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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 and Hit & Run, more at Mediagazer »

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: Vox, ABC News, Taylor Marsh and Washington Post

Politico:

Full text: Bernie Sanders' DNC speech — Remarks as prepared for delivery: — Good evening. — How great it is to be with you tonight. — Let me begin by thanking the hundreds of thousands of Americans who actively participated in our campaign as volunteers.

Discussion: Vox, ABC News, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and Guardian

Alana Abramson / ABC News:

The 4 Most Damaging Emails From the DNC WikiLeaks Dump — WikiLeaks leaked nearly 20,000 emails on Friday from top Democratic National Committee officials, exchanged from January 2015 through May 2016. Several emails released show that although the DNC was supposed to remain neutral during the primary …

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

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 …

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

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Michelle Obama: ‘This right now is the greatest country on Earth’ — Michelle Obama made perhaps the most effective pitch for unity on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, moving a once-divided crowd to its feet by the end of her prime-time remarks.

Discussion: ABC News

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Sanders struggles to hand his ‘revolution’ to Clinton — PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Sanders came to Philadelphia with the primary campaign behind him, hoping to unify millions of skeptical voters behind the Democratic ticket, starting with his delegates. He gathered all of them, numbering nearly 1,900 …

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Rewire and FiveThirtyEight

Paul Blake / ABC News:

Left-Wing Supporters Boo as Bernie Sanders Says ‘We Must Elect Hillary Clinton’ — Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders booed today as the former Democratic presidential contender told them, “We must elect Hillary Clinton.” — He was appearing for the first time this week in Philadelphia …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, FiveThirtyEight, Guardian, McClatchy Washington Bureau, Democracy Now, Roll Call, New York Magazine, The BRAD BLOG, Scared Monkeys and The Daily Caller

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

Discussion: Washington Post, Scared Monkeys and Hot Air

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates

Discussion: ABC News, The Daily Caller, FiveThirtyEight, Reuters and Common Dreams

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack (VIDEO)

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

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

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

Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
'Hillary's America' documentary cracks top 10 at box office

Discussion: Heat Street

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Atlantic

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

Discussion: NPR, Vox, The Verge, Political Insider blog, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Wire, Guardian, Independent Journal Review, Althouse, Shadowproof and The Atlantic

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

Discussion: Politico

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

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

Millard K. Ives / Daily Commercial:
Democrat asks Villages to stop playing Hillary movie

Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit

Tal Kopan / CNN:
DNC live updates

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

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

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

ABC News:
Democratic National Convention Day 1: Live Updates and Analysis

Discussion: Vox and The Week

Guardian:
Democratic convention: Bernie Sanders says 'I'm proud' to support Clinton - live

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

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

CBS New York:
Bernie Sanders Supporters Chant 'Hell No, DNC, We Won't Vote For Hillary' In First Major Protests Ahead Of DNC

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Daily Wire

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, The Right Scoop, Hot Air, 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: Townhall.com, The New York Observer, The Atlantic, The Resurgent, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Hullabaloo, NPR, Mediaite, Raw Story, 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

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 …

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

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: Washington Post, Daily Wire, Hit & Run and Lawyers, Guns & Money

CNN:
Donald Trump bounces into the lead

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Clinton campaign pulls ads from Colorado — PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton's campaign is pulling its television advertisements from Colorado, at least temporarily, after building a sizable and durable lead in the traditional battleground state. — The decision could reflect increasing confidence …

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

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

Discussion: BizPac Review

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

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, The Daily Caller, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Political Insider blog