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7:30 PM ET, October 17, 2024

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Harris's Harsh Takedown of Fox's Bret Baier Exposes MAGA's Biggest Lie  —  Judging by the video that Kamala Harris's campaign is circulating, her aides are pleased with one particular exchange during her interview with Fox News's Bret Baier.  In it, Harris dressed down Baier for playing video …
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Axios:
Scoop: Former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent voted for Kamala Harris … - Some are going as far as to actively campaign for Harris, with former Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) appearing with the vice president at a rally in the key battleground of Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Momentum shifts against Harris in presidential race  —  The tides of the election are turning against Vice President Harris.  —  During the late summer and heading into fall, Harris appeared to be the candidate with the momentum, with Democrats comparing her candidacy to former President Obama's in 2008.
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Fox News's interview of Kamala Harris was grievance theater, not political journalism  —  Brett Baier interrupted Harris so much she could barely finish a sentence.  She still injected some reality into Fox News's world  —  Bret Baier started off his Wednesday evening interview with Kamala Harris …
CBS News:
CBS News Trump-Harris poll finds Trump with slight edge in close race in Arizona  —  Donald Trump has a slight 3-point edge over Kamala Harris in Arizona, boosted by the issues of the economy and the border.  Harris has advantages with voters who prioritize abortion and the state of democracy, keeping this race close.
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and Forbes
Mark McKinnon / Vanity Fair:
This Race Is Kamala Harris's to Lose.  Here's Why.  —  It will all come down to turnout.  And that, I predict, will mean a Harris-Walz victory.  —  In these waning stages of the late Trump era, everything and nothing is a surprise.  We've become immune.
Discussion: Mercury News
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Kamala Harris Is Priming Democrats For Violent Resistance If Trump Wins
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump's Rambling Speeches Focus His Critics and Worry His Allies
Discussion: Alternet.org
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate.
Fox News:
Full interview: Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Bret Baier in ‘Special Report’ exclusive | Fox News Video
Associated Press:
Israel confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza  —  Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year's attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday.  Troops appeared to have run across him in a battle …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris: Israeli killing of Sinwar an opportunity to end war in Gaza
Michael Collins / USA Today:
Yahya Sinwar is dead. What we know about death of Hamas leader behind Oct. 7 attacks
The Times of Israel:
Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF troops in Gaza
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden tells Obama 'she's not as strong as me' — and ex-prez agrees 'that's true' at Ethel Kennedy service  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden griped to former President Barack Obama that “she” is “not as strong as me” — with Obama agreeing “that's true” — in a stunning off-mic conversation deciphered …
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,” …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Google will block election ads after polls close … - Google is implementing the policy “out of an abundance of caution and to limit the potential for confusion, given the likelihood that votes will continue to be counted after Election Day,” per a spokesperson.
Discussion: IJR, more at Mediagazer »
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Google to block election ads after polls close on Election Day
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Heat Map of January 6th Defendants Across the United States  —  The graphic below is a “Heat Map” of the United States displaying the hometown origins of all the defendants charged for federal crimes allegedly committed in connection with the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol (identified by general location and not by name).
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump drops the pretense, labels Jan. 6 insurrectionists ‘we’
Adam Van Brimmer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump NRA rally in Savannah canceled  —  Former president was to make second visit to coastal Georgia city in less than a month for ‘Defend the 2nd’ event at Savannah Convention Center  —  SAVANNAH ― The National Rifle Association on Thursday canceled an Oct. 22 rally featuring …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Donald Trump's other mental health problem that we're not talking about  —  Donald Trump may be running again for the presidency, but some days on the campaign trail it feels like he's minoring in psychology.  At a rally Monday night in Atlanta, the GOP nominee added Black and Latino voters …
David French / New York Times:
Let's Take the Republican Policy Challenge  —  If you live in Red America, as I do, you're familiar with two conceptually incompatible arguments for Donald Trump.  We'll call them the MAGA argument and the Republican argument.  —  The MAGA argument can be summed up in three words: Burn it down.
Discussion: Raw Story
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump suggests Zelenskyy is to blame for the Russia-Ukraine war  —  “He should never have let that war start,” Trump said, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  —  Donald Trump blamed Russia's war on Ukraine on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump's legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet ahead of 2024 election, MSNBC reports  —  MSNBC obtained emails from Daniels' lawyer showing Trump's team attempting to negotiate her silence ahead of November.  —  Former President Donald Trump this summer offered a financial incentive …
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Ruben, Kate Gallego's divorce records unsealed.  Here's what is in them  —  (This story was updated to add new information.)  —  U.S. Senate candidate Ruben Gallego filed suit to end his marriage with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego just before she gave birth to their son and sought to keep …
Katie Clancy / Center for American Rights:
CBS Accused of News Distortion in Vice President Kamala Harris Interview — Center for American Rights Files Formal FCC Complaint  —  The Center for American Rights (CAR) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against WCBS-TV, a CBS-owned station …
 
 
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems use cardboard cutouts to mock Virginia candidate over viral ‘fake family’ photo
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Emily Wilkins / CNBC:
Pennsylvania Republican House candidate touts union ties in must-win race
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Michigan judge says RNC suit challenging overseas voters could ‘disenfranchise an entire group of citizens’
Discussion: Above the Law
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Mattis Told Woodward He Agreed Trump Was a Uniquely Dangerous Threat
Adam Wren / Politico:
Vance requested first-class flights and speaking fees up to $40,000 on 2017 book tour
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Cuomo to host NewsNation town hall with JD Vance
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Dave Bautista punches back on view of Trump as ‘tough guy’
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
JD Vance Spreads Election Lie, Press Makes it Worse
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Cancels Second Mainstream Interview in Days
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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