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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump has a slight edge in Georgia over Harris, latest AJC poll finds — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows the race remains very close — Former President Donald Trump appears to have a slight edge in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
'More Republicans than you've seen vote for a Democrat in decades': Inside the Harris campaign effort to turn red voters blue — By Andrew Feinberg speaks to the former Trump voters who are now planning to pull the lever for Harris — and the campaign politicos who came up with an unusual strategy
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris holds 46%-43% lead over Trump amid voter gloom, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 46% to 43% lead over Republican former President Donald Trump, with a glum electorate saying the country is on the wrong track, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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Jason Gewirtz / CNBC:
Harris leads Trump by 20 points with younger Americans, new CNBC Generation Lab survey finds
Harris leads Trump by 20 points with younger Americans, new CNBC Generation Lab survey finds
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Forbes
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, McDonald's didn't confirm Trump's baseless claim about Kamala Harris — In a message to employees obtained by The Washington Post, the fast-food giant made clear that it isn't saying what Trump says it's saying. — In any other presidential campaign, one of the candidates' mention …
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Chloe Mayer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump McDonald's Hit With Bad Reviews: ‘Bronzer on My Fries’
Donald Trump McDonald's Hit With Bad Reviews: ‘Bronzer on My Fries’
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HuffPost, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, New York Post and Newsbusters
Washington Post:
Trump puts noisy, crude campaign in spotlight, as Harris seeks to turn it against him
Trump puts noisy, crude campaign in spotlight, as Harris seeks to turn it against him
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Politico, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, CBS News and HuffPost
Francisco Velasquez / Quartz:
McDonald's is distancing itself from Donald Trump after a high-profile visit to the fryer
McDonald's is distancing itself from Donald Trump after a high-profile visit to the fryer
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Newsweek, CNN, CNBC, New York Times, The Federalist, Washington Examiner, RedState, Power Line, The Mahablog and Bloomberg
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Kamala Harris Isn't Repeating the Mistakes of 2016
Kamala Harris Isn't Repeating the Mistakes of 2016
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit and ComingSoon.net
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
McDonald's agreed to Trump event but says it isn't endorsing a presidential candidate
McDonald's agreed to Trump event but says it isn't endorsing a presidential candidate
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Washington Examiner, Telegraph, Boston Herald, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Blaze Media, Townhall, The Hill, New York Daily News, Fox News, FOX 32 Chicago, IJR, ComingSoon.net, Showbiz411 and UPI
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Eat Into Democrats' Early Voting Advantage — More than 15 million Americans have already voted, as both parties scour data for clues on turnout — Democrats have a clear edge in early voting so far, but Republicans are embracing the practice of casting their ballots before Election …
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Pluribus News, New York Magazine and The National Pulse
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 15 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot
With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 15 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, The Hill and Washington Times
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Republican lawsuits over overseas and military voting hit setbacks in 2 swing states
Republican lawsuits over overseas and military voting hit setbacks in 2 swing states
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CNN, ABC11, The Hill, Carolina Journal, Raw Story, Reuters, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, Military Times, The Nevada Independent, CBS News and Fox News
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Republicans Are Cheating. Again. But Now It's Worse Than Ever.
Republicans Are Cheating. Again. But Now It's Worse Than Ever.
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Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court rejects GOP bid to tighten overseas voting rules in Michigan
Court rejects GOP bid to tighten overseas voting rules in Michigan
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Associated Press and Reuters
Kamala Harris Against Despair / emptywheel:
Kamala Harris against Despair — As you know, I've been tracking Kamala Harris' outreach to Republicans, Liz Cheney above all, with a good deal of interest. I've spoken about why it makes sense from a demographic perspective; if Harris can attract some of Nikki Haley's voters, it could put her over the top in these 50/50 states.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Which Republican Might Join a Harris Cabinet? We Asked Around.
Which Republican Might Join a Harris Cabinet? We Asked Around.
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The Federalist, Raw Story, The Hill and Twitchy
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Elon Musk: MAGA money man — 📡 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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New York Magazine:
An Update to Our Readers — Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi's work during the 2024 campaign. They reached the same conclusion as the magazine's initial internal review of her published work, finding no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump repeats debunked lies about FEMA's hurricane response during North Carolina visit — Former President Donald Trump used a Monday visit to North Carolina to repeat debunked lies about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. — Speaking to reporters in a hard-hit community …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
First two Elon Musk giveaway winners had already voted — Elon Musk is doing a good job of drawing attention with his $1 million giveaways to Pennsylvania voters. But will the project actually boost Donald Trump? Two Pennsylvania voters have won the billionaire's super PAC lottery so far …
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider:
Mark Cuban says the election is now a battle between Kamala Harris and Elon Musk, not Donald Trump
Mark Cuban says the election is now a battle between Kamala Harris and Elon Musk, not Donald Trump
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims — The Russian-aligned network Storm-1516 has a long history of posting fake whistleblower videos—including deepfakes—to push Kremlin talking points. — A Russian-aligned propaganda network notorious …
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Crooks and Liars, Gizmodo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, New Republic, Meret and Washington Post
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
Mifepristone Lawsuit: Republican Attorneys General In Court Filing: We Demand Pregnant Teenagers — Three state Republican Attorneys General filed a complaint in federal court on October 11 arguing that their states have a right to pregnant teenagers and that right is being violated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Ms. Magazine, New York Times and Dowsing in the Maelstrom
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump ground game faces new fraud claims as video shows door-knock hack — Exclusive: clip from canvasser for Musk's America Pac reveals apparent ease in which GPS location can be spoofed — Donald Trump's ground game in Arizona and Nevada may be undercut by canvassers working …
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Daily Kos
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
PAC paying Trump's legal fees has run out of cash — with $3M in debt: report — The Washington Post reported that Vice President Kamala Harris has a huge cash advantage over Donald Trump in the 2024 race after bringing in $1 billion in fewer than three months on the campaign trail.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Former GOP lawmakers, officials urge Garland to investigate Musk — The Justice Department confirmed that Attorney General Merrick Garland got the letter, but it declined to say whether it is investigating Musk or his PAC. — Former Republican lawmakers, advisers and Justice Department officials …
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HuffPost and Washington Examiner
Paul Bledsoe / The Hill:
Trump hasn't helped working-class men — but Harris and Walz can — Former President Donald Trump makes many extravagant promises and claims on the campaign trail. But especially for his political base of working-class men, he delivered very little economically when in office.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Walz on Musk's pro-Trump giveaways: 'That's what you do when you have no plan' — Tim Walz on Monday blasted Elon Musk's recent pro-Trump pledge to give away millions of dollars to registered voters in battleground states, saying the tech billionaire's actions are what happens “when you have no plan.”
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
“It's the First Amendment, Stupid” — Earlier this month, Popular Information reported that the Florida Department of Health had threatened TV executives with jail time if they continued to run an ad supporting a ballot initiative to protect reproductive rights in the state.