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8:25 AM ET, October 30, 2024

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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.

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.

Discussion: Boston.com, The Independent, Washington Examiner and Associated Press

Fox News:

Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’ during Harris campaign event as VP promises unity at Ellipse rally — President Biden went viral Tuesday night for comments disparaging Trump supporters as his No. 2, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a major speech to voters calling for unity from the Ellipse right outside the White House.

Discussion: RedState, Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New York Post, New York Times, Breitbart, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and The Independent

Associated Press:
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’

Discussion: Townhall, Fox News, Breitbart, The Independent, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and NPR

Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris to unveil ‘closing argument,’ Trump to campaign in Pennsylvania

Discussion: Townhall, The Guardian, UnHerd, Boston Herald, Washington Times, The Hill, Raw Story, Breitbart, UPI, Washington Examiner, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, IJR, Reason, ABC News, PoliticusUSA, USA Today, CBS News, Associated Press and NewsNation

Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump: 'No president's done more for Puerto Rico than I have.'

Discussion: Variety, The Daily Caller, Alternet.org, Associated Press, Forbes and USA Today

Eric Lagatta / USA Today:
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Morning Consult's latest presidential election poll

Discussion: Breitbart, UnHerd, Washington Examiner, WAGA-TV and Reuters

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.

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Trump's clown car cabinet — 🚗 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.🚗 — 👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻 — By Lisa Needham

Discussion: STAT, Politico and New York Times

Aaron Pellish / CNN:
RFK Jr. said Trump promised him ‘control’ of HHS and USDA

Discussion: HuffPost

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

Terry Collins / USA Today:

Harris, Trump deadlocked in battleground Michigan, new exclusive poll shows — Less than a week before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are deadlocked in the battleground state of Michigan, according to an exclusive new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, New York Post, New Jersey Online and Emerson Polling

Gary Reed / City Pulse:
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’

Discussion: Michigan Advance, HuffPost, Raw Story, Financial Times and PoliticusUSA

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.

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: Talking Points Memo and Associated Press

Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Helping Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson Vows to Kill Obamacare

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and BBC

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises ‘massive reform’ if Trump wins

Discussion: NPR, Raw Story, New Republic, NOTUS, Fox News, New York Times and Axios

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.

Discussion: Fox 59, Raw Story and Election Law Blog

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 …

Discussion: Axios, Staten Island Advance, The Daily Caller, The Hill, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review and New York Daily News

Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Paul Pelosi attack: David DePape sentenced to life in prison in state trial

Discussion: Raw Story, The Independent, Breitbart, One America News Network, USA Today, DNyuz, Washington Examiner and Fox News

Dave Pehling / CBS News:
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape sentenced to life term on state charges

Discussion: UPI

Chris Cameron / New York Times:

Nikki Haley Says She Is ‘on Standby’ to Campaign for Donald Trump — Ms. Haley, a former rival of Mr. Trump, has repeatedly offered advice and criticism to Mr. Trump and other Republican candidates from the sidelines. — Nikki Haley, Donald J. Trump's last rival standing in the fight …

Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News, Daily Mail, Raw Story, CNN and Associated Press

Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Haley warns Republicans about messaging on women, Latinos after ‘harmful’ rally moment

Discussion: HuffPost, Axios, Blaze Media, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Mediaite and ABC News

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.

Discussion: The Register, more at Techmeme »

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

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:

Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign … An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election.

Discussion: The Verge, New York Times and DNyuz, more at Techmeme »

Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM exclusive: Dem super PAC unleashes $100M in new ads

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation

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 …

Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:

Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term — Trump loyalists authored it so don't believe his denials that it has nothing to do with him — Project 2025 is a governing blueprint prepared by the Heritage Foundation, one of the right's most prominent intellectual organs …

Amanda Moore / The Turtle Diaries:

GOP Political Consultant Once Wrote for Richard Spencer — Ryan Girdusky used his own name on Spencer's Alternative Right website — Last night, CNN had Ryan Girdusky, a pro-Trump political consultant, on a panel discussing Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.

Discussion: New Republic, Washington Examiner and Twitchy

The Economist:

Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win — Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield — “After 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America's defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.”

Discussion: nationalinterest.org

C-SPAN.org:

Vice President Harris Delivers Address on The Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her “closing arguments” to voters in an address at The Ellipse in Washington, DC.

Discussion: USA Today, Daily Kos, ABC News, PBS NewsHour and One America News Network