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1:45 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, Raw Story and Alternet.org
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
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Robinson Resumes Campaign in North Carolina After Exodus
Discussion: USA Today
Colin Campbell / WUNC:
Nearly all of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign staff quits after CNN report
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
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 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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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: The Hill, Politico and CBS News
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.”
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Ziva Branstetter / ProPublica:
Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman?  A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Root and Raw Story
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Agree Nation Is Divided on Key Values  —  Percentage perceiving nation is divided ticks up to new high  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-high 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are greatly divided on the most important values, while 18% believe the country is united.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, Axios, IJR and New Yorker
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.
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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NBC News:
Lebanon says 274 people were killed and 1,024 injured in Israel bombing
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
‘Fox & Friends’ Co-Host Ainsley Earhardt To Interview Former First Lady Melania Trump
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Trump gunman said to have left note: ‘This was an assassination attempt’
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
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world's top companies undermining democracy - report
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Doctor sounds alarm that Trump could gut health care — even if he's not elected
Discussion: New York Times
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Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
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