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There, he told a story of a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown that Mr. Brown denies. “It was Willie Brown,” Mr. Trump, who spent much of the last year hoping to make gains with Black voters, posted. Ms. Res, who also spoke to Politico, recalled that Mr. Trump liked to say that Mr. Holden had “turned white” from fear, but that it was actually Mr. Trump whose face was ashen. Mr. Brown told him he had never been in a helicopter with Mr. Trump. “He was not fan of hers very much, at that point,” Mr. Trump said.

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☆ Joe Rogan Would Like to Clarify: He Did Not Endorse Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The world’s most popular podcaster has, sort of, but not really, thrown his support to one of the 2024 presidential race’s least popular candidates. On Thursday, Joe Rogan said he preferred Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent, for president. His remarks about Mr. Kennedy, uttered on a show with a far smaller reach than his own, nonetheless set off a frenzied response. Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, worried that Mr. Rogan’s stance could carve off voters and hurt his electoral chances come November, quickly turned on the podcaster, standup comic and U.F.C. They questioned his intelligence and even mocked his height, a spectacle that was greeted with something akin to joy — or, at least, schadenfreude — among Democrats who have long written off Mr. Rogan as helpful to their cause.

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☆ Doug Emhoff, Husband of Kamala Harris, Acknowledges Long-Ago Affair
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ken Bensinger | Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, said on Saturday that he had an extramarital affair during his first marriage, years before he met Ms. Harris. At the time, Mr. Emhoff, an entertainment lawyer, was married to Kerstin Emhoff, a film producer, with whom he had two children. Mr. Emhoff met Ms. Harris in 2013, and they married the following year. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account of my actions,” Mr. Emhoff said in the statement. “I took responsibility, and in the years since, we worked through things as a family and have come out stronger on the other side.”

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☆ Trump Elevates False, Fringe Attacks on Harris to Center of His Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When former President Donald J. Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity on Wednesday, he lifted a longstanding and false line of attack from the fringes of political discourse to the very center of a presidential campaign. For years, rivals and critics have lodged accusations that Ms. Harris shifts her personal identity to her political advantage, and that she is, in fact, not who she claims to be. Those attacks, based on falsehoods, misinformation and conspiratorial notions, have increased dramatically in the week and a half since she emerged as the Democrats’ all-but-certain standard-bearer. Just hours after President Biden announced that he would not seek a second term, the right-wing agitator Laura Loomer posted on the social media site X that Ms. Harris “pretends to be black” as part of what she called a “delusional, Democrat DEI quota.”The next day, Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who spoke at the Republican National Convention last month, said on his popular interview show that the vice president was “sort of Black, sort of Indian.” The rapper Lil Pump, a Trump supporter who has some 20 million followers across Instagram, TikTok and X, said on Sunday that “Kamala Harris isn’t even black…she’s Indian.”

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There were also the white women, in a Zoom-busting paroxysm of solidarity and angst. The speakers included two white dudes on the shortlist to be Ms. Harris’s running mate — Gov. Image The actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined the “White Dudes for Harris” call. (The “White Dudes for Harris” call, at the end of its three-hour 20-minute run, had brought in more than $4 million.) He had seen a link for the “White Dudes for Harris” trucker hat and wanted one.

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☆ Liberal ‘White Dudes’ Rally for Harris: ‘It’s Like a Rainbow of Beige’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

First came the Black women, who had been meeting every week for four years and were ready to spring into action for Kamala Harris. Then came the Black men and South Asian Americans. There were also the white women, in a Zoom-busting paroxysm of solidarity and angst. On Monday night, the string of identity groups backing Ms. Harris reached its bizarre, and perhaps inevitable, apotheosis with the inaugural meeting of the aptly named “White Dudes for Harris.”“What a variety of whiteness we have here,” marveled Bradley Whitford, the “West Wing” actor, his tongue firmly in cheek as he opened his remarks to the 60,000 or so attendees who had gathered on a live video call to show their support and raise money for Ms. Harris’s nascent presidential campaign. “It’s like a rainbow of beige.”The call, put together by a few Democratic organizers (and not affiliated with the Harris campaign), was billed as a moment of solidarity, a chance to prove that former President Donald J. Trump doesn’t own the votes of white men or speak for them.

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Mr. Vance’s stumbles have come after a remarkable two weeks when Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt, and then rallied the party — and even some skeptics — behind him. Then, in a sense, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance were the victims of that success. Image Mr. Vance, center right, and Mr. Trump at the Republican National Convention earlier this month. Some of Mr. Vance’s comments on some conservative podcasts veered into serious policy critiques that trucked in antisemitic tropes and racial stereotypes. Still, the Harris campaign was happy with the bruises they had inflicted.

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Mr. Vance’s stumbles have come after a remarkable two weeks when Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt and then rallied the party — and even some skeptics — behind him. Then, in a sense, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance became the victims of that success. Some of Mr. Vance’s comments on some conservative podcasts veered into serious policy critiques that trucked in antisemitic tropes and racial stereotypes. The Harris campaign has been able to keep the spotlight on the momentum behind her fledgling presidential run — and away from Mr. Trump. Still, the Harris campaign was happy with the bruises they had inflicted.

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☆ Harris Joins TikTok, Another Sign of the App’s Value in Reaching Young Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is now officially on TikTok. Ever since President Biden announced on Sunday that he would no longer be running for re-election and instead endorsed his vice president for the job, the social media platform has been inundated with memes about coconut trees, Brat summer and other fawning content related to Ms. Harris. On Thursday night, Ms. Harris joined the party, launching her own account with a video in which she stated simply that she “thought I would get on here myself.”

Persons: Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, ” Organizations: Democratic

Ms. Harris was receiving 93 percent support from Democrats, the same share that Mr. Trump was getting from Republicans. Overall, Mr. Trump leads Ms. Harris 48 percent to 47 percent among likely voters in a head-to-head match. Mr. Trump leads Ms. Harris 48 percent to 46 percent among registered voters. The country’s view of Ms. Harris has also brightened, with her favorable rating rising by 10 percentage points since February. In a multicandidate race, less than a single percentage point separated Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris, with Ms. Harris at 44 percent and Mr. Trump at 43 percent after rounding.

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☆ A One-Man Telemundo on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Oh, I need to make a video, actually, in the car,” Mr. Espina, 25, said apologetically as he pulled his Honda crossover S.U.V. He skimmed a Honduran newspaper’s Instagram post about the news and then opened TikTok, where he has 9.4 million followers. He turned the camera on himself while his girlfriend, who was sitting behind him, crouched out of the frame, clearly used to this sort of drill. His hazel eyes widened, and he boomed, “Importante noticia de última hora” — Spanish for “important breaking news” — then shared a one-minute recap. The video racked up more than 100,000 views during lunch, which Mr. Espina received for free because the restaurant owner was thrilled to recognize him from TikTok.

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Shortly after that, the far-right activist Laura Loomer posted on X about some recent remarks that President Biden made about Mr. Trump and then wrote, “They tried to kill Trump.” She did not provide evidence. An hour later, with official details of the assassination attempt still scant, the narrative that President Biden and his allies had engineered the attack on Mr. Trump was being amplified by Republican lawmakers, Russian sympathizers and even a Brazilian political scion. By the time 24 hours had elapsed, posts about the unverified claim had been viewed and shared millions of times. The idea that President Biden was behind the shooting of Mr. Trump was perhaps the most dominant conspiracy theory to emerge after the attack in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. The unproven conjecture surfaced almost instantly, hardened into a narrative and then catapulted between platforms large and small, even as information about the incident was limited.

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☆ Biden Campaign Has Long Fed Softball Questions to Friendly Interviewers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A few days before his State of the Union address in March, President Biden called in to “Afternoon Vibes,” a popular radio show in Charlotte, N.C. The host, Jessica Williams, asked him if he would list his accomplishments, say why he had decided to run for a second term and explain what was at stake for Black voters in the election. Nine days later, the president called into a third show, this time in Milwaukee. “What do you think is at stake in this election for Black Americans specifically?” the host, Michelle Bryant, asked. And in nearly every case, the questions set the president up to deliver on-message talking points, without notable flubs.

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☆ NBA champion Jayson Tatum has a new $314 million contract, but he won't spend any of it: 'I remember what it's like to struggle'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Jayson Tatum is fresh off of signing the richest contract in NBA history, but don't expect the reigning champion to spend any of that $314 million. "Her and my accountant agreed," he said of the deal they made before he was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 2017. "They didn't know I'd make as much as I did off the court." The All-Star's sponsors include Nike, Gatorade, Google and Subway, and he brought in an estimated $13 million from endorsements in 2024, according to Forbes. The mother-son duo said they are careful about preserving his basketball earnings because of the financial insecurities they experienced before Tatum entered the NBA.

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☆ Stephen Bannon Plans to Record His Podcast and Then Report to Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Immediately before reporting for a four-month sentence in federal prison on Monday, Stephen K. Bannon, the longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, will host the two final hours of his podcast from just outside the low-security facility in Danbury, Conn.“We’ll be as close to the prison as we can possibly get,” said Mr. Bannon in a high-spirited interview over the weekend. And when the taping, which he cast as an unsubtle troll pointed at the Justice Department, is concluded, “I’ll walk across the street and surrender.”Mr. Bannon on Friday lost his last-ditch bid to avoid incarceration, after the Supreme Court denied a request to postpone the sentence while he appealed a jury verdict that found him guilty of contempt for ignoring a congressional subpoena. As a result, the very public figure will remain out of view — and off the air — until just a few days before the Nov. 5 election. But the right wing firebrand insists that swapping his studio mic for a prison job, and his trademark double-collared shirts for government khakis, will have little impact on his influential “War Room” podcast. In fact, he claims, it will “only get bigger and more powerful” while he’s in custody.

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☆ Stephen Bannon Reports to Prison After One Final Podcast Episode
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stephen K. Bannon, the longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, has reported for a four-month sentence in federal prison on Monday after hosting the two final hours of his podcast from just outside the low-security facility in Danbury, Conn.“We’ll be as close to the prison as we can possibly get,” said Mr. Bannon in a high-spirited interview over the weekend. And when the taping, which he cast as an unsubtle troll pointed at the Justice Department, is concluded, “I’ll walk across the street and surrender.”He surrendered shortly after noon Eastern time. As a result, the very public figure will remain out of view — and off the air — until just a few days before the Nov. 5 election. But the right wing firebrand insists that swapping his studio mic for a prison job, and his trademark double-collared shirts for government khakis, will have little impact on his influential “War Room” podcast. In fact, he claims, it will “only get bigger and more powerful” while he’s in custody.

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☆ Don’t Forget to Like, Subscribe and Vote: Biden’s Rocky Influencer Courtship
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a Friday afternoon in late April, President Biden brought celebrities and elite social media influencers together for a White House reception. Jonathan M. Katz, an independent journalist and sharp critic of the administration, was shocked to get an invitation. When he met Mr. Biden, he pointedly asked about military aid to Israel and suggested he was supporting a “genocide.” Mr. Biden answered politely, but then appeared to grow impatient. “I trust you as far as I can throw your phone.” Aides then ushered Mr. Katz away. The episode, which Mr. Katz recorded on video and shared with his roughly 100,000 followers, was one in a series of Mr. Biden’s awkward attempts to manufacture online enthusiasm for his candidacy.

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One Friday last month, Jamie Raskin, a Democratic congressman from Maryland, spent a chunk of his day in court securing a protective order. Mr. Raskin, who played a leading role in Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment hearing, said he received about 50 menacing calls, emails and letters every month that are turned over to the Capitol Police. His latest court visit was prompted by a man who showed up at his house and screamed in his face about the Covid-19 vaccine, Mr. Trump’s impeachment and gender-related surgeries. Nearly two years earlier, the same man, with his 3-year-old son in his arms, had yelled profanities at Mr. Raskin at a July 4 parade, according to a police report. He just needs some parenting lessons,” Mr. Raskin said.

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☆ Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A law firm that has long defended Donald J. Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.”The firm — LaRocca, Hornik, Greenberg, Rosen, Kittridge, Carlin and McPartland — has represented Mr. Trump’s political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, helping secure several settlements and dismissals and billing nearly $3 million in the process. But late on Friday, it asked a federal magistrate judge to allow it to withdraw from a suit filed by a former campaign surrogate, A.J. Delgado, who says she was sidelined by the campaign in 2016 after revealing she was pregnant. Delgado in 2016. Credit... via YouTubeIn the request, filed in federal court in Manhattan, the lead lawyer, Jared Blumetti, did not provide any details about the dispute, asking permission to “explain” the matter privately with the judge. Mr. Blumetti did not respond to a request for comment.

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☆ A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The two men rang the bell at the Resource Center Matamoros, a migrant aid group in the Mexican border city, and, speaking in broken Spanish, said they were looking for volunteer work. Security footage shared with The New York Times shows the pair standing on the sidewalk in shorts and flip flops as they talked via speakerphone with Gaby Zavala, the center’s founder. After about half an hour, they left. Ms. Zavala didn’t know it yet, but the men were not volunteers. They were provocateurs building an online following with hidden camera exposés and ambushes that claim to uncover abuse and election fraud in the American immigration system.

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☆ Questions Arise About Britt’s State of the Union Response
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union speech Thursday night, Senator Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, told a story about a Mexican woman who was a victim of sex trafficking at the age of 12, laying blame at the feet of the current administration. “President Biden’s border policies are a disgrace,” she said. Although Ms. Britt did not name the victim in her speech, she has previously shared the story of a woman who appears to be the same individual based on congressional testimony, news releases and news reports. In 2023, Ms. Jacinto participated in an event near the Texas border with Mexico that was also attended by three senators, including Ms. Britt. In a video released shortly after that trip, Ms. Britt discussed Ms. Jacinto’s experiences.

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☆ Britt Faces Accusations of Misleading on Border in State of the Union Response
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Persons: Katie Britt, ”, Britt, Karla Jacinto Romero, Jacinto Organizations: Republican Locations: Biden’s, Alabama, Mexican, United States, Texas, Mexico

Credit Credit... The focus was a sign of how political the president’s address had been — and how central Mr. Trump is to Mr. Biden’s own political future. Video transcript Back bars 0:00 / 0:56 - 0:00 transcript In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote the following. Image Mr. Biden spoke at times in what seemed a near-shout during his State of the Union address. The morning of the State of Union began with an ad from Mr. Trump’s super PAC questioning if Mr. Biden would live to 2029.

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☆ The Fed 'went crazy' with rates and did big damage to the real estate market, billionaire mogul Barry Sternlicht says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The real estate market is "collateral damage" in the Fed's inflation fight, Barry Sternlicht said. AdvertisementThe commercial real estate market is hurting, and that's largely thanks to the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes which have battered the economy, real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht said. In an interview on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger," the real estate investor and Starwood Capital CEO sounded off the Fed's policy-tightening campaign since early 2022. AdvertisementLast year, Sternlicht warned of a "Category 5 hurricane" coming for the real estate market, which he believed could be followed by a recession. Still, Sternlicht said he was optimistic about the real estate market going forward, and while property prices have plunged, that creates investment opportunity.

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☆ Pro-Trump Internet Trolls Escalate Ugly Attacks on Nikki Haley
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For most of her presidential campaign, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and former United Nations ambassador, has been spared the full onslaught from former President Donald J. Trump’s devoted following of internet trolls. The cadre of mostly anonymous personalities who wage near-constant battle in Mr. Trump’s name focused first on brutally attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who had been considered the former president’s most potent rival in the 2024 Republican primary. But with Ms. Haley now his last remaining opponent, the machine has turned her way. Some of the most disturbing material has been generated by artificial intelligence, and digitally manipulates her voice and likeness.

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