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ABC News:
Harris distances herself from Biden's ‘garbage’ comment: ‘I strongly disagree’ with criticizing people based on their vote  —  ABC News' Mary Bruce asked her what she thought when she heard Biden's comment.  —  Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during …
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Biden ‘Garbage’ Remark Causes Big Stink: Latest Responses
Fox News:
Harris responds to Biden ‘garbage’ remark for first time
Axios:
Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Total Incompetence: Befuddled Biden Bigfoots Kamala ... Why?
Fox News:
JD Vance calls out Harris donor who doubled down on Biden's ‘garbage’ comment
Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Bezos Should Donate the Washington Post to a Charity  —  His conflicts of interests are insurmountable.  He can take a heroic path to strengthen journalism.  —  With one ill-timed decision, Jeff Bezos undermined eleven years of positive behavior as a newspaper owner.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
After non-endorsement, 250,000 subscribers cancel The Washington Post  —  Newsroom staffers press for answers on the loss of readers and trust after the owner and publisher decided to no longer endorse presidential candidates.  —  At least 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Billions of Ways to Influence an Election
Discussion: Fox News, Persuasion and New Republic
ProPublica:
A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Josseli Barnica grieved the news …
Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:
6-Foot-1 Beauty Queen Accuses Trump of ‘Grabbing Her Body Everywhere’  —  SOUNDS FAMILIAR  —  Beatrice Keul is the 28th person to accuse the former president of sexual misconduct.  —  Yet another woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of groping her, bringing the total number …
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Beauty queen claims Donald Trump groped her after luring her back to suite at New York's Plaza Hotel  — Beatrice Keul, 53, was invited to US by Trump after Miss Switzerland pageant  —  He was grabbing and touching my body everywhere'  —  Donald Trump ‘jumped’ on a blonde 6' 1' pageant queen …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting.  The justices, over the dissents …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purge
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson's ‘No Obamacare’ Remark Draws Attention to Unpopular Stance  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said a Trump victory would allow Republicans to embark on a “massive overhaul” of the Affordable Care Act.  He said the party wants to “take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”
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Newsweek:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Kamala Harris: 'Don't Recognize Our Country'
CNN:
CNN Polls: Harris has a narrow edge in Michigan and Wisconsin, while she and Trump remain tied in Pennsylvania  —  Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory …
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Las Vegas Sun:
Donald Trump's cognitive decline becoming a troubling concern  —  VIEW MORE OF THE SUN'S OPINION SECTION
Discussion: Raw Story
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's clown car cabinet  —  🚗 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 👻  —  By Lisa Needham
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Just Shat Himself  —  1. The Law of the Jungle  —  In the Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon says precisely one true thing.  It's the end of the second episode and McMahon tells the filmmakers, “I believe in the law of the jungle.”
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democrat supporters at Florida polling station, police say  —  Caleb James Williams was arrested for allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, aged 71 and 54, police said.  —  Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson?  Here's What It Could Mean.  —  The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think.  —  Pocket  —  During the Nazi-throwback rally …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Obsessed with revenge”: In dual rallies, Trump celebrated fascism, but Kamala exposed its true face  —  MAGA made a petulant case for white supremacy, but on the site of January 6, Harris reminded voters of its violence  —  In the days since Donald Trump's hate-filled rally at Madison Square Garden …
Discussion: The Hill
New Jersey Online:
Star-Ledger ending print edition and closing production facility in 2025  —  The Star-Ledger will cease publishing a print newspaper and will close its Montville production facility in February 2025.  The decision was made by the Star-Ledger's owner, Newark Morning Ledger Co., due to rising costs …
Sam Woodward / USA Today:
Historian who correctly predicted 9 of last 10 presidential elections picks Harris, still  —  Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States and beat Republican rival Donald Trump on Election Day, or so historian and election forecaster Allan Lichtman still predicts.
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
What Will You Do?  —  Life-changing choices we may be forced to make if Donald Trump wins  —  Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum, September 18, 2024, in Uniondale, New York.  —  What will you do if men in uniforms arrive in your neighborhood …
Washington Post:
These look like Harris ads.  Trump backers bought them.  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news  —  Happy Wednesday!  Apple Intelligence is going just great.  Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com.  —  They look like Harris ads.  Trump backers bought them.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.0 percent.
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
Colorado Secretary of State posted spreadsheet with voting system passwords  —  The passwords are one part of a multi-step security process.  —  DENVER — The Colorado Secretary of State's Office inadvertently posted a spreadsheet to its website with a hidden tab that included voting system passwords.
New York Times:
Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’  —  Former President Donald J. Trump often brags about hiring “the best people.”  But the breadth of the criticism aimed at Mr. Trump, especially from his own former military and national security officials, sets him apart from any modern president.
Washington Post:
The vast majority of early voters were probably going to vote anyway  —  As with everything this election, it's what's at the margin that could make the difference.  —  Elon Musk approaches information about the 2024 election with the passion of a new convert: Enthusiastic about what he sees, even if he doesn't entirely understand it.
 
 
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ProPublica:
Election Skeptics Are Targeting Voting Officials With Ads That Suggest They Don't Have to Certify Results
Discussion: WisPolitics
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Tim Scott promised $14 million to sway Black voters to Trump. He raised a fraction of that.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
Ben Brasch / Washington Post:
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll reluctantly vote for Kamala Harris
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dem-linked super PAC boosts third-party candidate in Pennsylvania Senate race
Discussion: The Hill and The National Pulse
Stuart Lau / Politico:
Hungary flirts with Putin and snubs NATO meeting
Michael Casey / Associated Press:
Prosecutors seek a 17-year prison term for Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Ross Rosenfeld / New Republic:
How America's Craven Plutocrats Busted the Myth of the Business Hero
New Republic:
GOPer Wrecks Trump on NYC Hate Rally: “Surprise, You Blew Yourself Up”
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Harris campaign says 75,000 people at Ellipse speech - 22,000 more than Trump's Jan 6 crowd at same spot