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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for Election Day? — One expert warns limited data fail to show a major advantage for either party. — Residents wait in a line around city hall to cast their ballots on the last day of early voting in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 29, 2024.
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New Republic and NBC News
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court decides not to toss out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots — One of the worst ideas in US constitutional law will remain dead. … On Friday evening, the Supreme Court ruled it would leave in place a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that made it marginally easier for certain voters in the state to cast a ballot.
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Today's Edition Newsletter, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg
Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
Uncertainty Reigns in Nevada With Rise of Nonpartisan Voters
Uncertainty Reigns in Nevada With Rise of Nonpartisan Voters
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Deseret News, Daily Caller News Foundation, ABC News and Washington Times
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
Getting out the college vote: It's more crucial - and complicated - than ever
Getting out the college vote: It's more crucial - and complicated - than ever
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WisPolitics
Democracy Docket:
Up to 17,000 Pennsylvanians Who Haven't Received Mail-in Ballots Permitted to Vote Early in Person
Up to 17,000 Pennsylvanians Who Haven't Received Mail-in Ballots Permitted to Vote Early in Person
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USA Today, New York Times and WAGA-TV
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Georgia's nearly 4 million early votes bode well for Trump, top state Republican says
Georgia's nearly 4 million early votes bode well for Trump, top state Republican says
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Associated Press, Carolina Journal, Washington Examiner and DNyuz
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person
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The Gateway Pundit, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Raw Story, Forbes, Townhall and Daily Caller News Foundation
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in battleground Pennsylvania
Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in battleground Pennsylvania
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NPR, Amy Howe, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Liz Cheney Tells George W. Bush to Endorse Kamala Harris: 'It's Time' — TICK TOCK — The Republican publicly urged Bush to speak out in the wake of his daughter's shock endorsement. — Liz Cheney is calling on George W. Bush to make his voice heard on the “danger that Donald Trump poses.”
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Nicolle Wallace Calls on Her Former Boss, George W. Bush, to Denounce Trump — Ms. Wallace, who served as the communications director in the Bush White House, made the appeal on her MSNBC program. — Nicolle Wallace, who was a White House communications director in George W. Bush's administration …
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The Hill, Hollywood Life, Associated Press, RedState and New Jersey Online
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Trump Still Can't Stop Talking About Women — The countdown to the election feels like an Advent calendar with a dubious remark behind each door. — Vice President Kamala Harris almost never talks about what it would mean to elect a female president, nor does she speculate about why women disproportionately support her candidacy.
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NC Newsline, Alternet.org, HuffPost and DNyuz
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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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Harris campaign, Drudge Report melt down, accuse Trump of calling for Liz Cheney's ‘execution’
Harris campaign, Drudge Report melt down, accuse Trump of calling for Liz Cheney's ‘execution’
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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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New York Times, Daily Kos, The Independent, CBS News, Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite, Poynter, HuffPost, Breitbart and Associated Press
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
Myah Ward / Politico:
‘This must be disqualifying’: Harris calls out Trump's violent Cheney comments
‘This must be disqualifying’: Harris calls out Trump's violent Cheney comments
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The Guardian, The Hill, DNyuz, CBS News and ABC News
David Charter / The Times:
Kamala Harris ahead in enough swing states to win, Times poll says — Final survey before the 2024 US election shows the Democrat leading Donald Trump in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Kamala Harris is on track to become America's first female president by a narrow margin thanks …
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The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, al.com, The Independent and New York Times
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Versha Sharma / Teen Vogue:
Kamala Harris Is Not Our Savior. But a Donald Trump Win Would Be Catastrophic. — In this op-ed, Teen Vogue's editor in chief argues that voting Harris is our best chance of stopping the irreversible damage of another Trump presidency. — Donald Trump cannot win this election. Full stop.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
A Tight Senate Battle Comes Down to a Few Key Races … After two years and a multibillion-dollar barrage of political attack ads, the fight for Senate control is down to a handful of races, with Republicans holding a clear edge but Democrats maintaining a narrow path to retaining their majority if events break their way.
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Spotlight PA, South Dakota Searchlight and Breitbart
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Judge Allows Unusual G.O.P. Strategy to Pump Money Into Senate Races
Judge Allows Unusual G.O.P. Strategy to Pump Money Into Senate Races
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USA Today, The Dakota Scout, DNyuz and PennLive
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Jeffrey Epstein details close relationship with Trump in newly released tapes — Recordings from 2017 reveal Epstein talking for some ‘100 hours’ about the ex-president, journalist Michael Wolff says — A New York author and journalist has released audio tapes that appear to detail …
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Esquire, The Daily Beast, New Republic and The Independent
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Pa. officials apologize for shackled Harris display in Halloween parade — Community officials in Pennsylvania apologized after someone dressed as Vice President Kamala Harris pretended to be shackled behind a vehicle during a parade. — Officials in a small Pennsylvania community apologized Thursday …
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Float in Pennsylvania parade had person in chains resembling Harris
Float in Pennsylvania parade had person in chains resembling Harris
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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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Alternet.org, Slate and NH Journal
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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
Election guru Nate Silver accuses pollsters of putting ‘finger on the scale,’ lying to keep presidential race close
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DNyuz, Staten Island Advance, RedState and Politico
New York Times:
Trump, Preparing to Challenge the Results, Puts His 2020 Playbook Into Action — Step by step, Donald J. Trump and his allies are following the strategies that caused chaos four years ago. Election officials say they are ready this time. — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …
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Althouse and Media Matters for America
Wall Street Journal:
How the Democrats Bungled the Politics of Immigration — A massive new surge of migrants turned the Biden administration's efforts to make border policy more humane into a liability — At a rally this week in Madison Square Garden, Donald Trump asked for what he calls his “favorite chart” to be beamed onto the giant screens.
Devi Shastri / Associated Press:
An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first — A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.
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DNyuz and Ars Technica
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Americans, your calls and texts can be monitored by Chinese spies — The U.S. government and the telecom companies need to share more information. — Last week, the Chinese hacking and spying operation known as “Salt Typhoon” was revealed to have targeted former president Donald Trump …
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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