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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Breaks Down Onstage — At a campaign event last night, Trump got bored—and weirdness ensued. — Is Donald Trump well enough to serve as president? — The question is not temperamental or philosophical fitness—he made clear long ago that the answer to both is no—but something more fundamental.
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James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Crowd Leaves Early as Trump Dances to Music on Stage For 39 Minutes — town hall event on Monday reportedly began leaving early after the — presidential nominee decided to stop taking questions from the audience and instead played music for 39 minutes. — The former president attended …
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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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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump's Surreal Musical Town Hall Detour Has Everyone Confused
Trump's Surreal Musical Town Hall Detour Has Everyone Confused
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Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
‘Donald Trump gives up on speaking’: Fox News correspondent blasts ‘strange’ MAGA town hall
‘Donald Trump gives up on speaking’: Fox News correspondent blasts ‘strange’ MAGA town hall
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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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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Kamala Harris needs weird voters — Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11 a.m., I'll conduct a live Election Dialogue with Matt Yglesias on the Substack app. Matt's outstanding newsletter, Slow Boring, has one of the highest audience overlaps with Silver Bulletin of any other Substack newsletter, so I know many of you already know him.
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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.
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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NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Harris to sit with Charlamagne tha God as Trump defends his age
Election 2024 live updates: Harris to sit with Charlamagne tha God as Trump defends his age
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Harris Goes On Fox. Trump Sticks to the Henhouse.
Harris Goes On Fox. Trump Sticks to the Henhouse.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Exclusive: Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Brain flaws”: Understanding MAGA as an epidemic disease
“Brain flaws”: Understanding MAGA as an epidemic disease
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris could join podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview - sources
Exclusive: Kamala Harris could join podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview - sources
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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.
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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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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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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares halted after sudden DJT stock plunge … Trump Media (DJT) Stock Price
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices — In his own words. — Donald Trump's town-hall-style campaign event in Pennsylvania on Monday understandably attracted more attention for its conclusion than for its contents. But the actual question-and-answer period did provide useful insights that should not be overlooked.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs — Former President Trump clashed with the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News during an economic forum in Chicago on Tuesday over the GOP nominee's insistence that tariffs would not have negative consequences in a possible second term.
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 …
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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Liam Reilly / CNN:
Trump backs out of CNBC interview, his second about-face with mainstream press this month — New York CNN — Donald Trump has backed out of an interview with CNBC, marking the second time this month the former president has canceled on a mainstream press interview.
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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 …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Rufus Wainwright blasts Trump playing ‘Hallelujah’ at town hall: ‘The height of blasphemy’ — Rufus Wainwright says he's “mortified” that his version of “Hallelujah” was played at former President Trump's town hall this week, calling it “the height of blasphemy.”
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Trump says he likes Mark Zuckerberg ‘much better now’ — Former President Trump said he likes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “much better now,” as the head of Facebook and Instagram increasingly looks to stay out of politics. “I actually believe he's staying out of the election, which is nice …
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