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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.
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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 …
Discussion: Eschaton
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Oklahoma Wants a Trump Bible in Every Public School Classroom
Discussion: The Oklahoman
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 …
Discussion: The Dispatch and Joe.My.God.
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.”
NBC News:
Harris' campaign plans to ramp up its negative messaging against Trump  —  The new phase in the final weeks of the presidential campaign is aimed at trying to persuade undecided voters to support the vice president, Harris aides said.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign …
Discussion: Axios
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Obama to kick off campaign swing for Harris in key battleground state of Pennsylvania
NBC News:
Harris is playing it safe. Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Bruce Springsteen Backs Harris and Blasts Trump Out of This World  —  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 to a vision of this country …
Zach Shaw / Heartland Signal:
Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’  —  As the control of the Senate hangs in the balance, GOP candidates across the country are facing a similar problem: Troubling and bizarre past statements, both in-person and on social media, are coming back to haunt them.
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon denies Trump's claim that JPMorgan CEO has endorsed him … JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon had endorsed him.  —  “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone.
FEMA.gov:
Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response  —  Help keep yourself, your family and your community safe after Hurricane Helene by being aware of rumors and scams and sharing official information from trusted sources.  —  Do your part to the stop the spread of rumors by doing three easy things:
Michael Moore:
Do the Math: Trump Is Toast  —  If everyone does their part in the next few weeks, Trump is going down in flames.  So say I.  —  Right now, if you know how to really read the polls, or if you have access to the various private and internal polling being conducted by and shared only amongst the elites …
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.
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Blowout US employment report reinforces economy's resilience  —  U.S. job gains increased by the most in six months in September and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, pointing to a resilient economy that likely does not need the Federal Reserve to deliver large interest rate cuts for the rest of this year.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, reflecting strong gains as election nears
Washington Post:
How Biden helped end a port strike that threatened Democrats in November  —  With early morning Zoom calls and a surprising ultimatum, the White House brain trust averted a potential economic disaster weeks before the election.  —  It was a stark ultimatum, delivered by President Joe Biden's most senior aide.
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ABC News:
Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years
KLAS:
Michele Fiore convicted by jury in wire fraud case  —  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A jury convicted Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore on all counts in a federal wire fraud case on Thursday.  —  Fiore, currently suspended from her Pahrump duties, was charged with one count of conspiracy …
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
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 …
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
The ‘News Avoiders’ who could decide 2024  —  TUNED OUT — If you are reading this edition of Nightly, you are probably not a News Avoider.  —  And yes, News Avoiders are a thing.  —  Even during a wild, close presidential election where unknown numbers of Americans are compulsively checking …
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore?  The Supreme Court Is.  —  How Trump could win, thanks to just five votes.  —  The Supreme Court will begin a new term on Monday, in which it is set to hear pivotal cases about transgender rights, our environment, and gun violence.
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, Pharyngula and Raw Story
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: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Lawler acknowledges wearing blackface at college Halloween party  —  New York Rep. Mike Lawler is locked in a competitive race against Mondaire Jones in one of the House contests considered key to party control of the chamber.  —  Rep. Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.) has acknowledged …
Financial Times:
Kamala Harris's Wall Street charm offensive begins to pay off  —  Vice-president builds ties with finance bosses in attempt to quell support for Trump  —  Wall Street is warming to US presidential candidate Kamala Harris after weeks of behind-the-scenes courting between donors and her campaign …
Elie Honig / New York Magazine:
Jack Smith's October Cheap Shot  —  Jack Smith has failed in his quest to try Donald Trump before the 2024 election.  So instead, the special counsel has bent ordinary procedure to get in one last shot, just weeks before voters go to the polls.  —  Smith has now dropped a 165-page doorstop …
Mark DiCamillo / Mailchimp:
Californians' backing of Prop. 36 remains solid.  —  But many voters support rehabilitation and treatment for first-time offenders among other options as the best way to improve the criminal justice system moving forward  —  With one month remaining before the state's November 5 general election …
New York Times:
As America's Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms  —  The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe.  For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong.  —  In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume …
Discussion: HotAir and al.com
Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's coverage of a questionable viral moment  —  Patrick Eidsmo wrote on Sept. 17: Hello - this is a really unfair headline and story. … This Sept. 17 NPR online story was intended to document a viral internet moment.  —  Here's the back story: National Review Editor-in-Chief Rich Lowry appeared …
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and E&E News
 
 
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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality
Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Post and SheKnows
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Buttigieg claps back at Elon Musk for false claims about Helene federal response
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
We may have passed peak obesity
Discussion: Reason
ABC News:
Biden says he's concerned 2024 election won't be ‘peaceful’ after Trump, Vance comments
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Bomb threats reported at New York synagogues deemed non-credible
Discussion: Governor Kathy Hochul and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
emptywheel:
How Jack Smith Wants to Prove Trump's Crimes
Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
Someone Was Arrested For Killing Geese In Springfield — But It Wasn't A Haitian
Discussion: The Bulwark, Mediaite and Raw Story
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From”
David Daley / The Guardian:
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans
Discussion: In These Times
 

 
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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

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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