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10:40 AM ET, October 26, 2024

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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
LA Times Planned ‘Case Against Trump’ Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It |  Exclusive  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong's interference with the paper's editorial freedom has sparked a crisis that includes canceled subscriptions and several high profile resignations
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Robert Reich:
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times  —  I apologize for bothering you again today, but this is important.  Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, announced today that the paper would not endorse a presidential candidate this year.  —  Why not?
Washington Post:
Post columnists respond  —  The newspaper's refusal to endorse a presidential candidate is a mistake.  —  By 11 Post Opinions columnists  —  The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake.  It represents an abandonment …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling  —  Editor's note: The Bulwark is supported not by a billionaire, but by the members who gather here every day to read, talk to, and learn from each other.  We believe that this is how you save democracy.  With the little platoons of a community.
New York Times:
The Only Patriotic Choice for President  —  It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.  He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest.
Enough Already:
BREAKING: The Washington Post Has Died  —  Its stunning refusal to endorse Kamala Harris is the end of the venerable newspaper ...  D. Earl Stephens ✍️  —  1,021  —  I have been a subscriber of The Washington Post for 26 years.  —  I devoured it each day while riding …
Discussion: HotAir and Agence France-Presse
Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
Top Editors Eviscerate Jeff Bezos' Decision to Kill WaPo Endorsement  —  ‘MIGHTILY P—ED’  —  Major reporters and former editors speak out after Bezos squashed a Harris endorsement drafted by Post writers.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  David Maraniss, an associate editor at The Washington Post …
Discussion: The Hill
Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
Democracy Dies in Darkness. Indeed.
Benjamin Wittes / The Bulwark:
The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
Washington Post:
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president
William Lewis / Washington Post:
On political endorsement  —  A note from the publisher:  —  William Lewis is publisher …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Harris Seeks Suburban Swing to Offset Trump Gains  —  America's political fault line now runs through the suburbs, where Trump has alienated some college-educated voters  —  MEQUON, Wis.—Vice President Kamala Harris's strategy to win a contest where polling shows she has stalled counts …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2024 National Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 49%  —  Home Polls October 2024 National Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 49%  —  A new Emerson College Polling national survey of US likely voters finds both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris with 49% support in the 2024 presidential election.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Emily Chang / ABC News:
These Americans told our pollsters Trump is a fascist.  They'll still vote for him  —  Among registered voters who say Trump is a fascist, 8% support him anyway.  —  Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Turning Point Action campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.
The Hill:
Watch live: Harris expected to rally with Beyonce in Houston  —  Vice President Harris is campaigning Friday in Houston and may host a rumored special guest: Beyoncé.  —  The music sensation, who was raised in the city, is expected to attend the rally, according to sources familiar with the event.
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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Bring in the closer: Michelle Obama lends her popularity to Kamala Harris
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and MLive.com
HuffPost:
Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker  —  Officials called the episode “ugly” and urged calm.  —  LOADING  —  A man wearing a pro-Trump hat repeatedly punched an elderly election worker in San Antonio, Texas, Thursday evening, according to police …
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KENS:
BCSO: Voter punches poll worker when reminded Texas law requires removal of MAGA hat at election site
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Court rules ballots that arrive late shouldn't be counted despite postmarks  —  The 5th Circuit's ruling in a Mississippi case could have implications for other states with similar laws.  —  A federal appeals court Friday ruled invalid a Mississippi law that allows election officials …
Discussion: NPR, Axios and Mississippi Today
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The Hill:
Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Republicans look to rocket Pennsylvania ballot fight to Supreme Court
Discussion: Townhall, Reuters and Election Law Blog
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 25, 2024  —  A bombshell story last night from the Wall Street Journal reported that billionaire Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, who is backing the election of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with a daily million-dollar sweepstakes giveaway and gifts …
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Shania Shelton / CNN:
NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly
Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson Can't Stop The House From Certifying The Election — But He Can Try  —  The conditions of the 2024 electoral certification don't hinge on Mike Johnson, but if Republicans take the House, he will be a formidable ally to Donald Trump.  —  When he was slinging french fries …
Discussion: The Dispatch
Associated Press:
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says  —  Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday.
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American Oversight:
U.S. Department of Defense and Army Records Regarding Incident at Arlington National Cemetery … INQUIRIES PRESS@AMERICANOVERSIGHT.ORG  —  Records from the U.S. Department of Defense and Army in response to American Oversight's litigation seeking the expedited release of records regarding …
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Army releases report on Trump camp's Arlington cemetery altercation
Discussion: ABC News and NBC News
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
The ‘Black Insurrectionist’ was actually white.  The deception did not stop there  —  “Black Insurrectionist,” the anonymous social media persona behind some of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories about the 2024 election, can be traced to a man from upstate New York.  He's also white.
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump … More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.
Democracy Docket:
Judge Declines to Fix DMV Error Disenfranchising 11,000 South Carolina Teens  —  A judge declined to order South Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and State Election Commission (SEC) to register thousands of young voters whose registrations were mistakenly denied because they were not yet 18 …
 
 
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Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of conspiracy theories and vitriol awaited
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump to rally in the Rust Belt; Walz to speak in Arizona
Discussion: Washington Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Gains in New York City Offer Clues to a Shifting Electoral Map
New York Times:
How Donald Trump Is Making Big Promises to Big Business
Discussion: Alternet.org
New York Times:
Harris Has Been a Voice on Race and Gender. She Doesn't Broadcast It.
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Reuters:
Explosions heard in Iran, Syria as Middle East braces for Israeli retaliation
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
For The Post, the wrong choice at the worst possible time
 Earlier Items: 
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
US points finger at China amid reports of Trump, Vance phone hacks
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Jeffries' campaign arm warns House Dems not to “get comfortable”
The Hill:
Biden becomes first president to apologize for Native American boarding school policy
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
‘Fascist’, ‘conman’, ‘predator’, ‘cheat’: what 11 former Trump staffers say about him now
Discussion: Mediaite
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Pennsylvania officials investigating fraudulent voter registration applications in Lancaster County
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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