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3:30 PM ET, October 4, 2024

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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors  —  Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August  —  Donald Trump unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade about undocumented immigrants and predicted that this …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording  —  DUDE, NO  —  The 12-minute tape, reportedly from a dinner with donors in August, also features Trump launching into an expletive-laden rant against undocumented migrants.  —  Donald Trump was reportedly caught …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump's rallies early  —  The Republican nominee consistently draws large, enthusiastic and rowdy crowds to his rallies and other campaign events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Pharyngula
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's True Crowd Size Exposed in Embarrassing Video
The Oklahoman:
‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms  —  Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather WarlickOklahoma Watch  —  Superintendent Ryan Walters isn't just talking about buying Bibles for schools.  —  Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles.
FEMA.gov:
Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response  —  Help keep yourself, your family and your community safe after Hurricane Helene by being aware of rumors and scams and sharing official information from trusted sources.  —  Do your part to the stop the spread of rumors by doing three easy things:
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
No, Biden didn't take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Unhinged Handling of Disasters Revealed By Insider  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 4, 2024, episode of The Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
A Woman Among Cowardly Men  —  The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Citifield nine that day;  —  the score stood two to zero, with but one inning more to play.  —  But the Mets, as usual, managed to find a way.  —  Saving our own Bill Kristol from emotional decay.... Happy Friday.
Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Media's Misery Deepens as Top Execs Depart  —  GETTING UGLY  —  An anonymous complaint against the CEO is roiling the company, according to a report.  —  Senior executives at Donald Trump's media company have left the business following mismanagement accusations made against its CEO, according to a report.
Discussion: CBS News, CNBC and Fortune
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Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Bruce Springsteen Backs Harris and Blasts Trump Out of This World  —  Yesterday, rock legend Bruce Springsteen endorsed Kamala Harris for President.  —  In an Instagram video that instantly went viral, Springsteen said, “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed to a vision of this country …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court clears way for Biden limits on methane and mercury pollution  —  The high court decided two of three fights playing out before it over some of the administration's furthest-reaching efforts to address climate change and air pollution.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday refused …
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Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From”  —  The thing is, she was already there.  —  Thinking before you speak publicly is an important skill.  Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, a conservative Republican, apparently did not get the memo.
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CBS News:
Woman who accused Lewandowski of assault says his lawyers tried to buy her silence  —  The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump's side.  But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump's 2024 …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Harris is playing it safe.  Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.  —  Democrats are concerned that she's acting like she's sitting on a lead in a tied race.  —  WASHINGTON — Even as polling shows the presidential race is a toss-up, Vice President Kamala Harris has been running …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Obama to kick off campaign swing for Harris in key battleground state of Pennsylvania
Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's coverage of a questionable viral moment  —  Patrick Eidsmo wrote on Sept. 17: Hello - this is a really unfair headline and story. … This Sept. 17 NPR online story was intended to document a viral internet moment.  —  Here's the back story: National Review Editor-in-Chief Rich Lowry appeared …
Discussion: Mediaite
ABC News:
Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years  —  Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers went on strike on Tuesday.  —  A container ship sits anchored in New York Harbor as it waits for the Port of Newark to re-open after members of the International …
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Politico:
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats
Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
Someone Was Arrested For Killing Geese In Springfield — But It Wasn't A Haitian  —  Brian Comer, a 64-year-old white man, was accused of illegally hunting geese at a golf course on the day Trump amplified racist lies about Haitian immigrants in the city.  —  LOADING
Discussion: The Bulwark, Mediaite and Raw Story
David Daley / The Guardian:
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans  —  If the right strews constitutional chaos over the certification of this presidential election, two people will have cleared the path  —  Two men recognized and exploited the anti-democratic loopholes within …
Discussion: In These Times
Axios:
The disappearing Bidens: A quiet end to a presidency … - Vice President Kamala Harris — who has praised Biden but doesn't routinely talk about him in her speeches — has had just one campaign event with him along with a few official events in Washington.  — First Lady Jill Biden …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman's sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases  —  The court announced it will add more than a dozen new cases to its argument calendar ahead of the new nine-month term that starts on Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Associated Press
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief  —  🚨 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 ⛓️
Erin Covey / Cook Political Report:
House Races Across the Midwest Move in Democrats' Favor  —  The 2022 midterm cycle was defined by divergent results across different regions of the country: Republicans ran strongest in blue states, picking up seats that Joe Biden won by double digits in 2020, while Democrats mostly held the line in districts in purple and red states.
Discussion: The Hill
CNN:
As fraud scandals erupt in Minnesota on Gov. Tim Walz's watch, accountability is in short supply  —  One state audit found that bonus checks intended for frontline workers during the pandemic were handed out to undeserving recipients.  Another criticized a Minnesota state agency for failing …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, HotAir and Twitchy
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon denies Trump's claim that JPMorgan CEO has endorsed him … JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon had endorsed him.  —  “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats suspect Netanyahu of attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race  —  Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
 
 
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Zach Shaw / Heartland Signal:
Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’
Discussion: Raw Story
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump set to hold ‘emotional’ rally in Butler, site of assassination attempt
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Bomb threats reported at New York synagogues deemed non-credible
Discussion: The Hill and Governor Kathy Hochul
emptywheel:
How Jack Smith Wants to Prove Trump's Crimes
Discussion: Politico
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
We Do Not Recommend Mainlining the Delusional Narcissism Fueling RFK Jr.'s Crackpot Circus
Discussion: The Nation
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. wants to use Hezbollah's weakness to elect new Lebanese president
Discussion: New York Times
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Israel was told ‘you are not alone’ - but year of war has left it isolated
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
Colorado Public Radio:
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars
Sarah Chayes / New York Times:
Democrats Have a Corruption Problem. They Can't Keep Ignoring It.
Discussion: The Hill
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows
Discussion: BizPac Review and PBS NewsHour
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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