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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 …
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Raw Story, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Forbes, The Daily Caller and Axios
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump sidesteps question on committing to peaceful transfer of power
Trump sidesteps question on committing to peaceful transfer of power
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Mediaite
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Says It Would Be a ‘Smart Thing’ if He Had Talked to Putin
Trump Says It Would Be a ‘Smart Thing’ if He Had Talked to Putin
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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.
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The Free Press, Raw Story and Atlanta Black Star
NBC News:
Early Vote — Early voting has begun in states across the country where voters are able …
Early Vote — Early voting has begun in states across the country where voters are able …
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Washington Examiner, Louder With Crowder, Fox News and The Hill
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Kamala Harris needs weird voters
Kamala Harris needs weird voters
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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 …
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New York Post, WSVN-TV, HuffPost, The Hill, Washington Post and Rolling Stone
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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Joe.My.God. and ABC News
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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Democrats, The Hill, Associated Press, Breitbart and National Zero
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
This Awesome Walz Speech Got Almost No Press Coverage
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.
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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 …
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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Breaks Down Onstage
Trump Breaks Down Onstage
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Trump appears lost”: Alarm after Trump town hall abruptly turns into “bizarre” musical event
“Trump appears lost”: Alarm after Trump town hall abruptly turns into “bizarre” musical event
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Daily Kos
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Let's just listen to music': Trump's town hall event gets weird
'Let's just listen to music': Trump's town hall event gets weird
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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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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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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Miriam Adelson dumps $95 million in pro-Trump super PAC
Miriam Adelson dumps $95 million in pro-Trump super PAC
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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 …
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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 …
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Democrats, Blaze Media, HuffPost, Daily Kos and Breitbart
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 …
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.
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KDFX-TV, CBS News, Mediaite, The Independent and Trump Media & …, more at Techmeme »
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.
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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Bloomberg, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
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.
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.
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 …