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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors  —  Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August  —  Donald Trump unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade about undocumented immigrants and predicted that this …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording  —  DUDE, NO  —  The 12-minute tape, reportedly from a dinner with donors in August, also features Trump launching into an expletive-laden rant against undocumented migrants.  —  Donald Trump was reportedly caught …
Washington Post:
The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump's rallies early  —  The Republican nominee consistently draws large, enthusiastic and rowdy crowds to his rallies and other campaign events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Pharyngula
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's True Crowd Size Exposed in Embarrassing Video
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Unhinged Handling of Disasters Revealed By Insider  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 4, 2024, episode of The Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Discussion: Raw Story and The DSR Network
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
A Woman Among Cowardly Men  —  The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Citifield nine that day;  —  the score stood two to zero, with but one inning more to play.  —  But the Mets, as usual, managed to find a way.  —  Saving our own Bill Kristol from emotional decay.... Happy Friday.
Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
Politico:
Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says
The Oklahoman:
‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms  —  Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather WarlickOklahoma Watch  —  Superintendent Ryan Walters isn't just talking about buying Bibles for schools.  —  Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles.
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Bruce Springsteen Backs Harris and Blasts Trump Out of This World  —  The Boss has spoken  —  Yesterday, rock legend Bruce Springsteen endorsed Kamala Harris for President.  —  In an Instagram video that instantly went viral, Springsteen said, “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed …
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market  —  America's employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy.
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Politico:
Job growth blows away expectations, in boost for Harris
Discussion: Eye On Housing
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Media's Misery Deepens as Top Execs Depart  —  GETTING UGLY  —  An anonymous complaint against the CEO is roiling the company, according to a report.  —  Senior executives at Donald Trump's media company have left the business following mismanagement accusations made against its CEO, according to a report.
Discussion: CBS News, CNBC and Fortune
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ProPublica:
Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO's Mismanagement and Retaliation
NBC News:
Harris is playing it safe.  Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.  —  Democrats are concerned that she's acting like she's sitting on a lead in a tied race.  —  WASHINGTON — Even as polling shows the presidential race is a toss-up, Vice President Kamala Harris has been running …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Obama to kick off campaign swing for Harris in key battleground state of Pennsylvania
NOTUS:
Trump Is Trying to Make Up Ground by Reaching Out to Voters Who Hate Politics
Discussion: New Republic
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From”  —  The thing is, she was already there.  —  Thinking before you speak publicly is an important skill.  Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, a conservative Republican, apparently did not get the memo.
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Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
Someone Was Arrested For Killing Geese In Springfield — But It Wasn't A Haitian  —  Brian Comer, a 64-year-old white man, was accused of illegally hunting geese at a golf course on the day Trump amplified racist lies about Haitian immigrants in the city.  —  LOADING
Discussion: The Bulwark, Mediaite and Raw Story
David Daley / The Guardian:
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans  —  If the right strews constitutional chaos over the certification of this presidential election, two people will have cleared the path  —  Two men recognized and exploited the anti-democratic loopholes within …
Discussion: In These Times
CBS News:
Woman who accused Lewandowski of assault says his lawyers tried to buy her silence  —  The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump's side.  But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump's 2024 …
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Politico:
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats
Axios:
The disappearing Bidens: A quiet end to a presidency … - Vice President Kamala Harris — who has praised Biden but doesn't routinely talk about him in her speeches — has had just one campaign event with him along with a few official events in Washington.  — First Lady Jill Biden …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman's sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases  —  The court announced it will add more than a dozen new cases to its argument calendar ahead of the new nine-month term that starts on Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
No, Biden didn't take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did  —  Donald Trump falsely accuses President Biden of redirecting disaster funds, a budget maneuver Trump himself approved in 2019. … — Former president Donald Trump, remarks at a campaign rally in Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 3
Erin Covey / Cook Political Report:
House Races Across the Midwest Move in Democrats' Favor  —  The 2022 midterm cycle was defined by divergent results across different regions of the country: Republicans ran strongest in blue states, picking up seats that Joe Biden won by double digits in 2020, while Democrats mostly held the line in districts in purple and red states.
Discussion: The Hill
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's coverage of a questionable viral moment
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emptywheel:
How Jack Smith Wants to Prove Trump's Crimes
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Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
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Discussion: The Nation
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. wants to use Hezbollah's weakness to elect new Lebanese president
Discussion: New York Times
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Israel was told ‘you are not alone’ - but year of war has left it isolated
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
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Colorado Public Radio:
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars
Sarah Chayes / New York Times:
Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can't Keep Ignoring It.
Discussion: The Hill
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Kamala Harris and the Influence of an Estranged Father Just Two Miles Away
Discussion: Althouse
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats suspect Netanyahu of attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows
Discussion: BizPac Review and PBS NewsHour
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Mar-a-Lago Murmurs: Vance '28 Chatter, McCarthy's Motives & Trump Money Troubles
Discussion: USA Today and Human Events