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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Harris narrowly beating Trump in 6 key battleground states: Polling — Vice President Harris is narrowly leading former President Trump in six critical battleground states, while the candidates are tied in Georgia, according to new polling. — The survey, published late Thursday …
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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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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Trump and Harris Step Up Efforts to Woo Mormon Voters — The recent moves reflect how members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are no longer locked in for Republicans. Their votes could matter in key battlegrounds. — Both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts …
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Utah News Dispatch and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Why Romney is resisting pressure to endorse Harris — “People know where I stand on Donald Trump and that's enough,” Romney told The Post. But Harris would still welcome his endorsement. — As Election Day nears and a parade of anti-Trump Republicans announce their support …
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Harris is ahead of Trump by 3 points in Georgia
Fox News Poll: Harris is ahead of Trump by 3 points in Georgia
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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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Democrats, Maine Morning Star and North Dakota Monitor
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump says he will negotiate a Ukraine-Russia deal 'that's good for both sides' — Trump also complained about his 2019 impeachment, which stemmed from a July 2019 phone conversation with Zelenskyy about the Bidens. — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy …
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Washington Post:
Trump meets with Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship — The meeting is 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 met …
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war
Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
What Vance's Vetters Missed — 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. Say a prayer for those in the impact zone today. Happy Friday.
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Ken Klippenstein:
Read the JD Vance Dossier
Read the JD Vance Dossier
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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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Rolling Stone, New Republic, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
Alexander Sammon / Slate:
The Eric Adams Indictment Is Laden With Irony — The indictment of Eric Adams, unsealed Thursday, is a colorful document, alleging over $100,000 in graft, the defrauding of $10 million in public funds, and a whole lot of subsidized travel to Turkey. It accuses Adams of crimes that span …
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Susan Milligan / New Republic:
Maybe It's Not the Economy, Stupid? — Americans should not be miserable about the economy. But they are. President Joe Biden should not be considered a poorer steward of the economy than former President Donald Trump. But he is. And if Americans really think Biden did a bad job on the economy …
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
Americans Still Favor Replacing Electoral College System
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
RFK Jr's chaos campaign to support Trump — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism. 🚨 — 🤝 Subscribe to Public Notice 🤝
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Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
Gov. Gavin Newsom deals blow to reparations effort in California — The state's reparations task force was the first in the nation. — NaN:NaN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Los Angeles, on Sept. 25, 2024. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom dealt …
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The Atlantic:
The Kleptocracy Club — 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.
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Senior House Dem joins calls for Eric Adams to resign — Rep. Jerry Nadler called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign after he was charged with accepting illegal foreign contributions and engaging in wire fraud and bribery. “[T]here are questions of whether the Mayor can continue …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump ally Sebastian Gorka defends Mark Robinson during interview: “I hope you sue [CNN] into the ground. ... I hope you win.” — Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson recently appeared on Trump ally Sebastian Gorka's program, where he received glowing praise and support from the former White House adviser.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Doug Emhoff Gives Unequivocal Reply To Question About Trump's Threat To Jews — “He lies about a lot of things, but you gotta take him at his word on things like this,” the second gentleman said of the former president. — LOADING — MSNBC's Jen Psaki asked second gentleman Doug Emhoff …
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Jack Smith files evidence under seal against Trump in Jan. 6 case … - Trump has pleaded not guilty to all federal charges in the case — including “conspiracy to defraud” the U.S. — The charges remain the same in the superseding indictment, though it's pared down from the original to account for the Supreme Court ruling.
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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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Matthew Fox / Business Insider:
A majority of millionaires plan to vote for Harris over Trump in November — A majority of wealthy investors plan to vote for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, a new UBS survey says. — The survey shows 57% of investors with at least $1 million in investable assets support Harris, while 43% back Trump.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Harris to accuse Trump of ‘playing political games’ with immigration in border visit
Harris to accuse Trump of ‘playing political games’ with immigration in border visit
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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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