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Harris distances herself from Biden's ‘garbage’ comment: ‘I strongly disagree’ with criticizing people based on their vote — ABC News' Mary Bruce asked her what she thought when she heard Biden's comment. — Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Total Incompetence: Befuddled Biden Bigfoots Kamala ... Why? — Well ... that was certainly an honest closing argument last night, at least from Joe Biden. No pussyfooting around here. As his VP tried to offer her own closing argument by [checks notes] regurgitating her oft-delivered attacks …
Axios:
Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment
Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment
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Fox News:
JD Vance calls out Harris donor who doubled down on Biden's ‘garbage’ comment
JD Vance calls out Harris donor who doubled down on Biden's ‘garbage’ comment
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Cate Martel / The Hill:
12:30 Report — Biden complicates Harris's big night
12:30 Report — Biden complicates Harris's big night
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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.
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Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:
6-Foot-1 Beauty Queen Accuses Trump of ‘Grabbing Her Body Everywhere’ — SOUNDS FAMILIAR — Beatrice Keul is the 28th person to accuse the former president of sexual misconduct. — Yet another woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of groping her, bringing the total number …
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Beauty queen claims Donald Trump groped her after luring her back to suite at New York's Plaza Hotel — Beatrice Keul, 53, was invited to US by Trump after Miss Switzerland pageant — He was grabbing and touching my body everywhere' — Donald Trump ‘jumped’ on a blonde 6' 1' pageant queen …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
After non-endorsement, 250,000 subscribers cancel The Washington Post — Newsroom staffers press for answers on the loss of readers and trust after the owner and publisher decided to no longer endorse presidential candidates. — At least 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled …
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Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity
Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. The justices, over the dissents …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purge
The Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purge
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson's ‘No Obamacare’ Remark Draws Attention to Unpopular Stance — Speaker Mike Johnson said a Trump victory would allow Republicans to embark on a “massive overhaul” of the Affordable Care Act. He said the party wants to “take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hunter Biden fears ‘the end of America as we know it’ if Donald Trump is elected
Hunter Biden fears ‘the end of America as we know it’ if Donald Trump is elected
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CNN:
CNN Polls: Harris has a narrow edge in Michigan and Wisconsin, while she and Trump remain tied in Pennsylvania — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory …
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Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Polls Show Trump's Edge Shrinking on Voters' Top Issue: The Economy
Polls Show Trump's Edge Shrinking on Voters' Top Issue: The Economy
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Las Vegas Sun:
Donald Trump's cognitive decline becoming a troubling concern — VIEW MORE OF THE SUN'S OPINION SECTION
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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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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here's What It Could Mean. — The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think. — Pocket — During the Nazi-throwback rally …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Obsessed with revenge”: In dual rallies, Trump celebrated fascism, but Kamala exposed its true face — MAGA made a petulant case for white supremacy, but on the site of January 6, Harris reminded voters of its violence — In the days since Donald Trump's hate-filled rally at Madison Square Garden …
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New Jersey Online:
Star-Ledger ending print edition and closing production facility in 2025 — The Star-Ledger will cease publishing a print newspaper and will close its Montville production facility in February 2025. The decision was made by the Star-Ledger's owner, Newark Morning Ledger Co., due to rising costs …
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
What Will You Do? — Life-changing choices we may be forced to make if Donald Trump wins — Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum, September 18, 2024, in Uniondale, New York. — What will you do if men in uniforms arrive in your neighborhood …
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Sam Woodward / USA Today:
Historian who correctly predicted 9 of last 10 presidential elections picks Harris, still — Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States and beat Republican rival Donald Trump on Election Day, or so historian and election forecaster Allan Lichtman still predicts.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Just Shat Himself — 1. The Law of the Jungle — In the Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon says precisely one true thing. It's the end of the second episode and McMahon tells the filmmakers, “I believe in the law of the jungle.”
Washington Post:
These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them. — The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news — Happy Wednesday! Apple Intelligence is going just great. Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com. — They look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate) — Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent.
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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.
Washington Post:
The vast majority of early voters were probably going to vote anyway — As with everything this election, it's what's at the margin that could make the difference. — Elon Musk approaches information about the 2024 election with the passion of a new convert: Enthusiastic about what he sees, even if he doesn't entirely understand it.
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
Colorado Secretary of State posted spreadsheet with voting system passwords — The passwords are one part of a multi-step security process. — DENVER — The Colorado Secretary of State's Office inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords.