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9:25 PM ET, October 13, 2024

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Press Enterprise:
Exclusive: Suspect in Coachella Valley Trump assassination attempt denies accusation, supports ex-president  —  Suspect a registered Republican from Las Vegas and member of a right-leaning anti-government group, sheriff says  —  A third assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump …
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Riverside County Sheriff, CA:
Weapons Violation Arrest  —  Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Ben Medina  —  File # C242860022  —  Details:  —  at 4:59 p.m., deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in the Coachella Valley contacted the driver of a black SUV at a checkpoint at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive.
New York Post:
Armed man arrested outside Trump's Coachella rally — and sheriff says it was possible third assassination attempt  —  Local cops arrested an armed man outside Donald Trump's Coachella Valley rally on Saturday, and the local sheriff said it may have been a third assassination attempt against the former president.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Armed man arrested near Trump's California rally was plotting to kill him, police say
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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Dana Liebelson / Politico:
Normie Republicans Are Having Their Revenge on Kari Lake  —  As Lake faces down a combative history with her own party, her Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, is betting that Arizonans don't trust Lake and want their abortion rights back.  —  Kari Lake took the stage before former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and AZ Luminaria
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
About those New York Times headlines  —  Twitter, which is what I prefer to call Elon Musk's disaster, is still interesting and useful at times, despite its decay.  —  And the other day, there was a dustup there over two New York Times headlines.  One was about Kamala Harris, the other about Donald Trump.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Vile stuff’: NYT shamed by its own former public editor for whitewashing Trump racism  —  Former New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan this week shamed her one-time employer for its coverage of the 2024 presidential election.  —  Writing on her Substack page …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Cheney doubts Johnson will carry out ‘constitutional obligations’ to certify election  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in a Sunday interview that she doubts House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will carry out “his constitutional obligations” to certify the 2024 election.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Cheney does “not have faith” Mike Johnson will certify election … - Cheney pointed to Johnson spearheading an amicus brief in 2020 that argued for nullifying President Biden's victories in several key states.  — “The claims of fraud Donald Trump was making [in 2020] ... he knew those to be false,” she said.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Liz Cheney issues dire warning about ‘fundamentally cruel’ Trump, agrees he's a ‘fascist’
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Wants the Military to Target Americans Who Oppose Him  —  The former president said he thinks U.S. troops should be deployed “if necessary” against “radical left lunatics” on election day  —  Donald Trump proposed deploying military forces against U.S. citizens who oppose him on election day.
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MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:
Trump Leaves Door Open to National Abortion Ban
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further
Discussion: Salon
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Press Breaks Record For Worst Week of Coverage Ever  —  5 more corporate media fails  —  Welcome to our 10th edition of Corporate Media Fails.  Having done this for nine weeks now, I thought the Press couldn't surprise me anymore.  I was wrong.  —  After a long debate …
Brianna Sacks / Washington Post:
Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows  —  Safety fears are growing as misinformation collides with a large-scale federal recovery effort.  —  LAKE LURE, N.C. — Federal emergency response personnel on Saturday had employees operating …
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions  —  The US will send an advanced anti-missile system — and US troops to operate it — to Israel “to help bolster Israel's air defenses following Iran's unprecedented attacks against Israel …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
X blocked hacked JD Vance dossier links after the Trump campaign flagged it … The Presidential campaign of Donald Trump asked X to stop links to a story containing VP nominee JD Vance's hacked dossier from circulating before X chose to block them, reports The New York Times.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DeSantis misses post-hurricane meeting with Biden — again  —  It is the second time the president has been in the state in the last two weeks to view hurricane damage.  —  Ron DeSantis skipped meeting with Joe Biden on Sunday, the second time in as many weeks that the Republican governor …
Discussion: USA Today
Ursula Perano / Politico:
Inside Jim Justice's alleged attendance problems; they could be a problem for a GOP Senate  —  The Senate GOP has a strong chance at winning a narrow majority next year, and a frequently absent Republican could be a liability.  —  Jim Justice will almost certainly be West Virginia's next senator.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Brian Faler / Politico:
Trump disarmed a political landmine in refusing to release his tax returns  —  Despite the storm over the former president's refusal to disclose them in 2016 and 2020, the issue has gone quiet this year.  —  Former President Donald Trump was once harshly criticized for failing to release his tax returns …
John Pavlovitz / The Beautiful Mess:
White Evangelicals Must Lose in November  —  A desperate plea from a former pastor who knows what's coming  —  Audio playback is not supported on your browser.  Please upgrade.  —  I'm not sure Americans really understand what this nation will look like in a few short months if Donald Trump wins this election.
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
Why conservative lawyers ‘cannot defensibly assist’ Trump in efforts to subvert election: legal expert  —  With less than 30 days until the presidential election, Donald Trump is expected to take legal action in the case he's defeated by Kamala Harris — as he did in 2020.
 
 
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David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Absolute chaos’ as ‘MAGA faithful were stranded’ in desert after California event: report
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Christians flock to Washington to pray for America to turn to God — by electing Trump
Discussion: HotAir, New York Times and The Guardian
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘Vengeful’ Trump withheld disaster aid and will do so again, ex-officials warn
Discussion: Semafor and Rolling Stone
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump says national abortion ban is ‘off the table,’ but 'we'll see what happens'
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Plans to Appoint Musk as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’
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