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Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep — Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Donald J. Trump's supporters, once eviscerated Kamala Harris on a debate stage. — Former President Donald J. Trump has begun preparing for his debate …
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Trump's decline: His interviews and lies get worse — As the 2024 race draws tighter, the former president's actions suggest he is spiraling. … This week, I look at felon and former president Donald Trump's downward spiral, pick the distinguished persons of the week and share some Chicago sites.
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Chicago Sun Times and Raw Story
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Scaramucci: Trump Is ‘Coming to Grips’ With Losing the Election — ‘GROWING DARKER’ — Trump's former White House communications director says it's going to be “rough” until Election Day. — Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump's one-time White House communications director …
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Trump's fury over Harris' switch with Biden is increasingly driving his campaign — Deep into his ranting news conference on Thursday, former President Donald Trump told a truth that explained everything : “I'm very angry at her.” — He was referring to Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Behind the Curtain: Trump's “caught on tape” women problem … - A Quinnipiac Poll out this week found a gender gulf among likely voters in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania: Women backed Harris 54% to 41%, while men went for Trump, 49% to 42%.
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Raw Story, Alternet.org, NBC News and Jill Filipovic
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Trump draws a parallel between a campaign donor and war heroes — Trump told an audience on Thursday that the Presidential Medal of Freedom was “better” than the Medal of Honor, since honored soldiers were often wounded. — The day before Halloween 2019, President Donald Trump welcomed Master …
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Trump veteran comments spark controversy — again — The former president has a history of making controversial comments about veterans, receiving backlash during both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. — Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash over his comments about veterans. Again.
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Trump says presidential civilian award is ‘better’ than top military honor whose recipients are ‘dead’ or ‘hit’ by bullets — Trump praised Republican donor Miriam Adelson for having received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a top civilian award. — BEDMINSTER, N.J. …
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Presidential race swings 6 points in two weeks, catapulting Trump to lead and ending Harris surge — Scott Rasmussen says Harris bump has ended after poll that had Trump down 5 on Aug. 2 now has him leading by one. — Article — Dig Deeper — Support in the presidential race …
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Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
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Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
How Harris Has Completely Upended the Presidential Race, in 14 Maps
How Harris Has Completely Upended the Presidential Race, in 14 Maps
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Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns — The vice president endorses government action on housing, groceries, medical debt, drugs and other issues. — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda …
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New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris' economic plan
New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris' economic plan
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Tim Walz's Quip on “White Guy Tacos” Sends MAGA Into Meltdown — Right-wingers are spreading another conspiracy about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: he's lying about liking “white guy tacos.” — Kamala Harris and her running mate on Thursday posted a promotional video of them discussing food …
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Tim Walz's ‘White Guy Tacos’ Quip Gets MAGA All Hot and Bothered
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Tim Walz Looks Like an Increasing Liability for Harris
Tim Walz Looks Like an Increasing Liability for Harris
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Twitchy, The Western Journal and Frontpage Mag
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How Project 2025 Turned Into the GOP's Biggest Political Loser — It's also become a major liability for The Heritage Foundation — and staffers at the conservative think tank know it. — Copy — There's a good reason Donald Trump and his campaign are so desperate to distance themselves …
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Trump names major donors and adult sons to lead transition team
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump transition chair pick signals think tank influence
Trump transition chair pick signals think tank influence
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When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don't propose price controls? — It's hard to exaggerate how bad Kamala Harris's price-gouging proposal is. — “Price gouging” is the focus of Vice President Kamala Harris's economic agenda, her presidential campaign says.
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This Georgia Republican Defied Trump. Now He's Fighting a Defamation Suit. — The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself in court. He says the plaintiff will only settle if he effectively endorses a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2020 election.
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House GOP sets its sights on Walz — The House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Democrats' vice presidential pick. — House Republicans are setting their sights on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' vice presidential candidate — the latest indication that they are using …
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The Onion Adds a Monthly Print Edition … This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade. — The funniest writers at The Onion shuffled through dozens of news stories at a meeting last week, trying to discern which headline would make readers laugh harder.
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‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz's ‘war criminal’ jab at Biden — Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media, which appears to label President Biden a “war criminal” in a photo.
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Sen. Bob Menendez ends independent run days before he's set to resign — The move formally ends a half century in politics that began on a New Jersey school board and culminated with extraordinary power on the global stage. — Convicted Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday took his independent candidacy off …
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Nine Years of Trump Is a Warning We Must Heed — Apart from Donald Trump, the basic problem of the Republican Party's so-called fever — the extent to which it has been captured by nihilists and ideological extremists — is that the party is untethered from any electoral dynamic that might force it to moderate its behavior.
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JD Vance Officially Has a Lower Favorability Rating Than Sarah Palin — LOW BLOW — Ohio Sen. JD Vance is now the most unpopular vice presidential nominee in modern history—soaring past former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unfavorability ratings during the 2008 campaign.
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Americans' first impressions of Walz are positive, negative for Vance
Americans' first impressions of Walz are positive, negative for Vance
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Joint Statement from the United States, Egypt, and Qatar — Over the last 48 hours in Doha, senior officials from our governments have engaged in intensive talks as mediators aiming to conclude the agreement for a ceasefire and release of hostages and detainees.
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The untold story of how Nancy Pelosi forced Biden to quit with a brutal phone call and humiliating ultimatum that ruined 50 years of friendship... and has left Jill and Joe furious — The exact circumstances that led to President Joe Biden's dramatic withdrawal from the 2024 election race …
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Ukraine on the Offensive — How Kyiv's Attack on Russia—and Successful Defense of Its Northern Flank—Has Changed the War — Launched on August 6, Ukraine's surprise cross-border offensive into the Kursk region of Russia has startled the world. Not only is the operation far and away …
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The real fix for Social Security — One of the reasons I write this letter to you each day is to arm you with the facts and analyses you need to respond to the garbage coming out of the Trump campaign and Trump's Republican Party. — Today I want to talk to you about Social Security.
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