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Sean L. McCarthy / The Daily Beast:
Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Kamala Harris — REAL TALK — The late-night host sent an emotional message to viewers in a passionate monologue days before the election. — Fighting back tears, John Oliver choked up Sunday night while urging undecided and reluctant voters …
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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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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris official says Trump is closing “with total darkness and anger”
Harris official says Trump is closing “with total darkness and anger”
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The National Pulse and Mercury News, more at Techmeme »
Yael Halon / Fox News:
NBC files Equal Time notice for Harris' SNL cameo following backlash
NBC files Equal Time notice for Harris' SNL cameo following backlash
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New York Times:
A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign's Grueling Final Days
A Vivid Trump-Harris Contrast in the Campaign's Grueling Final Days
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New Republic, The Japan Times, Associated Press and Washington Times
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but...
Harris campaign: The Iowa poll is exciting, but...
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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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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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Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz
Trump Forgets What State He's in During Home-Stretch Rally Blitz
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Politico:
Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds — More than a dozen fake electors from 2020 are back this time. And several election deniers are among the new prospective Trump electors. — Many of the people preparing to cast votes for Donald Trump in the Electoral College in 2024 …
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Washington Post:
Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses
Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses
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The Federalist, Poynter, CNN and The Hill
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
Mike Wendling / BBC:
Whirlwind of misinformation sows distrust ahead of US election day
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike — The walkout, which began just after midnight Monday, could disrupt the news organization's election coverage. — The New York Times Tech Guild walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Monday, making good on a threat that has loomed over the company …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
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Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Trump's “baked in” bigotry — It was never just a sheriff's star. … 📰 Subscribe to Public Notice 📰 — It is no coincidence that, as his 2024 presidential campaign comes to a close, Donald Trump is both coming out as an overt fascist and presiding over a Republican Party suffused with conspiratorial antisemitism.
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David Siders / Politico:
'I Think We're in Trouble': Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump? — TEMPE, Arizona — The tailgate was aimed at boosting a protégé, but it was Donald Trump whose name and image were plastered everywhere — on the banner hung from Republicans' table outside …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump's numbers in Arizona. She doesn't believe the polls.
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump's numbers in Arizona. She doesn't believe the polls.
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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Atlantic and CBS News
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.
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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Mediaite and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Fencing erected at White House, VP residence as D.C. braces for unrest — As D.C. police fully mobilize and authorities erect fencing in key locations, some property owners are making their own preparations ahead of Tuesday's election. — Rings of new security fencing enveloped the White House …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Security fencing goes up around White House, Capitol, VP residence
Security fencing goes up around White House, Capitol, VP residence
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Fox News
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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NPR and The American Conservative
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The consequences of putting the cranks in charge — In a wild presidential election featuring dozens of criminal felony charges, fallacious claims about election fraud, and sexist invective, it's easy to forget a fundamental truth: The real impact of the election will be expressed through changes to federal law and policy.
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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 …
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 …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map post-election — The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana's congressional map, which has erupted into a messy legal battle over how to fix a racially gerrymandered design.
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CNN, Bloomberg, Associated Press and CBS News
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Some Late Shifts, but Polls Remain Closest They've Ever Been — The polls tend to err as a group in one direction or the other, so a fairly decisive win by either candidate is still possible. — With one day left in the 2024 campaign, the polls show one of the closest presidential elections in the history of American politics.
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