memeorandum: Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention (Annabelle Timsit/Politico)

6:40 AM ET, July 30, 2016

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Exclusive: Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats — A computer network used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Discussion: Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, Daily Wire, Infowars, Engadget, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Politico, Tech Insider, The Right Scoop, The Verge, New York Magazine and Mediaite

Grant Smith / Reuters:

Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday …

Discussion: Political Wire

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Trump blames GOP as Dems top RNC ratings — distanced himself from the planning of last week's Republican National Convention after the Democrats' event, which ended Thursday, posted higher television ratings for three of the four nights. — “I didn't produce the show …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Joe.My.God. and BillMoyers.com, more at Mediagazer »

Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:

Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser — Apple, like much of Silicon Valley, wants to be seen as an ally to both parties. — Apple's chief executive Tim Cook will host a fundraiser with Hillary Clinton next month, as the Democratic nominee becomes the first woman …

Discussion: The Hill, CBS San Francisco and The Verge

John Kruzel / ABC News:

Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton 'Doesn't Know How to Win' — Donald Trump fired back at Hillary Clinton a day after she accused the Republican nominee of being too thin-skinned to have control of the country's nuclear arsenal, saying she “doesn't know how to win.”

Discussion: Associated Press and Politico

NBC News:
Computer Program Used by Clinton Campaign Hacked as Part of DNC Cyber Attacks

Discussion: Hillary Clinton Speeches

Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Clinton Campaign Is Said to Be Hacked, Apparently by Russians

Discussion: Gizmodo and Refinery29

ABC News:
Recapping the Week in Politics

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Hullabaloo and Raw Story

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump's Bernie gambit

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, Politicus USA and NPR

Amy Otto / The Federalist:
Even Her Supporters Know Hillary Clinton Is The Terminator

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com, CBS Philly and The Week

NBC News:
First Read: An OK Speech, But a Powerful Convention

Discussion: Hillary Clinton Speeches, Patterico's Pontifications and NBC News

Manu Raju / CNN:
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee target of cyberattack

Discussion: Vocativ, NBC News, Reuters and Washington Free Beacon

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
FBI probes suspected breach of another Democratic organization by Russian hackers

Discussion: The Atlantic, Forbes, TalkLeft, ABC News and Variety

Annabelle Timsit / Politico:

Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention — He walked onto the convention stage Thursday night with his wife beside him, the Constitution to guide him and the pride of a father who knows he has a story to tell. — “Tonight,” said Khizr M. Khan, “we are honored to stand here as the parents …

Discussion: The Intercept, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Forbes, Jezebel, New York Times, Washington Post, AOL, The Week, Political Wire and Slate

Nabi Dressler / Right Wing Watch:

Sandy Rios Questions Khizr Khan's Patriotism: 'We're Not Even Sure About You, Sir' — On her radio show today, Sandy Rios of the American Family Association (AFA) questioned the patriotism of Khizr Khan, the father of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died while serving in Iraq.

Discussion: Jihad Watch, Washington Post, Raw Story and War in Context

Josh Barro / Business Insider:

I rewatched Khizr Khan's speech — and it made me weep for our country — If you haven't yet seen it, you really need to watch Thursday night's Democratic convention speech by Khizr Khan, the father of Army Cpt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim immigrant who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004 while protecting his unit from a car bomb.

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Former Fox News Booker Says She Was Sexually Harassed and ‘Psychologically Tortured’ by Roger Ailes for More Than 20 Years — The morning after Fox News chief Roger Ailes resigned, the cable network's former director of booking placed a call to the New York law firm hired by 21st Century Fox …

Discussion: TVNewser, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Week, Jezebel, AOL and Media Matters for America, more at Mediagazer »

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Mitt Romney Thinks Donald Trump Could Win The Election — Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton's high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race.

David Mastio / USA Today:
Election 2016 is over. Trump won: David Mastio

Discussion: Instapundit

Ian Swanson / The Hill:

‘No more war’ chants interrupt general … PHILADELPHIA — Anti-war protesters repeatedly interrupted retired Gen. John Allen on Thursday night as he offered a speech supporting Hillary Clinton — for president. — Chants of “no more war” were heard at least three times from pockets …

Discussion: Daily Wire, Unqualified Offerings, Business Insider and Independent Journal Review

Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Democratic Delegate: Stop Shouting USA, 'That's A Trump Chant'

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Rush Limbaugh

Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:

TV Ratings: Hillary Clinton's DNC Speech Falls Just Shy of Trump's With 33 Million Viewers — With nearly all ratings in across networks, the DNC finale comes in short of the RNC — though averages a much stronger showing over four days. — Two solid-ish weeks of political conventions culminated …

Discussion: Bloomberg, NO QUARTER USA NET and Rush Limbaugh, more at Mediagazer »

Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump & RNC Top Hillary Clinton & Final Night Of DNC In Viewers

Discussion: Right and The Gateway Pundit

Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Distances Himself From GOP Convention: ‘I Just Showed Up’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Slate, Vocativ, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Mother Jones and Raw Story

CNNMoney:

Venezuela's new decree: Forced farm work for citizens — A new decree by Venezuela's government could make its citizens work on farms to tackle the country's severe food shortages. — That “effectively amounts to forced labor,” according to Amnesty International, which derided the decree as “unlawful.”

Discussion: Business Insider

Alan Hernández / VICE News:
Venezuela has a new ‘forced labor’ law that can require people to work in fields

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and Forbes

Emily Satchell / WAVY-TV:

Man killed while mowing lawn in Newport News by teen driver eluding police — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a 17-year-old girl struck and killed a man mowing grass Friday afternoon in Newport News. — 42-year-old Arnold Coates died after being hit on Red Oak Circle around 3:30 p.m., according to police.

Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:

Kochs reject push to meet with Trump — Top Donald Trump donors tried to set up a meeting between the GOP presidential nominee and Charles Koch in Colorado Springs on Friday, but Koch aides rejected the entreaties, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the outreach.

Discussion: The Right Scoop, NBC News and Reuters

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Jill Stein on vaccines: People have ‘real questions’ — PHILADELPHIA — For a week, Jill Stein was everywhere that the Democratic National Convention was not. The Green Party's likely candidate for president made drop-ins to a four-day Socialist Convergence at the Quaker meeting hall …

Discussion: Daily Wire, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Jezebel and New Urban Legends

Jamie K. White / CNN:

Little girl has tea party with officer who saved her life — (CNN)This is the cutest thing you'll see all day — maybe even all week. — A fully uniformed police officer sitting in a tiny chair, at a tiny table, with a tiny girl — having a tea party. — Corporal Patrick Ray, 30 …

Discussion: RedState and Hot Air

New York Times:

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Requirement — A federal appeals court decisively struck down North Carolina's voter identification law on Friday, saying its provisions deliberately “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision” in an effort to depress black turnout at the polls.

Discussion: Vox and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times