memeorandum: Emails released by Wikileaks raise questions of DNC's impartiality (Theodore Schleifer/CNN)

11:45 AM ET, July 24, 2016

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Leaked Emails Show DNC Officials Planned Anti-Trump Protests — The release of Democratic National Committee emails by Wikileaks Friday reveals that DNC officials planned anti-Donald Trump protests. — In multiple emails DNC officials sign off and acknowledge the existence …

Eric Bradner / CNN:

Clinton's campaign manager: Russia helping Trump — Philadelphia (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign manager is alleging that Russian hackers are leaking Democratic National Committee emails critical of Bernie Sanders in an effort to help Donald Trump win the election in November.

Discussion: alan.com and Political Wire

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Democrats grapple with intraparty divisions two days before convention opens — PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic Party arrived here still divided over the results of its presidential primary season, with anger at the nominating process, the Clinton-Kaine ticket and hacked emails …

Discussion: ABC News

Paulina Firozi / The Hill:

Green candidate: Sanders should leave party that ‘betrayed’ him — Green Party candidate Jill Stein once again welcomed Bernie Sanders — into her party, suggesting in a series of tweets that he could leave the Democratic Party that “betrayed” him. — “If @BernieSanders repudiates …

Discussion: Politico, Mashable and Liberal Values

MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:

Bernie Sanders Campaign Chief Says Someone Must Be ‘Accountable’ for What DNC Emails Show — Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said his team was “disappointed” by the emails from the Democratic National Committee leaked through WikiLeaks, which seemed to reveal staff in the party working to support Hillary Clinton.

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, RedState, The Right Scoop, Independent Journal Review and The Moderate Voice

Eric Bradner / CNN:

Sanders: ‘Awful’ DNC emails should cost party chair her job — Philadelphia (CNN)Bernie Sanders says the release of Democratic National Committee emails that show its staffers working against him underscore the position he's held for months: Party Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz needs to go.

Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Sanders calls on Dem party boss to step down following email leaks … Sunday called on Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign following email leaks from within the party that showed officials tried to undermine his campaign.

Discussion: Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal Review and The Right Scoop

Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Sanders: ‘I am not an atheist’ — (I-Vt.) on Sunday called leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails “outrageous.” — “First of all, I am not an atheist,” Sanders said on CNN's “State of the Union.” — The emails showed top party officials tried to undermine Sanders's presidential campaign.

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Emails released by Wikileaks raise questions of DNC's impartiality

Kristen East / Politico:
Top DNC staffer apologizes for email on Sanders' religion

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: NOTE TO SANDERS SUPPORTERS: Bernie Would Have Won If Not for Super Delegate System!

Kristen East / Politico:

Trump on Ailes: 'A lot of people are thinking he's going to run my campaign' — In his first public comments on Roger Ailes' departure from Fox News following an investigation into alleged sexual harassment, Donald Trump declined to say whether or not the media mogul is helping his campaign.

Discussion: Mediaite

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine: How Fox News Fired and Silenced a Female Reporter Who Alleged Sexual Harassment

Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Prevented Cruz Being ‘Ripped’ Off Stage in Cleveland

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Harper Neidig / The Hill: Trump: Cruz is ‘lucky’ that I walked in on his speech

New York Times:
At Fox News, Kisses, Innuendo, Propositions and Fears of Reprisal

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Daily News, Raw Story, Jezebel, Media Matters for America and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Isabel Vincent / New York Post:

Why Obama's half-brother says he'll be voting for Donald Trump — President Obama's Kenyan half-brother wants to make America great again — so he's voting for Donald Trump. — “I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart,” Malik Obama told The Post from his home in the rural village of Kogelo.

Discussion: The Right Scoop, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, RT, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com

Todd S. Purdum / Politico:

Why Can't Hillary Stop Fudging the Truth? — What is it with Hillary Clinton? What is it about this brilliant and accomplished woman-described by Barack Obama as possibly “more qualified” to be president than anyone in history-that makes so many people certain she is an incurable liar?

BBC:

Munich shooting: David Sonboly ‘planned attack for year’ — The teenage gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday had been planning his attack for a year, German authorities say. — David Ali Sonboly, 18, who had a Glock pistol and more than 300 bullets, killed himself after the attack.

Discussion: CNN, The Week and BBC

Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
BBC Scrubs ‘Ali’ From Munich Killer's Name On TV, In Articles, AND On Social Media

Discussion: Daily Mail, Salon, Power Line, Telegraph, Informed Comment, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RT, Pamela Geller, The Last Refuge, Jihad Watch and ThinkProgress

Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:

Holy Crap, Tim Kaine Just Killed It In His First Speech With Clinton — He spoke Spanish to the cheering crowds and delivered a healthy dose of humility in a diseased election year. In other words, Tim Kaine just took America by storm. — Holy crap. He killed it. — I'm not trying to spin you.

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USA Today:
Tim Kaine is the right pick for veep: Our view

Discussion: The Hill, Vox, Washington Post, Media Matters for America and The Nation

Ryan Mauro / Breitbart:

Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine's Islamist Ties — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's newly-announced running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, has a history of embracing Islamists. He appointed a Hamas supporter to a state immigration commission; spoke at a dinner honoring …

Discussion: Right, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and BizPac Review

Jonathan Mcevoy / Daily Mail:

ENTIRE Russian team of 387 athletes will be banned from competing at the Rio Olympics as punishment for their country's state-sponsored doping programme — The entire Russian Olympic team will today be banned from competing at the Rio Games next month, The Mail on Sunday understands.

Discussion: Deadspin and Sputnik International

Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress:

Trump Doesn't Totally Rule Out Supporting A David Duke Candidacy — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump didn't completely rule out the possibility that he would support a Democrat running against David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, who announced he is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.

Discussion: New York Times

Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:

BIG MOTHER: Hillary Clinton Demanded Passwords to Every Social Media Account of Veep Candidates' Family Members — Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who used a secret unsecured private email server to conduct government business during her entire tenure …

Discussion: Politico

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Democrats, Looking Past Obama, Are a Party Without a Cause — PHILADELPHIA — When President Obama takes the stage here this week to begin his monthslong political farewell, it will mark a bittersweet moment for Democrats. — Mr. Obama is not going to be missed only because he is beloved by the faithful.

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Influential Donors Criticize Ted Cruz for His G.O.P. Convention Speech — In an extraordinary public rebuke, two influential donors who were among the biggest supporters of Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign excoriated Mr. Cruz on Saturday for his decision not to endorse Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention.

Discussion: Real Science, The Last Refuge and Independent Journal Review