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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing” … - He also cast doubt on the efficiency and reliability of voting machines, and called it an “absolute outrage” that key states take so long to count ballots. — But Trump did say there will be “no violence” …
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Mike Johnson on certifying election results: ‘Everybody needs to calm down’ — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said “everybody needs to calm down” when asked about election certification, adding that there's been too much “emotion” and “misinformation.” — When asked by EWTN News …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast — When I say the odds in this year's presidential race are about as close as you can possibly get to 50/50, I'm not exaggerating. — At exactly midnight on Tuesday, I pressed the “go” button for the final time on our election model this year.
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Washington Post, HotAir, Daily Mail, Reason, Hollywood Life, The Independent, The Hill and IJR
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How the Election Could Unfold: Four Scenarios — A look at plausible outcomes that might wind up seeming obvious in hindsight. — The 2024 election is close and deeply uncertain. — One reason? On paper, neither side ought to win. — For Democrats, it's a textbook challenge.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Fox News
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Trump and allies have primed supporters to falsely believe he has no chance of losing
Trump and allies have primed supporters to falsely believe he has no chance of losing
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The Bulwark, LGBTQ Nation, Business Insider, Althouse, Forbes and The Hill
New York Times:
Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump — Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf. But his ownership of X is especially valuable. — Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump …
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Rolling Stone, The Sun, Semafor and Bloomberg
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day — We've been chatting with lawmakers, former elected officials and political insiders every day to Election Day to get a better sense of where people's heads are at — and what their candidate needs to be doing better.
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The Hill, Louder With Crowder, Twitchy and New York Post
Reuters:
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say
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TechCrunch, Center for Countering … and The Independent
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris
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ABC News, The Daily Caller, Oregonian, Raw Story, Daily Kos, SC Daily Gazette, Townhall, Washington Times, Politico, LGBTQ Nation, The 19th and Votebeat
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk tells Rogan X won't be allowed to ‘exist’ if Harris wins
Musk tells Rogan X won't be allowed to ‘exist’ if Harris wins
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Wired, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Deadline and CNN, more at Techmeme »
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous — When it comes to political bait, it was the tastiest sort: a cheeky ad run by Vote Common Good, and voiced by Julia Roberts, reminding women that they don't have to tell their husbands if they vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Twitchy, Crooks and Liars and Agence France-Presse
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google Explains Why Search for ‘Where Can I Vote for Harris’ Showed a Map While Similar Trump Search Didn't … Earlier Tuesday, searches on Google for “Where can I vote for Harris?” displayed a “Where to vote” map that lets uses enter their street address to find their polling location.
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New York Post, MRC Free Speech America, The Verge, Daily Mail, RedState, IJR and acecomments.mu.nu
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Harris and Trump tie in Dixville Notch midnight vote to kick off Election Day
Harris and Trump tie in Dixville Notch midnight vote to kick off Election Day
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ABC News, New York Times, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Mediaite, Townhall, KSDK-TV, Fortune, Daily Mail, The National Pulse, Raw Story, USA Today, The Western Journal, The Independent, The Hill, One America News Network, HotAir, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian, Politico, The Sun, Axios, Fox News and IJR
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
Biden will not attend Harris election night watch party
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Shore News Network, Variety, acecomments.mu.nu, Al Jazeera, USA Today, The Daily Caller and CBS News
Tom Jones / Poynter:
What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night — It's not about where to watch. It's about how to watch. — Well, we made it. It's Election Day. — Today could go down as one of the most important days in the history of our country as the nation decides between Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Hollywood Life and Washington Post
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Renee DiResta / The UnPopulist:
The MAGA Propaganda Machine Has Successfully Censored Voices Calling Out its Lies
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
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Axios, Google Help Center, The Times of Israel and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Heads I win, tails you lose
Heads I win, tails you lose
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CNN, Balloon Juice, Times of San Diego, Forbes, NPR and Reason
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Giuliani Moved Possessions From N.Y. Apartment as Creditors Closed In — Lawyers for the two election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudolph W. Giuliani found that he had largely cleared out his Upper East Side home.
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in court after missing deadline to turn over assets
Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in court after missing deadline to turn over assets
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The Hill, The Guardian, The Independent and Associated Press
CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says — Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Vance says he's lost friends over Trump support — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Tuesday that he's lost friends over his support for former President Trump. — “We can't discard friends, and we can't discard family members,” Vance said in a clip …
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Mediaite and Washington Times
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CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage — New York CNN — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
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Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media — With hours until the polls close, the Trump campaign is punishing reporters over critical stories either they or their outlets have written in recent days. — Politico had three reporters and a photographer credentialed …
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New York Times, Raw Story and Status
corporate.homedepot.com:
Remembering Bernie Marcus — BERNIE'S STORY — The Home Depot is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved founder, Bernard Marcus. To us, he was simply “Bernie.” — Bernie was an inspiration in many ways. He was a master merchant and a genius with customer service.
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Associated Press, CBS News, New York Post, Business Insider, Breitbart, KSDK-TV, Fortune, The Daily Caller and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
A Plaintive Cry For Election Reforms Before It's Too Late — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. — It Doesn't Have To Be This Way — As voting wraps up across the country today, let me take a quick step …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Man convicted in 9/11-style plot to kill Americans — A man accused of being a Somalian terror group operative has been convicted of a 9/11-style plot to kill Americans, the Justice Department said Monday. — The Justice Department said in a press release that a 34-year-old Kenyan named …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says Harris ‘copied my routine’ on ‘SNL’ — Former President Trump said Monday that Vice President Harris “copied my routine” in her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” two days earlier. — “She uses everything I do. She uses ... even ‘Saturday Night Live,’ they copied,” Trump said at a rally in Reading, Pa. “They copied.
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Deseret News, Variety, Atlanta Black Star, The National Pulse, Baltimore Sun, One America News Network, TVLine, The Federalist, IndieWire, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, New Republic, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, Scripps News, National Legal … and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images — The former head of a Christian conservative voter outreach has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials. — Jason C. Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, has been charged in Minnesota …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Harris needs strong Election Day showing to win — Momentum has slightly shifted to Vice President Harris ahead of Election Day in her matchup against former President Trump, according to several major election analysts, but she'll need a strong showing in key states to get to 270 electoral votes.
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ABC News and Split Ticket
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
He's an Arab mayor in Michigan. Here's why he's unapologetically pro-Trump. — Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi believes Trump is “a man of peace.” … DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan — Bill Bazzi, the mayor of Dearborn Heights, was all smiles when we met in his office yesterday, on Election Day eve.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls — Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day. — Both Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls.
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NBC News, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, KSDK-TV, Alaska Public Media, Fox News, Michigan Advance, RedState, Washington Post, UPI, Townhall, Carolina Journal, Axios, KENS, Boston Herald, One America News Network, Election Law Blog, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, Missouri Secretary of State and The National Pulse