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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
5 key details in special counsel Jack Smith's Trump election case filing  —  Breaking down the key details from Smith's latest court filing  —  A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a key filing from special counsel Jack Smith's updated election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
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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 …
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Trump casts ‘election interference’ label on everything while facing federal charges  —  Trump is already laying the groundwork to dispute the results of another election, leveling baseless charges of interference as his own federal election interference case progresses.
Discussion: Meidas+
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No amount of evidence will convince Republicans of Trump's 2020 guilt
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and CBS News
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Fumes Over Release of New Evidence in Election Interference Case
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Jan. 6 Legal Nightmare Is Far From Over
Politico:
11 damning details in Jack Smith's new brief in the Trump election case
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump's Response When He Learned Pence's Life Was In Danger On Jan. 6: 'So What?"
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit  —  A federal judge has allowed a temporary restraining order that halted the program to expire Thursday.  —  A federal judge will allow a temporary restraining order that prevented President Joe Biden from discharging student loan debt …
Discussion: Axios, CBS News, UPI and The Hill
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden's student loan forgiveness plan can take effect after judge lets restraining order expire
Discussion: Vibe
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
When moderator Margaret Brennan noted during last night's vice presidential debate that Republican nominee J.D. Vance had, once again, lied about the legal status of migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Vance retorted: “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check!”
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Austin Sarat / The Hill:
JD Vance is a con artist, and the debate proved it
CNN:
CNN requested an interview with Melania Trump.  Her book publisher asked for $250,000 in exchange  —  Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.  After several exchanges …
E&E News by POLITICO:
Helene isn't the first time Trump inserted politics into a natural disaster … In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump has blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the disaster — going so far as to accuse Democratic leaders of ignoring the needs of Republican storm victims.
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
How Will Hurricane Helene Affect This Wildly Close Election?
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Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme  —  A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
Discussion: Mediaite, Denver Post, CBS News and Meidas+
Erik Gunn / Wisconsin Examiner:
Wisconsin GOP group launches pro-Harris campaign with open letter  —  Republican lapel buttons.  Photo by U.S. Consulate General Barcelona via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0  —  Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans, including former lawmakers, other former elected officials and a GOP sitting district attorney …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Liz Cheney to join Harris on campaign trail at birthplace of GOP
Politico:   Playbook: The first October surprise of 2024
emptywheel:
John Roberts' Sordid Legacy: 14 Pages of Mean Tweets  —  “One of the ways Trump” disseminated false claims of election fraud, Jack Smith's immunity briefing describes, “was by Tweet, day in and day out.”  —  I'm still wading through Jack Smith's immunity briefing.
ABC7:
Dozens of San Fernando Valley white supremacist gang members charged in federal indictment, DOJ says  —  Federal prosecutors said 42 members and associates of a San Fernando Valley white supremacist gang were arrested and indicted.  —  LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Forty-two members of what prosecutors call …
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Shawn Tully / Fortune:
Harris holds a 66-electoral-vote lead over Trump, calculates prominent data scientist  —  Kamala Harris turned the tables on Trump, according to betting markets, and hasn't looked back.  —  Data scientist Thomas Miller has crafted a model for forecasting the 2024 presidential election that …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Revealed: ports-strike CEO's crude attacks on Biden and Democrats  —  David Adam of USMX made coarse remarks about president and appeared to endorse rightwing conspiracy theory  —  An executive representing ports where tens of thousands of workers went on strike this week made a series …
Washington Post:
Three Mile Island owner seeks taxpayer backing for Microsoft AI deal  —  Energy Department weighing a $1.6 billion loan guarantee for a plan to reopen the nuclear plant with Microsoft as its sole customer.  —  The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant is pursuing …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump campaign hands out signs with white supremacist slogan at rally  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign distributed signs with a phrase often used by white supremacists.  —  Before Trump spoke in Saginaw, Michigan, Thursday, campaign staff could be seen handing out pre-printed signs with the words “Reclaim America.”
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Swing-State Election Officers Brace for Last-Minute Court Action  — Pre-election decisions carry costs and logistical challenges  — Suits pending over mail ballots, poll watchers, counting votes  —  When the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in September that Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
How the North Carolina Legislature Left Homes Vulnerable to Helene  —  Under pressure to control housing costs, Republican lawmakers rejected standards meant to protect against disasters, experts say.  —  The amount of rain that Tropical Storm Helene unleashed over North Carolina was so intense …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Why conservatives get suspended more than liberals on social media  —  Happy Thursday!  I'm filling in for Cristiano today.  Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com.  —  Below: Vice President Harris is ‘coming around’ to 'Little Tech's' agenda.  But first:
Discussion: The Register and Nature
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Scott leads Democratic challenger in Florida Senate race: Poll  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has a 6-point lead against former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) in the Florida Senate race, according to a new poll by Napolitan News Service.  —  The same poll shows former President Trump …
 
 
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
OUTRAGEOUS! The View -Co-Host Says Melania Wants to Kill President Trump (VIDEO)
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Whom does Trump plan to deport? Whomever Trump wants to deport.
Discussion: HuffPost and Axios
 Earlier Items: 
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Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Giuliani's daughter: ‘The biggest threat to our country is Trump’
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
How to win men's votes without backing down on women's rights
Discussion: New York Times and Newsbusters
Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
“One rough hour”: Experts say Trump's call for a “violent” purge should be taken as a serious threat
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
David Nir on downballot races to watch
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Inside Jim Jordan's campaign for top House Republican
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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