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“At the start of the summer, when former President Donald Trump visited Republicans on Capitol Hill, he hinted at a vision for a vastly different tax system than what the United States has employed for decades,” the New York Times reports. “Rather than taxing Americans on the money they earn at their jobs and on their investments, Mr.

“Foreign dignitaries descending on this week’s United Nations General Assembly are looking to take advantage of a choice opportunity to sound out the next leader of the free world, seeking early clues where US foreign policy is heading next,” CNN reports. “The most sought-after meeting this week may be an audience with one or both of the candidates running for the White House.

“Donald Trump first defined his political brand and paved his path to the White House with big, raucous rallies — but he’s hitting the trail much less frequently this time around,” Axios reports. “Trump held 72 rallies between June and September of 2016. He’s held 24 in that period this year, with another on the calendar for Monday.” The Hill: Haberman says Trump “on edge” after second apparent assassination attempt.

“Americans in this closely divided state have heard perhaps more than others about allegations of rigged elections and threats to democracy. Georgia’s 2020 election results were deeply contested, and state voting laws have been fiercely debated ever since,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But the notion that democracy might be on the line this fall means different things to Republican and Democratic voters.” “Democrats here say Donald Trump is a threat to norms in American politics, pointing to his conduct after the 2020 election, particularly in Georgia.

“New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes the previous day,” the AP reports.

New York Times: “Instances of extremist violence have actually declined in recent years by some key measures. Although some Americans continue to say they approve of political violence, support for the most serious types of violence has not increased amid election-related tensions this year.” “And neither apocalyptic political rhetoric nor extraordinary events over the past few years have produced eruptions of political violence of the sort that many feared would become more commonplace after the riot at the Capitol on Jan.