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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.
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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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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
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Washington Times, The Hill, New Book Releases … and New York Post
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
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Raw Story
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
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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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
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freebeacon.com:
Artless Dodger: Harris Flustered in Substance-Free 60 Minutes Interview
Artless Dodger: Harris Flustered in Substance-Free 60 Minutes Interview
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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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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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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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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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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report
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Vanity Fair
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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NBC News:
Israel has not briefed U.S. military officials on its plans for retaliation against Iran, U.S. officials say — Some U.S. officials are concerned Israel's response could come while Defense Minister Gallant meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Austin in D.C. this week — a trip Gallant initiated.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals
Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals
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The Times of Israel, Israpundit, CNN and New York Times
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 …
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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Rolling Stone, The Hill, Daily Mail, Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Gizmodo
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.).
Associated Press:
A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams' bribery indictment.
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The Free Press:
How Is CBS Marking October 7? By Admonishing Tony Dokoupil — Last week, CBS journalist Tony Dokoupil conducted an interview with the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates whose new book, The Message, includes a one-sided polemic against Israel. Coates himself describes his book as an effort to debunk …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Citing omelets and chili, justices seem poised to uphold ghost gun rules — A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical the government overstepped in requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns — The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a major gun regulation imposed …
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Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace on Why He Left Fox News: I Have A Problem With ‘Conspiracy and Lies’ — Chris Wallace, who's been an anchor and political reporter for half a century, believes the news business has changed drastically since his career began. In those years, he's held coveted positions …
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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.
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