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9:50 PM ET, August 8, 2024

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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump holds seemingly pointless press conference filled with false claims  —  Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said that he has “agreed” to three debates in September  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
“They take the strategic national reserves.  They're virtually empty now.  We have never had it this low.”  —  The former president offered two other dates to debate the Democratic nominee in a news conference from Mar-a-Lago.  Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota spoke …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he's open to revoking access to abortion pill  —  The former president has previously praised a Supreme Court ruling that maintained access to the key abortion drug mifepristone.  —  Donald Trump suggested in a news conference Thursday that he is open to curbing access …
Associated Press:
Trump and Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC, network says  —  ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees.  The announcement Thursday came shortly …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump campaign calls Harris' surge ‘suspended reality’
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump won't say how he'll vote on Florida abortion amendment
Discussion: Florida Phoenix
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Trump holds news conference as Harris gains ground
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump says abortions not ‘big factor’ in elections anymore
Discussion: Althouse
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll  —  Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday.  —  The poll found Harris had widened her lead since a July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey …
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump holds 2-point lead over Harris with a big advantage on economy, CNBC survey shows … WATCH NOW  —  The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds former President Donald Trump holding a commanding lead among voters on key economic issues, but ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris …
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Get Ready Now: Republicans Will Refuse to Certify a Harris Win
Discussion: New Republic and NBC News
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Harris campaign tweaks Walz biography amid scrutiny of military credentials  —  The update comes a day after Republicans escalated attacks on his record in the Army National Guard, accusing Walz of inflating his rank at retirement.  —  Kamala Harris' presidential campaign updated …
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Washington Post:
Tim Walz's military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny  —  The Harris-Walz campaign has cited his Army experience as an asset.  But Republicans and some who served with him have questioned claims about his service.  —  Tim Walz was weighing a life-altering decision when he stepped …
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Stalking and Squawking  —  The weird, puzzling and so far ineffective counterattacks by the Trump campaign
Politico:
Why Harris isn't taking questions
Peter Cox / MPR News:
What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it
Robert Reich:
Why isn't the media reporting on Trump's increasing dementia?  —  Today, Trump held an hourlong news conference in the main room at Mar-a-Lago.  He insulted Kamala Harris's intelligence, lied about the state of the U.S. economy, and claimed the country would be in mortal danger if he didn't win the election.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6
New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Sued an Advertising Coalition.  Now It's Shutting Down.  —  The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will dissolve after Mr. Musk accused the group of orchestrating a boycott.  —  An influential advertising industry group said it would shut down after being sued this week by X …
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media is ‘discontinuing’ after Elon Musk's X filed an antitrust lawsuit against it  — The World Federation of Advertisers is ‘discontinuing’ the activities of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.  — The decision follows an antitrust lawsuit filed …
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump says he ‘went down in a helicopter’ with Willie Brown.  Former S.F. mayor says it never happened  —  Donald Trump said Thursday that he once had to make an emergency landing while riding in a helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.  —  In a rambling news conference …
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Fox News:
Trump assassination attempt: Pennsylvania police release bodycam from deadly Butler rally  —  Police in Pennsylvania released bodycam Thursday showing the chaotic moments after Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump  —  BUTLER, Penn.
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Columbia deans resign over texts officials say contained antisemitic tropes  —  Three deans at Columbia University have resigned from the school after text messages that officials said contained antisemitic tropes were revealed.  —  A spokesperson for the school confirmed the resignations of Cristen Kromm …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Nancy Pelosi's Art of Power  —  The former Speaker discusses how she hastened Joe Biden's decision to drop out, her new memoir, and not getting “doggy doo-doo on your shoe.”  —  Nancy Pelosi likes to say that she went from “housewife to House member to House Speaker.”
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith seeks to delay deadlines in Trump Jan. 6 case  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions  — descriptions off, selected
Discussion: Washington Post and USA Today
Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
U.S. Athletes Are Taking Full Advantage of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village  —  Women's rugby player Ariana Ramsey's videos showcasing her appointments have gone viral, and now many others are making good use of the medical services offered in Paris.  —  PARIS — Ariana Ramsey won …
Discussion: The 19th and Teen Vogue
Associated Press:
Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor  —  Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, served more than 45 years in the North Dakota Senate.  He was indicted for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.
Discussion: UPI and Associated Press
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Project 2025 is everywhere.  Don't believe the distancing or “winding down” claims.  —  Donald Trump, his many former staff behind Project 2025, JD Vance, and others involved in the far-right project to bend government to a second Trump administration's will are trying to tell us that Project 2025 …
 
 
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Steven Beschloss / America, America:
Don't believe the hype that Harris-Walz is “far left”
Discussion: The 19th and Fox News
Soraya Salam / Al Jazeera:
Our newsroom planned for more chaos across the UK. Instead, we got hope
Philip Lewis / HuffPost:
Alabama GOP Candidate Who Attended ‘Segregation Academy’ Pushes For Defunding Public Schools
Politico:
Biden knows how he'll spend his last six months in office
Discussion: Washington Post
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Mina Aldroubi / The National:
Outrage as Iraq considers allowing girls aged nine to be married
Discussion: Breitbart
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
What the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Reveal About Donald Trump
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Pro-Israel group struggling to gain permit to rally at DNC — while pro-Palestinian groups got green light
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Tim Walz's normal dad energy is causing MAGA to come unglued
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Shirley Halperin, THR's co-EIC, is departing to become the co-EIC of Rolling Stone alongside Sean Woods, becoming the first woman to lead the brand

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump Media reports Q2 net sales up 5.5% YoY to $883.3K, a net loss of $20M, vs. a $16.4M net loss in Q2 2024, and $3.1B in cash and investments, up ~800% YoY

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Block Communications enters into an agreement to sell its entire portfolio of TV stations to Gray Media for $80M; the deal is expected to close in Q4 2025
 
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