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3:00 PM ET, October 20, 2024

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Associated Press:
Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia  —  Donald Trump's campaign suggested he would begin previewing his closing argument Saturday night with Election Day barely two weeks away.  But the former president kicked off his rally with a detailed story …
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NBC News:
Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president’ and mentions Arnold Palmer's genitals in bizarre rally  —  Harris on Saturday ripped Trump for meandering in his public remarks, saying that the former president “generally for the life of him cannot finish a thought.”
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
GOP Gov. Sununu: 'I don't like' Trump's rhetoric, but it's ‘nothing new’  —  Voters have “heard that, that's established,” he said of Trump's behavior.  —  Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H., on “This Week.”  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Donald Trump supporter, said he isn't a fan …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity
Discussion: The Guardian and Fox News
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments  —  On Saturday, Musk announced that he would pay registered voters $1 million per day until Election Day to sign a petition circulated by his super PAC.  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Shapiro Wants Musk Investigated for Giving Cash to Registered Voters  —  The Pennsylvania governor suggested that law enforcement “take a look at” the billionaire's million dollar giveaway to registered voters who sign his PAC's petition … Musk has vowed to give away one million dollars each …
Discussion: NBC News
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition
Bloomberg:
Harris Says Tight Race Must Be About ‘More Than Personalities’  — Harris speaks to Georgia church crowd in swing-state appeal  — Vice president is looking to woo Black voters in final stretch  —  Vice President Kamala Harris urged a church congregation in the Atlanta area …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Harris and Usher Make Abortion Rights the Focus at Atlanta Rally
Politico:
The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway  —  If Trump overturns the 2024 election, here's how it could happen.  —  Four years ago, a sitting president — rejected by American voters — attempted to seize a second term anyway, plunging the nation into confusion, conflict and, in its last gasp, violence.
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
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Associated Press:   Voters are facing competing ballot measures on abortion and elections. What happens if both pass?
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
This HAS To Be Normal  —  Nazism is on the ballot this year, and people who consider themselves Nazis know it, even if so many of the rest of us seem not to want to.  So it came to pass that Nazis came to the pro-Trump boat show in Jupiter Florida last week.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump had little regard for the Constitution while in office.  He's an even bigger threat to the rule of law now.  —  Trump had little regard for the Constitution while in office.  He's an even bigger threat to the rule of law now.  Because of the Supreme Court's ill-conceived presidential immunity ruling …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:   For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment
ProPublica:
Trump Media Whistleblower Blasts Company for Outsourcing Jobs Abroad as Betrayal of “America First”  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  An internal whistleblower complaint …
NBC News:
Harris has no current plans to campaign with Biden before Election Day  —  While Harris is set to campaign with the Obamas, the president plans to do behind-the-scenes outreach to labor leaders and White House events highlighting his record.  —  WASHINGTON — With just two weeks left in the 2024 campaign …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:   Harris turns 60: How her age compares to past presidents
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Makes Fries at McDonald's in Bizarre Attempt to Troll Harris  —  The former president contends — without any evidence — that his opponent never worked at the fast food restaurant as she has said  —  Donald Trump is spending part of his Sunday afternoon behind the counter at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.
Bob Taft / dayton-daily-news:
VOICES: One vote for Sherrod Brown  —  I have always run for office under the banner of the Republican Party, am a conservative and usually vote a straight Republican ticket.  Although still a Republican, I will be making an exception this year in Ohio's U.S. Senate race by supporting Sherrod Brown.
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
The CIA analyst who triggered Trump's first impeachment asks: Was it worth it?  —  The whistleblower's lonely stand upended his career and put his life at risk.  Now he's speaking about it for the first time.  —  The young CIA analyst waited anxiously for Fiona Hill to pick up her phone.
Rich McKay / Reuters:
At least 7 dead in Georgia dock collapse on US Atlantic coast  —  At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia.  —  U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching Saturday night for missing people.
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ProPublica:
Who's Mailing the Catholic Tribune?  It's Not the Church, It's Partisan Media.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:   Kamala Harris publicly agrees with protestor accusing Israel of genocide: 'What he's talking about, it's real'
 
 
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
David Ljunggren / Reuters:
Trudeau has wrecked Canada-India political relations, says expelled envoy
Discussion: New York Times
Rolling Stone:
How Democrats Can Defeat Republicans' Anti-Trans Bullying
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump doubles down on tariff plan that voters hate
Discussion: NBC News
Zachary Yost / The Yost Post:
Empirical Proof That the Uniparty Does Not Exist
Discussion: National Review and Cafe Hayek
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?
emptywheel:
How to Read the Immunity Appendix
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Four of Trump's Most Meandering Remarks This Week
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Wall Street Journal:
A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Newsweek says its “fairness meter”, added in Oct. 2023 to let readers decide if an article is biased based on five potential choices, has gotten strong support

 
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