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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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Andrew Howard / Politico:
NYT endorses Harris as ‘the only choice’ for president
Discussion: Twitchy, Townhall and Joe.My.God.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our Time for Choosing  —  We thought we'd seen the worst of Helene after it made landfall in Florida …
Discussion: Axios
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The three phases of normalizing Trump's attack on Harris in Wisconsin  — The use of neutral language.  If you merely read about Donald Trump's deeply offensive rally this weekend in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, you probably thought it was about immigration.  And about Trump up to his usual tricks of disparaging his rivals.
Lauren Egan / Politico:
Biden: Congress ‘may have to’ come back to approve disaster funding  —  The president defended his role in hurricane response.  —  President Joe Biden said Monday he may ask Congress to return early from its preelection recess to pass supplemental disaster money to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene.
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CNN:
1 storm, more than 100 dead and a 500-mile path of destruction. Now comes the hard work of recovering from Helene
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   Late Friday night, Tennessee House Republican Caucus chair Jeremy Faison posted …
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy / USA Today:
Biden on Helene disaster: 'We're not leaving until the job is done'
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
‘Just Not Right’: A GOP Governor Confronts Trump's Lies  —  For Gov. Mike DeWine, the attacks on Haitians near his Ohio hometown are personal - and so is the cost of Trump's and J.D. Vance's vicious demonization of legal immigrants.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On a rainy Sunday afternoon …
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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Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Trump turns to darker rhetoric as voting begins  —  At a pair of weekend speeches, former President Donald Trump continued to escalate the insults, threats and lies that have become hallmarks of his political campaigns.  —  At a speech in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump suggested that police violence could deter crime.
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 …
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Walz and Vance's medical files viewed illicitly by veterans department staff
Discussion: NPR, more at Mediagazer »
Dana Ferguson / NPR:
What Tim Walz's past debate performances reveal about how he may take on JD Vance
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Coming Trump Revenge Tour  —  Trump has campaigned on a wave of retaliatory criminal prosecutions.  It's not the first time he's promised to lock up his rivals — but a second term would be different.  —  In the most volatile presidential campaign of the last 50 years …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Lock Up Kamala Harris Now
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says ‘1 rough hour’ of policing would end crime  —  Former President Trump suggested Sunday that one “rough hour” of policing would end crime, as he called for law enforcement to be freed up to “do their job” without restrictions.  —  “See, we have to let the police do their job.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, RedState and IJR
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Noah Shachtman / New York Magazine:
The Secretive Alliance Between the New York Post and Eric Adams  —  Rupert Murdoch's paper helped elect Adams and hasn't quite given up on him yet.  —  The mayor even worked the coat-check line for a moment before taking selfies with staff members.  “We all thought it was a little bit bizarre …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights  —  In some states, that GOP number could even approach a majority.  —  The politics of abortion rights have shifted massively toward Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Discussion: Townhall
NBC News:
FBI to pay $22 million to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy  —  The payout to 34 women dismissed from the FBI's training academy in Quantico, Virginia, would rank among the biggest lawsuit settlements in the history of the bureau.  —  The FBI has agreed to pay …
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and The Daily Caller
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Taking Trump's mass deportation vow seriously and literally  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  🚨  —  🚓 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚓
Discussion: HotAir
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pollsters: Don't be so sure Trump will outperform our surveys  —  Pollsters caution against assuming that the polls this cycle are susceptible to the same errors as previous ones that underestimated support for former President Trump, arguing that every election is different and that this year's polls …
emptywheel:
As Kamala Harris Passes the Two-Thirds Mark, Trump Adopts Apocalyptic Language  —  I continue to track the asymmetric pace of the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.  Today is another milestone for the Vice President.  —  As of today, Donald Trump has <5% of his campaign left (36 days of 721).
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Fidelity has cut its estimate of X's value by 79% since Musk's purchase  —  Elon Musk's X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity.  —  The asset manager's Blue Chip Growth Fund now values its stake in X …
Politico:
Republicans are starting to raise alarms about Trump's ground game  —  “They are out-matching us in money, in enthusiasm and in the ground game,” one Michigan-based GOP strategist said.  —  Some battleground state Republicans say they're worried they see little evidence of Donald Trump's ground game …
 
 
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Tobias Burns / The Hill:
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Struggling Hardliner Ted Cruz Suddenly Insists He's Bipartisan
Discussion: Politico, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance's Stolen Valor: ‘He Puts on Poverty Like You Put on Makeup’
Manu Raju / CNN:
Potential President Harris could face Senate GOP roadblock for any Supreme Court pick
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Vance appears at conference hosted by preacher who says Harris is possessed by the devil
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