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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 …
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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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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.
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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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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate.
Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate.
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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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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.
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Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
Inside Kamala Harris' Small, Quiet Transition Team
Inside Kamala Harris' Small, Quiet Transition Team
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Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Harris Teases Concert Branded With Charli XCX's ‘Brat’ Green
Harris Teases Concert Branded With Charli XCX's ‘Brat’ Green
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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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The Times of Israel:
Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF troops in Gaza
Hamas leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF troops in Gaza
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Tucker Reals / CBS News:
Israel says Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' top leader in Gaza, killed in major blow to militant group
Israel says Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' top leader in Gaza, killed in major blow to militant group
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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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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump says Ukraine's Zelensky should ‘never have let that war start’
Trump says Ukraine's Zelensky should ‘never have let that war start’
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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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Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Cancels Second Mainstream Interview in Days — SAFE SPACE — The ex-president was scheduled to sit down with NBC News on Monday. But he pulled out after nixing a CNBC interview too. — Donald Trump pulled out of another mainstream interview Thursday-this time nixing a sit-down with NBC News.
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CNN:
Trump's next interview?
Trump's next interview?
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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 …
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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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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Teen suspect and his father indicted in Georgia school shooting — Two students and two teachers were killed and nine others injured in the Sept. 4 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. — WINDER, Ga. — A 14-year-old boy and his father charged in the deadly shooting …
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Airstrikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas of Yemen — Today, U.S. military forces, including U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers, conducted precision strikes against five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
US hits Houthis with precision strikes on weapon facilities in Yemen
US hits Houthis with precision strikes on weapon facilities in Yemen
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Cuomo to host NewsNation town hall with JD Vance … - NewsNation's viewership is roughly split between Democrats (31%), Republicans (35%) and independents (33%), who will all have a presence in the live studio audience. — Viewers will be able to pre-submit questions for Vance on X …
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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 …
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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.
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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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump Keeps Promising New Tax Cuts. Not All Republicans Are on Board. — Former President Donald J. Trump's costly tax agenda undermines the changes he signed into law in 2017. Some Republicans are wary. — When former President Donald J. Trump started proposing new tax cuts on the campaign trail …
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Robert Reich:
Trump's closing argument: full-throated fascism — Last week, Trump claimed that Kamala Harris … On Sunday, Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that the biggest problem on Election Day will “not be the people who have come in, who are destroying our country,” but, rather
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