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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.
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Rusty Weiss / RedState:
NBC Forced to Give Trump Two Minutes of Airtime and Boy Does He Deliver: 'Kamala Broke It, I'll Fix It' — Saturday Night Live's effort to give Kamala Harris some free publicity backfired spectacularly when NBC was forced to provide Donald Trump equal airtime. And the former president used that time to his full advantage.
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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 …
Sean L. McCarthy / The Daily Beast:
Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Kamala Harris
Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Kamala Harris
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Variety, Breitbart, Deadline, The Intercept, New Jersey Online, The Guardian, Agence France-Presse, Mediaite, The Hollywood Reporter and Crooks and Liars
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Robert De Niro Takes Goal Line Stand Against Trump At Eagles Tailgate Party
Robert De Niro Takes Goal Line Stand Against Trump At Eagles Tailgate Party
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Deadline:
NBC Airs Donald Trump Spot During NASCAR And NFL Coverage Amid Equal Time Concerns Following Kamala Harris' ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cameo
NBC Airs Donald Trump Spot During NASCAR And NFL Coverage Amid Equal Time Concerns Following Kamala Harris' ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cameo
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Andy Kroll / ProPublica:
Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — In public remarks, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Is It This Close? … A little over a week ago, campaigning in Kalamazoo, Michigan, former First Lady Michelle Obama had a moment of reflection. “I gotta ask myself, why on earth is this race even close?” she asked. The crowd roared, but Obama wasn't laughing.
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The Guardian
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Final GOP push in Pennsylvania focuses on imaginary voters over real ones
Final GOP push in Pennsylvania focuses on imaginary voters over real ones
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New Republic and NPR
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
RFK Jr. to supporters: ‘Do not vote for me’
RFK Jr. to supporters: ‘Do not vote for me’
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Fox News, New York Times and Forbes
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election
GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election
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Washington Post
Marist Poll:
U.S. Presidential Contest, November 2024 — Harris +4 Points Against Trump Nationally — In this final, national NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris edges former President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Harris leads Trump by 4 points in final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll; gender gap closes — Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by four percentage points, according to the final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll of the election. — In their national survey of likely voters …
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PBS NewsHour and Breitbart
Jack Queen / Reuters:
Elon Musk lawyer says $1 million voter giveaway winners are not random — Elon Musk's pro-Trump group does not choose the winners of its $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered voters at random, but instead picks people who would be good spokespeople for its agenda, a lawyer for the billionaire said on Monday.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Musk's lawyer says $1 million winners are “spokespeople” not chosen by chance
Musk's lawyer says $1 million winners are “spokespeople” not chosen by chance
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Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance
Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance
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Mother Jones, New Republic, The Verge and Washington Examiner
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Stepped on a Rake Yesterday—and He Knew It — DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T ADMIT TO MISTAKES, but he knew he made one Sunday morning. — For 96 minutes, at his first of his three rallies that day, Trump barely looked at his teleprompter. He darkly obsessed about election fraud …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Internal email: Trump campaign prepares for either outcome … It uses the phrases “should we be victorious,” “regardless of the outcome of the election” and “God willing” — acknowledging that the race may or may not turn out in Trump's favor. — The matter-of-fact email comes …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike — The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times's digital operation. — The Times Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts at The New York Times …
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election
New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election
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New York Post
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike
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Poynter, The Verge, Mediaite, One America News Network and Mother Jones
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Donald Trump Has Lost His Sh*t — I woke up Saturday morning, as you may have, to the sight of Donald Trump performing fellatio on a microphone (no, I'm not linking to it). The clip that was making the rounds on X was 27 seconds. As I scrolled down, I noticed a tweet from a MAGA person scolding …
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes — Two devices that ignited in Europe, officials say, were part of a covert operation to put them on cargo or passenger aircraft — Western security officials say they believe that two incendiary devices …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Crowds Are Dwindling as His Campaign Winds Down — The former president likes to talk about the attendance at his rallies, but empty seats and early exits have grown more common. — Donald J. Trump has spent parts of the last week of his campaign speaking in self-aggrandizing reverence …
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 — Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores …
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Trump's “baked in” bigotry — 🗳️ This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.🗳️ — 📰 Subscribe to Public Notice 📰
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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Meet the conservative women who are keeping their votes for Kamala Harris a secret — In political ads and campaign speeches, supporters of Vice President Harris have a message for Republican women: Your vote is private, and no one will know if you secretly vote for Harris.
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Hoarded Ordinaries, sneezeless in seattle and Raw Story
Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
A ‘constitutional sheriff’ tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat. — In a rural county in southwest Michigan, a sheriff who sees himself as holding supreme authority has become a hero in the election denial movement. — A few months after Election Day 2020 …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach? — In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective. — President Joe Biden listens as Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Promises Global Peace With Reelection. His Track Record Says Otherwise. — In Gaza, Ukraine, Lebanon and beyond, the Republican presidential nominee's past use of military force and disinterest in diplomacy or human rights hint at years of further bloodshed if he is reelected.
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Politico
Axios:
Scoop: Johnson, Jeffries duel over certifying 2024 election … - Johnson enraged Democrats in September by saying that, if he is speaker on Jan. 6, the House would “follow the Constitution” on certifying a win for Vice President Harris as long as the election is “free, fair and safe.”
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 3, 2024 — I'm home tonight to stay for a bit, after being on the road for thirteen months and traveling through 32 states. I am beyond tired but profoundly grateful for the chance to meet so many wonderful people and for the welcome you have given me to your towns and your homes.
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New York Times:
Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day — Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos. — Groups backing former President Donald J …
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Ken Block / The Hill:
The most significant threat to fair elections in America — Most Americans don't realize how razor thin the margins are when it comes to who wins or loses a national election. Most polls have a margin of error of 4 percent; in 2020, every single swing state had a margin of victory of less than 2 percent …
Matthew Yglesias / New York Times:
Any Other Republican Would Be Running Away With This — “Why is this even close?” That question consistently rings out as an accusation in the left precincts of American political life. The suggestion is that Donald Trump's continued viability as a presidential candidate reveals something dark …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story