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Brahm Resnik / KPNX:
Arizona's top prosecutor investigating Trump's comments about Cheney as possible death threat — During his Glendale appearance, Trump suggested his Republican critic should face ‘nine barrels shooting at her.’ — PHOENIX — Arizona's top prosecutor tells 12News she is investigating whether …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
‘This must be disqualifying’: Harris calls out Trump's violent Cheney comments — Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump's violent rhetoric about Liz Cheney, saying that it “must be disqualifying.” Speaking from Wisconsin at Dane County Regional Airport on Friday, the vice president addressed …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Risky Is a Trump Second Term?
How Risky Is a Trump Second Term?
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Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Liz Cheney Tells George W. Bush to Endorse Kamala Harris: 'It's Time'
Liz Cheney Tells George W. Bush to Endorse Kamala Harris: 'It's Time'
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Assails Liz Cheney and Imagines Guns ‘Shooting at Her’
Trump Assails Liz Cheney and Imagines Guns ‘Shooting at Her’
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump says ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney should be fired upon in escalation of violent rhetoric against his opponents
Trump says ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney should be fired upon in escalation of violent rhetoric against his opponents
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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
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
So, Can We Trust the Polls? — Recent changes add up to a case for cautious optimism on better accuracy, but that's far from a guarantee. — The polls underestimated Donald J. Trump in 2016. — They underestimated him again in 2020. — So can we trust the polls this time?
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Election guru Nate Silver accuses pollsters of putting ‘finger on the scale,’ lying to keep presidential race close — Polling guru Nate Silver lashed out at other survey junkies in his field for “cheating” in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election — accusing them of recycling …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
How the House would pick the president in the event of an Electoral College tie
How the House would pick the president in the event of an Electoral College tie
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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Julia Ingram / CBS News:
In Elon Musk's “election integrity” community on X, false claims proliferate
In Elon Musk's “election integrity” community on X, false claims proliferate
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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.
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CBS News:
What we know about deadly Orlando mass shooting — A 17-year-old suspect could be charged as an adult after allegedly shooting at least eight people in downtown Orlando as Halloween celebrations continued into early Friday morning. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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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 …
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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 …
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Twitchy and Scripps News
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.”
Eli Stokols / Politico:
White House altered Biden transcript — Biden aides changed the “garbage” line in official transcript. — Late Tuesday, as Joe Biden's comment referring to Donald Trump's supporters as “garbage” created a firestorm, top communications aides inside the White House broke with protocol …
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Associated Press:
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
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Greta Reich / Politico:
Trump on RFK, Jr.: 'He's going to have a big role in health care' — Donald Trump said Friday that if he wins the presidency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will “have a big role in health care.” “He's going to have a big role in health care, a very big role. He knows it better than anybody,” …
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Float in Pennsylvania parade had person in chains resembling Harris — A float at a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania is sparking sharp criticism, as many called its depictions of former President Trump and Vice President Harris “racist and offensive.” — Several photos and videos circulating …
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Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian:
European Greens ask Jill Stein to stand down and endorse Kamala Harris — US Green party leader urged to withdraw from presidential race to prevent Donald Trump victory — A coalition of European Greens have urged the US Green party's nominee, Jill Stein, to pull out of next week's election …
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Politico, New Republic and Human Events
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump targets Washington Post, CBS with long-shot legal actions over Harris coverage, ads … Days before the presidential election, Donald Trump and his campaign have launched legal actions against two major media outlets, claiming that they are illegally helping Kamala Harris through their news coverage and advertising.
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CNN:
Trump is almost 2 billion in debt and the amount is growing — Former President Donald Trump's debt obligations currently amount to around $1.8 billion, and that amount is growing every month. CNN's Erica Hill speaks with Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander about Trump's financial situation.
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 …
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.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Elon Musk $1 million voter lottery suit sent back to state court … A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Friday sent back to state court a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his political action committee over their $1 million daily giveaway to voters in swing states.
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John Binder / Breitbart:
Sanctuary State New York: Illegal Alien, Freed into U.S. by Obama's DHS, Accused of Raping 5-Year-Old Girl — An illegal alien, released into the United States by former President Obama's Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is accused of raping a five-year-old girl in Westbury, Long Island, in the sanctuary state of New York.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Stacey Abrams is the ghost haunting Georgia's presidential vote — Abrams was once the Democrats' rising star, on Joe Biden's short list for VP. Now that star has dimmed, but she remains essential to the chances of the woman who got that VP gig, Kamala Harris. — ATLANTA —
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Pluralistic:
Shifting $677m from the banks to the people, every year, forever (permalink) — “Switching costs” are one of the great underappreciated evils in our world: the more it costs you to change from one product or service to another, the worse the vendor, provider, or service you're using today can treat you without risking your business.
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 …
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Persuasion