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Trump is everywhere. Anxious Dems wonder why Harris isn't. — Trump is everywhere. Democrats are increasingly wondering why Harris isn't. — Democratic operatives, including some of Kamala Harris' own staffers, are growing increasingly concerned about her relatively light campaign schedule …
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Harris is running a much bigger campaign than Trump. Will it matter? — She spends three times as much, employs hundreds more staff and dominates the ad war. But the race is effectively tied. — With a month to go, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris remain nearly tied in battleground polls.
New York Times:
30 Days Out, the Harris and Trump Campaigns Brace for ‘Trench Warfare’ — With tight contests in all seven battleground states, the candidates are pressing for a few thousand votes that could sway the outcome of the entire election. — As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 4, 2024 — MAGA Republicans are now lying about the federal response to Hurricane Helene in much the same way they lied about Haitian migrants bringing chaos and disease to Springfield, Ohio. Both disinformation efforts are flat-out lies, and both are designed to demonize immigrants.
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Stephanie Kelly / Reuters:
US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories — In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the United States this week, a new storm emerged on social media - false rumors about how disaster funds have been used, and even claims that officials control the weather.
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Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
Immigrants Are NOT Why FEMA Lacks Funds
Immigrants Are NOT Why FEMA Lacks Funds
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
As Lawmaker Claims Trump's Shooting Was Inside Job, G.O.P. Indulges Him — Representative Eli Crane, a first-term Arizona Republican, has emerged as the chief right-wing voice pushing conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempts. — He posits that there is a mole within …
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Trump's return to Butler marks a dramatically changed race — “There's a message here, right? To come back to the scene,” said one Republican. — Donald Trump appeared to be well on his way to the White House after he was shot nearly three months ago. He was coming off …
Dan Primack / Axios:
Scoop: VC titan Ben Horowitz plans “significant” donation to Kamala Harris … - At the time, President Biden was still running for re-election. … - He notes that he and Felicia have known Harris for more than a decade, and she's been “a great friend to both of us over that time.”
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Politico:
Helene hit Trump strongholds in Georgia and North Carolina. It could swing the election. — Officials in both swing states face urgent decisions about helping people vote in shattered communities. — Hurricane Helene hit especially hard in heavily Republican areas of Georgia and North Carolina …
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emptywheel:
From the Willard to Danbury Correctional: Steve Bannon Allegedly Joins the Conspiracy — One of Danbury's Federal Correctional Institution's most illustrious residents likely discovered on Wednesday that he had been promoted. — Steve Bannon is now P1, a feature player in Jack Smith's latest description …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump's Election Bid Is a Wild Card as Supreme Court Term Opens — Court returns with cases on ‘ghost guns’, trans care on agenda — Presidential election disputes may wind up before justices — The US Supreme Court opens its new term under the shadow of a presidential election …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore? The Supreme Court Is.
Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore? The Supreme Court Is.
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Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
Battle for the House Goes Down to the Wire — Republicans try to keep majority in tight contests against Democrats in California, Iowa and New York — WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to retain and build out his slim Republican majority. Top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries needs …
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos — Videos voiced by Nate Hochman tout conspiracy theories about McKinsey and have elements of fascist rhetoric — A Marco Rubio-linked thinktank stoking fears about Haitian migrants in Pennsylvania has also produced …
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Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:
For First Time in 20 Years, Purdue Won't Have Election Day Polling Place on Campus — Purdue University in Indiana will not have an Election Day polling place this year. The Tippecanoe County Election Board decided not to hold one, even though the campus has had one during the last four presidential elections.
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Okla. is buying schools 55,000 Bibles. Specs match the $60 Trump Bible. — The state put out a bid for leather-bound Bibles with U.S. founding documents. Few, if any, such Bibles are currently for sale besides a Bible endorsed by Trump. — The state of Oklahoma wants to buy 55,000 classroom Bibles …
Rachel Nostrant / New York Times:
Entire Chicago Education Board to Resign Amid Tensions Between Mayor and Schools Chief — Mayor Brandon Johnson has been at odds with the head of Chicago Public Schools over his plan to fill a $1 billion gap in the district's budget. — All of Chicago's board of education members announced …
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: Conservative think tank targeting NASA employees' communications about Musk, Trump — An influential conservative think tank has asked the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to disclose what employees are discussing internally about billionaire Elon Musk …
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The White House:
Letter to Congress on Disaster Needs — Dear Speaker Johnson and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and Jeffries, — I write to you regarding the needs of the Nation. As communities across the Southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene assess the extent of the damage, they are expecting …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump pledges to rename Army base after Confederate general — Fort Liberty, previously known as Fort Bragg, was renamed in 2022 as part of a sweeping Army push to change the names of installations honoring Confederate soldiers. — Donald Trump says that North Carolina's Fort Liberty …
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Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Conservatives look to end — or replace — Miami teachers union — A historic vote in Miami-Dade could result in no teachers union at all in the county — or one backed by an enemy of organized labor. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Republicans could strike a major blow …