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11:45 AM ET, September 10, 2024

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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Politico:
Trump confronts his ‘weak spot’ at the debate  —  The former president lags by double digits with this key constituency.  —  Former President Donald Trump is already underwater by double digits with female voters in the polls.  —  Now Trump will stand on stage next to a woman he has publicly …
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Kamala Harris Can't Keep Running Like This  —  After seven weeks of euphoria over Kamala Harris's ascension to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, panic finally returned to the party on Sunday.  The New York Times published a poll showing Donald Trump with a slim lead …
emptywheel:
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done  —  As you watch the torrent of news obsessing about the debate tonight, remember this stat:  —  Trump's campaign is 92% done (665 of 721 days).  —  Kamala Harris' campaign is not quite half done (48%, or 51 of 107 days).
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
'You don't know what to expect': Trump outlines his biggest challenge in debating Harris  —  The former president spoke to NBC News Tuesday morning about how he's feeling ahead of their first debate.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump said that the biggest challenge …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Makes No Sense and Is Full of Meaning  —  You must keep two things in mind if you hope to watch — and successfully parse — a Donald Trump speech, news conference, interview, social media post or debate.  —  First, the former president is incoherent.
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Isaac Schorr / New York Post:
How Donald Trump can win the debate — and the election — in two minutes
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
NPR poll shows why the stakes are so high for Harris and Trump in the debate
Discussion: Forbes and New Jersey Online
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Harris' high-risk, high-reward debate against Trump
Peter Baker / New York Times:
As Debate Looms, Trump Is Now the One Facing Questions About Age and Capacity
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate
Associated Press:
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
The Hill:
Speaker Johnson plowing ahead with funding plan despite GOP opposition  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is plowing ahead with his plan to avert a government shutdown despite GOP opposition that is large enough to tank the effort, setting the stage for a potentially embarrassing vote …
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The Hill:   House GOP government funding plan gets chilly reception from Senate Republicans
Alexander B. Howard / New York Times:
The Tide May Be Turning for Telegram, TikTok and X  —  Three major events have shaken up the social-media world in the past two weeks.  First, French authorities detained Pavel Durov, the iconoclastic billionaire behind the online platform Telegram.  Then, a judge suspended the microblogging service X in Brazil.
Discussion: Just Security
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Telegram changes its tune
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
GOP red states launch a war on voting rights  —  The hoopla over the looming debate in Philadelphia has been obscuring a ton of non-political news.  Stop me if you've seen these headlines in America before: A high school massacre.  A man with a troubled past nonetheless buys an AR-15 and go on a shooting spree.
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Donald Trump's unconventional ground game is making Republicans nervous  —  The News  —  Donald Trump's success — or failure — on Nov. 5 could very well come down to the campaign's ground game: And top members of the party are already whispering concerns, pointing fingers, and offering pushback as it relates to the effort.
Discussion: Reuters
Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
‘The Apprentice’ Trailer Reveals New Footage of Damning, Scandalous Trump Film  —  This is the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see.  Now we know why.  —  “The first rule is: attack, attack, attack.”  A kaleidoscopic trailer was released Tuesday of the new Donald Trump biopic/origin story …
Alexandre Tanzi / Bloomberg:
US Online Grocery Prices Plunge the Most on Record in August  —  US consumers may finally be getting some relief from their grocery bills — especially if they shop for food online.  —  Data by Adobe Inc. shows that online grocery prices fell 3.7% in August from a month earlier …
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
Conservative German Princess Says She Hosted Justice Alito at Her Castle  —  Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis said Justice Alito and his wife were guests at St. Emmeram Palace for a summer music festival.  She called the couple her “friends” and the justice “a hero.”
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
Liz Cheney and the Problem of the Anti-Trump Republican  —  “We may have set a record for Republicans speaking at a Democratic convention,” Pete Buttigieg proudly proclaimed in an interview on the Colbert Show during last month's DNC.  Colbert had asked him whether he thought it was still possible …
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Todd Feathers / Gizmodo:
Google's AI Will Help Decide Whether Unemployed Workers Get Benefits  —  The state is working with Google on a first-of-its-kind generative AI system that will analyze transcripts from appeals hearings and issue a recommended decision in an effort to clear a stubborn backlog of claims.
Discussion: New York Times
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
DOJ Issues New Guidance on Voter Roll Maintenance Amid Surge of Challenges  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance on Monday for how and when local and state jurisdictions can remove voters from their voter registration rolls.  —  The guidance comes amid a surge …
Discussion: Washington Times
 
 
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James Rogan / Washington Examiner:
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Politico:
Bob Good to step down as Freedom Caucus chair this week
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
The Harris campaign takes its attacks against Trump over abortion on the road
Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an abortion-rights amendment goes before voters
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Associated Press:
RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Justice Clarence Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife's alleged message to conservative group
Discussion: Washington Times
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Let's Be Clear: Putin Is Again Trying to Put Trump in the White House
Discussion: Reuters
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be
Discussion: Daily Kos and New Republic
David Ingram / NBC News:
Ohio police have ‘no credible reports’ of Haitian immigrants harming pets, contradicting JD Vance's claim
US Department of Justice:
Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda accuses the government of blocking interviews and pressuring businesses not to advertise in a “systematic pressure” campaign

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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