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'Eternally sorry': Journalist confesses his biggest error in covering 'buffoon' Trump

Former President Donald Trump's behavior has been enabled by a mainstream press that "never took him seriously," Lucian Truscott wrote for Salon on Tuesday in a damning indictment of the media's enabling of the former president's attacks on democracy.

This problem has existed long before the Trump era, wrote Truscott — going all the way back to the 1970s.

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'Not true': Reporter informs J.D. Vance that Gaza isn't in Israel

Reuters journalist Andrea Shalal informed Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) that Gaza was not in Israel after former President Donald Trump claimed he had visited the territory.

During a rally in Detroit on Tuesday, Shalal noted that Trump had recently made the claim about visiting the Gaza Strip.

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GOP is getting 'tripped up by question that shouldn't faze a high schooler': conservative

Conservative Ramesh Ponnuru is often sympathetic to Republicans' complaints about media bias, but not when it comes to basic questions about the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Writing in the Washington Post, Ponnuru chides Republicans for decrying questions about the results of the 2020 election as a "gotcha" question given that the former president still insists that he won the election.

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'It's insanity!' Howard Stern astonished by Trump's reason for backing out of '60 Minutes'

Howard Stern aired his interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday afternoon, during which the host lambasted former President Donald Trump.

While Stern had in the past welcomed Trump many times over the decades, he was shocked to see Trump refuse to speak to "60 Minutes," where Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) appeared on Monday evening.

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GOP senator goes on rant about tampons in response to Harris interview

Vice President Kamala Harris recently went on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast to discuss her campaign and its focus on restoring abortion rights. That interview provoked strong feelings from one Republican U.S. senator.

Newsweek reported Tuesday that in response to Harris' interview, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) had a particular fixation on the mention of women's menstrual health products. While speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity, Kennedy said he was personally offended that Harris talked about tampons while Appalachian communities were reeling from Hurricane Helene.

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J.D. Vance crowd boos reporter asking to discourage rioting at ballot counting centers

Supporters of Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance booed a reporter who asked him to condemn riots at ballot counting centers.

During a Tuesday rally in Detroit, Detroit Free Press correspondent Clara Hendrickson asked Vance about recent reporting involving the 2020 election.

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Gotcha debate attack backfires as GOP Senate candidate gets entangled in own accusation

Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy enjoyed steakhouse dinners while lobbying for government contracts for his aerial firefighting company, turning a gotcha line used in a debate last week back on himself.

The former U.S. Navy Seal took a shot at Sen Jon Tester (D-MT) during their debate for "eating lobbyist steak" while the GOP candidate fought in Afghanistan, but the Associated Press found emails showing Sheehy had himself developed a taste for red meat and lobbying while working to expand his company.

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MSNBC delays documentary over fears it could 'offend Donald Trump': report

A documentary about the Trump administration's family separation policy will not air before Election Day because MSNBC is concerned about offending the Republican presidential nominee, according to new reports.

Journalist Oliver Darcy, a former critic for CNN, revealed Tuesday that the Errol Morris documentary based on Jacob Soboroff's 2020 book "Separated: Inside an American Tragedy," is being held by NBC bosses until Dec. 7 — a move that apparently annoyed the director.

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Evangelicals for Harris claim Franklin Graham is threatening to sue them

An organization of evangelical Christians who are working to elect Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on Tuesday that Trump-backing evangelical leader Franklin Graham is threatening to sue them over their ads.

Writing on its Twitter, the Evangelicals for Harris group said that "lawyers for Franklin Graham have informed us they are planning to sue us to block voters from seeing our ad."

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'Profanity-laced': New book reveals Biden's 'blunt' assessments of world leaders

President Joe Biden doesn't hold back in private when assessing world leaders and domestic political officials, according to a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward.

The famed Watergate reporter gathered material for the forthcoming publication "War" in hundreds of interviews that provided access to details from high-stakes confrontations and the president's private conversations about his stepping aside from his 2024 campaign and his son Hunter Biden's legal problems, according to excerpts published by CNN.

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‘They are partners’: Experts warn on Trump and Putin after bombshell Woodward revelations

Political experts and top journalists are delving into reports from Bob Woodward's new book, and issuing warnings about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as Americans face a historic and pivotal election just four weeks from today.

CNN obtained a copy of Woodward's latest, titled, "War." In it, the Watergate journalist delivers stunning revelations.

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'Perfect for Christmas': Trump shills Melania's book amid furor over hurricane response

As a deadly storm barreled toward Donald Trump's home state Tuesday afternoon, the former President shared words of encouragement for his fellow Floridians and readers across the nation.

"Very proud of Melania! Her book is out Nationally, and for sale EVERYWHERE," Trump wrote. "Perfect for Christmas. Get it NOW."

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Hurricane Milton is barreling down on Trump's Truth Social HQ

Hurricane Milton is barreling toward former President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, according to government records and a new report.

Trump Media's headquarters are on North Cattlemen Road in Sarasota, the coastal Florida city under a hurricane warning as the city implements limited evacuations and braces for towering storm surges, tropical winds and possible isolated tornadoes, financial filings, city records and National Weather Service reports show.

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