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8:55 AM ET, September 25, 2024

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Elena Moore / NPR:
A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31 point lead over Trump  —  President Biden had a young people problem.  Vice President Harris may not.  —  In a new poll from the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, Harris holds a 31-point lead over former President …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris leads Trump among young voters but falls short of Biden's 2020 winning margin  —  Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 12-point lead over former President Donald Trump among voters younger than 35 - a group that's largely dissatisfied with the influence it holds in American politics …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Republicans' Electoral College Edge, Once Seen as Ironclad, Looks to Be Fading  —  A review of the evidence that Donald Trump's advantage relative to the national popular vote has declined significantly.  —  Ever since Donald J. Trump's stunning victory in 2016 — when he lost the popular vote …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Noble Predictive:
Presidential Race Tight in Nevada
Discussion: ComingSoon.net, Breitbart, The Hill and CNN
Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News Trump v. Harris poll: How much does candidate likability — or unlikability — matter?
Discussion: New York Times
Yuki Iwamura / News 5 Cleveland WEWS:
Haitian nonprofit in Springfield files criminal charges against Donald Trump, JD Vance  —  Affidavit uses state statute allowing private citizens to file charges  —  The leader of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance filed charges against former president Donald Trump and his running mate …
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Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance  —  The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community invoked a private-citizen right to file charges Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance …
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:   JD Vance: Political heroin dealer
Chandra Law Firm:
Criminal charges filed against Trump and Vance for Springfield, Ohio conduct; arrests sought
CNN:
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim's family asking that he be spared  —  Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay.
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CNN:
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Florida golf course as case is assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon  —  Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the charge of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate against Ryan Wesley Routh, the man they say camped outside …
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Democrats prepare Florida and Texas offensives … - But Democrats are signaling they want to expand the playing field and be in a position to steal Republican seats in states like Florida. … - They are also eyeing Texas, where a recent poll has Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) …
Discussion: Raw Story, WFAA-TV and Alternet.org
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Politico:
Playbook: Who's laughing on Long Island
Discussion: Punchbowl News and Roll Call
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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Johnson spikes top Democrats' anxiety about a Jan. 6 redux … - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has been conferring with deputies to prepare for next January's joint session, sources familiar with the discussions told Axios.  — “I've talked to him just generally about preparations …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel can present ‘substantial’ new evidence against Trump in January 6 case, judge rules  —  Special counsel Jack Smith this week will be allowed to file hundreds of pages of legal arguments and evidence gathered in the 2020 election subversion and January 6 US Capitol attack criminal case …
Discussion: Instapundit and Washington Post
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims …
Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi's husband sold more than $500K worth of Visa stock — just weeks before DOJ's antitrust lawsuit  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband unloaded more than $500,000 worth of Visa stock — less than three months before the credit card giant was slapped with federal antitrust charges, public documents show.
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Lucinda Shen / Axios:
DOJ sues Visa for monopolizing debit card market
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Kushner's Fund Has Reaped Millions in Fees, but So Far Returned No Profits  —  The son-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump has said he has intentionally moved slowly to invest investors' money, which came primarily from foreign entities.  —  The private equity firm run by Jared Kushner …
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
Florida bans instruction on contraception and consent in sex ed classes  —  The Florida Department of Education is prohibiting school districts from including core topics in their sex education courses, including contraception, consent, domestic violence, abuse, and LGBTQ issues.
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Docket Watch: Trump Prosecuted in DC  —  United States of America v. Donald J. Trump  —  On Aug. 1, 2023, a federal grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Anegron / TelevisaUnivision:
Noticias Univision Announces 2024 Townhalls with Former President Donald Trump & Vice President Kamala Harris  —  Presidential Candidates Will Engage with Undecided Hispanic Voters to Discuss Important Issues Facing the Community and Nation  —  Enrique Acevedo to Moderate Townhalls …
Antonio Fins / Palm Beach Post:
Florida, Georgia Teamsters break with national leadership by endorsing Harris-Walz ticket  —  Since the non-endorsement by the national governing board, Harris-Walz have received endorsements from local councils in important battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Discussion: Florida Politics
CNN:
Manchin won't endorse Harris over vow to gut filibuster to codify abortion rights: ‘Shame on her’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' vow to gut the Senate's filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin.
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WPR:
Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump briefed on “threats from Iran to assassinate him,” his campaign says … - U.S. officials see Iran as the biggest nation-state threat to November's elections. … - “Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months …
 
 
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New York Times:
How News Outlets Like Fox and CNN Are Preparing for Election Day
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Comcast, a Backer of Reproductive Rights, Donates to DeSantis's Anti-Abortion PAC
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Caleb Groves / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Metro Atlanta counties have dismissed more than 45K voter eligibility challenges since July 1
Discussion: WXIA-TV and Raw Story
John Konrad / gCaptain:
US Navy Oiler Runs Aground, Forcing Carrier Strike Group to Scramble for Fuel
 Earlier Items: 
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters
Enough Already:
WHITE NOISE  —  At a time when we've never needed good to prevail over evil more …
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Judge Rules Jack Smith Can Submit 180 Pages Of Evidence Of Trump's Alleged 1/6 Crimes Before The Election
NBC News:
Harris campaign office damaged by gunfire in Arizona
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Nebraska governor: No plans for special session on winner-take-all electoral system
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Teens Say Trump's Former Personal Aide and Project 2025 Higher-Up Made Them Uncomfortable in Chats
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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The New York Times is washed
 

 
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