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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.
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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.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Let's just listen to music': Trump's town hall event gets weird — Donald Trump was already facing questions about his mental acuity and cognitive abilities. Then he bobbed his head to music for 39 minutes at an event. — With three weeks remaining in the election cycle …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Hour of Darkness Is Here — These are the times that try a nation's soul. — ∙ Paid — 1. Cope Kills — Over the last 48 hours various Democratic friends have told me that: — The polls are wrong. — Polling averages are skewed by garbage Republican polls.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Breaks Down Onstage
Trump Breaks Down Onstage
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump turns town hall into “music fest” after medical emergencies in crowd
Trump turns town hall into “music fest” after medical emergencies in crowd
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Big Mad That Fox News Is Interviewing Harris
Trump Is Big Mad That Fox News Is Interviewing Harris
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ABC News:
Harris calls Trump ‘increasingly unstable and unhinged’ during Pennsylvania rally
Harris calls Trump ‘increasingly unstable and unhinged’ during Pennsylvania rally
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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:
Election certification in Georgia is mandatory, judge says
Election certification in Georgia is mandatory, judge says
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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 …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump's GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules
Trump's GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules
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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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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 …
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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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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.
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.
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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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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 …
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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.
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Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
This Awesome Walz Speech Got Almost No Press Coverage — Coach revs up the Motor City — On Friday, Tim Walz dropped a powerful pro-union speech in front of a crowd filled of workers in Detroit, just a day after Trump trashed the city. Walz sent a clear, stern message that he and Kamala Harris …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why Trump is doubling down on racism — In the closing weeks of a tight campaign, the former president returns to his core message. — Former president Donald Trump has gone full racist (or “nativist,” as some outlets delicately describe it). In Aurora, Colo., the New York Times reports …
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 …
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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 …
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Election scenario 2: Harris sweep … - Democrats would race to make American courts less conservative, and hope for a Republican-appointed Supreme Court justice to retire. — This period of unified Democratic power would likely last two years, until the next congressional races …
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