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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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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.
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.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Eric Adams indictment unsealed: New York mayor charged in campaign contribution scheme … WATCH NOW  —  A federal indictment charging New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a decade-long campaign contribution scheme, bribery and other crimes was unsealed Thursday morning …
Media Matters for America:
Fox News suddenly changes its tune after Eric Adams indictment unsealed
Discussion: New York Post
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds from foreign sources
Politico:
Playbook: The race to replace McConnell heats up
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
Politico:
The fruits of Jack Smith's 2-year investigation into Trump will land on Tanya Chutkan's desk today  —  It may be the final inflection point in the case before Nov. 5.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith, stymied at every turn by federal courts from putting Donald Trump on trial …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Harris campaign ties Trump to Robinson in new ad on contraception … - The ad is the latest effort by the Harris campaign to connect Trump to the most extreme members of his party on the politically salient issue of reproductive rights.  — Trump endorsed Robinson …
Discussion: Twitchy
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Donald Trump keeps talking about Kamala Harris's McDonald's job
Discussion: So What, ComingSoon.net and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Clay Higgins sets a new benchmark on the racism Republicans will excuse  —  Former Iowa representative Steve King was punished by House leaders for less.  —  In early 2019, at the beginning of the 116th Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced to the media …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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’
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.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Here's how to get free COVID tests through the mail
Discussion: Associated Press
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'
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
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 and Pueo Eyes
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Reuters:
Lebanese prime minister believes ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah possible
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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
In 2004 a senior advisor to President George W. Bush famously told journalist Ron Suskind that people like Suskind lived in “the reality-based community.”  They believed people could find solutions to problems through careful study of discernible reality.  But, the aide continued, Suskind's worldview was obsolete.
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 …
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
Meet the First Tenured Professor to Be Fired for Pro-Palestine Speech  —  Maura Finkelstein was terminated by Muhlenberg College for an Instagram repost.  —  MAURA FINKELSTEIN NEVER hid her support for Palestinian liberation during her nine years working as a professor of anthropology at Muhlenberg College …
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 …
Stanley McChrystal / New York Times:
Why Kamala Harris Has Won Me Over  —  Some deeply consequential decisions are starkly simple.  That is how I view our upcoming presidential election.  And that is why I have already cast my ballot for character — and voted for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Discussion: Raw Story
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump lawyers to ask appeals court to toss $489 million civil fraud ruling  —  Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his company will argue to an appeals panel Thursday that it should throw out a judge's February ruling that Trump must fork over hundreds of millions of dollars …
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
 
 
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Support slips for First Amendment: Survey
Discussion: USA Today
Nate Hochman / The American Spectator:
The Rightward Rebellion: Why Young Men Are Flocking to Conservatism
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in D.C. over 2020 election scheme
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Trump's promises would spike inflation and wipe out jobs, study finds
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
‘Be a man and vote for a woman’: Kamala Harris's unlikely edge in America's masculinity election
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Harris holds 8-point lead over Trump in Virginia: Poll
ProPublica:
Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Newsmax and election systems company Smartmatic reach a confidential settlement that averts Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: CNN will begin experimenting in early October with a metered paywall, charging some readers for digital access after they read a set number of articles

Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter:
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