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5:25 PM ET, October 8, 2024

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CNN:
‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin  —  Editor's Note: The story below contains explicit language  —  In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Secretly Stayed in Touch With Putin After Leaving Office, Book Says  —  A new book by the journalist Bob Woodward also reports that Donald J. Trump, while still in office, secretly sent Vladimir Putin what were then rare Covid-19 tests for the Russian's leader's personal use.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says  —  “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Eleven years later, Trump may finally have the best friend he wanted  —  In 2013, the future president mused that he might become BFFs with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  New reporting suggests that goal might have come to fruition.  —  In 2013, Donald Trump was just New York Businessman Donald Trump …
emptywheel:
As Russia Overtly Helps Trump Get Elected, Trump Continues to Check in with Vladimir Putin  —  According to CNN, Bob Woodward's latest book reveals that Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin as many as seven times since leaving the Presidency. … According to WaPo's version of the Woodward story …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris' Support Among Republicans Almost Doubles: NYT-Siena Poll  —  in November has nearly doubled over the past month according to a major new survey from  —  .  —  It found nine percent of likely voters who describe themselves as  —  plan to back the Democratic candidate in November …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
The Cataclysmic Post-Election Scenario No One's Bracing For  —  Plus: A senator's honest reversal on term limits.  —  ∙ Paid  —  At the start of the 118th Congress in January 2023, I sat in the press gallery of the House chamber and watched Republicans fail to elect a speaker, as Kevin McCarthy didn't have the votes.
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
55/45 is a really close race  —  After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling to do a Model Talk on where the race stands: perhaps we'll take another tour through the swing states, for instance.  But we've been leaning heavily on the paywalled side lately …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change  —  A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump.  Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo.  —  Voters are now more likely to credit Vice President Kamala Harris …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Do We Dare Call It Fascism?
Discussion: Politico
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Kamala Harris makes the case in 60 Minutes interview for why she should be president  —  Kamala Harris has been a candidate for president for just two-and-a-half months and the post convention “honeymoon” is over.  With the election just 29 days away, Harris and her running mate Minnesota …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Harris is borrowing from ‘Republican playbook’ as she leads Trump in new national poll … WATCH NOW  —  Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is embracing some of the Republican Party's old standbys as her own as she gains ground on her GOP rival Donald Trump, pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview  —  CLUCK CLUCK  —  The former president claimed the vice president's sitdown with “60 Minutes”—something he bailed on after agreeing to—was “the WORST Interview.”  —  Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview …
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Harris goes after Trump's false claims about FEMA's storm response
CBS News:
How 60 Minutes found out Donald Trump would not participate in an election special
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Cesar's Conspicuous Call  —  Questions are mounting over why NBCU has opted to shelve the well-reviewed documentary from an Oscar-winning filmmaker until after the election.  —  NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.
Discussion: Newsbusters
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:   MSNBC delays documentary over fears it could ‘offend Donald Trump’: report
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds  —  A Democratic senator's report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.  —  In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct …
Politico:
Elon Musk amplifies hurricane disinformation while boosting Trump  —  The billionaire is using the power of his social media platform to spread falsehoods that officials say are hampering recovery efforts.  —  Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread election conspiracy theories …
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Axios:
FEMA administrator issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation
Christopher Steele / Newsweek:
I'm Behind the Trump-Russia Dossier.  We Gave the FBI More Than People Know  —  My wife Katherine called me up to the bedroom and told me that BuzzFeed had published our memos: The so-called “dossier” on  —  .  —  It was the night of January 10, 2017.  The publication of the news story …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits  —  A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams' bribery indictment.
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US Department of Justice:
Former New York City Hall Official Charged With Witness Tampering And Destruction Of Evidence
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Will Propose Major Initiative To Help Millions Of Seniors — And Their Caregivers  —  The Democratic nominee has a plan to help the “sandwich generation,” aging Americans and people with disabilities.  —  LOADING  —  Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday …
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emptywheel:
Disaster Disinformation Is This Year's John Podesta Emails  —  I've already focused on these three paragraphs, but want to return to them.  They're from NYT's article anticipating how the apparently tied race will roll out in the next 30 (now 28) days.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Wisconsin Senate race toward GOP  —  The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted the Wisconsin Senate race from “lean Democrat” to “toss up,” handing Republican Eric Hovde a boost as he tries to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Doug Emhoff was a foul-mouthed ‘a**hole’ and ‘misogynist’ who hired a ‘trophy secretary’ because she was ‘pretty’ and 'retaliated against women who didn't flirt back' at LA law firm, ex-staff claim  —  Kamala Harris's husband was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘misogynistic’ at work, his former colleagues tell DailyMail.com.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DeSantis Threatening Jail Time for Running Abortion Rights Ads in Florida  —  Florida has become the state where elements of a future, second-Trump-presidency America already come into view.  We're seeing some of these things happening right now in Florida.  The example I'm about to share with you legitimately shocked me.
Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate ‘lobbyist steak.’ But he lobbied—with steak  —  During an October debate, Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy denounced his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, for " eating lobbyist steak ″ while the Republican fought in Afghanistan.
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Citing omelets and chili, justices seem likely to uphold ghost gun rules  —  A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical the government overstepped in requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns  —  The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a major gun regulation imposed …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country  —  Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters.  —  With just four weeks until the election, Donald J. Trump and Republican candidates nationwide …
Discussion: NBC News
 
 
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Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Vulnerable Dem Jon Tester turns on Biden admin over DEI after Montana universities stripped of federal funds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
The problem with reporting on Donald Trump is the press never took him seriously
Discussion: Raw Story
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Inside a Harris Ad in Which Ex-Trump Aides Blast Him as Unfit for Office
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
JD Vance brings Trump campaign into Detroit
Discussion: The Hill
Bloomberg:
Dimon Says He's Still Deciding on a Presidential Endorsement
Discussion: Fox Business, WCNC-TV and USA Today
Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace on Why He Left Fox News: I Have A Problem With ‘Conspiracy and Lies’
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Associated Press
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Buttigieg Rips Trump's Dangerous Hurricane Lies to Shreds
Discussion: New Republic and CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Tech Bro Fanboys Wanted Him Jailed After Jan. 6th
Discussion: Mediaite
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump took ‘British naval secrets’ to Mar-a-Lago, says Christopher Steele
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
The Free Press:
How Is CBS Marking October 7? By Admonishing Tony Dokoupil
NOTUS:
North Carolina Adapts to a Post-Hurricane Election. Not Everyone Is On Board.
Public Notice:
Trump's climate denial is appalling and getting worse
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify releases a ranking of the top audiobooks on the platform for the first time, showing A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas was 2024's top book

Mike Pastore / MarTech:
Informa Tech, a B2B media and data company that owns brands like Industry Dive, merges with TechTarget to broaden reach to customers and scale for marketers

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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