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WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Where Things Stand: He’s Gonna Wing It Prime Badge
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
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09.09.20 | 12:31 pm

President Trump is reportedly banking on a fever swamp perception of former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental acuity — which has been the subject of baseless rumors perpetuated not only by the right, but also, apparently, by Russian propaganda — to guide him through the debates in coming weeks.

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This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
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09.07.20 | 12:00 pm
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09.06.20 | 3:35 pm
Harris: ‘Theoretically, Of Course’ Russian Interference Poses Threat To Biden Win
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09.06.20 | 11:37 am
Senator Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) are joined by university presidents and chancellors to call for passage of the Dream Act at the U.S. Capitol October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary May, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson, University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathu and University at Albany President Havidan Rodriguez Senator Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) are joined by university presidents and chancellors to call for passage of the Dream Act at the U.S. Capitol October 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary May, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson, University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathu and University at Albany President Havidan Rodriguez
Harris Predicts Scientists Will Be ‘Muzzled’ Amid Trump Effort To Push Vaccine Before Election
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09.05.20 | 5:26 pm
Biden: Trump’s ‘Both Sides’ Reaction To C’Ville Shows He ‘Legitimizes’ Racism
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09.03.20 | 4:50 pm
OSAKA, JAPAN - JUNE,28 (RUSSIA OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, in Osaka, Japan, June,28,2019. Vladimir Putin has arrived to Japan to partcipate the G20 Osaka Summit and to meet U.S.President Donald Trump. Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images OSAKA, JAPAN - JUNE,28 (RUSSIA OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, in Osaka, Japan, June,28,2019. Vladimir Putin has arrived to Japan to partcipate the G20 Osaka Summit and to meet U.S.President Donald Trump. Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images
Another DHS Bulletin Reportedly Shows Russia Boosting Same Disinformation As Trump
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09.03.20 | 4:11 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
House Oversight Calls For Probe Into Potential Hatch Act Violations At RNC
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09.03.20 | 11:11 am