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New York Times:
A Frustrated Trump Lashes Out Behind Closed Doors Over Money — Donald J. Trump is feeling aggrieved, unappreciated by donors and fenced in by security concerns in the final stretch of the race. — Donald J. Trump took his seat at the dining table in his triplex penthouse apartment atop Trump Tower …
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Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Harris vs. Trump analyst tells panicky Dems: GOP is creating fake polls | ‘Desperate, unhinged, Trumpian’ — As polls seem to indicate that former president Donald Trump has momentum in some swing states with 24 days remaining until the Nov. 5 presidential election, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg says: Don't buy it.
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump campaign worked with Musk's X to keep leaked JD Vance file off platform
Trump campaign worked with Musk's X to keep leaked JD Vance file off platform
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New York Post:
Biden sabotaging Kamala Harris' presidential campaign after being forced to drop re-election bid, pundits say
Biden sabotaging Kamala Harris' presidential campaign after being forced to drop re-election bid, pundits say
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Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Clear Edge on Handling Israel, Ukraine Wars, WSJ Poll Shows
Trump Has Clear Edge on Handling Israel, Ukraine Wars, WSJ Poll Shows
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
New York Times polls are betting on a political realignment — Should you buy it? — ∙ Paid — The past quarter-century of American politics has been dominated by two major trends. One is simply increasing political polarization: red states have perpetually become redder, and blue states bluer.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A Mystery Repeats: Harris Up 4 in Pennsylvania, and Trump Up 6 in Arizona
A Mystery Repeats: Harris Up 4 in Pennsylvania, and Trump Up 6 in Arizona
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New York Times:
This Election Will Need More Heroes
This Election Will Need More Heroes
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump is in a better polling spot now than he was against Clinton or Biden
Trump is in a better polling spot now than he was against Clinton or Biden
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Right-wing site Gateway Pundit acknowledges inquiry cleared two Georgia election workers — The statement comes a few days after Gateway Pundit reached a settlement in a defamation case filed by two Georgia election workers. — The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Note from the Editor: Legal Update — Georgia officials concluded that there was no widespread voter fraud by election workers who counted ballots at the State Farm Arena in November 2020. The results of this investigation indicate that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss did not engage …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote-count in Atlanta — Gateway Pundit settled defamation lawsuit brought by election workers it had falsely accused of wrongdoing — The far-right website The Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday …
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Ariana Baio / The Independent:
Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his — Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter — Your support helps us to tell the story — This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Vice president Harris is in ‘excellent health,’ according to detailed letter from her physician
Vice president Harris is in ‘excellent health,’ according to detailed letter from her physician
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Associated Press:
Harris' doctor reports she's in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
Harris' doctor reports she's in ‘excellent health.’ Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris releases ‘excellent’ medical report after scrutiny of Biden, Trump fitness
Harris releases ‘excellent’ medical report after scrutiny of Biden, Trump fitness
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
A Conversation With JD Vance — Philip Montgomery for The New York Times — From the moment JD Vance came onto the national stage, he was inextricably linked to Donald Trump. As the author of the best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance was initially the Trump whisperer …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From Vance's Interview With The New York Times
5 Takeaways From Vance's Interview With The New York Times
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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
“Threatening to cancel votes”: Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment — The last-minute report threatens to “cancel” votes for an amendment to restore abortion rights in the state — In a last-minute effort to kill a proposed ballot amendment …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Is Ron DeSantis secretly preparing an effort to block Florida's abortion measure? — Late Friday, the Florida Department of State's office released a report alleging fraud relating to petition circulation and collection for the abortion rights measure that will be Amendment 4 on this fall's ballot in the state.
Myah Ward / Politico:
We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker. — A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them. — Donald Trump vowed to “rescue” the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado …
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Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
The Other Hidden Secret in Olivia Nuzzi And RFK Jr.'s Affair — TROUBLED DYNASTIES — The D.C. golden couple of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza was torn apart by her FaceTime affair with RFK Jr. But she was not the only one with a secret, the Daily Beast reveals.
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Why is Donald Trump campaigning in California, a state he's almost certain to lose? — With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, why would Donald Trump venture into California, one of the most solidly Democratic states, just weeks before Election Day?
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Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Six GOP congressmen sue to have Pa. military and overseas ballots set aside in November election — Six Republican members of Congress are suing the Pennsylvania Department of State, arguing that ballots from overseas voters — including members of the U.S. military — are susceptible to fraud …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why Trump is Avoiding the Media (and Voters) — Trump's campaign wants swing voters to see as little of him as possible — Long before he entered politics, Donald Trump's life philosophy was “There is no such thing as bad press.” All attention was good attention.
Crystal Hill / Democracy Docket:
Justice Department Sues Virginia Officials Over State's Noncitizen Voter Roll Purge — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Virginia over its voter roll maintenance program, alleging that the state is illegally removing voters from the rolls too close to the 2024 general election.
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