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6:50 PM ET, September 28, 2024

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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of Hassan Nasrallah  —  Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror.  His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims …
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Associated Press:
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike  —  Lebanon's Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.  A statement said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.”
Fox News:
Israeli military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike
New York Times:
Live Updates: Israel Strikes Lebanon Again After Killing Hezbollah Leader
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader and force in Middle East, dies at 64
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Republican Freak Show  —  Like the man who leads it, the GOP is not just incidentally grotesque.  It is grotesque at its core.  —  the gop is a moral freak show, and freak shows attract freaks.  Which is why Mark Robinson fits in so well in today's Republican Party.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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NewsNation:
Mark Robinson burns hand at event, returns to campaign Saturday
Washington Post:
Inside the Mark Robinson debacle: Panic, blame and pressure on Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Harris to troll Trump on second debate during Georgia-Alabama game  —  The campaign has hired a plane to fly a banner over the Tuscaloosa, Ala., stadium and will run a television ad during the game.  —  Kamala Harris doesn't get to decide if Donald Trump debates her a second time.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
5 takeaways from this week's Trump-Harris polls  —  The polls are coming thick and fast with less than six weeks to go before Election Day.  —  Vice President Harris has seen broadly favorable polling results this week — with some caveats.  —  Harris now leads former President Trump …
Discussion: New York Times
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New York Times:
State region (NYT classifications), in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Washington Post:
Vance appears at event hosted by hard-right Christian nationalist  —  The live event was hosted by Lance Wallnau, who has blended hard-right politics with Christian supremacy and who has demonized Kamala Harris.  —  MONROEVILLE, Pa. — Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance appeared Saturday …
Mathew Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Childless GOP Candidate Borrows Family for Weird Photo Shoot  —  FAKE FAMILY VALUES  —  Anti-abortion Republican Derrick Anderson, who is running for Virginia's seventh congressional district, appears to be trying to appeal to women using a bizarre tactic.
Joseph Buczek / CBS News:
Michigan man charged with assaulting postal carrier over Kamala Harris flyer  —  (CBS DETROIT) — A 61-year-old Farmington Hills man faces multiple criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted a female postal carrier Thursday evening upon receiving a flyer in the mail featuring Vice President Kamala Harris.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Democracy Docket:
Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas' Omnibus Voter Suppression Law  —  A federal judge struck down a key provision of Texas' 2021 omnibus voter suppression legislation, Senate Bill 1, after finding that certain aspects of the statute impose unconstitutional and unlawful burdens on marginalized groups of voters.
Brett Meiselas / Meidas+:
Trump's $100,000 Watches: A Gateway for Illicit Financial Flows?  —  This new grift is very, very suspicious.  So we did some digging.  —  MeidasTouch Network and Brett Meiselas  —  As the U.S. election draws near, Donald Trump's introduction of a “luxury” watch priced at $100,000 raises …
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. sues Alabama over program aimed at removing voters  —  Federal prosecutors said the state's efforts to strike more than 3,200 people from voting rolls was done too close to November's election.  —  The Justice Department on Friday sued the state of Alabama over a program …
MSNBC:
Tim Snyder: Trump reveals what a bad negotiator he is in Zelenskyy meeting  —  Yale University history professor Tim Snyder joins MSNBC's Ali Velshi to discuss former President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump's lie that he can negotiate a deal …
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Five things to know about Social Security reforms being considered in Congress  —  Legislation that would reform some aspects of Social Security is gaining steam in Congress.  —  The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, seeks to do away with tax rules that proponents say have led …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Rising egg prices linked to bird flu's impact on supply chain  —  The rising price of eggs in the last year has been linked to bird's flu impact on the supply chain.  —  Eggs' price tag has gone up by 28.1 percent in the last 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Discussion: NPR and Sun-Sentinel
Mike Freeman / USA Today:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris campaign launches ‘Athletes for Harris’  —  There's “Swifties for Harris” and “Cat Ladies for Kamala” and “White Dudes for Harris.”  You can add one more to the list: “Athletes for Harris.”  —  The Harris campaign says it's launching “Athletes for Harris” …
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who created the “constitutional sheriff” myth?  Hint: It's not in the Constitution  —  Author Jessica Pishko on how two Arizona sheriffs created an entire mythology — and a dangerous movement  —  Four years ago, George Floyd's murder and the resulting months of demonstrations brought unprecedented scrutiny …
 
 
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Law & Crime:
‘Patrolling the streets for months’: Kyle Rittenhouse confidants reveal new details the jury never knew
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Internal Docs Show Trump Media Investors Were Duped
Discussion: UPI and CNBC
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
We need to talk about Jared Kushner's sketchy Saudi-backed fund
Jamie Ballard / YouGov:
Most Democrats say they'd vote for or against a candidate based solely on the candidate's abortion views
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP
Discussion: Bloomberg and Axios
Russell Contreras / Axios:
How Trump's plan for mass deportations fits into U.S. history
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Bolton on US support for Ukraine: 'If Trump wins, I think it's toast'
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Bala Cynwyd woman got a fake letter notifying her she'd have to house migrants under a nonexistent Biden-Harris program
Discussion: Semafor
 Earlier Items: 
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Major Conservative Poll Cited by Media Secretly Worked With Trump Team
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Collins / USA Today:
One last time: Terminally ill cancer patient casts final vote for Kamala Harris
Noah Bressner / Axios:
America's youngest voters turn right
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Adam Wren / Politico:
Vance has a new media strategy: Drown them in boos
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Florida university to host extremist after DeSantis-led lurch to right
Discussion: Steve Sailer
Ron Elving / NPR:
VP debates may alter a close race's dynamic even when they don't predict the winner
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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