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12:50 PM ET, September 29, 2024

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Stephanie Murray / Arizona Republic:
Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris for president: ‘I know of her character’  —  Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris because of his conservative values — not in spite of them — he said Saturday in an interview announcing his support for the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris team quietly courts big-name GOP endorsements  —  Anti-Trump conservatives are serving as emissaries to bring prominent Republicans on board, hoping to influence rank-and-file voters.  —  As former congresswoman Liz Cheney repeatedly and publicly spoke out over the last year …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
J. D. Vance's Thin Skin Makes Him Vulnerable  —  Kamala Harris used Donald Trump's psychic weaknesses against him in their televised debate on September 10.  Can Governor Tim Walz do the same to Senator J. D. Vance when they meet on Tuesday?  —  Watch what happens when Vance is asked …
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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
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder  —  Secretary Austin has been receiving updates from and providing guidance to his team throughout the weekend on the latest developments in the Middle East.  He and DoD leaders remain focused on the protection of U.S. citizens …
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
How Project 2025 Became Toxic and Exposed the Right's Toxicity  —  On September 22, NBC News published its latest national poll.  The headline results: Kamala Harris's favorability has soared since July and she now also leads Trump head-to-head, a significant shift compared to two months ago …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Far right in Austria heads for unprecedented election victory  —  Austria's far-right Freedom Party is heading for an unprecedented general election victory under leader Herbert Kickl, projections say.  —  The projections, based on initial results, give Kickl's party 29.2% …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: To attack Harris, Trump falsely describes new stats on immigrants and homicide  —  Former President Donald Trump is wildly distorting new statistics on immigration and crime to attack Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  Trump falsely claimed Friday and Saturday that the statistics …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“You've been a good friend”: Biden honors Jimmy Carter ahead of 100th birthday … - In a message endorsing Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, Carter called the president his “first and most effective supporter in the Senate” and “my loyal and dedicated friend.”
Discussion: CBS News
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.
NBC News:
Poll: Democrats' advantage with Latino voters continues to shrink  —  Harris leads Trump nationally among Latinos, 54% to 40%, but Democrats' edge is at its lowest level in the last four presidential cycles.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump among Latino voters.
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Wealthy GOP Candidates Face Rough Homecomings  —  Senate hopeful David McCormick says he is a seventh-generation Pennsylvanian, while Democrats call him ‘Connecticut Dave’  —  SCRANTON, Pa.— David McCormick faces several challenges in flipping a Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
The Guardian:
Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate  —  Rightwing US thinktank claimed in report that non-profit holding trainings is ‘corruptly influencing the courts’  —  A rightwing organization is attacking efforts to educate judges about the climate crisis.
Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
UK MP Quits Labour Slamming ‘Staggering Hypocrisy’ Under Starmer  — Duffield says sleaze, nepotism, avarice are ‘off the scale’  — Resignation exposes rifts in Labour months after election win  —  A Member of Parliament quit the UK's governing Labour Party, unleashing a deeply personal attack …
 
 
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Associated Press:
California governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars
Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
Early Voting Begins. Republicans Don't Want to Be Left Behind.
Discussion: Press Herald and Raw Story
Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
‘Border czar’ Kamala Harris panned for wearing reported $62K necklace to southern border: ‘You look ridiculous’
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Democracy Docket:
Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas' Omnibus Voter Suppression Law
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
We need to talk about Jared Kushner's sketchy Saudi-backed fund
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Source: Apple is no longer in talks to participate in an OpenAI funding round that is expected to raise as much as $6.5B

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple considers options for its headsets, including moving compute to iPhone, and is working on homeOS; new Masimo CEO could enable a deal with Apple

Jonathan Moens / New York Times:
California passes a law that includes “neural data” under personal sensitive information, aiming to protect people's brain data from being misused by companies
 
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