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11:05 AM ET, October 8, 2024

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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says  —  “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Secretly Stayed in Touch With Putin After Leaving Office, Book Says  —  A new book by the journalist Bob Woodward also reports that Donald J. Trump, while still in office, secretly sent Vladimir Putin what were then rare Covid-19 tests for the Russian's leader's personal use.
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory … Blinken made it clear that getting out was a decision only Biden could make — wanting the president to feel he was making it on his terms, rather than being forced.  — Biden stayed in the race three more weeks, then bowed out as party support collapsed.
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Kamala Harris makes the case in 60 Minutes interview for why she should be president  —  Kamala Harris has been a candidate for president for just two-and-a-half months and the post convention “honeymoon” is over.  With the election just 29 days away, Harris and her running mate Minnesota …
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Kamala's CBS Interview Was a Complete and Total Trainwreck  —  Kamala Harris' interview on CBS News was a total disaster.  That's an evergreen statement, but you knew it would end poorly.  Folks, her spot on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the most effortless media hit of all time, was a tangled mess.
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Harris undergoes a ‘60 Minutes’ grilling as Trump sits it out
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds  —  A Democratic senator's report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.  —  In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Directed by the Trump White House”: Senate Dem report suggests FBI's Kavanaugh probe was a “sham”  —  Sheldon Whitehouse said the bureau never bothered to investigate the 4,500 tips related to sexual assault inquiry  —  Fake news, the former president called it.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change  —  A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump.  Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo.  —  Voters are now more likely to credit Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
55/45 is a really close race  —  After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling to do a Model Talk on where the race stands: perhaps we'll take another tour through the swing states, for instance.  But we've been leaning heavily on the paywalled side lately …
Discussion: The Hill and New Jersey Online
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Do We Dare Call It Fascism?  —  Some bookkeeping at the top: We should note, for those of you who were confused yesterday, that we spoke in jest when we wrote that Bill is a “founding member” of the Daddy Gang from Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast.  —  As everyone knows …
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris  —  Musk, in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, again questioned why no one is trying to kill the vice president or President Joe Biden.  —  Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and high-profile backer …
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emptywheel:
Disaster Disinformation Is This Year's John Podesta Emails  —  I've already focused on these three paragraphs, but want to return to them.  They're from NYT's article anticipating how the apparently tied race will roll out in the next 30 (now 28) days.
Public Notice:
Trump's climate denial is appalling and getting worse  —  It's a perfect storm of ignorance and malevolence. … 🥂  —  In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Trump's blatant lies about FEMA using emergency funds for migrants have gotten a lot of attention, and deservedly so …
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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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Harris and DeSantis fight over hurricane relief calls
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Harris to propose new Medicare home care benefit for seniors  —  The vice president is expected to announce the proposal on “The View.”  —  Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on “The View” is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors.
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NOTUS:
North Carolina Adapts to a Post-Hurricane Election.  Not Everyone Is On Board.  —  A local Republican leader in western North Carolina was resistant to changes to election rules.  —  Calen Razor and Anna Kramer  — Copy  —  North Carolina's hurricane recovery is still in the works …
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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: The Independent and Raw Story
Sophia Cai / Axios:
“The Apprentice”: the film Trump doesn't want you to see … - The scenes are based on Ivana Trump's divorce deposition in 1990, in which she detailed a 1989 assault.  — She later walked back her claim that she was raped, and said instead that she “felt violated.”  — Trump has denied the allegations.
Discussion: CBS News, Deadline, Variety and 77 WABC
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals … - The Biden administration isn't opposed to Israel responding to the Iranian attack last week but wants it to be measured, U.S. officials said.  — “Our trust of the Israelis is very low right now and for a good reason,” one U.S. official said.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule to Replace Lead Pipes Within a Decade, Announces New Funding to Deliver Clean Drinking Water  —  Since President Biden Took Office, Over 367,000 Lead Pipes Have Been Replaced Nationwide, Benefitting 918,000 People
Discussion: Axios
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration requires removal of most lead-contaminated water pipes within 10 years
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.”
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
What Going on Call Her Daddy Did for Kamala Harris
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Disaster relief hurricane loan program precariously low on funds  —  Only $1.6 billion remains in a federal program to help small businesses impacted by hurricanes and natural disasters — enough funding for only a few more weeks without emergency intervention by Congress.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, IJR, HuffPost and Politico
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Cesar's Conspicuous Call
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Musk's Super PAC Offers $47 to Those Who Help It Find Trump Voters
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Moreno looks to close the gap on Sherrod Brown in Ohio
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Is Eyeing Your 401(k)
Michael Holden / Reuters:
Russia's GRU seeking to cause ‘mayhem’ in Britain and Europe, UK's MI5 spy chief says
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and The Sun
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Massive Harris ad buy launches wild spending month
Discussion: The Hill
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Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
How an ultra-right majority in California's far north picked a novice to run its elections
Discussion: Raw Story
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
The 30-year-old internet backdoor law that came back to bite
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Kamala Harris gains slight lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll shows
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir and NPR
Kayla Guo / The Texas Tribune:
Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion
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