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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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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 …
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 …
CBS News:
CBS News VP debate poll shows voter reactions to Vance-Walz showdown  —  In the first — and likely only — vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, voters who watched Tuesday night said it was an almost even match, and an overwhelming majority felt the tone of the debate was positive.
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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
CNN's Acosta tangles with Lewandowski: 'You won't admit the truth'  —  Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser on former President Trump's campaign, and CNN anchor Jim Acosta engaged in a tense exchange on air Wednesday that resulted in shouting and at one point the anchor saying “you won't admit the truth.”
Wall Street Journal:
Vance Makes a Better Case for Trump Than Trump
Joe Navarro / Politico:
8 Body Language Tells From the Vice Presidential Debate
The Daily Beast:
Vance Rips Walz After Missing His ‘Friends With School Shooters’ Flub
Melanie Mason / Politico:
Dead even: POLITICO snap poll shows stark division on debate
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.
Discussion: Fox News
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
At debate, Vance whines: You weren't supposed to fact-check me!
NBC News:
VP debate highlights: Walz and Vance spar over immigration, abortion and gun violence
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Everything J.D. Vance Blamed on Immigrants During the VP Debate
Washington Post:
Trump mixes up words, swerves among subjects in off-topic speech  —  The Republican nominee appeared tired and complained about his heightened campaign schedule.  —  MILWAUKEE — Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke for 33 minutes before his first mention of the ostensible focus of his remarks.
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Marin Scotten / Salon:
Trump backs out of “60 Minutes” interview after appearing “scattered” and incoherent in Wisconsin  —  Trump's decision to pull out of the event came after he made confused and incoherent remarks on Tuesday  —  Former President Donald Trump backed out of an interview with “60 Minutes,” …
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Spent More Than He Raised for Second Month in a Row
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff ‘forcefully slapped ex-girlfriend for flirting with another man’ in booze-fueled assault after date to star-studded gala  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's husband assaulted his ex-girlfriend, three friends have told Dailymail.com.
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.
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.
Sarah Grace Taylor / Nashville Banner:
As Gov. Lee Seeks to Reshape Education, Vouchers Loom Large in House Races  —  Editor's note: Over the summer, we sent out a community survey to ask what issues mattered most to you in this election cycle.  This is the latest in our community-focused series.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Internal Emails Reveal How Hate Overwhelmed Springfield After Trump's Lies About Haitian Immigrants  —  A cache of internal emails obtained by 404 Media using a public records request show the chaos caused by the unfounded racist conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants are “eating the pets” of residents in Springfield, Ohio.
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How unhinged must Trump get to even matter?  —  The irony is now painful.  For many years now, the artsy mountain resort city of Asheville, N.C. has been marketed to a growing retiree population as a “climate refuge,” a temperate inland fortress far from the potential killer hurricanes …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
500-pound US WW2 bomb explodes at Japanese airport 80 years later  —  A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States on Japan exploded at a Japanese airport after nearly 80 years.  —  One bomb out of the 179,967 tons of bombs dropped on Japan during World War II …
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.
The Annenberg Public Policy Center …:
Trust in U.S. Supreme Court Continues to Sink  —  Driven by political partisanship, public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court has continued a downward slide since the court's 2022 Dobbs decision overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion …
Discussion: The Hill
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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Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Brown raises close to $31M in competitive Ohio Senate race
Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo:
Famous AI Artist Says He's Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans keep inventing new ways to scapegoat immigrants
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Georgia Republicans sow doubt about Dominion voting machines in 2020 throwback
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Gave Tens of Millions to Republican Causes Far Earlier Than Previously Known
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Oct. 7 ‘vigil for Gaza’ at University of Maryland ‘inappropriate,’ governor says
Discussion: Maryland Matters
 Earlier Items: 
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
J.D. Vance's ‘brazen lying’ leaves veteran health care reporter stunned
Robert Sherman / The Hill:
What Iran's missile attack on Israel felt like
Cook Political Report:
Swing State Polling Finds Deadlocked Presidential Contest, ‘Blue Wall’ Senate Races Tighten
Ava Kofman / ProPublica:
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That's Just the Start.
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

 
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