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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Harris hits Trump on abortion record in “Call Her Daddy” interview … - “There are now 20 states with Trump abortion bans, including bans that make no exceptions for rape or incest,” Harris said on the podcast. … - “President Trump has been incredibly clear: the issue of abortion …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP  —  An identity crisis.  A brutal power struggle.  Years in the wilderness.  — If Donald Trump is defeated in next month's election, the Republican Party will face a reckoning unprecedented in modern political history.
New York Times:
Trump's Plans Could Increase U.S. Debt While Raising Costs for Most Americans  —  A new analysis estimates that the former president's proposals could grow deficits by as much as $15 trillion over a decade.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's economic proposals could inflame …
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
The Fiscal Impact of the Harris and Trump Campaign Plans  —  The next President will face significant fiscal challenges upon taking office, including record debt levels, large structural deficits, surging interest payments, and the looming insolvency of critical trust fund programs.
Discussion: The Bulwark, The Daily Beast, NPR and Axios
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats  —  Republicans target $3 billion in federal contracts after a consultant discloses messages unconnected to his work.  —  Republicans backing Donald Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm …
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre promoted to senior adviser: Exclusive  —  : She will maintain her press duties through the end of the administration.  —  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appears during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
GOP looks to avoid disaster in Nebraska Senate race  —  Republicans are looking to avoid a disaster in the Nebraska Senate race amid signs that an independent candidate could be giving Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) a run for her money.  —  Independent Senate candidate and political newcomer Dan Osborn …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Senate Republicans' strangely uneven spending map
Discussion: Raw Story
Deadline:
‘SmartLess’ Podcast Snags Tim Walz Interview … Kamala Harris' vice presidential nominee will be virtually sitting down with the SmartLess podcast Monday, we hear.  —  Minnesota Gov. Walz, who is also appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow, will hold a Zoom conversation with the popular podcast hosts …
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Aliza Chasan / CBS News:
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz will be featured on “60 Minutes” tomorrow. Here's what to know for the interview.
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Blue MAGA: How RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard Became Rockstars in Trump World  —  FROM THE ABUNDANCE OF RED HATS in the crowd to the title of the “Reclaim America Tour,” the Trump campaign stop on a recent rainy Saturday looked like a fairly standard Republican event.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Tina Peters is the symptom of a deeper rot  —  They're chaos agents who want to destroy systems, not improve them. … 🎈  —  Tina Peters is going to the slammer.  The former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, is the latest right-wing Trump supporter to suffer criminal consequences for acting on the Big Lie.
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Illegal crossings at U.S. southern border reach lowest point of Biden presidency  —  The number of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally at the southern border reached the lowest point of President Biden's administration in September, three months into his crackdown on asylum claims …
Discussion: Axios
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump held a contest to join him on stage at his rally in Butler.  Was it a scam?  —  In a series of fundraising appeals, Trump offered his supporters a chance to appear with him on stage during an October 5 rally when he returned to the site of his attempted assassination, Butler, Pennsylvania.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Muslim faith leaders endorse Harris  —  The vice president is in need of allies in a community that remains frustrated with the administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.  —  A group of imams endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in an open letter shared first with NBC News on Sunday …
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
The Press Gave Up On Telling The Truth This Week  —  Welcome to our 9th edition of Corporate Media Fails, and wow—that was quite a long year—I mean week.  Sometimes when I analyze the news, it seems like those in the Press have quit trying, and are now serving as stenographers for the Trump campaign.
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Anti-Israel Protester Self-Immolate Outside White House  —  With the arrival of the one year anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, many people have been striving to find their own way to mark the somber event.  Israel has struck back hard and to great effect …
Business Insider:
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because ‘we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway’  — Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt urged more AI development, even though it requires so much energy.  — AI models require enormous data centers …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Dems blitz dozens of Republicans over Project 2025 … - Former President Trump has repeatedly disavowed and denied any links to Project 2025, with many Republicans also distancing themselves from it.  — “All of the data we have shows that Project 2025 just has huge interest and traction …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Johnson won't say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024's process  —  During a testy exchange on ABC News, the House speaker wouldn't say Trump lost in 2020, saying that the question was a “gotcha game” by the media.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wouldn't acknowledge Sunday …
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George Fabe Russell / USA Today:
Mike Johnson refuses to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
‘Shameful!’  Johnson slammed for saying Congress won't cut recess short to pass disaster relief aid  —  Although Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to visit the western part of North Carolina this week in the “deadly and devastating” aftermath of Hurricane Helene …
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New York Times:
The ‘Crypto Punks’ Behind Trump's Murky New Business Venture
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
This year's Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here's why
Discussion: Nebraska Examiner and USA Today
Makiya Seminera / Associated Press:
Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything
Bloomberg:
Bolsonaro-Backed Candidates Pull Ahead in Brazil Mayor Elections
Discussion: Reuters
Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Reiterates He Wants to Be a ‘Dictator’ for ‘One Day’ at Wisconsin Rally
Fox News:
KJP slammed after Hurricane Helene over mixed messages on whether FEMA resources used for migrants
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
What I texted President Biden about how to restore public trust during a hurricane of lies
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Autocracy and Poverty  —  When I am on media, television hosts ask how democracy is relevant …
Maya Boddie / Raw Story:
Inside Donald Trump Jr.'s plan for ‘building the new Republican Party’: report
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as grim task of recovering bodies continues
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Tim Walz Easily Bats Down Fox Anchor's Anti-Abortion Questions