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.Punchbowl News AM today - News: Steve Scalise lays out House Republicans’ September plans - Forget the ‘Defund the police’ movement. Dems in tough races embrace cops - Flake reflects on ambassadorship & drops some 2024 hints - Lots of new campaign ads punchbowl.news/archive/9624-a…

New this AM

September State Polling: California, Florida, Ohio, Texas - Emerson Polling Some interesting Senate polls here. Rick Scott up 1% over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida, Cruz up 4% over Allred in Texas, Brown up 2% over Moreno in Ohio emersoncollegepolling.com/september-stat…

BREAKING: 142K Jobs, unemployment falls to 4.2%. Last two months revised down by 86K Economists had expected 165K jobs, and a 4.2% unemployment rate bloomberg.com/news/live-blog…

New—Is Jeff Flake the next prominent anti-Trump Republican to endorse Harris? I spoke w/Flake as he wrapped up his tenure as Turkey amb this week. He dropped some hints about his plans & said “I’ve always been a big fan of continuity” on foreign policy punchbowl.news/article/foreig…

JUST IN: The D.C. Circuit has upheld the obstruction conviction of a former Capitol Police officer who urged a Jan. 6 rioter to delete Facebook posts to avoid being caught — and later deleted his own messages to the rioter. cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opini…

Such striking numbers in wake of SCOTUS: "The percentage of Black students entering Amherst this fall dropped to 3 percent from 11 percent last year, and at Tufts, it dropped to 4.7 percent from 7.3 percent." nytimes.com/2024/08/30/us/…

On Trump campaign call w/ members & staff, Speaker Johnson said he's been on his hands and knees praying for how grateful he is for Susie Wiles & Trump's team. Johnson also expressed confidence they'll keep the House and predicted they could have a 13-seat majority next year.

"An American woman was killed Friday in the occupied West Bank, the State Department said. Two witnesses said the woman was shot in the head by Israeli forces who had opened fire." Kareem Fahim Loveday Morris John Hudson washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

Susan Wild and Ryan Mackenzie neck and neck in 7th Congressional District inquirer.com/politics/elect…

.⁦Chuck Schumer⁩ & ⁦Senator Patty Murray⁩ say no to House GOP’s CR proposal

White House also rejects House GOP CR proposal

.⁦⁦Rosa DeLauro⁩, top Dem on the House Approves Cmte, slams GOP CR proposal

Notre Dame paid Northern Illinois $1.4 million to play in South Bend today. The Huskies just beat the #5 Fighting Irish 16-14—the biggest upset in NIU HISTORY.

Notre Dame hahahahaha terrible

In a lengthy Truth Social post, Donald J. Trump escalates his threats to prosecute political opponents - now vowing “long term prison sentences” for anyone who “cheated” in the 2020 or 2024 election.