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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:
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 📝
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Mark Robinson Insists He Will Remain in North Carolina Governor Campaign
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New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Robinson Resumes Campaign in North Carolina After Exodus
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USA Today
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Top staffers for N.C. candidate Mark Robinson resign amid porn site scandal
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Colin Campbell / WUNC:
Nearly all of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign staff quits after CNN report
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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.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's imaginary and frightening world
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The Hill, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats fear pollsters are undercounting Trump
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, RedState, Fox News and Raw Story
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
A Majority in Arizona Supports Establishing Right to Abortion, Poll Finds
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Washington Examiner, Althouse, Siena College Research … and NPR
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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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 …
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Matt Gaetz Hit With a Bar Complaint Following Allegations That He Attended a Sex Party With a Teenager — A Florida activist accused Gaetz of violating rules enforced by the Florida Bar. — Copy — Just hours after court filings were released claiming that witnesses saw Rep. Matt Gaetz attend …
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Raw Story
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media stock hits 14-month low after DJT lockup lifts … Shares of Trump Media sank Monday to their lowest price in more than 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 operator.
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Raw Story
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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Sharon Udasin / The Hill:
California AG sues Exxon over alleged lies about plastics pollution — California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Monday filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, alleging that the company has engaged in a decades-long effort to mislead the public about the recyclability of plastics.
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.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore him on New York ballot — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention to restore his name on New York's presidential ballot. — Lower courts excluded the former independent candidate from the ballot after finding …
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Washington Examiner, Joe.My.God., The Bulwark, Carolina Journal and Trending Politics Conservative
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?
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The Intercept and The Guardian
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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Promises Immigrants He Wants to Deport Will Get Serial Numbers — Immigrants are no longer welcome in Donald Trump's America. Instead, the Republican presidential nominee posited that under his potential second administration, he would round up and mass-deport noncitizens based on their “serial numbers.”
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 …
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Most Hispanic Americans in new survey support legal abortion — A broad majority of Hispanic adults believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a recent Associated Press poll. — The survey's main finding — 67 percent of Hispanics oppose abortion bans …
James Kilner / Telegraph:
Zelensky: Trump doesn't know how to end war and Vance is too radical — The president of Ukraine criticises the Republican nominees as he visits the US to share his plan for victory over Russia — Donald Trump doesn't know how to stop the war in Ukraine, despite claiming he could end …
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HotAir, GZERO, Axios, IJR and New Yorker
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.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Caught Lying About Egg Prices in Painfully Bad Video — J.D. Vance attempted to point out high prices in a recent campaign stunt at a grocery store, only to be caught with egg on his face. — On Saturday, the Trump War Room account on X posted a video of Vance visiting a grocery story …
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson Denies Hiring MAGA Troll Fraudster as Campaign Manager — ‘FALSE’ — MAGA fraudster Jack Burkman's last claim—made in July—was that Joe Biden, who is alive, had “24 hours to live.” — The campaign of Mark Robinson—the Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate mired …
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.
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Megyn Kelly: I Miss ‘Fat’ and ‘Genuine’ Pre-Ozempic Oprah — ‘SPOON-FED PROPAGANDA’ — The former Fox News host grilled Oprah Winfrey on her podcast, clearly peeved that she emceed a town hall alongside Kamala Harris last week. — Megyn Kelly says she misses the “fat” Oprah Winfrey of old …
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New York Post
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 …
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