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The IndependentScientific American makes presidential endorsement for only the second time in its 179-year history
‘The US faces two futures,’ according to editors at top science magazine
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Warns What Laura Loomer Really Wants From Donald Trump: ‘It’s Terrifying’
Sarah Matthews slammed far-right conspiracy theorist Loomer as the "ultimate sycophant" who is "clearly angling" for one thing.
- The Hill
Trump quips he wishes Biden hadn’t called him: ‘He was so nice to me’
Former President Trump said Tuesday that both President Biden and Vice President Harris were “so nice” in their calls following an apparent assassination attempt on Trump, hinting that it made it more difficult to attack them. “He was so nice to me yesterday. In one way I sort of wish the call wasn’t made because…
- Rolling Stone
Judge Who Tossed Trump’s Docs Case Repeatedly Violated Disclosure Rule: Report
Florida Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose lavish trips hosted by influential conservative law school
- HuffPost
'Daily Show' Uses Trump's Own Words To Nail His Biggest New Hypocrisy
Ronny Chieng has some receipts for the former president.
- The Daily Beast
Democrats Secretly Fear Mike Johnson Could Create Election Chaos
Senior Democratic Party lawmakers are reportedly concerned that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson could try and sabotage a Kamala Harris election victory.Top-level meetings are secretly being held to guard against several eventualities that could impede the smooth transfer of power if Donald Trump loses in November, according to Politico.While Democratic lawmakers say such a scenario is unlikely, they worry how Johnson will react if the Republicans retain control of the House and oversee Har
- CNN
Kamala Harris just got one of her best polls of the year
One of the best pollsters in America recently came out with its latest survey, and it’s good news for Kamala Harris.
- The Daily Beast
How Ukraine Turned Putin’s Own Trick Against Him
KHARKIV, Ukraine—Stuck in a crowded prison cell in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, 45-year-old Viktor faces a choice. He can stay where he is, serving out his sentence in the knowledge that a Russian bomb could hit the jail any day, or he can swap his cell for the dangers of the front lines, as a volunteer defending his country.“Better to go fight with weapons, than sit here,” he tells the Daily Beast.In a tactic borrowed from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, Ukraine has started releasing prisoners for
- HuffPost
Ohio Sheriff Suggests Collecting Addresses Of Kamala Harris Supporters
Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zachowski apparently said on Facebook officials could send “the Illegal human ‘Locust’” to homes supporting the vice president.
- HuffPost
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Jabs At Harris For Not Having Biological Children
"Kamala Harris doesn't have anything keeping her humble," the Arkansas governor insisted.
- The Independent
I traveled with Tim Walz after the second attempted Trump assassination. Here’s how he reacted
Flying with Harris’s running-mate — and trailing him from campaign event to campaign event, all while trying to get a reaction to breaking news — can be a surreal affair
- The Hill
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is warning colleagues that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for Congress to stumble into a government shutdown a few weeks before Election Day, saying Republicans would “certainly” get the blame. McConnell made his comments a few hours after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled his plan to vote this…
- The Independent
Martha Stewart makes her endorsement in the 2024 presidential race
Cooking and hospitality tycoon and TV star demurred from choosing a candidate in 2020
- Evening Standard
OPINION - New attack on Donald Trump, same old response - but it won't help him much
Ex-president’s attempts to profit from the golf course assassination attempt look unlikely to pay off
- The Independent
‘He’s a narcissist’: New doc exposes how Trump finds ‘yes men’ to push his election fraud lies
The documentary, Stopping the Steal, airs on September 17 at 9pm on HBO
- The Daily Beast
Jimmy Kimmel Rips Trump’s Insane Reaction to Assassination Attempt
Jimmy Kimmel may not have made any jokes on Monday about the second apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump. But he did not hesitate to hammer the Republican presidential nominee for blaming the Sunday incident on his political opponents. The host began by calling the “would-be assassin” a “troubled individual,” joking that you “know he’s nuts” because he once tweeted that his dream GOP ticket would be Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. But then Kimmel turned to Trump’s first public comment
- BBC
US election polls: Who is ahead - Harris or Trump?
An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.
- The Daily Beast
JD Vance Kisses Usha After Racially Charged Attack on Harris
JD Vance took his secret weapon with him Tuesday on the campaign trail: his wife, Usha, whose Indian-American heritage may serve to blunt the fallout from racial stereotypes that Republicans have aimed at Kamala Harris.The vice presidential aspirant spent most of his speech at an event in battleground Michigan lambasting critics for stoking political violence, including a second apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.What he did not address, however, was something largely lost in the mid
- Reuters
India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities
India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks "misinformed and unacceptable". "We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in Myanmar, Gaza, India, or any other place," Khamenei said in a social media post on Monday. In response, India's foreign ministry said it "strongly deplored" the comments.
- CNN
US military aid packages to Ukraine shrink amid concerns over Pentagon stockpiles
US military aid packages for Ukraine have been smaller in recent months, as the stockpiles of weapons and equipment that the Pentagon is willing to send Kyiv from its own inventory have dwindled. The shift comes amid concerns about US military readiness being impacted as US arms manufacturers play catchup to the huge demand created by the war against Russia.