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4:40 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: The Daily Caller, CBS News and Mediaite
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Trump is at 48 percent. How could this be possible but for widespread racism?
Discussion: The Intercept and The Guardian
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's imaginary and frightening world
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch:
Kamala Harris has largest post-debate lead yet over Donald Trump in new Wisconsin Watch poll
Discussion: The Hill
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
State Sen. Mike McDonnell deflates GOP hopes for Nebraska winner-take-all in 2024  —  State Sen. Mike McDonnell announces leaving the Democratic Party after he was censured by the state and Douglas County Democrats.  LINCOLN — The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Key Nebraska Republican Rejects Trump's Push to Shake Up Electoral Map  —  Mike McDonnell, a state senator, said he would not support an effort to change the state's electoral system to winner take all, an outcome that could have cost Kamala Harris an electoral vote.
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 …
Discussion: NC Newsline, Digby's Hullabaloo and CNN
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Mark Robinson Insists He Will Remain in North Carolina Governor Campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos, Anderson Alerts and NBC News
State of California:
Attorney General Bonta Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving the Public on Recyclability of Plastic Products  — Attorney General Bonta Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving the Pub...  Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov  —  The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to hold …
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
California accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable
Discussion: NPR and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
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 …
Discussion: Roll Call, The Daily Beast, UPI and The Hill
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Man suspected of assassination attempt against Trump left a letter detailing his plans, prosecutors say
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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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: USA Today and Joe.My.God.
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 …
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 …
Lauren Sausser / CNN:
She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy.  SC woman now tells her story  —  Orangeburg, South Carolina , KFF Health News —  Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media stock hits lowest point since 2021 after DJT lockup lifts … Shares of Trump Media sank Monday to their lowest price since 2021, 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
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
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
How the Congressional Hackathon helped the House work better for the People  —  Good afternoon from cloudy Washington, where fall arrived on Sunday, along with a continuing resolution that will, if enacted, avert a government shutdown in October.  (Thanks to Politico for linking to the bill, for folks who like to read then.)
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 …
The Hill:
Coalition pushes lawmakers to sign ‘No Dictators Declaration’ in wake of immunity decision  —  A bipartisan coalition is pushing for lawmakers to sign a declaration to combat possible abuses of power by the president in the wake of a Supreme Court decision giving former executives broad immunity from criminal prosecution.
Discussion: HuffPost, Fox News and Default
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 …
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.”
 
 
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Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
New COVID subvariant XEC poses potential threat heading into winter
Discussion: The Hill
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Harris-Trump showdown: Leading law enforcement group takes sides in presidential election
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
In a First Among Christians, Young Men Are More Religious Than Young Women
Discussion: Bloomberg
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Most Hispanic Americans in new survey support legal abortion
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Megyn Kelly: I Miss ‘Fat’ and ‘Genuine’ Pre-Ozempic Oprah
Discussion: Megyn Kelly and New York Post
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Agree Nation Is Divided on Key Values
Discussion: Washington Times and The Hill
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Associated Press:
US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
Ziva Branstetter / ProPublica:
Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
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