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8:55 PM ET, October 23, 2024

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Nate Silver / New York Times:
Here's What My Gut Says About the Election, but Don't Trust Anyone's Gut, Even Mine  —  In an election where the seven battleground states are all polling within a percentage point or two, 50-50 is the only responsible forecast.  Since the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump …
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Washington Post:
Harris to deliver closing argument speech Tuesday on the National Mall  —  The vice president is slated to present her final case to the American people in D.C. exactly one week before Election Day.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to deliver her closing argument Tuesday in a speech …
James Carville / New York Times:
Three Reasons I'm Certain Kamala Harris Will Win  —  There is a palpable anxiety wailing on the winds of American life right now.  More than in any other election in my lifetime, I've been consistently asked by people of all stripes and creeds: “Can Kamala Harris win this thing?  Are we going to be OK?”
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:   How the hell is this even close?  —  🇺🇸This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.
Bloomberg:
Two Weeks Out, Trump and Harris Are Locked in a Dead Heat
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Sad, Pathetic Spectacle of John Kelly's Critics  —  WHEN GEN. JOHN KELLY WENT PUBLIC about Trump's praise for Hitler and his fears about a dictatorial second Trump term, he joined a growing list of former Trump officials ringing the alarm.  —  He also sparked what has become a pathetic …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Fox Host Says Maybe Trump Didn't Realize Hitler's Generals Were Nazis  —  Trump's former chief of staff said on Tuesday that the former president said he needed “the kind of generals that Hitler had” … On Tuesday, Kelly told The New York Times that the former president meets the established definition of fascism.
Politico:
Former Trump official agrees with John Kelly: Trump ‘does not operate by the rule of law’
Dan Merica / Associated Press:
Trump said Hitler ‘did some good things’ and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Mein Generals  —  John Kelly won't let us avert our eyes.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Do Not Look Away
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Donald Trump called them ‘my generals.’ They call him a threat to democracy
Discussion: Defense One and New York Times
The Guardian:
Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges  —  Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Epstein introduced them
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story, Daily Mail and Mediaite
Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement  —  Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
CNN:
Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal  —  The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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New York Times:
Justice Department Warns Musk That His $1 Million Giveaway Might Be Illegal  —  Elon Musk's super PAC, which supports Donald Trump's presidential bid, is giving cash prizes to registered voters who sign a petition.  —  The Justice Department sent a letter to the super PAC founded by Elon Musk …
Discussion: Business Insider
NBC News:
Justice Department warns Musk's PAC that $1M voter giveaway could be illegal
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
ProPublica:
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America's Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care  —  Co-published with The Capitol Forum  —  Uncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients  — Dialing for Dollars: America's largest insurers hire EviCore …
Arizona Republic:
FBI finds hundreds of weapons at home of suspected shooter of Arizona Democratic Party office  —  Lauren De Young Richard RuelasArizona Republic  —  (This story was updated with new information.)  —  Federal agents on Wednesday morning hauled more than 100 firearms, including “machine guns …
Politico:
Judge's ultimatum forces deal to shelve subpoena fight in House GOP probe of Hunter Biden  —  'Don't test me on this,' Judge Ana Reyes intoned, betting her dog that the subpoenas wouldn't yield the info Republicans are seeking.  —  A highly unusual ultimatum from a frustrated judge caused …
Discussion: Raw Story and Roll Call
Byron Tau / NOTUS:
It's Possible to Track Someone's Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic.  And It's Legal Too.  —  A company got access to a mobile phone-tracking tool used by law enforcement and U.S. government agencies across the country.  They found significant privacy vulnerabilities.  — Copy
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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Discussion: The Verge
Julia Conley / Common Dreams:
Claiming ‘Extreme Power’ of President, Trump Says He Will Close US Border by Fiat  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign said Tuesday that her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, would be “unchecked” and “unhinged” in a potential second term, pointing to his comments …
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Gateway Pundit
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Democrat raises alarm over Trump campaign's failure to enter into transition agreements  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is raising concerns about the Trump campaign's failure to enter into presidential transition agreements with the federal government, cautioning that the delay could negatively impact …
Discussion: GovExec.com and PoliticusUSA
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Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says  —  The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care.
CNN:
Georgia election official says battleground state fended off cyberattack likely from a foreign country  —  Georgia's secretary of state's office this month fended off a cyberattack believed to have come from a foreign country against the website voters use to request absentee ballots, the office told CNN.
Washington Post:
Her billionaire marriage broke up.  Her VP campaign fizzled.  Now she's a Trump-world star.  —  With a massive divorce settlement from Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nicole Shanahan is remaking herself as a pro-Trump wellness guru — raising alarm in Silicon Valley.
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Donald Trump campaign manager shared posts in 2021 saying Trump's lies caused the violence on January 6  —  In the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a number of conservatives and Republicans broke ranks with then-President Donald Trump and blamed him for the violence that day.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Wrong-way driver passes Harris motorcade on Milwaukee highway  —  The driver was a 55-year-old Milwaukee man suspected of being impaired who was taken into custody, authorities said.  —  A suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on a highway in Milwaukee came close to Vice President …
 
 
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Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say
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Raw Story:
Big corporations used Trump tax cuts to pump $839B into buybacks and dividends: report
Discussion: Arizona Mirror
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dem allies promoting third-party candidates
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Republicans say they're getting swamped in state legislatures
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA bashes “single issue” abortion voters — but Florida shows these women are the smartest citizens
Discussion: Slate
Michael Kruse / Politico:
These Democratic Voters Hiding in Plain Sight Could Be Harris' Ticket to a North Carolina Win
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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