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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.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Harris trolls Trump on second debate during Georgia-Alabama game  —  The campaign aimed to reach viewers in the key battleground state of Georgia.  —  Kamala Harris doesn't get to decide if Donald Trump debates her a second time.  But she will attempt to extract a cost if he won't.
Katie Herchenroeder / Vanity Fair:
Tim Walz Expected To Bring Receipts About JD Vance's Anti-Abortion Stances To VP Debate  —  Walz's Republican opponent in the 2022 Minnesota governor's race thinks the former coach will be “loud and clear” on abortion.  —  On a different debate stage in 2022, then Minnesota gubernatorial …
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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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Vance not allowed to campaign in Pittsburgh culinary landmark — despite Harris event at same restaurant chain  —  The vice presidential nominee met supporters outside instead after the restaurant said it wasn't told in advance about the campaign stop  —  Vice presidential candidate …
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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Fox News:
Israeli military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike
Associated Press:
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader and force in Middle East, dies at 64
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 …
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
Casey Parks / Washington Post:
Her trans daughter made the volleyball team.  Then an armed officer showed up.  —  Jessica Norton eased her minivan out of the driveway, and she told herself she'd done what any mother would.  Her daughter Elizabeth had wanted to play high school volleyball, and Norton had let her.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
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.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: New York Times
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.
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
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 …
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Once again: Imports do not subtract from GDP  —  Tariffs feature prominently in this year's election debate.  Although the Biden administration has put some pretty steep tariffs on some Chinese goods, Trump wants to go much further — he wants to put a 20% tariff on every single thing the U.S. imports, from any country.
Russell Contreras / Axios:
How Trump's plan for mass deportations fits into U.S. history … - Trump wants to mobilize ICE agents — along with the FBI, federal prosecutors, the National Guard, and even local law enforcement officers — to carry out deportations.  — He says he would start with mass deportations …
 
 
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Law & Crime:
‘Patrolling the streets for months’: Kyle Rittenhouse confidants reveal new details the jury never knew
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Guardian
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Bolton on US support for Ukraine: 'If Trump wins, I think it's toast'
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Five things to know about Social Security reforms being considered in Congress
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
5 takeaways from this week's Trump-Harris polls
Associated Press:
Gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for burns received at appearance, campaign says
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who created the “constitutional sheriff” myth? Hint: It's not in the Constitution
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Major Conservative Poll Cited by Media Secretly Worked With Trump Team
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Mike Freeman / USA Today:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris campaign launches ‘Athletes for Harris’
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