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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris is ahead of Trump by 3 points in Georgia — Georgians trust Harris over Trump on helping the middle class by 7 points — In a head-to-head matchup, Vice President Kamala Harris tops former President Trump by 3 percentage points in a Fox News survey of Georgia voters.
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Washington Post:
Harris multiplied Biden's lead among young voters — Good morning, Early Birds. We're thinking of our readers in Florida today as Hurricane Helene bears down. Stay safe out there! Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. — In today's edition …
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Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
Donald Trump holds lead over Kamala Harris in Arizona, exclusive poll finds — With less than six weeks until the general election, former President Donald Trump holds an edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in the key battleground state of Arizona, according to an exclusive new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.
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Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Holds Razor-Thin Lead Across Swing States in Tight 2024 Race — About a month before the election, the vice president is eroding Trump's advantage on the economy, the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult Poll finds. … Vice President Kamala Harris has all but neutralized …
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Washington Post:
Why Romney is resisting pressure to endorse Harris
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Harris narrowly beating Trump in 6 key battleground states: Polling
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Politico:
Harris is visiting Arizona. But her campaign is prioritizing the Rust Belt.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Harris to accuse Trump of ‘playing political games’ with immigration in border visit
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Kamala Harris's Campaign Thinks She Can Win on the Economy. Here's How.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
For young men who grew up in the Trump era, the 2024 election is about one big thing
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
DNC will send funding to all state parties to support down-ballot races — The nearly $2.5 million investment is the first time the national party has sent funding to every one of its state counterparts. — The Democratic National Committee is sending money to every state Democratic party …
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Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
The DNC Has So Much Money That It's Now Spending in Idaho — Democrats are investing in races far down-ballot in states they're not competing in nationally. — Copy — Democrats have raised so much money since Kamala Harris became their presidential nominee that even Republican strongholds …
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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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The Bulwark:
What Vance's Vetters Missed — The most notable thing about the leaked dossier is what was left out of it. — Devastating scenes out of Florida last night after Hurricane Helene slammed into the state's Big Bend, leaving at least six people dead and knocking out power for millions of others across the Southeast.
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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
58 percent favor electing presidents based on popular vote: Gallup — A near majority of Americans favor amending the Constitution in order to elect presidents based on the popular vote, according to a poll released Friday. — The Gallup survey found that 58 percent of Americans are in favor …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Still Favor Replacing Electoral College System
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Politico:
Jack Smith files evidence in Trump 2020 election subversion case — The special counsel's submission is being kept under wraps, for now. — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a detailed compilation of evidence he's assembled to support charges that former President Donald Trump broke federal law …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Jack Smith files evidence under seal against Trump in Jan. 6 case
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case on eve of trial — The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement, averting a high-stakes trial over the airing of false 2020 election claims.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case on eve of trial
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Washington Post:
Trump to meet Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship — The meeting will be their first since 2019 and will happen in the final stage of a U.S. presidential race that has put a spotlight on partisan divisions over the war in Ukraine. — NEW YORK — Donald Trump will meet …
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Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
JD Vance, in 2020 messages, said Trump ‘thoroughly failed to deliver’ — In previously undisclosed messages, the future vice-presidential nominee said Trump had not fulfilled his economic agenda and predicted he would lose to Biden. — Vice-presidential nominee JD Vance has a go-to explanation …
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
John Roberts Doesn't Want You to Vote — Donald Trump is certainly going to lose the popular vote, like he did in 2020 and 2016. — Donald Trump is probably going to lose the Electoral vote, like he did in 2020. — But if the latter is close—and thanks to the antidemocratic architecture …
Robert Reich:
Election 2024 Video of the Week: Trump's Bonkers Economic Plan — This week's Election 2024 Video of the Week focuses on Trump's bizarre economic plan. — To remind you, the goal of this series is not to preach to the converted but to give you facts, analysis, and arguments to share with those who aren't.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
RFK Jr's chaos campaign to support Trump — He says he doesn't want to be a spoiler, but he's spoiling pretty hard. … On August 23, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suspended his presidential campaign. Citing the war in Ukraine and the “war on our children,” as well as “relentless …
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Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:
A dual win for consumers: Inflation cooled last month, paving way for borrowing costs to come down more — New York CNN — Americans and Federal Reserve officials have news to celebrate: Inflation cooled significantly last month, likely giving central bankers more confidence to continue cutting interest rates.
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Trump's Huge Civil Fraud Penalty Draws Skepticism From Appeals Court — A five-judge New York appellate panel questioned both the size and validity of a judgment of more than $450 million against Donald J. Trump at a hearing. — A New York appeals court expressed skepticism on Thursday …
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
A New York Court Questioned If Trump Was Correctly Nailed For Bank Fraud
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Ex-Kansas GOP senator backs Harris — Former Kansas Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.) is endorsing Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election, stating the White House contest “presents a stark choice that is not easy for any of us.” — Kassebaum, who served three terms …
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Former Republican U.S. senator endorses Kamala Harris, says election offers ‘stark choice’
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The Atlantic:
The Secretive Elites Contributing to Autocracy's Growth — Autocrats dump their democratic allies and keep the company of kleptocrats. — Since the earliest days of the republic, America's international friendships have shaped domestic politics. And some of those friendships helped America strengthen its democratic principles.
CNBC:
Trump Media shareholder UAV dumped nearly 11 million shares … United Atlantic Ventures LLC, a major shareholder in Trump Media, has sold or otherwise gotten rid of nearly 11 million shares in the company, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. — The move left UAV, a partnership of former …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility — North Carolina's State Board of Elections has removed 747,000 people from its list of registered voters within the last 20 months, officials announced Thursday in a press release. — The State Board of Elections …
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