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- www.huffpost.com Donald Trump Tax Plans Would Increase Taxes On 95% Of Americans, Analysis Finds
The Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy found Trump’s tariff proposals would outweigh his tax cuts for all but the very richest households.
- www.msnbc.com Rep. Liz Cheney rips Trump: ‘I was a Republican before Donald Trump started spray tanning'
Yamiche Alcindor NBC News Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House live from the Kamala Harris campaign trail to detail what the Harris Campaign’s strategy is with just a little over a month to go until Election Day.
- www.nj.com Look! New York Times suddenly discovers Trump’s extensive ‘cognitive decline’
After months of sane-washing, the 'newspaper of record' is acknowledging the obvious
- www.nj.com Elon Musk’s mom says cheating for Trump isn’t ‘illegal.’ Twitter fires back: ‘You’re just as dumb as your son’
Meanwhile, Elon jumps around stage at a Trump rally
- www.huffpost.com Mike Johnson Claims ‘Who Won The 2020 Election’ Is A ‘Gotcha’ Question
The House speaker declining to say Trump lost the election echoes JD Vance's "damning non-answer" during last week's vice presidential debate.
- www.msnbc.com 'A scab': UAW President says Trump 'doesn’t give a damn about working class people'
In between appearing alongside Senator Bernie Sanders in Michigan for Kamala Harris campaign events, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain joined Velshi to discuss the harm another Trump presidency would do for the American worker and economy. “He was president — he didn’t do anything to bring jo...
- www.lgbtqnation.com MAGA influencers spread lie claiming Pete Buttigieg is HIV-positive - LGBTQ Nation
His husband, Chasten Buttigieg, commented on the false claim, offering advice on one way to combat similar right-wing falsehoods.
- www.usatoday.com Opinion: Trump lost the respect of veterans – including me. He's a risk to our democracy.
Most profoundly concerning is the prospect of what Donald Trump would do in a second term, untethered from needing to follow the Constitution.
- www.nbcnews.com Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump 'will contest' election results if he loses
Schiff’s remarks come days after President Joe Biden said he didn’t know whether the election would be “peaceful.”
- apnews.com Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week
Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh.
- www.thedailybeast.com Lara Trump Fumes as CNN Host Calls Out Donald’s Hurricane Helene Lies
The Republican National Committee co-chair tried her best to back her father-in-law’s dubious claims. Dana Bash had enough of it.
- www.newsweek.com Elon Musk's appearance at Donald Trump rally mocked: "Cringing"
The billionaire tech mogul joined the former president onstage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
- www.nytimes.com Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age
With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.
- www.newsweek.com Full list of Republicans who voted against FEMA funding before Helene hit
Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund as Hurricane Helene was heading toward Florida.
- www.cbsnews.com Sen. Mark Kelly says feds need to do a "better job" of letting Americans know "there's a huge amount of misinformation" on election
"It's up to us, the people who serve in Congress and in the White House to get the information out there," Sen. Mark Kelly told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
- www.nytimes.com Biden, on ‘The View,’ Calls Trump a ‘Loser’ Who Lacks ‘Redeeming Value’
President Biden became the first sitting president to appear live on “The View.” He said he was “at peace” with his decision not to run again.
- www.fox5dc.com New bill in DC could end child marriages, setting age requirement at 18
In D.C., a ban on child marriage could soon become law. Currently, 16- and 17-year-olds may not be able to drink, smoke, or vote, but they can get married.
- www.independent.co.uk North Carolina newspaper condemns Trump for ‘spreading lies’ about Helene
Harris vows ‘we’re here for the long haul’ as she visits western NC and combats Trump’s relief effort lies
- www.independent.co.uk Embattled Mark Robinson losing by double digits in North Carolina gubernatorial race
Scandal-hit Republican candidate is trailing Democrat Josh Stein and faces an uphill battle in North Carolina
- www.nj.com The Almighty Dollar: Did schools official rig bid to allow Trump to grift off taxpayers with his Bible?
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is pushing to put more Bibles in the classroom, but which ones?
- www.pennlive.com VP candidate Tim Walz, Senator John Fetterman to campaign in central Pa. this week
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz will be making multiple campaign stops in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, his campaign announced.
- www.independent.co.uk Florida is nearing toss-up status as poll shows Trump’s lead nearly vanished
Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported
- www.huffpost.com North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories On Helene Disaster Relief
State Sen. Kevin Corbin calls out “conspiracy theory junk” about unburied bodies and FEMA stealing money.
- www.wired.com Elon Musk Spoke at a Trump Rally, Referenced 'Dark MAGA,' and Urged Supporters to Vote
“Get everyone you know, and everyone you don't know, drag them to register to vote,” said Elon Musk at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “If they don’t, this will be the last election. That’s my prediction.”
- www.washingtonpost.com How Biden helped end a port strike that threatened Democrats in November
The White House played a major role in the deal that opens the ports until January, postponing the issue until after this November’s election.
- www.washingtonpost.com Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign
Candidates ranging from Donald Trump to House candidates are seeking to soften, or appear to soften, their hardline stances.