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New York Times:
Live Updates: Eric Adams Is Indicted in New York  —  The indictment makes Mr. Adams the first sitting New York City mayor to face criminal charges.  —  Here's the latest on the mayor's indictment.  —  Mayor Eric L. Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges …
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New York Times:
Eric Adams Live Updates: Adams Is Charged With Bribery and Fraud  —  Mayor Eric Adams, indicted in a lengthy corruption investigation, insisted he was innocent.  Prosecutors are expected to detail the charges on Thursday.  —  Here's the latest on the mayor's indictment.
Media Matters for America:
Fox News suddenly changes its tune after Eric Adams indictment unsealed
Discussion: New York Post
Politico:
Playbook: The race to replace McConnell heats up
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds from foreign sources
Bloomberg:
NYC Mayor Was Corrupt for Years, US Claims in Scathing Case
New York Times:
Eric Adams Is Indicted After Federal Corruption Investigation
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Undecided Voters Are Not Who You Think They Are  —  For the great majority of Americans who have firmly settled on Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, the idea that anyone could still be undecided in that choice is almost incomprehensible.  But the incredulity may be rooted in confusion about who most undecided voters really are.
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Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
Kamala Harris Will Win the Popular Vote  —  Here's how we know.  —  Absent an extraordinary upending event, Kamala Harris will win the national popular vote on November 5th.  I'm confident of that not because she is ahead in the polling averages, or because of a “forecast,” conventionally conceived.
Discussion: Fox News and UnHerd
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
Raffensperger: Election board ‘destroying voter confidence’ in Georgia  —  Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger warns that last-minute rule changes by the state's right-wing election board are undermining voter trust in one of the country's key battlegrounds.  —  Loading...  ATLANTA
Discussion: Alternet.org
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump seeks to bolster advantage among male voters
Discussion: Marist Poll, al.com and New York Post
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
'There's empirical evidence:' Harris shuts down interviewer who tries to defend Trump  —  Vice President Kamala Harris pushed back at her MSNBC interviewer Wednesday evening over a controversial claim about former President Donald Trump.  —  “The 11th Hour host” Stephanie Ruhle grilled Harris …
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
MSNBC anchor admits Harris dodges addressing policy: 'She doesn't answer the question'
Addy Bink / The Hill:
You can order free at-home COVID tests from the federal government again: Here's how  —  (NEXSTAR) — Free COVID tests are available once again through a federally-funded program, giving Americans a chance to get four at-home testing kits sent straight to their mailboxes.
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and New York Times
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Here's how to get free COVID tests through the mail  —  All Americans can order free COVID-19 tests by mail starting Thursday, the Biden administration announced.  —  Households will be able to order four free tests through the Covidtests.gov website.  The tests will be mailed directly …
Discussion: Associated Press
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
Rep. Clay Higgins' Extremely Racist Tweet Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg  —  His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.  —  On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Clay Higgins …
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CNN:
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins deletes post calling Haitian migrants ‘thugs,’ telling them to get ‘their a** out of our country’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Clay Higgins sets a new benchmark on the racism Republicans will excuse
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Vance keeps gaffing by actually detailing Trump's policies  —  “Concepts of a plan” is an easier sell than what they really want to do. … Donald Trump is a scam artist.  He promises voters everything and delivers almost nothing.  That's worked for him in the past, but Trump's current running mate …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump voter turnout program now largely run by Elon Musk-backed group  —  Exclusive: America Pac has up to 400 employees in each of the seven key states, with the campaign dependent on it  —  Donald Trump's mass voter turnout program in crucial battleground states is now principally being run …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over 2020 election scheme  —  Just when it seemed things couldn't get much worse for Rudy Giuliani, the former Republican mayor was officially disbarred in Washington, D.C.  —  Last summer, a Washington, D.C.-based bar discipline committee concluded …
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and Alternet.org
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC over 2020 election subversion efforts
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Pro-Harris sticky notes pop up in women's restrooms and gyms and on tampon boxes  —  Word about the grassroots campaign has spread on social media, primarily on Facebook, with women putting “Woman to woman” notes in places where other women will see them.  —  In the weeks before Election Day …
emptywheel:
Reid Epstein's Economic Polling Anxiety  —  NYT's Reid Epstein, who fairly routinely says things that make it clear he misunderstands what he's watching, recently substantiated a whine that Kamala Harris doesn't do enough interviews by claiming that Trump faces challenging questions at those things he labels press conferences.
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MSNBC:
Read the transcript of Kamala Harris' exclusive solo MSNBC interview
Washington Post:
Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices  —  The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious efforts to date to remake the Supreme Court following controversies over rulings and ethics.  —  A sweeping bill introduced by a Democratic senator Wednesday …
Discussion: CT Mirror and Alternet.org
Axios:
Andrew Cuomo eyes NYC mayor job … The charges have not yet been revealed.  — While Adams is adamant he will not be stepping down, he is already facing a tough Democratic primary next year on top of mounting calls to resign.  — Cuomo's formal entrance into the fray would be a wildcard.
Nate Hochman / The American Spectator:
The Rightward Rebellion: Why Young Men Are Flocking to Conservatism  —  American society seems dedicated to punishing youthful masculinity.  —  Art by Bill Wilson for The American Spectator  —  Young men once occupied a special — even unique — place in the West.
Robert Reich:
How Musk threatens America's national security, and what must be done  —  Shortly after the apparent second assassination attempt against Trump, Elon Musk responded in a now deleted post: “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔 ????”  —  Musk later said his post was intended as a joke.
Discussion: The Guardian and PolitiFact
The Guardian:
Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US  —  Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Fossil fuel lobbyists coordinated …
Discussion: freebeacon.com
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden, Harris to roll out new executive action on guns  —  The policies would address school shooting drills and machine gun devices.  —  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announced new executive actions on Thursday to address gun violence, an election-year move that builds the president's legacy …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate Democrats Pour in Millions to Defeat Ted Cruz, Rick Scott  — Party's hopes to keep majority hinge on scoring an upset win  — Pivot comes as polls show Montana's Tester behind Sheehy  —  Senate Democrats announced Thursday they are spending millions to defeat Ted Cruz in Texas …
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
‘Be a man and vote for a woman’: Kamala Harris's unlikely edge in America's masculinity election  —  Republicans are making anxiety around masculinity a key voting issue - but the Democratic nominee is hoping to turn it to her advantage  —  A man in a baseball cap strides through a field of corn.
 
 
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Stanley McChrystal / New York Times:
Why Kamala Harris Has Won Me Over
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
Meet the First Tenured Professor to Be Fired for Pro-Palestine Speech
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
In 2004 a senior advisor to President George W. Bush famously told journalist Ron Suskind …
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's promises would spike inflation and wipe out jobs, study finds
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris holds 8-point lead over Trump in Virginia: Poll
Discussion: Emerson Polling and ComingSoon.net
 Earlier Items: 
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Corporate media is back to “All Trump, All The Time” just like in 2016
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Examiner
ProPublica:
Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
Reuters:
Lebanese prime minister believes ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah possible
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

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