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5:40 PM ET, September 18, 2024

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KC Cypress / International Brotherhood of Teamsters:
Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President  —  International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates  —  Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org  —  (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood …
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Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996  —  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not issue an endorsement in the presidential election for the first time since 1996, and for only the second time since 1960.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats  —  The last time the union didn't endorse a presidential candidate was in 1996.  —  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not endorse a candidate in the presidential race, for the first time in nearly three decades …
Politico:
Teamsters skip presidential endorsement amid apparently strong member support for Trump
Wall Street Journal:
How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True  —  Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless.  It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say  —  Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.  —  Israel carried out its operation …
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Reuters:
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources  —  A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon when they exploded, an audacious attack that raised the prospect of a full-scale war between …
NBC News:
Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris  —  Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’
Discussion: NBC News
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:   Sean Hannity Makes False Claim About Trump's Would-Be Assassins
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years … WATCH NOW  —  WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates …
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed moves to protect weakening job market with bold rate cut
Discussion: Fox Business and New York Times
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Shawn Tully / Fortune:
Could there be a Kamala Harris landslide in November?  The data scientist who correctly called the last election is betting yes … In late 2020 and early 2021, this reporter wrote several stories focusing on the election predictions advanced by Thomas Miller, a data scientist at Northwestern University.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Alternet.org
David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like  —  How does Donald Trump's running mate have so much time on his hands?  —  A first draft of this story opened: “It's not every day that a candidate for vice president of the United States rage-tweets at you.”  —  Backspace, backspace, backspace.
Discussion: Raw Story
Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result  —  Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …
Discussion: Alternet.org, Esquire and Raw Story
Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals.  A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.  —  More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations.  —  During President Donald Trump's administration …
Discussion: E&E News
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …
Reuters:
Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft  —  Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website  —  A false claim circulating on social media …
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CBS News:
Bogus hit-and-run story about Vice President Kamala Harris created by Russian troll farm, Microsoft says
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Mandy Taheri / Newsweek:
‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know  —  Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President  —  's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.
Andrew Rafferty / Scripps News:
Scripps News/Ipsos poll: Majority supports mass deportation of undocumented immigrants  —  The poll also showcases major partisan divides between voters on how to address one of the biggest topics of the presidential race: immigration.  —  A majority of Americans support the mass deportation …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Miles Davis of Tax Policy  —  Leading the news this morning: Melania Trump's latest video hawking her forthcoming memoir.  “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the former first lady asks over a string soundtrack.  “The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen …
Brian Mann / NPR:
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives  —  For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.  —  “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The House GOP is a circus.  The chaos has one source.  —  Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House.  Another two years would be ruinous.  —  Adapted from “Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists and Dunces who Burned Down the House,” by Dana Milbank.
Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration … Shares of Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of “lockup” restrictions that have barred the Truth Social owners' insiders, like majority shareholder Donald Trump, from selling their stakes.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and Fortune
 
 
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William Thornton / al.com:
Rumors fuel anger over Sylacauga's small Haitian community, officials say: ‘They just want to work’
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders jabs Kamala Harris for not having biological children
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
More than a dozen GOP nominees, elected officials, and Trump advisers have appeared on Laura Loomer's show (including JD Vance)
MSNBC:
Lawrence on Trump's deadly abortion ban: ‘Women are dying. They got what they wanted.’
Discussion: Rewire News Group
emptywheel:
JD Vance Makes Light of Actual Foreign Interference in His State
Discussion: Above the Law and PoliticusUSA
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Trump's delusional debate spin speaks volumes
 

 
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