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9:45 AM ET, October 30, 2024

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Axios:
Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment … - The comment came in a video call with the progressive group Voto Latino when Biden wanted to respond to a comedian calling Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris on Ellipse: Time to turn the page on Trump  —  Vice President Harris delivered a speech Tuesday on the White House Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — the very site at which former President Trump gave remarks to a crowd that later incited a riot at the Capitol.
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Kamala Harris Draws Massive Crowd at Ellipse, Notches Larger Audience Than Trump's Jan. 6 Rally in Same Spot, Campaign Says  —  Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night in front of a massive crowd where she made her closing argument to voters at The Ellipse ahead of next week's election.
Fox News:
Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’ during Harris campaign event as VP promises unity at Ellipse rally
Fox News:
Kamala Harris silent after Biden's ‘garbage’ comment about Trump supporters
Discussion: The Hill, Grist and The Federalist
Associated Press:
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris to unveil ‘closing argument,’ Trump to campaign in Pennsylvania
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign  —  The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump.
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
RFK Jr. said Trump promised him ‘control’ of HHS and USDA
Discussion: HuffPost
ProPublica:
A Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage  —  Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.  She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
'The suburbs — that's the whole deal': How the suburbs became Harris' clearest path to victory  —  Dems are betting they can improve on Joe Biden's numbers in the suburbs.  —  KNIGHTDALE, North Carolina — Kamala Harris is counting on suburban voters to do what they've done since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016: reject him.
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson vows major changes to Affordable Care Act if Trump wins election  —  The House speaker said Republicans would seek to overhaul the law, which provides health coverage to tens of millions and has been a frequent target of GOP repeal efforts.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Ryan Murphy / The Indianapolis Star:
Former GOP congressional candidate arrested on allegations of Madison County ballot theft  —  Larry Lee Savage Jr., a former Republican 5th Congressional District candidate, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after he was charged with stealing ballots during a public test of voting machines in Madison County.
Associated Press:
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without …
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Dave Pehling / CBS News:
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape sentenced to life term on state charges
Discussion: BizPac Review and UPI
NBC News:
Trump is considering halting federal grants to police that decline to conduct mass deportations  —  Sources close to the Trump campaign said the tactic would survive legal challenges and pressure law enforcement agencies in blue states to participate in mass deportations.
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democrat supporters at Florida polling station, police say  —  Caleb James Williams was arrested for allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, aged 71 and 54, police said.  —  Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding …
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images  —  Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by the social media site.
Fortune:
We led some of America's largest companies.  Here's why we are voting for Harris, not Trump  —  Doug Parker is a former CEO of American Airlines.  Ken Frazier is a former CEO of Merck.  Anne Mulcahy is a former CEO of Xerox.  Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox.  Reid Hoffman is a former CEO of LinkedIn.
Discussion: Business Insider
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.8% Rate in Third Quarter  —  The resilience was again driven by robust consumer spending.  —  Consumers are spending.  Inflation is cooling.  And the U.S. economy looks as strong as ever.  —  Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, expanded …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Partial Breach of Election Machine Passwords in Colorado Poses No Risk, State Says  —  The secretary of state said that the machines are not online, require a second set of passwords and are under constant surveillance in locked rooms.  —  Partial passwords for election machines …
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Trump wants you to believe that the US economy is doing terribly.  It's untrue  —  Despite his claims to the contrary, unemployment is low, inflation is way down, and job growth is remarkably strong  —  If Donald Trump wins next week's election, it would be the first time in US history …
Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner and DNyuz
New York Times:
Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’  —  Former President Donald J. Trump often brags about hiring “the best people.”  But the breadth of the criticism aimed at Mr. Trump, especially from his own former military and national security officials, sets him apart from any modern president.
Alexandra Berzon / New York Times:
Michigan Clerk Removed From Election Duty Over Plans for a Hand Count  —  The clerk had said he wanted to count votes by hand, as Trump-aligned activists push misinformation about problems with voting machines.  —  Two local election officials in Michigan have been removed from overseeing the vote …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 - 10% of subscribers
Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:
Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer pledges antisemitism vote in Senate's lame-duck session
Discussion: NPR
The Economist:
Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
What a ‘Tennessee Three’ Member Thinks She Can Achieve by Running for Senate
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Elon Musk Makes Shocking Confession on His Plans After Trump Victory
Discussion: New York Times and Rolling Stone
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
New York Times:
Elon Musk Bought a Texas Compound for His 11 Kids and Their Mothers
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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