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ABC News:
Trump claims to ABC's Scott he didn't hear comedian's Puerto Rico comment, doesn't denounce it — The former president denied knowing the comedian who made a slew of racist, sexist and vulgar comments at his rally at Madison Square Garden, ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott reports.
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Politico:
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania — Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday. — Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania. — Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally.
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump denies knowing comedian who made Puerto Rico joke at his rally … - People Trump claims not to have known include rapper Lil Jon, who was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice; Prince Andrew; Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who was part an effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate President Biden …
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally — The tone of Sunday's Madison Square Garden rally was angry and offensive, and that's how many major news organizations chose to describe it — Who would've guessed that the October surprise …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
That Revolting Rally Was a Sign of Weakness
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses … - Under Whatley — and at Trump's insistence — Republicans say they've amassed 200,000 poll watchers and poll workers across the country. — It's an unprecedented program that's partly aimed at collecting evidence of voter fraud …
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J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Trump Betrayed America. My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump accuses Harris of ‘campaign of hate’ amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
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Axios:
Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon leaves prison, says he's “empowered” … - He predicted in a text message that former President Trump “will win with [the] chance to win big — complete repudiation of elites.” … - He was released at 3:15am Tuesday from federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut …
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Steve Bannon Is Getting Out Of Prison — And Heading Right Back To Court — The longtime Trump ally went to prison after refusing to comply with the Jan. 6 congressional committee. Now he's facing conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges. — Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon …
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’
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Daniel S. Levine / People:
George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Breaks Silence on Election to Campaign for Kamala Harris (Exclusive) — Barbara Pierce Bush tells PEOPLE she's “hopeful” that voters will back Harris on Nov. 5 to “move our country forward and protect women's rights” — Barbara Pierce Bush …
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Jeff Bezos / Washington Post:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust the news media — A note from our owner. — Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post. — In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress.
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Jeff Bezos' Manifesto of Impotence
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires
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The Texas Tribune:
This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas' voter rolls — Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles — An endorsement of democracy, solving problems, and Kamala Harris. … Donald Trump is a dangerous maniac who can barely complete a sentence, and it is lunacy to believe he can even recognize the existentially threatening …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Burning Ballots — It's not what we normally expect in American elections, but it was all too predictable in this election cycle. — This morning in Portland, Oregon, an incendiary device attached to the outside of a ballot drop box started a fire inside of it.
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Bought a Texas Compound for His 11 Kids and Their Mothers … On a quiet, leafy street of multimillion-dollar properties, one stands out: a 14,400-square-foot mansion that looks like a villa plucked from the hills of Tuscany and transplanted to Austin, Texas.
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Politico:
Judge Aileen Cannon says Trump's praise doesn't warrant her recusal in Trump-related cases — Her ruling in the attempted assassination case also could apply in Trump's classified documents case. — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said the praise former President Donald Trump …
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Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The most misogynistic ad in the history of politics — Elon Musk created America PAC to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. Through the end of September, Musk spent $75 million to fund the PAC's activities. More recently, Musk began giving away $1 million per day to registered voters …
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman / USA Today:
Chaos as Russia tries to absorb North Korean troops, Ukraine spies say — WASHINGTON − Ukraine's spies say they intercepted phone calls show chaos as Russia works to integrate North Korean troops into its military operations. — Some of the calls were intercepted from troops involved …
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Matt Murphy / BBC:
Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk region
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Politico:
Republicans lose back-to-back rulings in swing state lawsuits — Federal judges turned aside two Republican-led challenges to voter registration procedures in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a double-whiff in the party's quest to make last-minute changes to the voter rolls.
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Georgina Rannard / BBC:
PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident — A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. — Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.
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Washington Post:
On Elon Musk's X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear — A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the world's richest Trump supporter is running the show. — The top political accounts on X have seen …
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