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Washington Post:
Harris and Trump take divergent paths in a tied race — Trump says he's winning. Harris says she could lose. But polls show a dead heat. — Aspiring members of Donald Trump's potential second administration gathered Thursday at Washington's Royal Sands Social Club …
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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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Raw Story and Alternet.org
New York Times:
Black Voters Drift From Democrats, Imperiling Harris's Bid, Poll Shows — Vice President Kamala Harris is on track to win a majority of Black voters, and has brought many back to her party since taking over for President Biden. Still, a significant gap in support persists.
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New York Times:
Trump Leads in Arizona as Harris Holds an Edge in Pennsylvania, New Polls Show — The latest Times/Inquirer/Siena polls found Donald Trump with a six-point advantage in Arizona, and Kamala Harris with a four-point lead in Pennsylvania. — Two of the nation's most-contested battleground states …
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New Jersey Online, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, New York Magazine, Forbes, The Daily Signal and The Hill
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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Governor Glenn Youngkin, Breitbart, Axios, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Raw Story and Election Law Blog
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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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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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Raw Story, The Independent, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, The Hill, Alternet.org and Sometimes you close your eyes
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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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Filosofa's Word, New Republic, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and The Guardian
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, Alternet.org and Washington Examiner
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
This Pennsylvania House race could predict who wins the presidency
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
In Nevada, Democrats hedge their bets on Senate control
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Washington Times
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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USA Today, KDFX-TV, Morning Call, Election Law Blog, The Independent and NBC News
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 …
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,” …
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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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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
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The Independent, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Daring Trump, Harris's Campaign Says It Will Release Her Medical Information — Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign is trying to capitalize on a lack of health information shared by her rival. Candidates are often selective about what they choose to share.
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 …
Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Clear Edge on Handling Israel, Ukraine Wars, WSJ Poll Shows — By double-digit margins, swing-state voters prefer the former president over Harris when it comes to dealing with both conflicts
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Reuters, Politico, Political Wire, Al Jazeera, New York Post and Fox News
Liam Reilly / CNN:
Trump campaign connected with Elon Musk's X before it blocked links to hacked materials — New York CNN — Former President Donald Trump's campaign connected with Elon Musk's X last month to discuss hacked Trump campaign materials circulating on the social media platform before X blocked links …
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Raw Story, The Hill, Quartz and Alternet.org
CNN:
Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests, after former president denied Bob Woodward claim — Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward's new book raised further questions …
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Wall Street Journal, CBS News and Off Message
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inside Donald Trump's Shadow Presidency — In the years since he left the White House, former President Donald J. Trump has remained a force in international politics, meeting with a number of foreign leaders and operating out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
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The Japan Times, The Root, New Republic, SheKnows, Fox News and NBC News
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
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Trump campaign gets a new communications chief … - It also shows the influence of co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, who in recent weeks has managed to keep several of Trump's rabble-rousing favorites — such as Corey Lewandowski and Laura Loomer — at arms-length from the center of the campaign.
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Daily Mail and Washington Examiner
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Yes. Political Journalism Remains Wired for the GOP. — I heard from a reader yesterday who saw one of the country's top political journalists give a public presentation about the race. The run-down I got of that event crystallized something I've been giving a lot of thought …
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Daily Kos
David Badash / Alternet.org:
Ex-State Department official says Trump campaign is an influence Operation' — and experts agree — A prominent former U.S. State Department official who worked to fight Russian disinformation has labeled the Trump presidential campaign an “influence operation,” with several experts echoing his assessment.
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