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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? (Part Deux) — She's done everything voters could reasonably have asked for. — ∙ Paid — Tonight we're going to livestream Kamala Harris's big closing argument rally for Bulwark+ members. The show starts at 7pm.
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J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Trump Betrayed America. My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party. — We Americans live in faith with our Constitution and with the past generations of Americans who swore to protect it and fought to defend it. One week from today, we will decide whether Donald Trump is fit to be President of the United States again.
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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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Election Law Blog, Alternet.org, Townhall and The Independent
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity — Time is running out, Jackson Katz notes, for Harris to get her message out to men — America's social order has changed. There is a growing amount of economic and financial precarity, and previously marginalized groups …
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The Nation, Raw Story and New York Times
Eric Lagatta / USA Today:
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Morning Consult's latest presidential election poll
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Morning Consult's latest presidential election poll
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UnHerd, WAGA-TV, Washington Examiner and The Wrap
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
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HotAir, The Hill, The Guardian, Forbes, Townhall and New Jersey Online
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism
America isn't too worried about fascism
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The Hill, The Guardian and NBC News
Gary Reed / City Pulse:
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’
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Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
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The Guardian and Associated Press
Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
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The Gateway Pundit, Sabato's Crystal Ball and The Independent
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
How to Prevent the Worst From Happening
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris lead over Trump dwindles to a single point, 44% to 43%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Exclusive: Harris lead over Trump dwindles to a single point, 44% to 43%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump accuses Harris of ‘campaign of hate’ amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
Trump accuses Harris of ‘campaign of hate’ amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
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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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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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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
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Politico:
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
That Revolting Rally Was a Sign of Weakness
Tom Jones / Poynter:
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally
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The Guardian, WSVN-TV, HuffPost, Fox News, LGBTQ Nation, DNyuz and PinkNews
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.
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emptywheel:
Jeff Bezos' Manifesto of Impotence — The second richest man in the world believed he could reverse the damage he already did by writing an op-ed. — That was his first mistake. — Jeff Bezos starts his column by pointing to the decline in trust in journalism.
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Jeff Bezos / Washington Post:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust the news media
The hard truth: Americans don't trust the news media
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires
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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 …
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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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
Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk region
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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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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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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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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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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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