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'No such thing as a little job': Harris laughs off Trump's strange McDonald's attack

Vice President Kamala Harris wants America to know there is no such thing as a little job — and she has experience behind a fast food joint's deep fryer to prove it.

Harris addressed a peculiar character attack from former President Donald Trump in her exclusive interview with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle, who told the Democratic presidential nominee, "I want to ask you about a little job and a big job."

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'Massive Win': Analyst says Trump just handed Jack Smith a legal gift

Former President Donald Trump may have just handed special counsel Jack Smith a crucial piece of evidence in an ongoing criminal case, according to a new legal analysis.

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in a North Carolina campaign speech made a bold new claim about his defeat in the 2020 election won by President Joe Biden: that it happened.

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Conservative mayor's removal of ballot drop box sparks criminal investigation: report

A conservative Wisconsin mayor on the job for five months is at the center of a criminal investigation after he removed a ballot drop box from city hall before voters in Wausau could use it.

Marathon County District Attorney Theresa Wetzsteon, a Democrat, said Wednesday she is investigating Wausau Mayor Doug Diny’s move after Kaitlyn Bernarde, the city clerk, filed a report upon discovering the drop box missing Monday, according to a report in The Washington Post. In a photo he provided to the Wausau Pilot & Review, Diny is seen wearing a hard hat, gloves and Department of Public Works jacket as he carts the city’s drop box away.

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Oversized filing in election subversion case 'not only appropriate but necessary': expert

The special counsel in former President Donald Trump's election subversion case is expected to submit an "oversized" brief this week, and experts say it's "not only appropriate" — but necessary.

As far as Trump's White House lawyer Ty Cobb sees it, having special counsel Jack Smith outline his case in 180 pages will not impact the 2020 election case before the Washington, D.C. district court, according to Salon's Russell Payne.

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Mark Cuban: Kamala Harris 'not just a sales rep' like Donald Trump but 'a CEO'

After Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a major economic speech Wednesday, billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" investor Mark Cuban called former President Donald Trump — whom he's known for decades — nothing more than a salesman, and said Harris is the one in charge.

Cuban was on hand at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and spoke to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace after Harris' speech. Cuban walked through his experience with the ex-president.

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Louisiana Republican launches racist tirade against 'nastiest country' Haiti after lawsuit

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) unleashed a bigoted attack on Haitian immigrants on Wednesday that drew swift blowback from many of his Twitter followers.

In a post on Twitter, Higgins attacked Haitian immigrants who filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (OH) for falsely accusing them of eating local residents' pets.

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'Tapestry of resentment': Experts say Trump campaign survives scandal because of one skill

The success of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign despite an unlikable running mate, a criminal conviction, million-dollar rulings on sex abuse and fraud, comments belittling Medal of Honor recipients, accusations of a physical fight at Arlington National Cemetery and an ongoing federal court case stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election is not surprising once voters consider his one unique skill, a slate of experts told the New York Times.

Columnist Thomas Edsall on Wednesday set out to solve what he called the "mystery of 2024: How is it possible that Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of winning the presidency despite all that voters now know about him?" and found an alarming answer.

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J.D. Vance comes across as a 'deeply, emotionally wounded kid': Psychotherapist

Psychotherapist Nick Carmody went into great detail after an X follower asked Carmody to analyze Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Writing on the social media site, he scrutinized key aspects of Vance's childhood that likely impacted his need to please people and to use power to garner revenge.

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Trump still fuming over debate with Harris: 'She just talked about the birds and the bees'

Former President Donald Trump faulted Vice President Kamala Harris by claiming she "talked about the birds and the bees" during a recent debate on ABC News.

While speaking to a group of supporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump asserted that the debate was "three on one" because the moderators and Harris fact-checked him.

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JD Vance's favorability likened to 'herpes' in brutal poll analysis

Women like North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson — the gubernatorial candidate recently linked to boasts of an affair with his wife's sister on a porn site — more than former President Donald Trump's own supporters like running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a new analysis contends.

The Bulwark Wednesday heaped scorn on Vance over recently released Harvard Youth Poll data that found he is only viewed favorably by 18 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 30.

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'It's an insane message': Women voters revolt over Trump vow to 'protect' them

Former President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows this week when he vowed to be a "protector" for women, despite the fact that he has been found liable for sexual abuse and has faced sexual assault allegations from dozens of women.

"You will no longer be abandoned or scared, you won't be in danger any longer," Trump pledged to women voters this week. "You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected and I will be your protector. You will be happy, healthy, confident and free. You will no longer be thinking about abortion.”

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'Loose cannon' Trump has campaign insiders scrambling as election strategy tossed out

Donald Trump's third run for the presidency has gone from smooth sailing to being rudderless since his campaign was caught flatfooted when President Joe Biden stepped aside, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to change the fortunes of the Democratic Party.

According to MSNBC analyst Hayes Brown, the highly organized Trump for president campaign helmed by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita was enjoying a honeymoon when Biden was the presumptive candidate but the entry of Harris as their man's opponent has turned him into a "loose cannon" they have no control over nor are they attempting to.

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Hacked files show how Trump team botched vetting of J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance has proven to be one of the most unpopular vice presidential nominees in recent memory, and hacked documents show Donald Trump's team failed to turn up some of the past controversial statements that have dogged his candidacy.

A source identifying himself only as "Robert" shopped around internal documents starting in mid-July allegedly hacked in Iran from the Trump campaign, but so far none of the stolen information has been published – not by the New York Times, Politico or the Washington Post, all of which turned down the offer despite reporting on emails stolen from Hillary Clinton's campaign, reported Vanity Fair.

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