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12:55 PM ET, September 23, 2024

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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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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
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 Intercept and 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: The Hill, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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:
Mark Robinson may deliver North Carolina for Kamala Harris  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  🚨  —  📝 Subscribe to Public Notice 📝
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Mark Robinson Insists He Will Remain in North Carolina Governor Campaign
Discussion: Anderson Alerts
Colin Campbell / WUNC:
Nearly all of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign staff quits after CNN report
New York Times:   Election Live Updates: Robinson Resumes Campaign in North Carolina After Exodus
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
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 …
Discussion: Forbes and Joe.My.God.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Protecting America from Connected Vehicle Technology from Countries of Concern
Discussion: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, UPI and The Verge
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
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
JD Vance Has Turned to a Minnesota Republican to Help Him Prepare for the Debate  —  Donald J. Trump's running mate invited Representative Tom Emmer to stand in for his fellow Minnesotan, Gov. Tim Walz, ahead of the vice-presidential debate next month.  —  Senator JD Vance of Ohio …
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and LGBTQ Nation
Washington Post:
Trump gunman said to have left note: ‘This was an assassination attempt’  —  New evidence was filed in court ahead of a detention hearing for Ryan Routh, who is charged with weapons violations.  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The gunman arrested near where Donald Trump was playing golf …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh stalked ex-president for month, prosecutors say
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
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.
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 …
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.
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Agree Nation Is Divided on Key Values
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
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
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Doctor sounds alarm that Trump could gut health care — even if he's not elected
Discussion: New York Times
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
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The US FTC is investigating Uber after customers complained the company signed them up for Uber One without their consent and made it difficult to cancel
 
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