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11:40 PM ET, October 15, 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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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 …
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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The Daily Beast:
Trump Gives Ominous Clue About What May Happen If He Loses  —  ALTERNATE REALITY  —  In an interview in Chicago, Trump refused to say whether things will be peaceful if he is defeated on Election Day.  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday dodged the question of whether he will allow …
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump sidesteps question on committing to peaceful transfer of power
Discussion: Mediaite
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs
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  —  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.
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Bobs His Head to Music for 30 Minutes in Odd Town Hall Detour
Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Trump appears lost”: Alarm after Trump town hall abruptly turns into “bizarre” musical event
Discussion: Daily Kos
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Let's just listen to music': Trump's town hall event gets weird
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump turns town hall into “music fest” after medical emergencies in crowd
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.
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.
Discussion: Fox News
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares fall nearly 10% after DJT plunge triggers trading halt … Trump Media shares closed down nearly 10% Tuesday, after a wild trading session that was briefly halted due to volatility when the Truth Social owner's stock suddenly plunged in price.
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 and Reuters
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Washington Post:
Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners
Discussion: Heatmap News
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: American Thinker
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
KFile: Kamala Harris pledged to prosecute oil companies over emissions.  Now, she's praising their record US production  —  When Kamala Harris ran for president in 2019, she repeatedly warned oil companies they should be prepared to face hefty fines and even criminal prosecution under …
Jacqueline Sweet / Drop Site News:
The unraveling of a cat tale  —  “In Springfield, they're eating the dogs!” warned Donald Trump during the September 10 presidential debate.  Seemingly flabbergasted by his own allegation, his voice rose as he pushed the point forward, delivering his rhetorical cat de grâce.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Vance falsely claims Trump did not ‘go after his political opponents’ as president  —  Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, falsely claimed Sunday that former President Donald Trump “didn't go after his political opponents” during his presidency …
Robin Bravender / Politico:
'They're so vindictive': Why some federal employees are fearing Trump 2.0  —  They're finalizing Biden priorities, dusting off their resumes and delaying home repairs as they fear losing their jobs.  —  EPA employees are shuffling to “safer” agencies.  An Interior Department worker …
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
 
 
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Trump campaign has spent millions on anti-trans ads
Will Steakin / ABC News:
House Ethics Committee subpoenas documents from lawsuit brought by Gaetz's friend: Sources
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Business Insider:
Kamala Harris wants to expand student-loan forgiveness for 10,000 doctors and nurses who agree to work in rural areas
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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
Discussion: Blaze Media
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. demands Israel improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza or risk military aid
Ken Klippenstein:
The FBI Knocked On My Door
Discussion: The Hill
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
This Awesome Walz Speech Got Almost No Press Coverage
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Abruptly Cancels Another Mainstream TV Interview
Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site
Rolling Stone:
Trump Plots to Declare 2024 ‘Rigged’ — Using GOP Efforts to Slow the Vote Count
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
 

 
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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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