memeorandum: Michelle Obama praises Clinton for not getting ‘angry’ when she lost in 2008 (Nolan D. McCaskill/Politico)

11:40 PM ET, July 25, 2016

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South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:

Sun Sentinel exclusive: Wasserman Schultz won't open Democratic National Convention — Here are five questions that might be answered at the DNC this week. … Privacy Policy — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee …

Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:

All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention — Hillary Clinton, her advisers, and their allies at the Democratic National Committee watched Donald Trump's nominating convention in Cleveland with smug satisfaction. — Team Trump had insulted Ohio's governor …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and Politico

Paul Waldman / Washington Post:

Despite what you've heard, Democrats aren't in disarray. Their party is under attack from the outside. — Perhaps it was inevitable that one way or another we'd get a spate of “Dems in Disarray!” headlines as the Democratic National Convention begins, since for a long time that has been the default story …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Shakesville, Independent Journal Review, The Verge, Washington Monthly, American Prospect and Rush Limbaugh

Dan Spinelli / Politico:

Sarah Silverman heckles Sanders supporters: 'You're being ridiculous' — Comedian Sarah Silverman was booed and shouted down by Bernie Sanders supporters after telling holdouts for the Vermont senator that they were “being ridiculous.” — Silverman, herself a Sanders supporter during the primary …

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post

Daniel Strauss / Politico:

Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates — PHILADELPHIA — Chaos erupted as Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed Florida delegates on Monday, with opponents upset about leaked emails jeering the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman as she delivered a speech at a state breakfast meeting.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, ABC News, FiveThirtyEight, Reuters, Common Dreams, WNCT-TV, USA Today, CNBC, The Hill and Guardian

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Michelle Obama praises Clinton for not getting ‘angry’ when she lost in 2008 — With restless Bernie Sanders supporters before her, Michelle Obama hailed Hillary Clinton as someone who did not get “angry or disillusioned” when she lost the Democratic presidential nomination eight years before.

Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:

Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack (VIDEO) — Donald Trump on Monday attributed the Democratic National Committee hack that led to the ouster of its chair to “one of our many, many ‘friends’” in Russia or China. — At a campaign event with running mate …

Discussion: USA Today, The San Diego Union …, Politico, Guardian, New York Times, Infowars, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Hullabaloo and Salon, more at Mediagazer »

Frank Newport / Gallup:
Clinton's Image at Lowest Point in Two Decades

Discussion: Washington Post, Scared Monkeys and Hot Air

New York Times:
Democrats Struggle for Unity on First Day of Convention

Discussion: NPR, Vox, The Verge, Guardian, Political Insider blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Wire, Independent Journal Review, Outside the Beltway, Althouse, Shadowproof, The Week and The Stranger …

Alana Abramson / ABC News:
The 4 Most Damaging Emails From the DNC WikiLeaks Dump

Discussion: Politico, Slate, Media Matters for America, Associated Press, Hit & Run, The Crime Report, rubber hose, VDARE, Guardian and MSNBC

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Sanders campaign manager: Stop chanting ‘lock her up’

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Mashable, Raw Story, Politico, Daily Wire, Independent Journal Review, The Week, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Scared Monkeys and The Daily Caller

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sanders struggles to hand his ‘revolution’ to Clinton

Discussion: Politico, Rewire and FiveThirtyEight

Liz Goodwin / Yahoo:
Bernie Sanders to delegates: Please don't protest on convention floor

Discussion: Hot Air, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and The Week

Tal Kopan / CNN:
DNC live updates

Discussion: Washington Post, Infowars, The Right Scoop and The Week

Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders Team Disavows Idea Of Challenging Tim Kaine Pick

Discussion: Politico

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Washington Post, Scared Monkeys, Hit & Run, USA Today, BuzzFeed, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Booman Tribune, Washington Free Beacon, The Right Scoop, Hot Air, The Week and The Jawa Report

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
90 percent of unwavering Sanders supporters plan to vote for Clinton in November

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Atlantic

Paul Blake / ABC News:
Left-Wing Supporters Boo as Bernie Sanders Says ‘We Must Elect Hillary Clinton’

Discussion: Associated Press, Guardian, FiveThirtyEight, New York Magazine, Common Dreams, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller and Politico

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Won't Open Party Convention

Discussion: Associated Press, Political Insider blog, Jezebel, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Vox and NPR

Roll Call:
California Delegates Boo Speakers at Convention Breakfast

Discussion: BuzzFeed, The BRAD BLOG, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, Washington Free Beacon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story

The Daily Beast:

FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump — Did the Russian government hack the DNC to bring down Hillary Clinton? That's the view that's quickly emerging inside American intelligence and law enforcement agencies. — The FBI suspects …

Discussion: National Review, Motherboard, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, FiveThirtyEight, Tech Insider, Hot Air, The Right Scoop, Washington Post, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed and The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »

Julia Ioffe / Politico:

Why Putin hates Hillary — When mass protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow in December 2011, Putin made clear who he thought was really behind them: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — With the protesters accusing Putin of having rigged recent elections …

Discussion: Politicus USA

Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:

Exclusive: Suspected Russian hack of DNC widens — includes personal email of staffer researching Manafort — Just weeks after she started preparing opposition research files on Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort last spring, Democratic National Committee consultant Alexandra Chalupa got …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The New York Observer, Townhall.com, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic, The Resurgent, Daily Wire, NPR, Mediaite, RedState and Politico

Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
The anxiety for Democrats: Are more leaks to come?

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Business Insider, Common Dreams and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Sarah Wheaton / Politico:

Franken roasts Trump at DNC — Al Franken briefly turned the Democratic National Convention into the roast of Donald Trump on Monday night. — Though he's a former Saturday Night Live star and comedy writer, the Minnesota senator tends to avoid humor on the job.

Discussion: ABC News

ABC News: Al Franken Jokes About Trump University at DNC

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Clinton campaign pulls ads from Colorado

Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos, The Colorado Independent, Business Insider, Morning Consult and Hot Air

Daniel Halper / New York Post:
There's some outrageous anti-Hillary swag at the DNC

Discussion: BizPac Review

Allan Smith / Business Insider:
NATE SILVER: Donald Trump would most likely win the election if it were held today

Discussion: Orlando Weekly, FiveThirtyEight, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, The Federalist, The Stranger …, CNBC, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, The Week and Rush Limbaugh

Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I Now Believe Donald Trump Is On Track to Win the Presidency

Discussion: RedState and Politico

Michael Jordan / The Undefeated:

‘I can no longer stay silent’ — His statement on the shootings of African-Americans and the targeting of police officers … I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well. — “I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless …

CNN:

Donald Trump bounces into the lead — (CNN)The bounce is back. — Donald Trump comes out of his convention ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, topping her 44% to 39% in a four-way matchup including Gary Johnson (9%) and Jill Stein (3%) and by three points in a two-way head-to-head, 48% to 45%.

William Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

YouGov/Economist Poll: July 23-24, 2016 — This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted July 23-24, 2016. The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±4.2% (4.5% for registered voters). … GENERAL ELECTION (among registered voters):

Jeff Stein / Vox:
Here's how to interpret the new polls showing Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Hit & Run, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hot Air

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:

Congressman: Jewish Settlers Are Like Termites — PHILADELPHIA—A Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee compared Jewish Israeli settlers to termites on Monday while speaking at an event sponsored by an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts of the Jewish state.

Discussion: Daily Wire, The Week, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Daily Caller, Political Insider blog and The Right Scoop

David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Neo-Nazi gets makeover to hide tattoos from jury — As potential jurors enter Courtroom 11D at the Regional Justice Center for a robbery trial on Monday, they will not see the teardrop tattooed just below defendant Bayzle Morgan's right eye. — They will not see the swastika within a clover under the 24-year-old's left eye.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Associated Press