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11:50 PM ET, September 29, 2024

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New Yorker:
Kamala Harris for President  —  The Vice-President has displayed the basic values and political skills that would enable her to help end, once and for all, a poisonous era defined by Donald Trump.  —  At the 1940 Republican National Convention, in Philadelphia, an uneasy affair marked by bomb scares …
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Top Republicans disavow Trump's ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris  —  Lindsey Graham pushes back on ex-president's remarks as Minnesota's Emmer says ‘we should stick on the issues’  —  Senior Republicans distanced themselves Sunday from comments made by Donald Trump at campaign stops …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Kamala Harris may be the first Democratic presidential nominee to win seniors since Al Gore
Discussion: IJR and NBC News
David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump falsely calls Kamala Harris, Joe Biden ‘mentally impaired’ again, ramping up attacks
Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Trump and Harris compete for the Latino vote in very different ways
Discussion: New York Post and Arizona PBS
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris team quietly courts big-name GOP endorsements
Rep. Joe Morelle / MSNBC:
I help oversee federal elections.  Mike Johnson's words threaten our democracy.  —  It is disturbingly clear that the Republican Party is setting the stage to once again attempt to overturn a lawful American election.  —  It is disturbingly clear that the Republican Party …
Discussion: Fox News
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Republicans lay legal groundwork for election challenges  —  In Arizona, one of seven competitive U.S. states that are expected to decide the 2024 presidential election, an advocacy group founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller is advancing a bold legal theory: that judges can throw …
Discussion: New York Times and Semafor
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump preps catalog of “cheating” claims for potential election loss … - Overseas voting: Trump falsely claimed Monday that Democrats are exploiting an overseas ballot program for expats and military members in order to circumvent “any citizenship check or verification of identity.”
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and CBS News
Chris Morris / Variety:
Kris Kristofferson, Country Music Legend and ‘A Star Is Born’ Leading Man, Dies at 88  —  Kris Kristofferson, who attained success as both a groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and a Hollywood film and TV star, died Saturday at home in Maui, Hawaii.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Emmer: Vance to hold Walz ‘accountable’ during Tuesday's VP debate  —  House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said Sunday he expects Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP nominee for vice president, to hold his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), accountable on the debate stage on Tuesday.
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Ed Scarce / Crooks and Liars:
Rasmussen Found To Be Secretly Colluding With Trump Campaign  —  There's a reason why 538 doesn't use Rasmussen in their polling aggregates anymore, and this is just more evidence why: they can't be trusted.  Meanwhile, conservative sites like Real Clear Politics rely heavily on Rasmussen …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   Meehan says Trump will ‘absolutely not’ win popular vote
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The 128 paths to the White House  —  From the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt, which maps are most likely?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Let's try something a little different today: basically, a two-for-one.  First, I'll give you what's essentially a full newsletter with some big-picture thoughts …
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Raises $55 Million in California Fundraisers  — Events in San Francisco, Los Angeles pad advantage over Trump  — Vice president urges celebrity attendees to activate networks  —  Kamala Harris raised about $55 million in high-dollar events in California this weekend …
Wall Street Journal:
California's Gavin Newsom Vetoes Controversial AI Safety Bill  —  Governor seeks more encompassing rules than the bill opposed by OpenAI, Meta and supported by research scientists  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a controversial artificial-intelligence safety bill that pitted …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. Elissa Slotkin warns Harris is “underwater” in Michigan … - FiveThirtyEight's average of polls has Harris up by about 2.4 points in Michigan. … - Michigan is also a top pickup opportunity for Senate Republicans, with millions of dollars now flooding the race between Slotkin and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).
Discussion: Breitbart
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
We need a 21st Century Homesteading Act to help Americans displaced by climate change  —  As always, thank you for subscribing and amplifying Civic Texts, which will not be sustainable without you.  Many thanks to everyone who has supported my work, particularly folks who have subscribed to memberships since our soft launch in April.
Marissa J. Lang / Washington Post:
SCROLL TO CONTINUE  —  The table was set.  The pastries arranged.  A white tablecloth dangled placidly in the early morning mist, surrounded by 12 golden-hued high-backed chairs.  —  Five decades ago, a dozen friends gathered here, on the National Mall, for breakfast.
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russians who promote ‘child-free movement’ could soon face hefty fine  —  Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of parliament and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said a new bill would tackle the “ideology of childlessness.”  —  Russia's fight against the West and its values …
Discussion: New York Post
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Alabama senator says Democrats ‘use’ IVF as ‘scare tactic’  —  Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) said that Democrats “use” in vitro fertilization (IVF) accessibility concerns “as a scare tactic” in an interview Sunday.  —  “Senator Ted Cruz and I led a letter with all 49 Republican senators signing …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Breitbart
 
 
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Britt says she thinks Putin ‘respects’ Trump
CBS News:
Transcript: Larry Hogan, former Maryland governor, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 29, 2024
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Hogan says he doesn't ‘agree with’ getting rid of filibuster
Chad Reese / The Hill:
Harris's tax cut plan shows how startup costs cripple entrepreneurs
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
Elon Musk is one of illegal immigration's harshest critics. He once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’
 Earlier Items: 
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“You've been a good friend”: Biden honors Jimmy Carter ahead of 100th birthday
Discussion: CBS News and The Hill
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder
Discussion: NPR and Axios
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Wealthy GOP Candidates Face Rough Homecomings
Discussion: DSCC
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
How Project 2025 Became Toxic and Exposed the Right's Toxicity
Discussion: USA Today
The Guardian:
Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate
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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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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