff's department in Portage County …
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Politico:
Department won't provide election security after sheriff's posts about Harris yard signs
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and UPI
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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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia is key to the Southern strategies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and ComingSoon.net
Maggie Astor / New York Times:   Election Live Updates: Republicans' Troubles in North Carolina Grow as Harris Expands War Chest
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh stalked ex-president for month, prosecutors say … Federal prosecutors on Monday said in a new court filing that Ryan Routh, the accused would-be assassin of Donald Trump, stalked the ex-president for a month before being arrested last week outside of his Florida golf course.
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New York Times:
Biden Administration Proposes Ban on Chinese Software in Vehicles  —  Federal officials acknowledged that few Chinese vehicles were on U.S. roads now, but said that the administration wanted to take proactive measures to strengthen national security.  —  The Biden administration announced …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media stock scrapes new 52-week low in heavy trading after DJT lockup lifts … Shares of Trump Media on Monday sank to their lowest price in over a year, days after majority owner Donald Trump and other company insiders got the green light to start selling their stakes in the Truth Social maker.
NBC News:
Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows  —  Murder dropped 11.6% from 2022 to 2023, the largest single-year decline in the last 20 years.  Property crime was also down overall, while motor vehicle theft and shoplifting rose.
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
CNN:
Melania Trump was paid for a rare appearance at a political event.  It's not clear who cut the unusual six-figure check  —  Melania Trump has barely been seen on the campaign trail this year.  One of the few times she has appeared at a political event, she's received a six-figure paycheck …
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world's top companies undermining democracy - report  —  Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds  —  Some of the world's largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across …
emptywheel:
Why No One Went to Prison for Rudy Giuliani's Hunter Biden Corruption  —  Like many people, I've watched From Russia with Lev since it was released the other day.  —  The documentary tells a story I've covered here in real time: of how, with Lev Parnas' help, Rudy Giuliani solicited dirt on Hunter …
Associated Press:
US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah  —  The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and CBS News
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
College Swimmer ‘No Longer Enrolled’ After Scratching Racial Slur Onto Student's Chest  —  ‘HATE CRIME’  —  It's not clear if they chose to leave or were kicked out.  —  A swimmer who scratched a racial slur onto the body of another student is no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College, the school said.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DNC calls Trump ‘chicken’ for not accepting second debate in billboard campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee launched a billboard campaign on Monday calling former President Trump “chicken” for not agreeing to a second debate with Vice President Harris on CNN.
NBC News:
House to take up new funding bill as some Republicans fear a ‘galactically stupid’ shutdown  —  Donald Trump pressured Republicans to pass a citizenship voting bill or shut down the government.  This week, Speaker Mike Johnson will try to move forward without it.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Doctor sounds alarm that Trump could gut health care — even if he's not elected  —  Former President Donald Trump may publicly be backing off past attempts to destroy the Affordable Care Act, at least until he has more than the “concept of a plan” to do so — but he doesn't actually need Congress …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Ziva Branstetter / ProPublica:
Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.
Peter Hasson / freebeacon.com:
‘White Allies May Attend Other Circle Trainings’: As Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz Held Racially Segregated Programs for Teachers and Vets
Discussion: IJR and Instapundit
Reuters:
Russia says ‘nyet’ to nuclear testing - with a condition
Ryu Spaeth / New York Magazine:
The Return of Ta-Nehisi Coates
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 Earlier Items: 
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Musk Says ‘Doomed Humanity’ Will ‘Never Reach Mars’ if Harris Becomes President
Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
Discussion: WHTM-TV
Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
How Republicans Are Working to Steal the 2024 Election
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Over 700 national security officials endorse Harris for president
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Janet Jackson Reportedly Apologizes to Kamala Harris, Blames ‘Misinformation’ for Comments
 

 
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Washington Post:
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