Top Items:
Wall Street Journal:
How Risky Is a Trump Second Term? — He'd slow the left's coercive march, but his policies are likely to be a jump ball. … Unlimited access across all platforms and devices.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Daily Caller News Foundation, Poynter, HuffPost, The Hill, Associated Press, Breitbart and Townhall
RELATED:
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Liz Cheney Fires Back at Trump, Accuses Him of Threatening Her ‘With Death’ in Blistering Counter
Liz Cheney Fires Back at Trump, Accuses Him of Threatening Her ‘With Death’ in Blistering Counter
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Hill, Associated Press, CBS News, The Federalist, al.com and New Jersey Online
Washington Post:
Trump embraces violent rhetoric, suggests Liz Cheney should have guns ‘trained on her face’
Trump embraces violent rhetoric, suggests Liz Cheney should have guns ‘trained on her face’
Discussion:
The Hill, Axios, Reuters, Daily Mail, Above the Law, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic, The Daily Beast, Blaze Media, NPR, The Daily Caller, DNyuz, CBS News, Forbes, IJR, USA Today, Fox News and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump targets Washington Post, CBS with long-shot legal actions over Harris coverage, ads
Trump targets Washington Post, CBS with long-shot legal actions over Harris coverage, ads
Discussion:
Axios, CNN, Center for American Rights, Mother Jones, RedState, New York Post, The Federalist, Fortune, UPI, CBS News, DNyuz, The Independent, Blaze Media and Metro.co.uk
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Suggests Training Guns on Liz Cheney's Face
Trump Suggests Training Guns on Liz Cheney's Face
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Reason, RedState, Mediaite, Associated Press, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New Jersey Online, BizPac Review and Twitchy
Justin Brown / Politico:
Why the Polls Might Be Wrong — in Kamala Harris' Favor — It's taken pollsters eight years to pin down Trump's voters. Is 100 days really enough to accurately capture potential Harris voters? — For eight years, pollsters have been striving to accurately capture former President Donald Trump's level of support among voters.
Discussion:
Global News
RELATED:
Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
How Harris or Trump Could Win This Deadlocked Presidential Race, in 19 Maps — The best evidence that American politics is deeply, stubbornly and immovably stuck is that the presidential race is back where it started in the Electoral College race for 270 votes, despite the work …
Discussion:
Wide World of News, USA Today, The Guardian, Vox, Althouse and Raw Story
Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Men, get out and vote and don't let Harris lie her way into White House
Men, get out and vote and don't let Harris lie her way into White House
Discussion:
The Bulwark, Salon, Newsweek, Mock Paper Scissors, El País, Baltimore Sun and Digby's Hullabaloo
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
So, Can We Trust the Polls? — Recent changes add up to a case for cautious optimism on better accuracy …
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
Five of the Election's Biggest Unanswered Questions
Five of the Election's Biggest Unanswered Questions
Discussion:
DNyuz and New Jersey Online
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
When You Thought He Couldn't Sink Lower — Donald Trump's two strongest personality traits each had a moment on the campaign trail yesterday. — At a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the buffoon: “I'm here for one very simple reason. I like you very much, and it's good for my credentials with the Hispanic and Latino community.”
RELATED:
New York Times:
Trump Assails Liz Cheney and Imagines Guns ‘Shooting at Her’ — Former President Donald J. Trump used violent imagery as he slammed one of his leading Republican critics while criticizing U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. — Former President Donald J. Trump assailed Liz Cheney …
Discussion:
CNN, Deadline, CBS News, Daily Kos, The Hill, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg, Politico, USA Today, Global News, Blaze Media, Mediaite, Alternet.org, ABC News, Roll Call, Breitbart, New York Post, Washington Times, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, BizPac Review, The Wrap, Daily Mail, The 19th, Lawyers, Guns & Money, DNyuz and HuffPost
Associated Press:
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers …
Discussion:
ABC News, Politico, HotAir, Axios, The Hill, New York Times, freebeacon.com, Blaze Media, The Federalist, Townhall, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, Mother Jones, Reason, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, NRCC, IJR, JONATHAN TURLEY, Twitchy, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Free Press, The Dispatch, Mediaite, BizPac Review, DNyuz, Fox News, American Greatness, USA Today, Raw Story, The Independent, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, Power Line, Washington Examiner, The National Pulse and Deseret News
New York Post:
Hugh Hewitt quits Washington Post after storming off livestream talk over dispute with liberal columnists: 'I won't come back' — Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt resigned from the Washington Post after he stormed off a livestreamed discussion on Friday amid a dispute …
Discussion:
acecomments.mu.nu, Raw Story and The Wrap
RELATED:
David Rutz / Fox News:
Longtime Washington Post columnist Hugh Hewitt quits newspaper — Hewitt quit after walking off newspaper's ‘Washington Post Live’ show — Longtime Washington Post columnist Hugh Hewitt quit the newspaper on Friday, he told Fox News Digital. — Hewitt, a conservative who hosts …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Hugh Hewitt resigns from Washington Post after storming out of live interview — Hewitt abruptly left a live broadcast of the Post's show “First Look,” leaving the host and his fellow guest stunned. — Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt resigned Friday from his columnist position at The Washington Post …
Discussion:
RedState, Daily Mail, The Hill, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit
ProPublica:
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter.
Discussion:
The Guardian, KVUE-TV, The Barbed Wire, PoliticusUSA and Eschaton
RELATED:
emptywheel:
Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence — Just over a year ago, I described how Twitter had been used as a way to sow false claims in support of Trump in 2016 and 2020. — I described how, in 2016, trolls professionalized their efforts …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Fortune, Wired, Rolling Stone and CNN
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
Some Maga men seem to think women don't have rights - starting with their wives — The 2024 election is in part about whether women can be free and equal citizens of this republic. Right now too many cannot — This week, the fundamentalist Christian pastor Dale Partridge argued in a series …
Discussion:
UnHerd, The Mahablog, New Republic and The Daily Beast
Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:
J.Lo Claps Back at Trump Rally Puerto Rico Jab: ‘We Are Americans’ — LET'S GET LOUD — “Our pain matters” the singer said at a Las Vegas event for Kamala Harris. — As promised, Jennifer Lopez took the stage at Kamala Harris's rally in Las Vegas on Thursday night …
Discussion:
Deadline, Billboard, The Guardian, TMZ.com, Associated Press, WHDH-TV, The Hill, DNyuz, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, Daily Mail, Page Six, The Hollywood Reporter, Mediaite and Variety
RELATED:
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage
Discussion:
The Guardian
Associated Press:
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works — Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott …
Discussion:
Scripps News
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Done With Checks and Balances — What does it mean to say that “democracy is on the ballot” on Election Day? — In her speech on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., delivered from the same place near the White House where Donald Trump incited a crowd to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 …
Discussion:
Persuasion
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘All hell has broken loose’: Inside Elon Musk's high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort — More than a half-dozen operatives and canvassers connected to America PAC described an inordinate number of suspect entries and having to canvass during Hurricane Helene.
Discussion:
The Guardian, The Root, Atlanta Black Star, DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo and Associated Press
Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
Listen to Jeffrey Epstein Spill Intel on Donald Trump's White House — OH LORDY — A new recording captures Epstein dishing on Trump. — Michael Wolff, the explosive chronicler of Donald Trump's four years in the White House, has released what he says is a recording of Jeffrey Epstein …
Discussion:
New Republic, The Wrap, Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
What Happens When Trump Exploits Your Daughter's Murder — When Mollie Tibbetts was killed by an undocumented immigrant, Trump tried to hijack her story. Her mom says his divisiveness “has got to stop” — BROOKLYN, Iowa — It's been more than six years since Mollie Tibbetts …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Schumer gives a Senate Democratic forecast — including a Nebraska independent — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of supporters this week that he believed Democrats could pick up three seats next week — including Nebraska, where independent candidate Dan Osborn has distanced himself from the party.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
“Voter Report Card” mailings described as “creepy” and “insulting,” defended as effective tool — Julia Ramsey is used to a deluge of election-related mail. Campaign mailings have clogged her Pennsylvania mailbox day after day for months, but one she received this week stood out from the rest.
Discussion:
Washington Times and FOX 2
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws — For Immediate Release — Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day — The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance …
Politico:
Europe's Greens ask Jill Stein to pull out of US election to prevent Trump victory — “The race for the White House is too close for comfort,” write parties from around Europe, calling on Stein to throw her support behind Democrat Kamala Harris. — Green politicians from across Europe …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Advocate and New Republic
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Donald Trump's campaign of relentless lying — The United States that Donald Trump describes in his rally speeches would be pretty bad if it actually existed. — Schools secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent. Towns and even cities conquered by illegal immigrants.
Discussion:
Alternet.org, Raw Story, USA Today and Washington Post