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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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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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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.
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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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 …
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The Hill
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 …
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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
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president
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William Lewis / Washington Post:
On political endorsement — A note from the publisher: — William Lewis is publisher …
On political endorsement — A note from the publisher: — William Lewis is publisher …
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Dan Froomkin / Salon:
Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse
Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse
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New York Post, HuffPost and Mediaite
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Washingon Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s
‘Washingon Post’ won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
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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.
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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.
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The Independent, New Jersey Online, New Republic, Washington Post and American Thinker
KENS:
BCSO: Voter punches poll worker when reminded Texas law requires removal of MAGA hat at election site — The man, who had cast his ballot before the incident, was later arrested. Sheriff Salazar implored the public to “tone down” the anger. — SAN ANTONIO — A 63-year-old Bexar County man …
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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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ABC News:
Trump to rally in iconic Madison Square Garden
Trump to rally in iconic Madison Square Garden
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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Bring in the closer: Michelle Obama lends her popularity to Kamala Harris
Bring in the closer: Michelle Obama lends her popularity to Kamala Harris
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New York Times, The Hill and MLive.com
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 …
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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 …
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The Dispatch
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
NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly
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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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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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The Gateway Pundit, Alternet.org and Balloon Juice
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.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
US points finger at China amid reports of Trump, Vance phone hacks — The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are investigating alleged hacks by Chinese-affiliated actors amid multiple media reports that former President Trump's and running mate Sen. JD Vance's …
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New York Times:
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
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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 …