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10:35 AM ET, October 16, 2024

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Washington Post:
‘Off the charts:’ How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies  —  If implemented, the former president's tariff plans would lead to higher costs, stock market volatility and feuds with the rest of the world.  —  Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase …
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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 …
Reid Hoffman / Bloomberg:   US Business Leaders Want Harris' Stability Not Trump's Chaos
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs
Wall Street Journal:
Harris Sharpens Negative Attacks on Trump  —  Vice president tells her campaign to use more of the Republican's words against him, as Democrats again debate best way to take him on  —  When Vice President Kamala Harris walked off the stage of her rally in Erie, Pa., which included …
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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 …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris campaign to run abortion rights ad during Trump town hall  —  Kamala Harris' campaign will air an abortion rights ad featuring Hadley Duvall, who was raped by her stepfather when she was 12, during Donald Trump's “women's issues” town hall on Fox News Wednesday morning.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Biden Suggests He Wants Trump in Prison — After Kamala Warns Trump Will Prosecute Opponents
Discussion: Reason
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.
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.
Discussion: Fox News
Politico:
‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris' unusual levels of finger-pointing  —  Many of the state's most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are worried Vice President Kamala Harris' operation …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Delusions of the Donald  —  We'll see you tomorrow, Philadelphia!  Happy Wednesday.  —  Uh, What Was That?  —  by Andrew Egger  —  Back in January, the great McKay Coppins wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled “You Should Go to a Trump Rally.”  The idea was that secondhand media accounts …
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
Marist Poll:
The U.S. Presidential Contest, October 16, 2024  —  Marist National Poll  —  Harris +5 Points Against Trump Nationally  —  In the presidential contest, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by five points among likely voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
CNN:
Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings  —  Some of the world's wealthiest figures - led by conservative donor Miriam Adelson and tech billionaire Elon Musk - have funneled tens of millions of dollars …
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Adelson Spends $95 Million to Boost Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Miriam Adelson dumps $95 million in pro-Trump super PAC
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.
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 …
Associated Press:
What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?  —  Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women?  Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to the price many paid …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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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
NBC News:
Despite her call to ‘do something’ for Harris, Michelle Obama has yet to hit the campaign trail  —  The former first lady has been working behind the scenes to boost Harris and is expected to appear publicly in the final stretch.  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has begun stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris.
 
 
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Phoebe Petrovic / ProPublica:
Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They're Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.
Robin Bravender / Politico:
'They're so vindictive': Why some federal employees are fearing Trump 2.0
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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.
Pluralistic:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices
 

 
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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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