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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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump is confident on election's eve: 'It's ours to lose' — Former President Trump thinks it's his election to lose as voters go the polls to elect a new president. — If he's right, he'll make history, becoming the first former president to lose office and then win it again since 1892.
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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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Raw Story, The Hill, RedState, Fox News, One America News Network, CNN, New York Post and The National Pulse
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Final GOP push in Pennsylvania focuses on imaginary voters over real ones — On the campaign's last weekend, volunteers for Kamala Harris focused on turnout across Scranton, Pa., while Donald Trump supporters focused on stopping “fraud.” — SCRANTON, Pa. — Two strikingly different messages …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic and NPR
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Is It This Close? … A little over a week ago, campaigning in Kalamazoo, Michigan …
How Is It This Close? … A little over a week ago, campaigning in Kalamazoo, Michigan …
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The Guardian
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Internal email: Trump campaign prepares for either outcome
Internal email: Trump campaign prepares for either outcome
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New Republic, Vanity Fair, The Hill, Florida Politics, PoliticusUSA, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, IJR and ABC News
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Megyn Kelly to speak at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
Megyn Kelly to speak at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
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HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Twitchy and CBS News
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump and Harris hold final campaign rallies before Election Day
Election 2024 live updates: Trump and Harris hold final campaign rallies before Election Day
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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Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance — A lawyer for Elon Musk 's political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called “winners” of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen …
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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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Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
November 2024 Final Swing State Polls: Too-Close-To-Call Election for President
November 2024 Final Swing State Polls: Too-Close-To-Call Election for President
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HotAir, USA Today, Forbes, The Hill, New Jersey Online and The National Pulse
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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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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Rusty Weiss / RedState:
NBC Forced to Give Trump Two Minutes of Airtime and Boy Does He Deliver: 'Kamala Broke It, I'll Fix It'
NBC Forced to Give Trump Two Minutes of Airtime and Boy Does He Deliver: 'Kamala Broke It, I'll Fix It'
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Fox News, Daily Mail, Mediaite, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, Townhall, Twitchy, Washington Times and New York Post
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
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Illinois man arrested after punching election judge at polling location — Case follows numerous attacks on the voting process and threats of violence, even as officials say voting is safe — A man in Illinois punched an election judge at a polling location and was arrested on Sunday …
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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 …
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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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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Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Editor Jon Ralston's 2024 Nevada election predictions — I should have done the mic drop in 2022. — Picking the winners in the top two races, both of which were agonizingly close, should have been the swan song, the ride off into the sunset on my oracular career.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mini Poop Statues Appear At D.C.'s Mysterious Turd Monument ‘Honoring’ Trump — “A monument isn't a real monument until cheap souvenirs are involved,” reads an email from the anonymous group behind the statue mocking Jan. 6, 2021, rioters. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — It's been two weeks since …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Two potential futures for Trump: The presidency or prison … - His legal team largely succeeded in delaying his criminal trials until after the election. … - And Justice Department policy prohibits the prosecution of a sitting president. … - On Nov. 12, a week after the election …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors — The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. — Missouri's attorney general …
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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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Raw Story, Hoarded Ordinaries and sneezeless in seattle
Anna Slatz / Reduxx:
Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Has XY Chromosomes And “Testicles” : French-Algerian Medical Report Admits — A shocking new development has emerged in the case of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif after a French journalist reportedly gained access to a damning medical report revealing Khelif has “testicles.”
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Patrick Maguire / CBS News:
Do you need photo ID to vote for the 2024 election? Here's a state-by-state look at requirements — As Americans head to the polls on Election Day 2024 to choose between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, voters should know the required ID, if any …
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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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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
How to Get Through Election Day — Store up some enlightenment for the white-knuckle hours ahead. — This might be nostalgia talking, but I miss the old Election Nights, the kind we used to have before the stakes became so gruesomely high. No one was warning of “existential consequences” …