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3:35 PM ET, October 26, 2024

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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.

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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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New York Times:

Daughter of L.A. Times Owner Says Endorsement Decision Stemmed From Harris Stance on Gaza War — The decision by the owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, to cancel the paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris sent shock waves through the organization. It was not the first time he had gotten involved in newsroom affairs.

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Washington Post:
Post columnists respond

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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

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Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
Top Editors Eviscerate Jeff Bezos' Decision to Kill WaPo Endorsement

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Benjamin Wittes / The Bulwark:
The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump

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Dan Froomkin / Salon:
Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse

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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)

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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Bring in the closer: Michelle Obama lends her popularity to Kamala Harris

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Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
Beyoncé brings star power to Harris rally in Texas with abortion law in the spotlight

ABC News:
Trump to rally in iconic Madison Square Garden

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The Hill:
Watch live: Harris expected to rally with Beyonce in Houston

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, Raw Story, The Guardian, Forbes and Futurism

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: New York Post, Forbes, Washington Examiner, tippinsights, Florida Politics and Bloomberg

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 …

Discussion: Wide World of News and Associated Press

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's Gains in New York City Offer Clues to a Shifting Electoral Map

Discussion: Mother Jones

Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:

Trump Praises Chinese President For Controlling Citizens ‘With An Iron Fist’ — In an interview with Joe Rogan, Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping as “a brilliant guy.” — LOADING — Former President Donald Trump heaped praise on authoritarian Chinese President Xi Jinping during …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Federalist, The Wrap and Washington Examiner

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

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

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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.

Robert Reich:
Cowardice and intimidation at The Washington Post and L.A. Times

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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 …

Discussion: The Dispatch

Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:

John Fetterman Fears Trump Is Stronger Than Ever — Philip Montgomery for The New York Times — Whatever the result of this election, Democrats will be in a moment of transformation afterward. For nearly a decade, the party's energies have been devoted to defeating Donald Trump.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Fox News and Althouse

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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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.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and The Independent

Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson, McConnell ask Harris to ‘stop escalating the threat environment’ after Trump fascist remarks

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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 …

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