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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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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 …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Editor resigns, subscribers cancel as Washington Post non-endorsement prompts crisis at Bezos paper — The Scoop — The Washington Post's leadership recently sought meetings with the Democratic and Republican nominees for president, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, people familiar with the requests said.
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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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?
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media's Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism — I woke up this morning thinking about authoritarianism. — In his 2017 book On Tyranny, historian Timothy Snyder introduced the concept of “anticipatory obedience,” warning that “most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given.”
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.
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Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Washington Post opinion editor approved a Harris endorsement. A week later, Jeff Bezos killed it.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
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New York Times:
Washington Post Says It Will Stop Endorsing Presidential Candidates
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Turbulence at the Times — Amid the current upheaval, the Los Angeles Times has notably refrained …
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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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
‘Fascist’, ‘conman’, ‘predator’, ‘cheat’: what 11 former Trump staffers say about him now
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Peter Navarro / Blaze Media:
Trump's four-star bully chief of staff John Kelly was a traitor within
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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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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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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
US points finger at China amid reports of Trump, Vance phone hacks
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Shania Shelton / CNN:
NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that SpaceX founder and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.
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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.
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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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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Republicans look to rocket Pennsylvania ballot fight to Supreme Court — Republicans are appealing a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that would allow voters to still vote if their mail ballot is rejected, potentially rocketing a consequential case in the most important swing state …
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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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CNBC:
Judge blocks Virginia from purging voter rolls of alleged noncitizens … A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from purging its voter rolls of alleged noncitizens and ordered the state to reinstate more than 1,600 people who had already been bounced from those voter lists.
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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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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Kamala Harris for president | Endorsement — Voters face an easy but tectonic choice in the race for the White House.Will they choose the first woman or the oldest man to be the next president? Will they choose the prosecutor or the convict? Will they choose the candidate …
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The Hill:
Biden becomes first president to apologize for Native American boarding school policy — President Biden apologized Friday for Native American boarding schools that were part of U.S. policy for 150 years and stripped children away from their tribes and culture.
Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
Senate GOP's Scheme To Let Trump Self-Police Ethics — Former President Donald Trump's top ally in the Senate is working to block the appointment of the government's top anti-corruption enforcer until after Inauguration Day — a tactic designed to give Trump the power to handpick his own ethics overseer if he wins the election.
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