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CNN:
‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin — Editor's Note: The story below contains explicit language — In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes …
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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.
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Alternet.org, New Republic, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Associated Press, Axios, The Hill, New York Post, Middle East Monitor, Political Wire and Crooks and Liars
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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The Hill, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, New York Daily News, New Republic, Mock Paper Scissors and Digby's Hullabaloo
emptywheel:
As Russia Overtly Helps Trump Get Elected, Trump Continues to Check in with Vladimir Putin — According to CNN, Bob Woodward's latest book reveals that Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin as many as seven times since leaving the Presidency. … According to WaPo's version of the Woodward story …
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Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
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The Hill, Washington Times, New Book Releases … and New York Post
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Harris is borrowing from ‘Republican playbook’ as she leads Trump in new national poll … WATCH NOW — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is embracing some of the Republican Party's old standbys as her own as she gains ground on her GOP rival Donald Trump, pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday.
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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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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 …
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The Hill and New Jersey Online
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 …
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview — CLUCK CLUCK — The former president claimed the vice president's sitdown with “60 Minutes”—something he bailed on after agreeing to—was “the WORST Interview.” — Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview …
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New Republic, RedState, BizPac Review and Axios
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Kamala's CBS Interview Was a Complete and Total Trainwreck
Kamala's CBS Interview Was a Complete and Total Trainwreck
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Harris goes after Trump's false claims about FEMA's storm response
Harris goes after Trump's false claims about FEMA's storm response
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Axios:
FEMA administrator issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation
FEMA administrator issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump's Interview About-Face
‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump's Interview About-Face
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 …
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Axios, Fox News, Esquire, Forbes and 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”
“Directed by the Trump White House”: Senate Dem report suggests FBI's Kavanaugh probe was a “sham”
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The Guardian and Raw Story
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Cesar's Conspicuous Call — Questions are mounting over why NBCU has opted to shelve the well-reviewed documentary from an Oscar-winning filmmaker until after the election. — NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.
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Newsbusters
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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report — New report from Oliver Darcy comes two days after the film's director suggested politics played a role in scheduling his film — MSNBC recently acquired Errol Morris' documentary …
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Vanity Fair
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.
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The Times of Israel, Israpundit, CNN and New York Times
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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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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Will Propose Major Initiative To Help Millions Of Seniors — And Their Caregivers — The Democratic nominee has a plan to help the “sandwich generation,” aging Americans and people with disabilities. — LOADING — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday …
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Harris to propose new Medicare home care benefit for seniors
Harris to propose new Medicare home care benefit for seniors
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Business Insider, NPR, Roll Call, Axios, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The Hill
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Elon Musk And Tucker Carlson Laugh Over Idea Of Kamala Harris Assassination — The X owner also said this would be “the last election” if Trump loses. — LOADING — Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson shared a hearty laugh over the prospect of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being assassinated.
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
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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 …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Wisconsin Senate race toward GOP — The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted the Wisconsin Senate race from “lean Democrat” to “toss up,” handing Republican Eric Hovde a boost as he tries to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).
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.