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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Midnight In America — Three weeks and a day until election day, and this thing is tied, tied, tied. Nate Silver's polling average has Kamala Harris up a tick under three points nationally—which might give Donald Trump the barest of edges at this moment in the Electoral College.
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 13, 2024 — “He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions when I talked to you about his mental decline and so forth, but now I realize he's a total fascist. He is now the most dangerous person to this country...a fascist to the core.”
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
The Trump Voters Who Don't Believe Trump — When the former president endorses violence and proposes using the government to attack his enemies, many of his supporters assume it's just an act. — One of the more peculiar aspects of Donald J. Trump's political appeal is this …
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump suggests using military against ‘enemy from within’ on Election Day
Trump suggests using military against ‘enemy from within’ on Election Day
CNN:
Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina — A North Carolina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly threatening harm against FEMA employees responding to Hurricane Helene, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
FEMA temporarily pauses aid in parts of NC over reported threats
FEMA temporarily pauses aid in parts of NC over reported threats
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Man charged with gun threats made against North Carolina FEMA workers
Man charged with gun threats made against North Carolina FEMA workers
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Man accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina
Man accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
More than 230 doctors and health care providers call on Trump to release medical records — More than 230 doctors, nurses and health care professionals are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records, arguing that he should be transparent about his health “given his advancing age.”
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Harris campaign turns Trump's favorite weapon against him
Harris campaign turns Trump's favorite weapon against him
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
NRA chief involved in gruesome cat killing as college fraternity member — Doug Hamlin pleaded no contest to animal cruelty over 1979 incident in which fraternity cat was tortured and killed — Douglas Hamlin, who was appointed to lead the NRA this summer in the wake of a long-running corruption scandal …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
New NRA Chief Once Tortured a Cat to Death — Doug Hamlin pleaded no contest to brutally murdering a pet cat with his fraternity brothers as a student at the University of Michigan — REPUBLICANS SPENT THE better part of September falsely smearing migrants as sadistic pet torturers in their bid to stoke fear about immigration.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Harris adviser Plouffe: Most public polls are ‘horses‑‑‑’ — David Plouffe, senior adviser to the Harris-Walz campaign, said most public polls are “hores‑‑‑” and discussed the campaign's internal polling in a podcast interview released Sunday.
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson predicts a new coalition will elect Republicans in 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson predicts a new coalition will elect Republicans in 2024
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The Hill, Washington Post, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
‘This Is Going To Be Too Close for Comfort’ … When Kamala Harris took over Joe Biden's ailing campaign …
‘This Is Going To Be Too Close for Comfort’ … When Kamala Harris took over Joe Biden's ailing campaign …
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The Hill and Washington Post
David Moye / HuffPost:
Geraldo Rivera Endorses Kamala Harris Over ‘Sore Loser’ Trump — “However you justify voting for Trump, adopting his big lie about the stolen election makes you a liar,” the veteran newsman said in a social media post Monday. — LOADING — Veteran newsman Gerald Rivera has finally broken away …
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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Swastika Flags Flown During Donald Trump Boat Parade in Florida — A boat bearing swastika symbols and Donald Trump — flags was hosed down after trying to join a Trump boat parade in Jupiter, Florida. — The boat was photographed attempting to take part in the parade on Sunday in the
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Sets an Interview With a Not-So-Friendly Outlet: Fox News. — The interview, to be conducted by the anchor Bret Baier in Pennsylvania, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern. — Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with Fox News, the network said on Monday.
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New York Times:
Another Trump Clemency Recipient Faces Domestic Violence-Related Charges — Philip Esformes is at least the seventh person to be charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance in the last days of the Trump administration. — A Florida man who received a commutation …
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María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Michigan GOP candidate's ad aimed at Black voters has wrong election date — The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Republican Tom Barrett's campaign of misleading Black voters with an ad carrying the wrong election date. — Tom Barrett, a Republican vying for a Michigan congressional seat …
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Christopher F. Rufo / Christopher Rufo:
Kamala Harris's Plagiarism Problem — The vice president appears to have airlifted sections of her book, Smart on Crime. — Kamala Harris has become famous, in part, for her unique rhetorical style. She switches freely between various accents and peppers her speeches with catchphrases …
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Democracy Docket:
Right-Wing Group Dismisses Voter Challenge Lawsuits in Nevada Counties — The right-wing organization Citizen Outreach Foundation voluntarily dismissed three lawsuits it filed in Nevada that asked county election officials to process around 30,000 voter challenges weeks before the election.
Patrick Greenfield / The Guardian:
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature's carbon sink failing? — The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models - and could rapidly accelerate global heating — The age of extinction is supported by — It begins each day at nightfall.
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump Campaign's Weird Hurricane Relief GoFundMe Raises Red Flags — Donald Trump's campaign has begun raising money for hurricane relief—but it's not exactly clear how that money will be used. — Two weeks ago, the Trump campaign created a GoFundMe “as an official response for MAGA supporters …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
New Jersey rep goes silent for 8 seconds after question on mass deportations — Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) fell silent after being asked by a debate moderator and his Democratic opponent whether he supports enacting mass deportations of migrants, a policy that former President Trump has called for.
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Biden warned Iran that killing Trump would be an act of war: report — US spends millions to protect former Trump officials from Iran retaliation for Soleimani killing — President Biden reportedly instructed his National Security Council to make clear to Iran that any attempt …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cruz calls out McConnell-aligned group for not spending ‘a penny’ in Texas — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) vented his frustration with the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), for not spending any money in his competitive reelection race …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump's former Joint Chiefs chair: Trump is ‘fascist to the core’ — “No one has ever been as dangerous to this country as Donald Trump,” retired Gen. Mark Milley said. “Now I realize he's a total fascist.” — When Gen. Mark Milley retired last year, following more than four decades …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump ground game undercut by slow internet that crashes app — Trump campaign wants to hit rural voters but slow internet limits the functionality of the Campaign Sidekick app — Donald Trump's campaign has limited ability to know whether their ground game operation is reaching target voters …
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