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2:55 PM ET, August 13, 2024

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Trump Campaign's ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase  —  That was a crazy public service provided by Elon Musk and X.  —  The X Spaces interview delivered Donald Trump without makeup or dress-up, talking unselfconsciously: manic, boastful, untruthful, aggrieved, abusive, obsessive, random, ignorant …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Trump rambles, slurs his way through Elon Musk interview.  It was an unmitigated disaster.  —  For a fascism-curious billionaire who loves cuddling up to right-wing loons, Elon Musk sure is good at making right-wing politicians look stupid.  —  For a fascism-curious billionaire who loves cuddling …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Long Until Trump Fires His Campaign Managers?  —  Chris and Susie best be sleeping with one eye open.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Pear-Shaped  —  One of the Iron Laws of Trumpism is that it's always someone else's fault.  So when Donald Trump looks out today and surveys the world, someone will have to be blamed.
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
CNBC:
UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments … The United Auto Workers union on Tuesday filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board against former President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk for publicly applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike.
James Liddell / The Independent:
Bizarre moment Trump says ‘beautiful’ Kamala Harris looks like wife Melania in Elon Musk X interview  —  ‘I saw a picture of her on Time Magazine today.  She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,’ the former president said of his presidential rival  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism
The Verge:
The Elon Musk / Donald Trump interview on X started with an immediate tech disaster … Elon Musk's “conversation” with former President Donald Trump got off to a rocky start.  The interview, which was hosted on X Spaces and scheduled to begin at 8PM ET on Monday night, crashed immediately and didn't begin until 42 minutes later.
Justin Mayhugh / UAW:
UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers  —  The UAW has filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Trump's interview with Musk devolves into yet another X catastrophe
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Musk Claims Hackers Turned Trump's X Interview Into Disaster
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Trump Email Hack Is A Moment Of Reckoning For Him—Or The News Media  —  Outlets like the New York Times owe their readers frenzied coverage of his campaign's emails, or a mea culpa for their history-altering emails fixation in 2016  —  You might say Politico won the weekend with a metascoop.
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Latest Harris-Trump poll highlights danger for former president in Florida  —  The red wave that washed over Florida in recent years might not be as large as it once seemed, if a new presidential survey is any indication.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is within “striking distance” …
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CNN:
Workers allege ‘nightmare’ conditions at Kentucky startup JD Vance helped fund  —  As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his guiding principles for investing in a company: A business should not only turn a profit, it should also help American communities.
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He Will Go to Venezuela if He Loses Election  —  During his interview with billionaire donor  —  said they could “meet next time in Venezuela” if he loses November's election.  —  “If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Reuters and NPR
Vernal Coleman / ProPublica:
Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Nate Silver on Kamala Harris's Chances and the Mistakes of the ‘Indigo Blob’  —  Nate Silver came to fame in American politics for election forecasting.  But before Silver was in politics, he was a poker player.  And after getting into politics, he went back to being a poker player.
Washington Post:
This oil tycoon brings in millions for Trump, and may set his agenda  —  Harold Hamm has become Trump's point person in raising funds from oil industry donors and relaying to the ex-president what the industry wants.  —  After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
‘End of an era:’ the Times won't endorse in local races  —  Presented by With help from Rich Mendez  —  One of the most influential players in New York politics has benched itself without much explanation.  —  The New York Times' decision to immediately halt city and state endorsements scrambles …
Discussion: New Yorker
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Politico:
Progressives jostle for nat sec jobs under Harris  —  The liberal activists plan to offer Harris lists of names to consider, but their last such effort with Biden yielded little success.  —  Progressive national security professionals already are angling for positions in a possible Kamala …
Discussion: freebeacon.com and Washington Post
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss  —  Donald Trump is behind.  He trails in the pivotal postindustrial swing states and is treading water in the Southern and Sun Belt states — Arizona, Georgia and Nevada — that could help him find an alternative path to 270 electoral votes.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Putin pulls units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv says  —  KYIV — Russia pulled some troops out of southern Ukraine and back into its own territory to try to fend off an escalating incursion by Kyiv's forces, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.  —  Ukraine's ongoing surprise attack …
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach  —  Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the 2020 election as unfounded conspiracy theories swirled, was found guilty by a jury on most charges Monday.
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: An inside look at Harris' Senate brain trust … - Harris's team also is relying on longtime ally Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), multiple Democratic sources told Axios. … - Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are also part of Harris' Senate brain trust.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former aide: Trump ‘feels this election slipping away’  —  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
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How hotels are colluding to jack up room rates, according to two lawsuits  —  If you traveled this summer, the rate you paid at hotels may have been artificially inflated.  According to two lawsuits, numerous hotel operators are participating in an illegal scheme to increase their prices.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC to stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube … - Roughly one-third of Americans ages 18 to 29 say they get news regularly on TikTok, which only streams vertical video, per Pew Research Center. … - The event, taking place in Chicago from August 19-22, will be available …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response, sources say  —  Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.
Associated Press:
Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York's ballot, says he is not a state resident  —  A judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name should not appear on New York's ballot, saying that he falsely claimed a New York residence on nominating petitions despite living in California.
 
 
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri voters could face choice between continued abortion ban and new constitutional amendment
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Campaign to recall D.C. lawmaker Charles Allen fails to qualify for ballot
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Arizona abortion ballot initiative has enough signatures to be on the ballot
Discussion: KGET 17
Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Lone Democrat on Georgia state board defends elections amid new rules
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Victoria Gill / BBC:
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Lennard J. Davis / Salon:
“Poornography”: Expert says JD Vance a classic example of the rich trying to speak for the poor
John King / CNN:
These Pennsylvania voters illustrate Harris' suburban challenge
Discussion: Raw Story
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Trump's laundry list of increasingly bizarre claims
John Woodside / Canada's National Observer:
Big Oil is lobbying aggressively against climate action
Discussion: The Hill
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Democrats flip social media ‘censorship’ complaints on Musk, GOP
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Politico:
Progressives face an existential threat from AIPAC. And there's nothing to stop it.
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The Atlantic says it is increasing its print publication from 10 to 12 issues per year starting in January 2025 and announces some expansions to reporting staff

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