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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how — The nationally recognized Iowa Poll shows Kamala Harris picking up support from women to surpass Donald Trump in a ruby-red state he has won twice … Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump in Iowa …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Some Surprises in Last Battleground Polls, but Still a Deadlock — A rise for Kamala Harris in the Sun Belt, and a dip in the Northern swing states. — Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump stayed deadlocked to the finish in the final New York Times/Siena College polls of the 2024 presidential election …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump ahead of Harris in Iowa in new Emerson College poll — Former President Trump is ahead of Vice President Harris by 10 points in Iowa, according to a new poll released on Saturday. — The new survey, from Emerson College Polling/RealClearDefense, found the Republican nominee leading by 10 points …
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Emerson Polling, Breitbart, Des Moines Register, The Times of Israel and Mediaite
Politico:
British ‘mega poll’ leans toward Harris victory — Election pollsters may be ‘herding’ and giving the impression Trump is stronger than he really is, Focaldata research suggests. — The British are a-coming. This time, they're wielding a new polling technique with a huge survey sample …
New York Times:
Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find — Donald J. Trump has improved his standing in Pennsylvania even as late-deciding voters appear to be breaking for Kamala Harris. — The presidential race appears to be hurtling toward a photo finish …
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Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Losing Sleep Over Polling Numbers Days Before Election — SLEEPLESS IN MAR-A-LAGO — The GOP nominee is growing obsessive in the last mad dash to Election Day. — Donald Trump is reportedly losing sleep, battling anxiety, and obsessing over his polling numbers as the GOP nominee hopes …
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Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
Some undecided voters still wrestling with their decision as Election Day approaches — In a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, 13% of independents were initially undecided. — Citizens participate in early voting at a Dekalb County advance polling location in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 30, 2024.
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Listen To The Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: 'I Was Donald Trump's Closest Friend' — THE PREDATOR AND THE PRESIDENT — Explosive tapes recorded by author Michael Wolff show Epstein claiming Trump liked to “f—” his friends' wives and first slept with Melania on the Lolita Express. — EXCLUSIVE
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Associated Press:
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming — Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph's version of her in the show's cold open.
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New York Times:
Harris Will Make Surprise Appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Harris Will Make Surprise Appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Eric Hegedus / New York Post:
Kamala Harris to make surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Kamala Harris to make surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Washington Post:
Harris's team claims she's no longer the underdog, but Trump team scoffs — Harris's team has struck a more optimistic tone in public in recent days, signaling that they expect to win the race. The Trump campaign sees things differently. — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent …
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William Earl / Variety:
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ Appearance, Urges Americans to ‘Keep Kamala and Carry On-A-La’
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump on ‘SNL’ Appearance, Urges Americans to ‘Keep Kamala and Carry On-A-La’
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
'We can't take a chance': Trump barnstorms North Carolina in the final stretch — “If one state could bite us in the ass, it's North Carolina,” said a Trump campaign official. — GREENSBORO, North Carolina — Nowhere is Trump spending more time in his final three days on the campaign trail …
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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Health Pick RFK Jr. Touts Removing Fluoride From Water — “Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss,” the oft-health conspiracy theorist claims … “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems …
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Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Early voting numbers are in — ADAMS' TRIAL DATE: A Manhattan judge has set Mayor Eric Adams' federal trial to start on April 21, 2025, just two months before the Democratic primary where the mayor plans to stand for reelection. — “I do think it's important for the public to have an answer …
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New York City Council, Breitbart and New York Post
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Needs Help — I do not know how to put this gently or tastefully, so I will factually describe what happened last night in Milwaukee: A former president of the United States held a rally, during which he used a microphone holder on his podium to pantomime the act of giving fellatio.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’
Trump's Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’
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Mathew Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Weirdly Simulates Sex Act on Microphone Stand
Donald Trump Weirdly Simulates Sex Act on Microphone Stand
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MauríCio Alencar / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk's Mom Suggests She May Break Voting Laws — ILLEGAL MUCH? — Maye Musk also suggested that her Canadian friends were going to vote illegally. — Elon Musk's mom Musk stunned Fox News host Neil Cavuto when she appeared to suggest that she would visit polling stations in New York …
Myah Ward / Politico:
‘I Think It Will Happen Again if Trump Is the President’: The Ongoing Trauma of Family Separation — A father and daughter recount their separation — and fear it could happen again. — LOS ANGELES — It's been almost seven years since border agents separated Angelina from her father …
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Claimed: Trump Liked to F**k His Friends' Wives — In recordings taken by author Michael Wolff, Epstein claimed Trump first slept with Melania on his Lolita Express and enjoyed cuckholding. — 'Don't Do This Again': Harrison Ford Endorses Kamala Harris — 'WE'LL MOVE FORWARD'
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Rep. Don Bacon seeks to outrun Trump in Nebraska's blue-leaning district — Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) is hoping to outrun former President Trump in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, which has been trending blue and is set to play a key role in the contentious presidential race.
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP amplifies voter fraud claims amid tight Senate race — Texas Republicans are making a preemptive push to paint the 2024 election as illegitimate and rife with fraud, a move that comes as Sen. Ted Cruz (R) fights for his political life. — That rhetorical and legal campaign …
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