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11:05 PM ET, October 7, 2024

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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene  —  An aide to the Florida governor said that Harris' call “seemed political” and that she “was trying to reach out, and we didn't answer.”  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris …
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ABC News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused call from VP Kamala Harris about hurricane aid: Source  —  DeSantis believed the call was politically motivated, a source said.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about Hurricane Helene as Adjutant General of Florida Major General John Haas looks on during …
Tara Suter / The Hill:   DeSantis ‘not aware’ of Harris calls after reports he dodged them
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
What Going on Call Her Daddy Did for Kamala Harris  —  Very few podcasters would apologize to their fans for clogging up their feed by interviewing a presidential candidate.  But Alex Cooper—the host of a podcast variously described as “raunchy, “sex-positive,” “mega-popular,” and …
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Lauren Egan / Politico:
What Kamala Harris' ‘Call Her Daddy’ media strategy is really about  —  Hint: it's not about mainstream media's egos.  —  On Sunday, a 40-minute interview with Vice President Kamala Harris aired on a platform with an audience of 5 million engaged and loyal listeners.  No, it wasn't “Meet the Press” or “Face the Nation.”
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
‘Call Her Daddy’ Faces Backlash Over ‘Propaganda’ Harris Interview
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Harris undergoes a ‘60 Minutes’ grilling as Trump sits it out  —  Harris refused to say whether the Biden administration's early border policy was a mistake.  Trump backed out of an interview with the program.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris for weeks was criticized for avoiding tough questions …
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump's Interview About-Face  —  STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE  —  The former president pulled out of the sit-down over an apparent dispute about the show's fact-checking policies.  —  CBS gave further detail Monday on Donald Trump's decision to bail …
Discussion: NPR, NOTUS, CBS News and Washington Examiner
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
‘60 Minutes’ details Trump canceling prime-time interview  —  “60 Minutes” offered a lengthy on-air explanation to viewers Monday for why former President Trump declined to participate in the program's traditional interviews it has with presidential candidates ahead of the election.
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS News
Associated Press:
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5.  Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris  —  Florida's storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up heaps of appliances and other street debris left over from Helene two weeks ago …
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Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
As Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage  —  Fewer than 10 percent of the agency's disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities.  —  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running out of staff to deal …
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Lying Is Loyalty in Trump's GOP  —  So how far will his allies go to keep their king happy?  —  Donald Trump, who proved to be deeply dishonest as a candidate in 2016, and as president for four years, is lying with reckless abandon as he tries to return to the White House.
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
A Disinformation Trial Run
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Increasingly deranged’ Trump is inciting ‘civil war’ as election loss looms: Morning Joe
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Ron DeSantis' Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is threatening TV stations that air ads in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative with criminal penalties, including jail time.
Discussion: Raw Story
ITEP:
A Distributional Analysis of Donald Trump's Tax Plan  —  Impact Of Donald Trump's Tax Proposals by Income Group  —  Former President Donald Trump has proposed a wide variety of tax policy changes.  Taken together, these proposals would, on average, lead to a tax cut for the richest 5 percent …
Discussion: The Hill
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HuffPost:
Donald Trump Tax Plans Would Increase Taxes On 95% Of Americans, Analysis Finds
Discussion: ITEP and CBS News
Luke Barr / ABC News:
Misinformation amid Helene recovery is ‘extremely damaging,’ FEMA official says  —  Some prominent voices have been pushing disinformation since Helene hit.  —  In an aerial view, flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene is seen along the French Broad River on Oct. 3, 2024, in Marshall, North Carolina.
Discussion: Associated Press and The Guardian
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why asking about the 2020 election isn't a ‘gotcha’ question  —  The question is less about 2020 than about the willingness of Trump supporters to reject his efforts to subvert the 2024 results.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is not interested in talking about the 2020 election.
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Maga Mama / The Daily Beast:
Melania Trump: Why I'm an Unapologetic Election Denier
Discussion: New York Post
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Kamala Harris gains slight lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll shows  —  Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have gained momentum in a race for the White House that remains neck and neck in Michigan with a month until Election Day, according to a new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4).
Discussion: HotAir and NPR
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Porn Stars Aim to Turn Own Audience With Anti-Project 2025 Blitz  —  NAKED AGENDA  —  More than a dozen adult entertainment stars have established a campaign against right-wing efforts to ban pornography.  —  Journalist  —  Porn stars threw their hat in the political ring …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Says He's Visited Gaza, but No Record of Such a Trip Exists  —  An aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, pointed to the former president's trip to Israel.  But Gaza is not in Israel.  —  Donald J. Trump suggested in a radio interview on Monday that he had visited war-torn Gaza in the past …
Discussion: New Republic
NBC News:
Montana GOP Senate candidate says women have been ‘indoctrinated’ on abortion  —  In newly unearthed audio from last year, Tim Sheehy said abortion is “all” young women “want to talk about.”  —  Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is locked in a highly consequential race …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Montana GOP Senate Candidate Says Young Women Are ‘Indoctrinated’ On Abortion Issue
Discussion: Mediaite
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban  —  The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans.  Without detailing their reasoning …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
‘Easy money’: Trump backer Elon Musk claims PAC will pay $47 for swing state voter information … Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is backing Donald Trump in the presidential election, on Sunday touted a $47 referral bonus that the billionaire's political action committee is offering to people …
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Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Plans to Campaign for Trump in Battleground Pennsylvania
Discussion: The Hill
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
‘We already have the receipts.’ Election denier says his group gained access to U.S. banking data  —  Arizona's Mark Finchem says Millersville, Tennessee's assistant police chief, Shawn Taylor, used Treasury Department's FinCen data in work for Finchem's Election Fairness Institute
Discussion: Arizona Mirror and Raw Story
Tinsae Aregay / Torque News:
GEICO is Terminating Insurance Coverage of Tesla Cybertrucks, Says “This Type of Vehicle Doesn't Meet Our Underwriting Guidelines”  —  GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US, has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks.  The company is terminating current …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Saying immigrants bring ‘bad genes’ echoes Trump's history — and the world's  —  With a mishmash of false claims about crime and ridiculous race science, Trump makes explicit the racism at the heart of his politics.  —  Former president Donald Trump has long espoused a worldview in which genes …
 
 
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Nate Trela / USA Today:
Payments of $750 are only part of federal financial assistance after Helene | Fact check
Discussion: Fox News
Kayla Guo / The Texas Tribune:
Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion
Discussion: The Hill and The 19th
Bonchie / RedState:
WATCH: Peter Doocy Triggers Karine Jean-Pierre So Badly That She Storms Out of the Briefing
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The Media Is Finally Waking Up to the Story of Trump's Mental Fitness
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't take up challenge to Jack Smith's Trump Twitter data access
Catherine Kim / Politico:
Kamala Harris Is Losing Support With This Key Demographic. It Could Cost Her Georgia.
Discussion: freebeacon.com
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Illegal crossings at U.S. southern border reach lowest point of Biden presidency
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