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7:00 AM ET, November 4, 2024

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Max Tani / Semafor:
In a frank internal meeting, The New York Times wrestled with its political role  —  The Scoop  —  With the 2024 presidential election a few weeks away, one question was top of mind for staff at The New York Times: Had the paper's leadership noticed how many Democrats had become furious at it over its coverage of Donald Trump?
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Nikki Haley / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Isn't Perfect, but He's the Better Choice  —  If you like his policies but are put off by his tone or his excesses, consider the cost of the past four years.  —  Millions of people love Donald Trump, and millions hate him.  Each group will vote accordingly.
Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz  —  The GOP presidential nominee was lethargic during his appearance in Kinston, North Carolina on Sunday  —  Donald Trump appeared to be running out of steam and memory on Sunday during his fifth rally out of six that he planned …
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving
Associated Press:
Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss  —  Donald Trump delivered a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before Tuesday's presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn't have left” …
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Politico:
Trump returns to his grievances for his closing argument  —  It was Trump at his most aggrieved and discursive on Sunday, as Election Day nears.  —  LITITZ, Pennsylvania — Donald Trump barreled through Sunday in a state of seeming rage from which nothing and no one appeared safe.
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
S.V. Date / HuffPost:   Trump Enters Final Sprint For White House An Unfocused Mess
Politico:
Trump says he doesn't ‘mind’ if someone has to ‘shoot through’ the media
ABC News:
Trump tells ABC he expects a winner to be declared election night
Discussion: Axios and NBC News
CBS News:
Georgia election officials defend voting system against barrage of false claims, conspiracy theories  —  More than 70 million people have already voted in the 2024 election, and Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State's office, knows what he'll say to people who will inevitably challenge the results.
Discussion: The Guardian and Axios
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Mike Wendling / BBC:   Whirlwind of misinformation sows distrust ahead of US election day
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:   James O'Keefe Recruits Election Workers to Secretly Record at the Polls
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Gives Donald Trump Campaign Time During NASCAR Race, ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Response to Kamala Harris' ‘SNL’ Appearance  —  Trump appeared in spots that aired during Sunday's coverage of both sporting events on NBC, speaking directly to the camera.  —  NBC is giving former President …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but...
Wicker Perlis / TCPalm.com:
Teenager wearing Trump shirt charged with punching Harris supporter, 70  —  STUART — With election day just three days away, a teenager and apparent supporter of former President Donald Trump was arrested here Saturday at a rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and charged with punching a 70-year-old woman in the stomach.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Abortion, Stupid  —  AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO DETECTS, among many of my fellow commentators commentating away on this election, a kind of reluctance, almost a kind of embarrassment, to state the obvious: Abortion rights is the issue that could decide this presidential contest.
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The Guardian:   If Trump wins the election, these 11 issues will be under threat
John Blake / CNN:
After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own  —  As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble.  His father stood waiting for him with his arms folded and his brow furrowed.  Beside him was Greg's mother, her eyes red and puffy.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Security fencing goes up around White House, Capitol, VP residence  —  New security fencing went up around the White House, U.S. Capitol and Vice President Harris's residence in Washington, D.C. as authorities prepare for Election Day in the event there may be political unrest in the coming days.
KABE-LP:
Univision Poll: More than 60% of Latino voters in Pennsylvania support Kamala Harris amid the controversy over calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Trump rally  —  A Univision and YouGov survey shows that 69% of respondents considered comments defining Puerto Rico as …
Discussion: Washington Post and Vanity Fair
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Pro-Trump Comic's Puerto Rico Insult Raises Democrats' Hopes In Pennsylvania
Mark Robison / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Nevada Republicans hold 50,000 ballot lead over Democrats after end of early voting  —  About a half-million more ballots can be expected to be cast in Nevada, based on turnout from the 2020 election.  —  Nevada Democrats have their work cut out for them between now Election Day on Tuesday if early voting turnout is any indication.
Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
North Carolina—and Iowa?  —  I did not see this coming  —  N.B.—Please join me for the last “Ask Mary Anything within Reason” before the election.  It's going to be a good one!  —  Thanks to Donald and the fact that we've been subjected to the Big Lie for almost four years …
Discussion: The Status Kuo
Sen. Ron Wyden / MSNBC:
How women's phones became a tool for abortion surveillance  —  Americans shouldn't accept a reality where their phones are sleeper agents for stalkers and fundamentalist politicians.  —  For years, data brokers have abused Americans' most personal data in every way possible …
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Major pollster drops final battleground poll numbers  —  Harris hold slim leads in four of the seven main battleground states  —  The final New York Times/Siena College Battleground poll of the 2024 race shows a razor-tight election in the battleground states just days before the election.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Final Senate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip
Discussion: Fox News, NPR, CNN and CBS News
 
 
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CBS News:
Texas OB-GYNs leaving state in face of strict abortion laws
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
Trump campaign leaving some cities with hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills after rallies
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump's numbers in Arizona. She doesn't believe the polls.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Atlantic and CBS News
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Cruz on McConnell's replacement: I want a ‘leader who changes how the Senate operates’
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
DeSantis Is Doing Everything He Can to End Abortion Measures' Winning Streak
Discussion: Florida Politics and The 19th
Politico:
Why business leaders are worried about JD Vance
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Ann Selzer: How Could This Be?  —  Few states are as red as Iowa, and yet the legendary Iowa …
Discussion: Des Moines Register
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
2024's biggest gaffe? GOP telling the truth about what it will do to America.
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
Apology Not Accepted  —  I woke up yesterday morning to learn that Don Trump—the famed rapist …
Jake Lahut / Wired:
Canvassers for Elon Musk's America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to The NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Alyson Krueger / New York Times:
A profile of Town & Country EIC Stellene Volandes, who is trying to keep the Hearst-owned 178-year-old magazine relevant via social media and its website

 
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