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Mark Murray / NBC News:
‘Dead heat’: Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll — A close election has never looked more tightly divided, with Harris' popularity declining from its previous high and abortion atop voters' issue list. — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are deadlocked …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Economic discontent, issue divisions add up to tight presidential contest: POLL — Harris has 50% support to Trump's 48% among likely voters, the poll finds. — Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during …
CBS News:
CBS News Trump-Harris poll shows one election, two worlds: How information, beliefs shape tight campaign — The 2024 presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is more than just two ideologies competing over what should happen. It's two groups of voters that look …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Is Trump Gaining With Black and Hispanic Voters? — Five possible explanations for the increases in support, particularly among young men. — In 2016, Donald J. Trump became the Republican nominee and ultimately won the presidency after calling many Mexican immigrants rapists …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
New York Times polls are betting on a political realignment
New York Times polls are betting on a political realignment
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Washington Post:
Trump suggests heckler should ‘get the hell knocked out of her’ after rally — The remarks were part of a dark speech at a California rally where Trump called the U.S. an “occupied country.” — COACHELLA, Calif- Former president Donald Trump suggested that a heckler would later get …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
‘Totally illegal’: Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism — “This is out of the autocratic playbook. As autocrats consolidate their power once they're in office, anything that threatens their power ... becomes illegal,” historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat said.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.
We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.
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emptywheel:
Machine for Fascism: The Two Stephens — When I saw the news that Trump is planning a rally at Madison Square Garden — as the Nazis did in 1939 — I checked the date to see whether that was before or after Steve Bannon gets out of prison. — Bannon is due to get out on October 29; the rally is two days earlier, on October 27.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Liz Cheney issues dire warning about ‘fundamentally cruel’ Trump, agrees he's a ‘fascist’ — The former GOP representative from Wyoming said Vice President Kamala Harris, if elected, “will lead with a sincere heart” as “someone who's dedicated her life to public service.”
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Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:
Trump is ‘fascist to the core,’ Milley says in Woodward book
Trump is ‘fascist to the core,’ Milley says in Woodward book
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David Thompson / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Niece Says He Is Now ‘Owned’ by Elon Musk — 'DEVIL'S BARGAIN' — Mary Trump described the Tesla CEO, who also owns X, formerly Twitter, as “the world's richest fascist” and a “South African jumping bean.” — Donald Trump is now “owned” by MAGA super-fan Elon Musk …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Tensions rise between Harris and Biden teams as election nears … - “They're too much in their feelings,” one close Harris ally said of the president's team — a sentiment shared even by some White House aides. … - Biden gave an impromptu press conference in the White House briefing room Friday …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Clyburn calls Project 2025 a ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ — Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Sunday called the conservative policy agenda Project 2025 a “Jim Crow 2.0.” — Clyburn said on CNN's “State of the Union” that he was the ninth Black lawmaker elected to Congress from South Carolina …
David Strom / HotAir:
California Denies Launching Rights to SpaceX Because Musk Supports Trump—Really — The Commissars of California are so concerned about enforcing political uniformity that they are denying the military's right to launch from Vandenburg Air Force Base using SpaceX rockets. — Why?
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The Hill:
Here are the states we could be waiting on to declare a Harris-Trump winner — Voters are increasingly likely to have to wait past Election Day to find out who will become their next president. — Among the battleground states, Georgia could be the first to be called, even as early as midnight, some experts predict.
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further — During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
America First Policy Institute, a group advising Trump, says its systems were breached — A group helping to lay the groundwork for a future Donald Trump administration said its computer systems were breached, marking the second known instance that people supporting the former president have been the target of a cyberattack.
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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.
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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
“Threatening to cancel votes”: Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment
“Threatening to cancel votes”: Florida officials allege fraud to kneecap abortion rights amendment
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HuffPost, The Hill, Tampa Bay Times, Florida Politics and NBC News