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3:35 PM ET, September 30, 2024

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New York Times:
The Only Patriotic Choice for President  —  It is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.  He has proved himself morally unfit for an office that asks its occupant to put the good of the nation above self-interest.
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The three phases of normalizing Trump's attack on Harris in Wisconsin  — The use of neutral language.  If you merely read about Donald Trump's deeply offensive rally this weekend in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, you probably thought it was about immigration.  And about Trump up to his usual tricks of disparaging his rivals.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:   Trump Is Taking a Dark Turn
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Oops, They Did It Again: The Mainstream Media Buries Trump's Outrage
Discussion: Raw Story, TIME and C-SPAN.org
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our Time for Choosing  —  We thought we'd seen the worst of Helene after it made landfall in Florida …
Discussion: Axios
Andrew Howard / Politico:
NYT endorses Harris as ‘the only choice’ for president
Discussion: Twitchy, Townhall and Joe.My.God.
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
An Ohio Businessman Faces Death Threats for Praising His Haitian Workers  —  The lifelong Republican employs fewer Haitians than others in Springfield, but his life has been upended since Donald J. Trump spread falsehoods about immigrants in his hometown.  —  For Jamie McGregor …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
‘Just Not Right’: A GOP Governor Confronts Trump's Lies  —  For Gov. Mike DeWine, the attacks on Haitians near his Ohio hometown are personal - and so is the cost of Trump's and J.D. Vance's vicious demonization of legal immigrants.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On a rainy Sunday afternoon …
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Coming Trump Revenge Tour  —  Trump has campaigned on a wave of retaliatory criminal prosecutions.  It's not the first time he's promised to lock up his rivals — but a second term would be different.  —  In the most volatile presidential campaign of the last 50 years …
Discussion: Raw Story and Twitchy
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Wants to Lock Up Kamala Harris Now
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights  —  In some states, that GOP number could even approach a majority.  —  The politics of abortion rights have shifted massively toward Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Discussion: Townhall
Lauren Egan / Politico:
Biden: Congress ‘may have to’ come back to approve disaster funding  —  The president defended his role in hurricane response.  —  President Joe Biden said Monday he may ask Congress to return early from its preelection recess to pass supplemental disaster money to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene.
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Washington Post:
VA staff got into Vance, Walz medical files, sparking investigation  —  At least a dozen VA employees improperly accessed the medical records of vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz this summer, investigators found.  —  At least a dozen employees at the Department …
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Walz and Vance's medical files viewed illicitly by veterans department staff
Discussion: NPR, more at Mediagazer »
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump, Magic Beans, and the $100,000 Watch  —  Trump's watch scheme is an arrangement specifically designed to defeat bribery laws.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Before we start: A reader with deep connections to Asheville sent me a note about a friend who is working to get meals to people from a food hub.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On overtime pay, Trump slips up by accidentally telling the truth  —  Donald Trump admitted that he concocted a private-sector scheme to avoid paying his own employees overtime compensation.  So much for his “pro-worker” pitch.  —  Five of the most interesting words in Donald Trump's rhetorical repertoire …
Blake Jones / Politico:
California bans legacy admissions at all colleges  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a prohibition on the practice.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — It will soon be illegal for public and private universities in California to consider an applicant's relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them.
emptywheel:
As Kamala Harris Passes the Two-Thirds Mark, Trump Adopts Apocalyptic Language  —  I continue to track the asymmetric pace of the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.  Today is another milestone for the Vice President.  —  As of today, Donald Trump has <5% of his campaign left (36 days of 721).
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Harris says she backs legalizing marijuana, going further than Biden  —  Vice President Harris reaffirmed her support for legalizing marijuana Monday, speaking up on the issue publicly for the first time she became the Democratic nominee.  —  “I just think we have come to a point …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Atlantic
NBC News:
FBI to pay $22 million to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy  —  The payout to 34 women dismissed from the FBI's training academy in Quantico, Virginia, would rank among the biggest lawsuit settlements in the history of the bureau.  —  The FBI has agreed to pay …
The Hill:
Biden administration expands asylum restrictions at southern border  —  The Biden administration announced Monday it will expand its asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, cementing tougher standards that will cut off access to protections for many migrants.
Noah Shachtman / New York Magazine:
The Secretive Alliance Between the New York Post and Eric Adams  —  Rupert Murdoch's paper helped elect Adams and hasn't quite given up on him yet.  —  The mayor even worked the coat-check line for a moment before taking selfies with staff members.  “We all thought it was a little bit bizarre …
Associated Press:
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security  —  The U.S. is sending a “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday.  The announcement follows word that Israel …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Fox News
Politico:
Republicans are starting to raise alarms about Trump's ground game  —  “They are out-matching us in money, in enthusiasm and in the ground game,” one Michigan-based GOP strategist said.  —  Some battleground state Republicans say they're worried they see little evidence of Donald Trump's ground game …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pollsters: Don't be so sure Trump will outperform our surveys  —  Pollsters caution against assuming that the polls this cycle are susceptible to the same errors as previous ones that underestimated support for former President Trump, arguing that every election is different and that this year's polls …
Discussion: NOTUS
CNN:
1 storm, more than 100 dead and a 500-mile path of destruction.  Now comes the hard work of recovering from Helene  —  Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force of Helene upend their lives have emerged to a new week, facing the daunting challenge of rebuilding.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Taking Trump's mass deportation vow seriously and literally  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  🚨  —  🚓 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚓
Discussion: HotAir
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Fidelity has cut its estimate of X's value by 79% since Musk's purchase  —  Elon Musk's X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity.  —  The asset manager's Blue Chip Growth Fund now values its stake in X …
 
 
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Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Low-price home affordability increases as mortgage rates ease: Report
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Struggling Hardliner Ted Cruz Suddenly Insists He's Bipartisan
Discussion: Politico, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance's Stolen Valor: ‘He Puts on Poverty Like You Put on Makeup’
Michaela Bourgeois / The Hill:
Senate Democrat introduces bill to expand Supreme Court
Discussion: Townhall and RedState
Oriana González / NOTUS:
How Dobbs Is Quietly Making Its Way Back to the Supreme Court
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Late Friday night, Tennessee House Republican Caucus chair Jeremy Faison posted …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Vance appears at conference hosted by preacher who says Harris is possessed by the devil
Discussion: Slate
NPR:
‘The Power Broker’ at 50 — and what author Robert Caro is still uncovering
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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