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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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Media Matters for America:
Fox News suddenly changes its tune after Eric Adams indictment unsealed  —  Fox claimed it was an act of retaliation from Biden's DOJ, but that conspiracy theory took a hit after the indictment was unsealed  —  After the indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams was unsealed …
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Post
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 …
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
Politico:
Playbook: The race to replace McConnell heats up
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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Marist Poll:
U.S. Presidential Contest: North Carolina, September 2024  —  Marist North Carolina Poll  —  Harris & Trump Tied in North Carolina  —  In the battleground state of North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied among likely voters statewide including …
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and So What
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
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:   Raffensperger: Election board ‘destroying voter confidence’ in Georgia
Marist Poll:
U.S. Presidential Contest: Arizona, September 2024
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Donald Trump keeps talking about Kamala Harris's McDonald's job  —  It's a small biographical detail meant to bolster her middle-class bona fides.  But it's also hard to verify — which Trump is happy to exploit.  —  It's one of those little biographical details meant to flavor how voters view a candidate, not to define them.
Discussion: ComingSoon.net, So What and Mediaite
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
'There's empirical evidence:' Harris shuts down interviewer who tries to defend Trump
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Harris campaign ties Trump to Robinson in new ad on contraception
Discussion: Associated Press and Twitchy
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
MSNBC anchor admits Harris dodges addressing policy: 'She doesn't answer the question'
Politico:
House Democrats likely to force action on measure formally reprimanding Clay Higgins  —  Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) infuriated many of his House colleagues with his since-deleted racist X post about Haitian migrants, prompting a top Black Democrat to introduce a measure to formally reprimand him that will likely see a floor vote.
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Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
Rep. Clay Higgins' Extremely Racist Tweet Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
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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.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Appeals panel signals skepticism over NY civil fraud case against Trump  —  A New York appeals panel on Thursday appeared wary of the state's civil fraud case against former President Trump that ended in a $464 million judgment against him and his business.  —  During arguments lasting …
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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
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
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, Raw Story and Washington Post
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Gaetz says he will no longer voluntarily cooperate with House Ethics probe  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Thursday he will no longer voluntarily cooperate with a House Ethics Committee investigation into his conduct, calling the probe “uncomfortably nosey.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rudy Giuliani formally disbarred in D.C. … - An ethics panel recommended Giuliani, once a top prosecutor in Manhattan, be disbarred last year, saying in a report, “He sought to disrupt a presidential election and persists in his refusal to acknowledge the wrong he has done.”
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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
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.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
60 years after the day college students won free speech, their rights are vanishing  —  Years later, somebody would dub them “the Silent Generation.”  But on Oct. 1, 1964 — 60 years ago this Tuesday — a cohort of young people born mostly during World War II, raised in consumer affluence …
Discussion: Power Line
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 …
CNN:
We asked 10-year-olds about the election.  Here's what we learned  —  A version of this story appears in CNN's What Matters newsletter.  To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  —  CNN —  It is jarring to hear American kids talk about politics and see the country's often …
 
 
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
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Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
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Robert Reich:
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Discussion: The Guardian and PolitiFact
Reuters:
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