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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris stands tall on Fox News — 💥 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.💥 — 🚨 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚨
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate. — The vice president's sit-down with Bret Baier was her most contentious meeting with a journalist since becoming the Democratic nominee. — Vice President Kamala Harris may not get another debate with former President Donald J. Trump …
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
McConnell called Trump 'stupid" and ‘despicable’ in private after the 2020 election, a new book says — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” …
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Politico:
Playbook: Kamala Harris goes Baier hunting — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — MALE CALL — “Both Parties Are Getting Men Wrong,” by Richard V. Reeves for POLITICO Mag: “There is a real political opportunity right now for a party to craft …
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Did Kamala's Fox News Meltdown Just End Her Campaign? — When we learned that Kamala Harris had agreed to an interview on Fox News Channel's “Special Report” with Bret Baier, it was a telltale sign that the Harris-Walz campaign knew it was losing the election.
emptywheel:
HEN IN THE FOX HOUSE: JORGE VELÁZQUEZ AND RAMIRO GONZÁLEZ BETTER SERVED DEMOCRACY THAN BRET BAIER — Fox News has been a toxin in the United States for most of thirty years. Yesterday, Kamala Harris went into the Fox House in an attempt to chisel away at that toxin.
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LGBTQ Nation and Alternet.org
CNN:
Trump's next interview? — Donald Trump's TV strategy has been a source of intrigue in recent days. He taped a very friendly town hall on Fox News (scroll down for a scoop about that one) and took some tougher questions at a town hall on Univision. He chatted with his friend Maria Bartiromo …
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Bradley Jaye / Breitbart:
'It's Gotta Stop!': Bret Baier Reveals 4 Kamala Harris Staffers Waved Arms Pleading to End Fox Interview
'It's Gotta Stop!': Bret Baier Reveals 4 Kamala Harris Staffers Waved Arms Pleading to End Fox Interview
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The Hill, American Thinker, The American Spectator, Twitchy, Politico, Mediaite, HotAir and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this year
At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this year
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Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell privately slammed Trump as ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ after 2020 election
New York Times:
Asked if He Thinks Trump Lost in 2020, Vance Finally Gives an Answer: No
Asked if He Thinks Trump Lost in 2020, Vance Finally Gives an Answer: No
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Washington Post:
JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election
JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election
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The Guardian, The Independent, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and The Hill
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox anchor tasked with interviewing Harris has a history of appeasing network's pro-Trump audience
Fox anchor tasked with interviewing Harris has a history of appeasing network's pro-Trump audience
Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
The Trump Team Is Prepared to Bring Election Chaos. Here's What Voters Need to Know.
The Trump Team Is Prepared to Bring Election Chaos. Here's What Voters Need to Know.
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New York Magazine, Raw Story, The Hill and The Atlantic
MSNBC:
Maddow's bombshell reporting: Trump trying to pay Stormy Daniels to be quiet again — Rachel Maddow breaks down her bombshell reporting on how Trump is once again trying to pay Stormy Daniels to be quiet.
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Raw Story, Advocate, The Daily Beast, Joe.My.God. and National Zero
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Once Again Tries to Silence Stormy Daniels Before Election: Report
Trump Once Again Tries to Silence Stormy Daniels Before Election: Report
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NBC News, The Independent, PoliticusUSA and Crooks and Liars
Popular Information:
Why Elon Musk's events in Pennsylvania likely violate federal law — This week, we learned that Elon Musk has donated tens of millions of dollars to help former President Donald Trump return to the White House. But he's not stopping there. Yesterday, Musk announced that he is holding …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump drops the pretense, labels Jan. 6 insurrectionists ‘we’ — It's the culmination of a longstanding effort to retcon the events of that day. But it's a highly suspect political move. — Shortly after the dust settled on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump's allies went to great and strained lengths …
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Washington Post:
Man arrested for threatening FEMA workers speaks out — William Jacob Parsons, 44, defended his alleged actions at a Federal Emergency Management Agency site in storm-battered Lake Lure, N.C. — William Jacob Parsons, who was arrested Saturday on charges of making threats …
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Bangor Daily News
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Young Americans swipe left on Trump voters — Politics is spilling into dating as young people say how someone else votes will affect their feelings. … By the numbers: 43% of people between the ages of 18 and 34 say they'd have a more negative view of a date if told they voted for Trump …
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CNN:
CNN tried to find the makers of Trump's new ‘Swiss-made’ watches. We ended up at a shopping center in Wyoming — Wearing his signature blue suit and red tie, Donald Trump appears presidential as he sits behind a dark wood desk and signs an official-looking document.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
4.8M borrowers — including 1M in public service — have had student debt forgiven, Biden admin says — The public service workers who have had debt canceled include social workers, teachers, first responders and service members, the Department of Education said.
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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden forgives more student loans: 60,000 borrowers will get notices canceling $4.5 billion in debt
Biden forgives more student loans: 60,000 borrowers will get notices canceling $4.5 billion in debt
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
The Democrats' pro-union strategy has been a bust — Despite Joe Biden's historically pro-union policies, the Democrats' share of the union vote is falling. … When Joe Biden took office, the Democratic Party had been bleeding support among working-class voters for decades.
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The Nation and Oxford Reference
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
US hits Houthis with precision strikes on weapon facilities in Yemen — The U.S. announced late Wednesday that it had conducted multiple strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebel group, targeting its underground bunkers with stealth bombers. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement online …
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Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
Inside Kamala Harris' Small, Quiet Transition Team — The vice president isn't focused on it. But a close group of aides is beginning the work of vetting a new administration, with names already flying in. — Copy — Vice President Kamala Harris' transition team is quietly developing plans …
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Debbie Nathan / The Intercept:
Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs Are Intercepting Abortion Pills in the Mail — It was a tip that brought a dog to the main post office in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. An employee there had reported seeing someone in the lobby putting pills into hot pink envelopes.
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Catholic World Report
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
JD Vance Spreads Election Lie, Press Makes it Worse — Falling for the Trump Trap — Yesterday, JD Vance finally confirmed that he doesn't think Trump lost the 2020 election, and I was thrilled to see corporate media covering the story. CNN, WaPo, NY Times, Reuters, NBC News, The Hill …
David Hodari / NBC News:
Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says — Densely populated areas such as northwestern India, northeastern China and southern and eastern Europe will bear the brunt of water mismanagement, according to the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
How Russian propaganda reaches and influences the U.S. — The fake whistleblower videos started popping up last fall, the work of a small but prolific Russian group that researchers call Storm-1516. — Much remains unknown about Storm-1516 — one prong of Russia's propaganda operation …
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Reuters