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9:00 AM ET, October 5, 2024

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Washington Post:
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.
Discussion: Althouse, Axios, Fox News and NBC News
NBC News:   Harris' campaign plans to ramp up its negative messaging against Trump
Michael Moore:
Do the Math: Trump Is Toast  —  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, Wall Street, and Members of Congress, then you already know that this election was over weeks ago.
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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 …
Discussion: Townhall, Raw Story and E&E News
Politico:
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Daily Beast and Wausau
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 …
Discussion: The Nation
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Just Security and Washington Post
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.
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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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Roll Call and New York Times
Gregg Gonsalves / The Nation:
Some of Our Top Schools Are Embarrassing Themselves Over Covid  —  Why are places like Stanford and Johns Hopkins hosting gatherings of well-known coronavirus cranks?  —  Pocket  —  Today, Stanford University is holding an all-day gathering on the Covid pandemic, with its new president making opening remarks.
Discussion: Mercury News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris joined ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast to talk abortion rights  —  Vice President Harris joined host Alex Cooper on her popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast for a discussion on reproductive rights, the campaign told The Hill.  —  She sat Tuesday for the popular podcast among young, female listeners …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Lawler acknowledges wearing blackface at college Halloween party
Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
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
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New York Times:
As America's Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms
Discussion: HotAir and al.com
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
Blowout US employment report reinforces economy's resilience
Elie Honig / New York Magazine:
Jack Smith's October Cheap Shot
Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's coverage of a questionable viral moment
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Bruce Springsteen Backs Harris and Blasts Trump Out of This World
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
No, Biden didn't take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

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