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New York Times:
Musk Is Going All In to Elect Trump — Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself. — In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
What It Looks Like When One Side Rejects Democracy — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. — When Democracy Itself Is On the Ballot, We've Already Lost — The last few weeks have been a particularly strange stretch …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Vance, Given 5 Chances to Say Trump Lost in 2020, Takes None — In an interview with The New York Times, Senator JD Vance repeatedly refused to acknowledge Donald J. Trump's defeat and said he would not have certified the 2020 results. — Heading into the final three weeks of the 2024 election …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The One Thing Obama Got Wrong
The One Thing Obama Got Wrong
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CNN, One America News Network, WFAA-TV, The Hill, The Root, Raw Story and Washington Post
The Daily Beast:
Tim Walz Tirade: Trump ‘Outsourced God to China’
Tim Walz Tirade: Trump ‘Outsourced God to China’
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Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Mediaite and Washington Times
April Rubin / Axios:
Musk's “unparalleled” efforts to put Trump back in the White House
Musk's “unparalleled” efforts to put Trump back in the White House
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CNN and Digby's Hullabaloo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Vance suggests the left stole 2020 ... by doing what his own campaign did
Vance suggests the left stole 2020 ... by doing what his own campaign did
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says — Your support helps us to tell the story — This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins …
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The Independent and Alternet.org
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump's top general calls former president “fascist” and “dangerous” threat … - “I had suspicions when I talked to you about his mental decline and so forth, but now I realize he's a total fascist,” Milley, who served from 2019 to 2023, said to Woodward. … Milley has been criticized by the far right.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story, HuffPost, The Hill, Mediaite, New Republic and Joe.My.God.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
GOP senator touts ‘support’ of colleague — who didn't endorse her — Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is facing a competitive election for the first time in years — and she's trying to whip out bipartisan credentials to stave off the threat. — The problem is, the senator whose “support” …
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New York Times, Washington Examiner and Alternet.org
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
This Pennsylvania House race could predict who wins the presidency
This Pennsylvania House race could predict who wins the presidency
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LehighValleyNews.com, ABC News and Morning Call
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
In Nevada, Democrats hedge their bets on Senate control
In Nevada, Democrats hedge their bets on Senate control
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Washington Times and LGBTQ Nation
Washington Post:
Trump requests military aircraft and vehicles amid Iran threat — There is no evidence tying Iran to either of the recent assassination attempts, but the FBI has not ruled out the possibility. — Donald Trump's campaign requested military aircraft for Trump to fly in during the final weeks …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Trump campaign gets a new communications chief
Scoop: Trump campaign gets a new communications chief
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Daily Mail and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Trump won't golf until after the election
Trump won't golf until after the election
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Joe.My.God., The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, SheKnows and Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law's Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Virginia …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Damning Video Shows Roger Stone Is Plotting a Coup for November — A nine-minute, unedited, undercover interview with Roger Stone revealed some of the MAGA ally's more disturbing goals for a second Trump administration. — The covert recording of a discussion between Stone …
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Alternet.org
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Alice Herman / The Guardian:
Roger Stone calls for ‘armed guards’ at polling spots in leaked video
Roger Stone calls for ‘armed guards’ at polling spots in leaked video
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The Independent, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Joe.My.God.
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
'It's mindblowing': US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge — Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans — Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge …
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Filosofa's Word, Axios, New York Post and The Daily Beast
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
I'm Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is … The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught …
Salvador Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk's X posts — SpaceX's plans to launch more rockets from the California coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk's political posts on X and raising concerns …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Harris ad bashes Trump for criticizing Detroit — Vice President Harris's campaign released an ad titled “Like Detroit” on Friday, criticizing former President Trump for his unfavorable comments about the city. — “They said we were dead. That our best days were behind us,” …
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Consider Brooke Rollins for White House Chief of Staff — Ms. Rollins, a conservative lawyer who ran domestic policy in the Trump administration, is said to be under consideration for the role should Donald J. Trump win the election. — Former President Donald J. Trump …
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Raw Story
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump ghostwriter ‘deeply unsettled’ by evidence of ex-president's ‘psychopathy’ — Donald Trump's ghostwriter for his myth-making memoir “The Art of the Deal” explained how the new film “The Apprentice” reveals how the former president's childhood trauma warped him into a “psychopath” …
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Tony Schwartz / New York Times:
What ‘The Apprentice’ Gets Exactly Right About Trump
What ‘The Apprentice’ Gets Exactly Right About Trump
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NBC News:
Cities seek more than $750K in unpaid bills for Trump campaign events since 2016 — At least four cities and a county are still waiting to be reimbursed for costs associated with local law enforcement and first responders during Trump's visits. — Former President Donald Trump held …
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New Republic, The Independent, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Battle for Swing States Is Tied, Trump Has Edge on Top Issues, WSJ Poll Shows — Voters prefer the Republican on economy and border security, but Harris still has a path to Electoral College win — WASHINGTON—Voters in the nation's seven battleground states see Donald Trump as better equipped …
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
WSJ battleground Trump-Harris poll: It's a toss-up, folks
WSJ battleground Trump-Harris poll: It's a toss-up, folks
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ZeroHedge News, Townhall, Newsweek, The Hill, Breitbart, The Independent, New Jersey Online and Los Angeles Times
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats to swing states: A vote for Jill Stein is a vote for Trump — Democrats are arguing in a new pitch to swing-state voters that a vote for Green Party nominee Jill Stein would only help elect former President Trump. — An ad released Thursday says that Stein was “key” …
Renée DiResta / The Atlantic:
Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right's New Reality — The site formerly known as Twitter has become the center of a fantastical political culture. — A curious set of claims has recently emerged from the right-wing corners of the social-media platform X: FEMA is systematically abandoning …
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Defense One
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Friday Smiles: Some Very Savvy People Break Down the Democratic Freak Out — Besides roaming the interwebs and combing through so many different X accounts myself, I'm lucky enough to have a dear friend from high school who once worked in Congress. Nowadays, he does his own thing …
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acecomments.mu.nu and CNN
Lindsey Burstiner / Fox News:
FOX NEWS CHANNEL'S HARRIS FAULKNER TO PRESENT TOWN HALL ON WOMEN'S ISSUES FEATURING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON OCTOBER 16TH — One-Hour Town Hall to Feature All-Female Audience in Cumming, Georgia and Air on “The Faulkner Focus” at 11 AM/ET — NEW YORK — October 11, 2024 …
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