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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Jack Smith's Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court — It's rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But those are exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version …
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ABC News:
Bombshell immunity filing details Trump's alleged ‘increasingly desperate’ bid to overturn 2020 election — Trump privately described claims of voter fraud as “crazy,” the filing says. — In this July 31, 2024, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waits …
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Politico:
Jack Smith lays out his case against Trump in vivid detail — In a newly unsealed legal brief, the special counsel revealed private, detailed conversations Trump had with GOP officials in his bid to subvert the 2020 election. — As his bid to hold on to power in 2020 grew increasingly desperate …
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New York Times:
Jack Smith Lays Out New Evidence in Trump's Jan. 6 Case — Judge Tanya Chutkan made public portions of a filing by prosecutors setting out their argument for why the case should go forward despite the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. — When told by an aide …
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Politico:
11 damning details in Jack Smith's new brief in the Trump election case — From Trump's fictitious stats about voter fraud to the FBI's forensic analysis of Trump's phone, prosecutors previewed how they would make their case at trial. — Special counsel Jack Smith won't get a chance …
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CBS News:
Key takeaways from special counsel Jack Smith's major filing in Trump's 2020 election case — Washington — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has made public a key filing from special counsel Jack Smith that includes evidence compiled in his investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged efforts …
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CNN:
Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Dems dismiss Trump-Vance abortion messaging as ‘lip service,’ but it might be working — Trump says he'll veto legislation to ban the procedure. — Donald Trump and JD Vance, after months of contradicting one another on abortion, are together attempting to tamp down fears that they would pursue a national ban if elected.
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Wall Street Journal:
Vance Makes a Better Case for Trump Than Trump
Vance Makes a Better Case for Trump Than Trump
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NBC News:
VP debate highlights: Walz and Vance spar over immigration, abortion and gun violence
VP debate highlights: Walz and Vance spar over immigration, abortion and gun violence
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CBS News:
CBS News VP debate poll shows voter reactions to Vance-Walz showdown
CBS News VP debate poll shows voter reactions to Vance-Walz showdown
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Everything J.D. Vance Blamed on Immigrants During the VP Debate
Everything J.D. Vance Blamed on Immigrants During the VP Debate
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump and his allies are not planning to concede another electoral loss — The former president and his allies are making it clear, repeatedly, that the only outcome they will accept without hesitation is one where he is the victor. — The reason that it is important to ask Sen. JD Vance …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
CNN's Acosta tangles with Lewandowski: 'You won't admit the truth'
CNN's Acosta tangles with Lewandowski: 'You won't admit the truth'
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Marin Scotten / Salon:
Trump backs out of “60 Minutes” interview after appearing “scattered” and incoherent in Wisconsin
Trump backs out of “60 Minutes” interview after appearing “scattered” and incoherent in Wisconsin
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump fear factor hits Senate GOP … - “I said, 'Sir, if I was you, I would stay out of the race, because there's no win for you in this,'” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) told us about a recent call with Trump. — “I hope not,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, when asked if he thinks Trump will weigh in.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir — Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir — Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump campaign brings in $160 million in September — Hundreds of millions of dollars raised by each campaign are going towards expensive television buys in battleground states. — Donald Trump's campaign reported raising over $160 million in September as it gears up for the final five weeks of the presidential election.
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Spent More Than He Raised for Second Month in a Row
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states — AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don't have power and many don't have running water …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Multiple Women Claiming Romantic Relationships With RFK Jr. Threaten His Standing in Trump Orbit — At least three women are claiming to have had romantic relationships with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in just the last year, as he pursued a long-shot bid for the presidency, Mediaite has learned.
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Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
Walz vs Vance: Fact Checking the VP Debate — Tim Walz and JD Vance met for their first and only Vice Presidential debate. Below I provide a comprehensive analysis on 10 of the most salient questions and subjects. We have a lot to cover so let's dive in. Likewise, please consider subscribing to support my work and advocacy.
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Meidas+:
Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Other Senate Republicans Voted to Defund FEMA—Now Ask for Federal Aid — Written for MeidasTouch by J.D. Wolf — As the federal response to Hurricane Helene is well underway, many MAGA Republicans have been politicizing the Biden administration's efforts.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say — Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes …
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Trump downplays troop brain injuries from Iran attack as ‘headaches’ — Former President Donald Trump downplayed the injuries of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries following missile strikes against a U.S. base at the end of his time in office, referring to them as “headaches” at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Tuesday.
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Blue Virginia:
Video: Derrick Anderson's Disastrous Week Highlighted In New Advertisement, “Fake Family Guy,” Ahead of UMW Debate — “Derrick faked having a family. Now he wants to control yours.” — From the Eugene Vindman for Congress (VA07), which has been watching as their opponent …
David Zipper / Slate:
The Solution to Giant Killer Cars Is Really, Really Simple — A proposed rule could force automakers to downsize the largest of their vehicles. That's what's really needed to save pedestrians. — The number of pedestrian deaths in the United States is skyrocketing.
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American Immigration Council:
Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy — Introduction and Executive Summary — In recent months, leading politicians and policymakers have renewed calls for mass deportations of immigrants from the United States. While similar promises have been made in the past without coming …
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
Who Are the ‘Undecided’? — It may not be about issues, but whether voters surrender to Trump's invitation to return to the womb. — Former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign event at Dane Manufacturing, October 1, 2024, in Waunakee, Wisconsin.
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