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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
‘Trump Is a Scab’: Harris Campaign Fumes Over Trump's Wild Anti-Overtime Rant — 'I WOULDN'T PAY' — The former president admitted he “shouldn't say this” at a rally in Pennsylvania—just minutes before the Harris campaign highlighted the comments. — Former president Donald Trump openly admitted …
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NBC News, Joe.My.God., Louisiana Illuminator, Raw Story, Meidas+ and Mediaite
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On overtime pay, Trump slips up by accidentally telling the truth — Donald Trump admitted that he concocted a private-sector scheme to avoid paying his own employees overtime compensation. So much for his “pro-worker” pitch. — Five of the most interesting words in Donald Trump's rhetorical repertoire …
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HuffPost
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump says ‘violent day’ of policing will end crime — The remarks at a campaign rally Sunday did not amount to a policy proposal allowing police retaliation, the former president's campaign said. — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for “one real rough, nasty” and “violent day” …
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Rolling Stone and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
The Only Patriotic Choice for President — It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump. He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest.
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Rep. Joe Morelle / MSNBC:
I help oversee federal elections. Mike Johnson's words threaten our democracy.
I help oversee federal elections. Mike Johnson's words threaten our democracy.
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Fox News
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
‘Morning Joe’ Asks Trump: How Did Harris ‘Destroy’ You in Debate if She's ‘Stupid?’ — OUCH — “The question answers itself, I guess,” Joe Scarborough said. — MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has some questions for Donald Trump after his latest attacks on Kamala Harris.
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Raw Story
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Top Republicans disavow Trump's ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris
Top Republicans disavow Trump's ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris
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Washington Post, NBC News, The Bulwark, The Hill, HuffPost, New York Post, Associated Press and Mediaite
David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump falsely calls Kamala Harris, Joe Biden ‘mentally impaired’ again, ramping up attacks
Donald Trump falsely calls Kamala Harris, Joe Biden ‘mentally impaired’ again, ramping up attacks
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-MAGA Voters Fear Trump's ‘Really Evil, Dark Path’ In Scathing New Ads … LOADING … Video
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Republican Voters … and Nebraska Examiner
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CNN:
Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat
Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump preps catalog of “cheating” claims for potential election loss
Trump preps catalog of “cheating” claims for potential election loss
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The Hill, Joe.My.God., Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CBS News
Jack Queen / Reuters:
Republicans lay legal groundwork for election challenges
Republicans lay legal groundwork for election challenges
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New York Times, The Rectification of Names and Semafor
Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
‘Chills me’: Experts horrified by Trump's call for ‘really violent day’ of policing — 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump openly advocated police brutality when, during a campaign speech in Erie, Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 29, he called for “one really violent day” of policing.
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HuffPost
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Taiyler S. Mitchell / HuffPost:
Trump Suggests Terrifying Solution To Ending Crime: The Purge — His dangerous solution came on the heels of him repeating the false, fearmongering claim that crime is skyrocketing. — LOADING — At a rally on Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump casually seemed to suggest that one day of violence would put an end to crime.
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HotAir, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, ComingSoon.net, Metro.co.uk and Social Justice In America
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.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Actor Zachary Levi cites RFK Jr.'s endorsement in call to support Trump — Actor Zachary Levi called former President Donald Trump the best choice voters have ahead of the 2024 election, citing how Trump has been backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Levi explained that he grew …
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ComingSoon.net, Variety, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Dana Ferguson / NPR:
What Tim Walz's past debate performances reveal about how he may take on JD Vance — Tim Walz gazed into the television camera and sped through a seemingly rehearsed set of points he was hoping to drive home in one of his first political debates, just days before the 2006 election …
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, Washington Post, CBS News, Raw Story, Poynter, The Hill, The Guardian and Associated Press
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Emmer: Vance to hold Walz ‘accountable’ during Tuesday's VP debate
Emmer: Vance to hold Walz ‘accountable’ during Tuesday's VP debate
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New York Times, Washington Post, CBS News, CNN, The Guardian, Raw Story, NPR, Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
David Dayen / American Prospect:
How Congress Gets Its Groove Back — The Supreme Court's recent rulings will change how Congress writes laws. It may even force the legislative branch to take a hard look at its own dysfunctions. … This is not just another fish story. — It begins with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation …
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Roll Call
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Vance appears at conference hosted by preacher who says Harris is possessed by the devil — Over the weekend, Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance was a featured speaker at a conference, the Courage Tour, hosted by radical preacher Lance Wallnau. In a September 19 appearance on …
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Slate
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
An Ohio Businessman Faces Death Threats for Praising His Haitian Workers — The lifelong Republican employs fewer Haitians than others in Springfield, but his life has been upended since Donald J. Trump spread falsehoods about immigrants in his hometown. — For Jamie McGregor …
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Switches Off Netflix After Chairman Donates to Harris Campaign — TUNING OUT — The hashtag #CancelNetflix started trending just days after Reed Hastings announced he'd given $7 million to Kamala Harris' bid for the presidency. — Donald Trump supporters appear to have quit Netflix en masse …
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Bloomberg and Fox Business, more at Mediagazer »
NPR:
‘The Power Broker’ at 50 — and what author Robert Caro is still uncovering — In Robert Caro's Upper West Side office, it is 1965. — “Like right now, just at this moment, Lyndon Johnson is creating Medicare,” Caro told me in the middle of a recent interview. “It's July, 1965.” — Right now.
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New York Times
Washington Post:
VA staff got into Vance, Walz medical files, sparking investigation — At least a dozen VA employees improperly accessed the medical records of vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz this summer, investigators found. — At least a dozen employees at the Department …