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6:20 AM ET, October 24, 2024

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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race  —  Voters remember Trump's presidency more fondly as negative views of Harris grow  —  Donald Trump has opened a narrow lead in the presidential race, as voters have adopted a more positive view of his agenda and past performance …
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Four memorable moments from Kamala Harris' CNN town hall
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
The ‘Trump Is Hitler’ October Surprise Didn't Work, So Here's Kamala's Next Big Move
Discussion: Townhall
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Harris-Trump showdown: New national poll shows who has the edge 2 weeks from Election Day
Discussion: Breitbart, Forbes and Bloomberg
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris says she believes Trump is a fascist at CNN town hall
Joseph Simonson / freebeacon.com:
Meet the New York Times Source Who Claims Kamala Harris's Late Mother Told Her That Her Daughter Worked at McDonald's.  She's a Harris Campaign Surrogate Who's Visited the White House.
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.
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Jeff Bercovici / The San Francisco Standard:
L.A. Times opinion editor quits after billionaire owner kills endorsement  —  Mariel Garza, editorials editor at The Los Angeles Times, has resigned to protest the paper's decision to cancel a presidential endorsement at the behest of its owner.  —  The news comes a day after it was revealed …
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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 …
Discussion: UPI, Mediaite and CBS News
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KASW-TV:
Man behind Phoenix-area political threats had huge stash of guns, ammo, police say  —  TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a grenade launcher were reportedly recovered from the home of a suspect accused of leaving bags of white powder at multiple locations …
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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Politico:
Former Trump official agrees with John Kelly: Trump ‘does not operate by the rule of law’
Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
John Kelly says Trump is a ‘fascist’ who while in office repeatedly praised Hitler
Dan Merica / Associated Press:
Trump said Hitler ‘did some good things’ and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims
CNN:
McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan 'wouldn't recognize' Trump's GOP  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” and that Ronald Reagan “wouldn't recognize” the party today.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
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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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Cautions Musk PAC on $1 Million Voter Lottery
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
NBC News:
Justice Department warns Musk's PAC that $1M voter giveaway could be illegal
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Futurism
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Guess who's suing the FTC to stop click to cancel … Three industry groups are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions, according to Reuters.  And yes, it's exactly who you'd expect.
Axios:
Top Democrat sounds alarm over Trump transition plan delay … - The Maryland Democrat said the Trump team's actions demonstrated “a spectacular disregard for the successful continuation of the essential institutions of American democratic government.”  — Two deadlines on agreements …
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Mark Olalde / ProPublica:
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America's Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care  —  by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and David Armstrong, ProPublica  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
Steven Greenhouse / Slate:
What's Preventing Harris From Crushing Trump Is Shockingly Simple  —  As Elon Musk's rabid pro-Trump mania makes clear, billionaires are wielding their financial might in this year's presidential election far more than in any previous campaign—and far more openly, too.
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show  —  Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.  —  A former deputy Palm Beach County sheriff …
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
The AI-Generated Product Reviews Choking the Internet Are Now Illegal  —  Cleaning Up  —  It's officially illegal to publish fake, AI-generated product reviews.  —  Sweeping changes to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines aimed at cleaning up the polluted, confusing world …
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
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Biden administration urges US agencies to ‘harness’ AI systems for national security  —  The Biden administration is encouraging government agencies to seize on the most advanced artificial intelligence systems to maintain an edge over its rivals and boost national security.
Discussion: The White House and Defense One
 
 
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
What happens if the NYT's tech staff strikes on election night?
Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times:
Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO₂ from the air as a tree, scientists say
Discussion: The Verge
Raw Story:
Big corporations used Trump tax cuts to pump $839B into buybacks and dividends: report
Discussion: Arizona Mirror
 Earlier Items: 
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Trump's proposal for mass deportation of immigrants is a moral abomination
Discussion: Breitbart
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Republicans say they're getting swamped in state legislatures
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Wrong-way driver passes Harris motorcade on Milwaukee highway
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA bashes “single issue” abortion voters — but Florida shows these women are the smartest citizens
Discussion: Slate
Azeen Ghorayshi / New York Times:
U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says