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12:30 AM ET, October 6, 2024

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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams  —  Read the complaints submitted to the FTC by users of Donald Trump's social media platform. … Donald Trump launched Truth Social in 2022 as a social media platform where the MAGA faithful could hang out without any liberals to spoil the fun.
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘This is voter fraud’: FBI alerted as Elon Musk's mom accused of committing federal crime  —  Donald Trump's embrace of the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, hit another speedbump on Saturday as Musk's mom was accused of encouraging her followers to commit voter fraud.
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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Elon Musk Leaps to Trump's Side in Rally Appearance
Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Security Is Tighter for Trump Rally at Site of July Assassination Attempt
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump rallies in Butler, PA, for first time since assassination attempt
Annie Karni / New York Times:
As Lawmaker Claims Trump's Shooting Was Inside Job, G.O.P. Indulges Him
Politico:
Trump's return to Butler marks a dramatically changed race
Politico:
Playbook: Michigan messes mount for Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TICK TOCK — One month until Election Day.  —  RETURN TO BUTLER — Former President DONALD TRUMP heads back to Butler, Pennsylvania, today …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Where the Harris-Trump race stands 1 month out from Election Day  —  Vice President Harris and former President Trump have one month to convince voters to side with them in what appears likely to be one of the tightest presidential races in American history.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Myah Ward / Politico:
'It's not won': Democrats jittery over razor-thin race in Michigan  —  Harris still faces a number of challenges in the state.  —  FLINT, Michigan — Democrats across the country are fretting about Pennsylvania, a blue wall state that could crumble Vice President Kamala Harris' most straightforward path to victory.
Politico:
Trump is everywhere. Anxious Dems wonder why Harris isn't.
The White House:
Interested Parties Memo: Fighting Hurricane Helene Falsehoods with Facts  —  Senior Advisor to the President and Communications Director Ben LaBolt, and Director of Digital Strategy Christian Tom  —  Under President Biden and Vice President Harris's direction, the Administration has mobilized a robust …
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Washington Post:
Helene response hampered by misinformation, conspiracy theories  —  False claims are adding to the chaos and confusion in many storm-battered communities.  Social media platforms such as X have allowed the falsehoods to spread.  —  One day after Hurricane Helene slammed into Asheville …
Discussion: The Hill and Truthout
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 4, 2024  —  MAGA Republicans are now lying about the federal response to Hurricane Helene …
Stephanie Kelly / Reuters:
US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Supreme Court Is Waiting Until After the Election to Do Its Next Damage  —  The first Monday of October is the traditional start of the Supreme Court docket-harvest festival, when a handful of cases are plucked by the justices to be argued before the highest court in the land and previewed by a deferential press corps.
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump's Election Bid Is a Wild Card as Supreme Court Term Opens
Discussion: Associated Press and Mother Jones
Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats  —  A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished …
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Melania Trump Reveals Why Donald Keeps Phoning Her Personal Doctor  —  ‘GENUINE AND CARING’  —  The former first lady opens about surprising aspects of her marriage in her forthcoming memoir and confirms she is an unrepentant election denier. … Melania Trump has opened up about a surprising aspect …
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Florida is nearing toss-up status as top Republican poll shows Trump's lead nearly vanished  —  Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.
Discussion: AZ FREE NEWS
Steve Abbot / USA Today:
Trump lost the respect of veterans - including me.  He's a risk to our democracy.  —  I am one of hundreds of former national security leaders who have endorsed Harris for president.  We have been concerned for some time about the truly troubling prospect of the return of Trump.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results  —  It's not just Donald Trump and JD Vance.  Numerous other 2020 election deniers are running in 2024 elections.  —  At least 23 of this year's 51 Republican nominees for governor, state elections chief or the US Senate …
Discussion: Twitchy
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Biden administration sends $100 million to repair roads, bridges in NC after Helene  —  The Biden administration announced Saturday that it would be sending $100 million to help the North Carolina Department of Transportation pay for immediate emergency repairs from Hurricane Helene damage, according to a press release.
 
 
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Former NY governor, stepson attacked by group in New York City
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Russia to remove Taliban terrorist status, envoy says
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Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:
For First Time in 20 Years, Purdue Won't Have Election Day Polling Place on Campus
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Battle for the House Goes Down to the Wire
Jack Healy / New York Times:
In Arizona, Conservative Activists Are Videotaping Volunteers Registering Voters
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: Conservative think tank targeting NASA employees' communications about Musk, Trump
 

 
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