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8:20 AM ET, October 16, 2024

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New York Times:
Harris Agrees Trump Is a Fascist: 5 Charlamagne Interview Takeaways  —  During a free-flowing interview that was by turns friendly and pointed, the vice president went beyond her previous remarks in casting Donald Trump as an authoritarian.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris agreed on Tuesday …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump's campaign is trying to hide his sad state from voters  —  His decline is undeniable.  They're hoping you don't notice in time. … MAGA-friendly CNBC host Joe Kernen dropped an interesting nugget right as Squawk Box went to commercial break on Tuesday.  —  “Well, Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said.
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
MSNBC:
Rachel Maddow calls the bluff of Trump supporters who claim to be making a ‘business decision’  —  Rachel Maddow looks at some of the reasons why a Trump supporter might claim to look past his many shortcomings because they consider their vote a business decision, and why those business …
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:   This Awesome Walz Speech Got Almost No Press Coverage
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia  —  The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.  —  A county judge in Georgia on Tuesday blocked a new rule mandating …
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Virginia County Officials Declare They Will Refuse to Certify November Election  —  Election officials in Waynesboro County, Virginia filed a lawsuit on Oct. 4 that says they will refuse to certify the upcoming general election unless the state's policy on counting ballots is changed.
Rolling Stone:
Trump Crumbles When Pressed on Economic Policy in Tense Interview  —  The former president attempted to “weave” his way through an interview with Bloomberg News, but couldn't escape his own policy black hole  —  Donald Trump continued his pre-election economic event tour on Tuesday …
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Reid Hoffman / Bloomberg:   US Business Leaders Want Harris' Stability Not Trump's Chaos
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs
CNN:
Record number of early votes cast in Georgia as election gets underway in battleground state  —  A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday as residents headed to the polls in a critical battleground state that is grappling with the fallout from Hurricane Helene …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Suddenly, the Electoral College Is Posing a Problem for Trump  —  Americans of color are apparently moving to the right.  Donald Trump is poised to make historic gains with nonwhite voters in November, according to recent polling, accelerating the racial depolarization of the electorate.
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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Breaks Down Onstage
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Let's just listen to music': Trump's town hall event gets weird
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump sidesteps question on committing to peaceful transfer of power  —  The GOP presidential nominee also falsely claimed there was a peaceful transfer of power in 2021 — when a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol to stop the affirmation of Biden's win.  —  CHICAGO — Former president Donald Trump …
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Adelson Spends $95 Million to Boost Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin  — Billionaire is one of the top donors to Trump in 2024 race  — Super PAC has just $7.4 million to spend in final weeks  —  Billionaire Miriam Adelson, one of the most prolific donors backing Donald Trump since …
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Bill Galluccio / iHeart:
Kamala Harris Sits Down For Audio Town Hall With Charlamagne Tha God  —  Charlamagne Tha God sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (October 15) for a live interview, billed as “We The People: An Audio Town Hall with Kamala Harris.”  Charlamagne hosted the Democratic candidate …
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Rolling Stone:
Ted Cruz Refuses to Say If He Supports Abortion Exceptions: ‘Why Do You Keep Asking?’  —  The Texas senator was given three chances to clarify his views on whether abortion bans should include any exceptions.  He did not answer  —  DURING A DEBATE against Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday night …
Phoebe Petrovic / ProPublica:
Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud.  Now They're Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.  —  Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election.  ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reviewed dozens of hours …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back  —  A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say.  —  In the summer of 2017, Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower and declared he would heal a …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Washington Post:
Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners
Discussion: The Lever and Heatmap News
Pluralistic:
Of course we can tax billionaires (permalink)  —  Billionaires are pretty confident that they can't be taxed - not just that they shouldn't be taxed, but rather, that it is technically impossible to tax the ultra-rich.  They're not shy about explaining why, either - and neither is their army of lickspittles.
New York Times:
Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’  —  Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy.  With voting underway, Donald Trump has turned to dark vows of retribution.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
A Crowd of Republicans Will Join Harris at a Pennsylvania Stop  —  The visit will take place near the Revolutionary War site where George Washington crossed the Delaware.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will continue her explicit outreach to Republican voters on Wednesday at a Pennsylvania event …
Reuters:
Israeli strike rocks Beirut after US says it opposes scope of air assault  —  At least one Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Wednesday morning, Reuters witnesses said, hours after the U.S. said it opposed the scope of Israeli attacks in the city amid a rising death toll and fears of wider regional escalation.
 
 
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Biden Suggests He Wants Trump in Prison — After Kamala Warns Trump Will Prosecute Opponents
Robin Bravender / Politico:
'They're so vindictive': Why some federal employees are fearing Trump 2.0
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
Madeleine Ngo / New York Times:
Small Business Administration Depletes Disaster Loan Funds
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Trump campaign has spent millions on anti-trans ads
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
House Ethics Committee subpoenas documents from lawsuit brought by Gaetz's friend: Sources
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices
Discussion: American Thinker
 

 
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Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more

Michael Gennaro / Courthouse News Service:
The First Amendment Coalition sued the CA AG and SF City Attorney for allegedly punishing journalists who publish info related to sealed arrest records

Asif Shahzad / Reuters:
Pakistani TV host Matiullah Jan was picked up off the street and charged with terrorism after investigating claims of casualties in a protest march in Islamabad
 
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