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9:15 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 …

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%.

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

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

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

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: New York Magazine, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Salon, Weekly Standard, Religion News Service, National Review and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Democrats' Pursuit of Unity Falters on First Day of Convention — PHILADELPHIA — Anger and frustration reigned on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as a divided party grappled with the fallout from an email leak that showed its officials trying to ease Hillary Clinton's path …

Discussion: Vox, CNN, The BRAD BLOG, NPR, Daily Wire, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Guardian, Political Insider blog, The Verge, The Stranger …, Independent Journal Review, Rewire, FiveThirtyEight, Althouse, The Week and Hot Air

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia … Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was repeatedly interrupted and booed Monday as she sought to speak to Florida's delegation. — The Florida lawmaker, who will resign after this week's convention in response …

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

Liz Goodwin / Yahoo:

Bernie Sanders to delegates: Please don't protest on convention floor — PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a text message to the leaders of his delegation pleading with them not to protest on the Democratic convention floor Monday night. — “I ask you as a personal courtesy …

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

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):

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

Discussion: The Atlantic and ThinkProgress

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

Discussion: Washington Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money

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

Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air

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

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Politico, Daily Wire, Independent Journal Review, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Week, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller and Wall Street Journal

David Catanese / US News:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Driven Out of Chaotic Florida Democratic Breakfast

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Shadowproof

Roll Call:
California Delegates Boo Speakers at Convention Breakfast

Discussion: BuzzFeed, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and BizPac Review

CBS News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tied going into Democratic convention

Discussion: Princeton Election Consortium, The Huffington Post, Politico, FiveThirtyEight, CBS New York, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, Politicus USA, Mother Jones and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

Nick Gass / Politico:
Day One: Mayhem breaks out at Democratic convention

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Whatever and Political Wire

Steven Nelson / Associated Press:
Fart-in, Smoke-in and Actual Crowds Come to Philly After Boring RNC Protests

Discussion: Washington Post, Philly.com and Instapundit

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

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

Nick Gass / Politico:
FBI probing DNC hack

Discussion: The Atlantic, USA Today, New York Times, The San Diego Union …, Guardian, Infowars, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, Hit & Run, Political Insider blog, Daily Wire and The Week

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Al Gore to skip Democratic convention

Discussion: ABC News, Tennessean.com, AOL, The Daily Caller and CNBC

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is upending the free-trade debate in both parties

Discussion: 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 …

Mike Wise / The Undefeated:
Jordan speaks out on shootings of African-Americans, police

Discussion: The San Diego Union …, Deadspin, Talking Points Memo, USA Today and NOLA River

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: Daily Wire, Raw Story, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic, The Resurgent, NPR, Mediaite, RedState, The Daily Caller and Politico

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, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, FiveThirtyEight, Tech Insider, The Right Scoop, Bloomberg, Political Wire and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »

John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Wikileaks Dismantling of DNC Is Clear Attack by Putin on Clinton

Discussion: USA Today, Your News Wire, CNN, VDARE, The Mahablog, Townhall.com, Sydney Morning Herald, MSNBC, The Federalist, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Post, Clayton Cramer, Washington Monthly and The Daily Caller

Thomas Rid / Motherboard:
All Signs Point to Russia Being Behind the DNC Hack

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, NBC News, Business Insider, Washington Post, Nextgov, New York Magazine, The Verge and The Atlantic

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, Morning Consult, Daily Kos, The Colorado Independent and Hot Air

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

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

Discussion: RedState and Politico

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

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

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, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Week

NBC News:

Tiger Attacks Tourist, Kills Another at China Safari Park — A tourist was killed by a tiger and another seriously injured after getting out of their car while touring a safari park in China. — An investigation was launched into the deadly incident at the Badaling Wildlife Park in Beijing.

Discussion: KFOR-TV and WTVR-TV

Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
China Tiger Attack Kills Woman at Drive-Through Animal Park

Discussion: USA Today, AOL and Jezebel

BBC:

Ansbach explosion: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Germany — A failed Syrian asylum seeker has blown himself up and injured 15 other people with a backpack bomb near a festival in the south German town of Ansbach. — The 27-year-old man, who faced deportation to Bulgaria …

Discussion: CityLab, VDARE, Guardian, Mediaite, The American Spectator and CNN

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