memeorandum: JD Vance suffers latest campaign fail after being denied entry into restaurant (Mike Bedigan/The Independent)

10:40 PM ET, September 28, 2024

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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:
Israel Strikes Lebanon Again After Killing Hezbollah Leader

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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader and force in Middle East, dies at 64

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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.

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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 …

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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:

Florida congressional candidate charged with threatening to kill primary opponent — The Justice Department revealed an indictment Friday that said William Robert Braddock III, of St. Petersburg, Fla., had threatened to kill his opponent in a 2022 primary. — The Justice Department revealed …

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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? — As the U.S. election draws near, Donald Trump's introduction of a “luxury” watch priced at $100,000 raises more than eyebrows—it sparks serious concerns about potential loopholes for financial misconduct. Trump's grifts these days are endless.

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Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:

We need to talk about Jared Kushner's sketchy Saudi-backed fund — Why is Donald Trump's son-in-law raking in millions in fees from investors but not delivering them money? — An investigation led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has discovered what he sees …

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 …

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Detroit Free Press:

Trump continues to warn about election ‘cheating.’ His supporters are ready to move on — Arpan Lobo Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press — Four years ago, some of former President Donald Trump's supporters were so certain he won that they sued or breached the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the election.

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State region (NYT classifications), in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin

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New York Times:
Harris and Trump Are Neck and Neck in Michigan and Wisconsin, Polls Find

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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.

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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.

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Washington Post:

Trump falsely attacks Harris as ‘mentally impaired’ and ‘mentally disabled,’ prompting criticism — The remarks drew a rebuke from a group that advocates for people with disabilities. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's mental capacity Saturday …

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Associated Press:

Gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for burns received at appearance, campaign says — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said.

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Washington Post:
Inside the Mark Robinson debacle: Panic, blame and pressure on Trump

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Dianne Gallagher / CNN:
NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hospitalized with second-degree burns following incident at campaign event

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Mike Bedigan / The Independent:

JD Vance suffers latest campaign fail after being denied entry into restaurant — The incident occurred after the Republican vice presidential nominee turned up to Primanti Bros in North Versailles, Pennsylvania, and was denied entry — Your support helps us to tell the story

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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.

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Russell Contreras / Axios:

Young women grow less religious than young men … - The exodus of young women can be seen in particular in white evangelical congregations, which are becoming smaller and more male. — The faith divide also reflects a political divide: polls show young women moving left much faster than young men.

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 …

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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 — A Bala Cynwyd voter got a detailed letter this week from the made-up Pennsylvania Congressional Office of Immigration Affairs notifying her that her household …

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David Bauder / Associated Press:

CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign's third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents.