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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
13 former Trump administration officials sign open letter backing up John Kelly's criticism of Trump — Kelly told the New York Times that Trump meets the definition of a fascist and also said he observed the former president on multiple occasions praising Adolf Hitler.
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Ex-Trump aides emerge to back Kelly's harsh warnings — The letter from former White House officials comes as Harris is leaning into her closing argument that Trump is a threat to democracy. — More than a dozen former Trump administration officials on Friday came out in support of former chief …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Dems fear they're blowing it … Trump and allied committees raised about half Harris' total, $92 million, from Oct. 1 to 16, the N.Y. Times reports this morning (gift link). — And this is after Trump's cringy 40-minute onstage sway to '80s music, his threats to target …
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Uh-Oh: Ain't Nobody Fallin' for the ‘Trump Is Hitler’ in the Tailpipe Trick
Uh-Oh: Ain't Nobody Fallin' for the ‘Trump Is Hitler’ in the Tailpipe Trick
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance: “Everything that John Kelly said is not true.”
Vance: “Everything that John Kelly said is not true.”
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Only Guardrail Left Is Us
The Only Guardrail Left Is Us
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ABC News:
Trump denies making positive comments about Hitler
Trump denies making positive comments about Hitler
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ABC News:
Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist: POLL
Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist: POLL
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Washington Post, New Republic, American Thinker, New Jersey Online and Mediaite
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Don't Blame Kamala — At a rally in Michigan last night, JD Vance waved off John Kelly's warnings …
Peter Navarro / Blaze Media:
Trump's four-star bully chief of staff John Kelly was a traitor within
Trump's four-star bully chief of staff John Kelly was a traitor within
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Only a third of Trump supporters say they'll accept a narrow loss
Only a third of Trump supporters say they'll accept a narrow loss
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washingon Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s — Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remains neck and neck, The Washington Post editorial page has decided not to make a presidential endorsement …
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president — Publisher William Lewis explained the decision as a return to the newspaper's roots. — The Washington Post's editorial board announced Friday that it will not make an endorsement in this year's presidential contest …
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media's Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism
Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media's Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Turbulence at the Times — Amid the current upheaval, the Los Angeles Times has notably refrained …
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Two More LA Times Editorial Writers Quit Over ‘Chickens—’ Owner's Block of Kamala Harris Endorsement | Exclusive
Two More LA Times Editorial Writers Quit Over ‘Chickens—’ Owner's Block of Kamala Harris Endorsement | Exclusive
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William Lewis / Washington Post:
On political endorsement — A note from the publisher: — William Lewis is publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. — The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports … The Washington Post said Friday that it will not endorse a candidate in the presidential election for the first time since 1976. — The newspaper also on Friday ran an article by two staff reporters saying …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washington Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s — Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years …
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Washington Post to No Longer Endorse Presidential Candidates
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus leader endorses radical proposal for North Carolina to hand its electoral votes to Trump — Rep. Andy Harris said the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in pro-Trump counties would justify the extraordinary maneuver. — The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus …
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
‘Big lie’ 2.0: How Trump's false claims about noncitizens voting laid the groundwork to undermine the election
‘Big lie’ 2.0: How Trump's false claims about noncitizens voting laid the groundwork to undermine the election
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Denver Post, The 19th, Iowa Capital Dispatch and Issue One
New York Times:
Harris and Trump Deadlocked to the End, Final Times/Siena National Poll Finds — The electorate has rarely seemed so evenly divided. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll found Harris and Trump tied 48 to 48. — Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump are locked in a dead heat for the popular vote …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris and Trump remain in a locked race and are tied heading into the final stretch
CNN Poll: Harris and Trump remain in a locked race and are tied heading into the final stretch
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Could Trump Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Electoral College?
Could Trump Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Electoral College?
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Harvard University:
Harvard Youth Poll
Harvard Youth Poll
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Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin — Regular contacts between world's richest man and America's chief antagonist raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters — Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts …
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Diego Mendoza / Semafor:
Exclusive: NASA head says report of Elon Musk talking to Putin should be investigated — The News — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Semafor's Burgess Everett Friday that a Wall Street Journal report about calls between SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin “should be investigated.”
emptywheel:
If Putin Is Running Musk, Trump Should Be Terrified
If Putin Is Running Musk, Trump Should Be Terrified
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New York Times:
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance — The Trump campaign was informed this week that hackers may have gained access to data from the phones through a breach of American telecommunications systems. — Chinese hackers who are believed to have burrowed deep …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Stacey Williams says Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein ‘coordinated’ groping incident
Stacey Williams says Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein ‘coordinated’ groping incident
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NBC News:
Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy that caused abuse and deaths of children — The president's apology comes after a bombshell Interior Department investigation. — PHOENIX — President Joe Biden delivered an apology Friday for a United States policy …
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USA Today:
Feds looking at Russian interference in key battleground of Bucks County, Pennsylvania — Federal authorities believe a viral video spreading online showing mail ballots being destroyed in the key battleground suburb of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, might be a hoax perpetrated by Russia as part …
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New York Times:
New ‘RBG PAC’ Spending $19 Million From Secret Donors to Aid Trump on Abortion — A new Republican super PAC is running ads invoking the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to help Donald Trump win over voters who favor abortion rights. — A new Republican super PAC is invoking the name …
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