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1:50 PM ET, October 26, 2024

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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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Hadas Gold / CNN:
The Washington Post is in deep turmoil as Bezos remains silent on non-endorsement  —  New York CNN —  One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper's staff are in turmoil.
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
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Rick Perry: Harris ‘wasting her time’ in Texas, non-battleground states  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) had differing views on Vice President Harris and former President Trump campaigning in Texas, saying in an interview that Harris is “wasting her time” in the state …
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The Barbed Wire:
‘I See You, and I Am With You.’ Texas Women Needed That Harris Rally.  —  The vice president's boisterous, joyous, and emotional Houston event Friday night proved the value of representation.  Abortion rights weren't just discussed — they were the whole point.  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Discussion: Alternet.org and Associated Press
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
Beyoncé brings star power to Harris rally in Texas with abortion law in the spotlight
The Hill:
Watch live: Harris expected to rally with Beyonce in Houston
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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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 …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Gains in New York City Offer Clues to a Shifting Electoral Map
Discussion: Mother Jones
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.
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Robert Reich:
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times
Washington Post:
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally  —  Investors in Musk's first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.  —  PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump's biggest donors …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Forbes, Raw Story and Futurism
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
Discussion: Raw Story and The Texas Tribune
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
5 takeaways from Trump's 3-hour interview with Joe Rogan  —  Former President Trump sat with Joe Rogan Friday for a three-hour interview, marking the GOP nominee's debut on one of the most popular podcasts in the country.  —  The two men appeared to show a mutual admiration for one another …
Li Zhou / Vox:
The massive gender gap in the election, in 2 charts  —  Women could deliver this election for Vice President Kamala Harris. … A massive gender gap has been evident in poll after poll of this election — a significant trend that underscores the pivotal role women could play this November.
Discussion: USA Today
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 …
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
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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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson, McConnell ask Harris to ‘stop escalating the threat environment’ after Trump fascist remarks
ABC News:
Trump to rally in iconic Madison Square Garden  —  Trump has coined the event as a “celebration of the whole thing.”  —  In this May 23, 2024 File photo, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at Crotona Park in the South Bronx in New York City.
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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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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, Mississippi Today and Axios
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The Hill:
Appeals court deems Mississippi mail-in ballot deadline illegal
 
 
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