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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and questioned his mental acuity.  —  OAKS, Pa. — The town hall, moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president.
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Trump appears lost”: Alarm after Trump town hall abruptly turns into “bizarre” musical event  —  For more than a half hour, the former president stood on stage listening to music instead of answering questions  —  For just under 40 minutes, the Republican candidate who won't release …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Bobs His Head to Music for 30 Minutes in Odd Town Hall Detour  —  After multiple interruptions, Donald Trump cut off questions and seemed to decide that it would be more enjoyable for all concerned — and, it appeared, for himself — if he fired up his campaign playlist.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump turns town hall into “music fest” after medical emergencies in crowd … - The 78-year-old Trump would be the oldest president in U.S. history by the end of his term if he were to win November's election and the 59-year-old Harris and her allies have been pressing him to release …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Harris Goes On Fox.  Trump Sticks to the Henhouse.  —  Three weeks to go!  Happy Tuesday.  —  Playing to Win  —  by Andrew Egger  —  Until now, Kamala Harris's campaign has executed a smooth, hit-for-average strategy that has largely avoided big risks.  Now, with three weeks to go, she's swinging for the fences.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris could join podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview - sources  —  Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris could sit down with popular podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Big Mad That Fox News Is Interviewing Harris
ABC News:
Harris calls Trump ‘increasingly unstable and unhinged’ during Pennsylvania rally
Kaei Li / Democracy Docket:
Georgia Election Officials Have a Duty to Certify Results, Judge Rules  —  A Georgia judge ruled yesterday that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for county election officials.  —  In his opinion, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney stated that …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia's new election rules are headed to court
Discussion: ABC News and Fox News
Rolling Stone:
Trump Plots to Declare 2024 ‘Rigged’ — Using GOP Efforts to Slow the Vote Count  —  The former president and his allies have worked to make sure 2024 mail-in ballots are counted slowly, so he can again demand officials “stop the count”  —  WITH JUST WEEKS left in the 2024 presidential contest …
Discussion: Axios
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Tom Hals / Reuters:
Some US voters head to court before they head to the polls
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The Kavanaugh cover-up  —  Over the last few years, the Supreme Court majority has issued a series of rulings that have fundamentally reshaped America — ending federal protections for abortion rights, upending the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations, and granting the president near-total immunity from criminal prosecution.
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:   Travesty Justice: How the FBI's Failure to Vet Brett Facilitated Kavanaugh's Confirmation
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. demands Israel improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza or risk military aid … - Israeli authorities closed crossings into Gaza earlier this month, halting deliveries of food and essential supplies to 400,000 Palestinians before some trucks were able to enter again on Monday.
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CNN:
US suggests military aid to Israel is at risk in letter demanding more aid for Gaza  —  The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign military assistance …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Abruptly Cancels Another Mainstream TV Interview  —  PULLS OUT AGAIN  —  CNBC co-host Joe Kernen announced on air that the previously unknown interview had been canceled.  —  SILENT TREATMENT  —  The former House speaker played a key role in convincing her old friend to abandon his re-election bid.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site  —  North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced a lawsuit Tuesday against CNN over its recent report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website's message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory.
Michael Isikoff / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Campaign Manager Chris LaCivita's Multi-Million Payday Revealed  —  HOW MUCH?  —  Chris LaCivita, the Republican strategist entrusted with returning Trump to the White House, has eye-opening deals with the campaign, the Daily Beast has learned.
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New York Times:   Trump Leans On Creative Bookkeeping to Keep Up in Cash Race
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Journalist says FBI visited after he published hacked Vance document  —  An independent journalist says he was visited by the FBI after he published materiel allegedly obtained through an Iranian hack of former President Trump's campaign.  —  “The Bureau told me that I had been the target …
Discussion: Ars Technica
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Neil Gorsuch's New Book Is an Embarrassment  —  The conservative Supreme Court justice produced a tendentious account of the legal system in service of a political narrative — and he won't answer his critics.  —  The Supreme Court began its new term last week at a perilous moment for the institution.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Mitt Romney should endorse Kamala Harris  —  📊 This special five-edition week of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please click the button below and sign up to support our independent journalism.  📊  —  🚀 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚀
Discussion: KDFX-TV
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Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
Why I just endorsed Kamala Harris
Discussion: Raw Story
The Economist:
The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust  —  “On present policies and performance, the United States is condemned to slower growth than the other main industrial countries for the foreseeable future.”  So declared the Competitiveness Policy Council …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
The Glaring Truth About That Man With Guns Arrested at a Trump Rally  —  MAGA Republicans have begun touting the arrest of an armed man outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday as a “thwarted” third assassination attempt, but federal investigators said that there was no indication that the man …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate majority at risk of falling out of reach for Democrats  —  Former President Trump's strength in the upper Midwest is putting Senate Democrats on defense, giving the GOP hopes it can not only win the Senate majority but grow it beyond a seat or two.  —  Republicans are already favored …
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
BrucePac meat recall includes these foods from Trader Joe's, Kroger and more.  Here's a list.  —  Hundreds of products sold at grocery chains such as Kroger, Wegmans and Trader Joe's are part of a BrucePac meat recall involving almost 10 million pounds of meat and poultry that may be contaminated …
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
‘Donald Trump gives up on speaking’: Fox News correspondent blasts ‘strange’ MAGA town hall  —  Fox News national correspondent Bryan Llenas detailed his experience as a Donald Trump town hall attendee in Oaks, Pennsylvania Monday night, after the former president stopped speaking and “started playing music” instead.
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
Trump's lie-industrial complex  —  Real time fact-checking has gotten under Trump's skin this time around  —  Lying and denial go hand in hand.  Every time a lie is told, a denial must be concocted to protect the lie by denying that it is a lie.  What Donald Trump realized decades ago …
 
 
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