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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
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 …
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.
Tali Arbel / Wall Street Journal:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Was Indicted. What Comes Next?
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
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
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and So What
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
Kamala Harris Will Win the Popular Vote
Discussion: Fox News
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
Raffensperger: Election board ‘destroying voter confidence’ in Georgia
Discussion: Alternet.org
Marist Poll:
U.S. Presidential Contest: Arizona, September 2024
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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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
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
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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
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Wyden Introduces Sweeping Court Reforms to Restore Public Trust as Supreme Court Faces Legitimacy Crisis
Discussion: Salon and New Republic
Ken Klippenstein:
Read the JD Vance Dossier  —  We publish what others won't.  Subscribe to support our work and for updates on this breaking story.  —  Behold the dossier.  —  It reportedly comes from an alleged Iranian government hack of the Trump campaign, and since June, the news media has been sitting on it …
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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 and Pueo Eyes
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.
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
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 …
Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
China's Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank, Setting Back Its Military Modernization  —  Pierside accident came as Beijing attempts to expand its navy  —  WASHINGTON—China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country's priority weapons programs, U.S. officials said.
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
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Graham calls Zelensky's Pennsylvania tour ‘a mistake’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to Pennsylvania, where he appeared with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) in what many Republicans saw as a political event.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Senators want expanded employer-provided child care credit  —  A bipartisan group of senators has proposed a new childcare measure that would expand an assistance program that gives employers a tax credit up to $150,000 to help their employees with kids pay for their care.
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.
 
 
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Mark Cuban Rejects Accusations Media Leans Liberal, Says Conservatives Control the Space Today: ‘Mainstream Media Is Not Who You Think It Is’
Discussion: Raw Story, BizPac Review and Breitbart
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Biden Administration Denying Protection Assets For Trump Forces Him To Cancel Wisconsin Rally
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
60 years after the day college students won free speech, their rights are vanishing
Discussion: Power Line
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rudy Giuliani formally disbarred in D.C.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Support slips for First Amendment: Survey
Discussion: USA Today
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Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
‘Be a man and vote for a woman’: Kamala Harris's unlikely edge in America's masculinity election
Robert Reich:
How Musk threatens America's national security, and what must be done
Discussion: The Guardian and PolitiFact
 

 
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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

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

 
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