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6:25 PM ET, August 1, 2016

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Top Jeb Bush adviser leaves GOP, will vote for Clinton if Florida close  —  Jeb Bush adviser Sally Bradshaw, who is leaving the GOP  —  (CNN)Jeb Bush's top adviser, Sally Bradshaw, has left the Republican Party to become an independent, and says if the presidential race in Florida is close …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans More Positive About Democratic Than GOP Convention  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are evenly divided on whether they view the Democratic Party more favorably (44%) or less favorably (42%) after the party's national convention last week.  However, their ratings of the Republican Party …
Danielle Keeton-Olsen / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup Poll Finds Trump's Convention Is A Historic Dud  —  Donald Trump's efforts to make the Republican National Convention “unlike any we've ever seen” produced an unexpected first: the first time more voters came away from a convention less likely to vote for the party's nominee …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
CNN:
Post-convention poll: Clinton retakes lead over Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton emerges from her party's convention in Philadelphia with a restored lead over Donald Trump, having earned a 7-point convention bounce, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.  —  In a two-way head-to-head matchup …
CBS News:
Did Clinton get a post-convention bump?  —  Hillary Clinton has received a bump in support after the Democratic convention and has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump.  —  Forty-six percent of voters nationwide say they'll vote for Clinton in November, while 39 percent say they'll back Trump.
Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Why Can't Hillary Clinton Stop Lying?  —  This is a note to Clinton Democrats—a desperate plea, actually.  Your candidate staged a winning convention in Philadelphia: big stars, tight messaging, and a compelling case against her rival, Donald Trump.  —  The Republican nominee followed …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Gallup: Trump support tumbles after conventions
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   More people watched Donald Trump's convention speech than Hillary Clinton's - and hated it
Charles Hurt / The Hill:
Khizr Khan was tricked into smearing Donald Trump  —  Khizr Khan is a fine American and the father of a true American patriot.  But now he is also everything that is wrong with American politics today.  —  It is not entirely his fault, though he has only himself to blame for allowing …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
McCain slams Trump over Khan fight  —  Sen. John McCain slammed Donald Trump Monday morning for feuding with the parents of a fallen Muslim soldier, offering perhaps his sternest rebuke yet of a candidate with whom he has clashed throughout the campaign process.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Khan fight highlights a huge GOP problem: No one knows how low Trump can go  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Donald Trump's continuing war with the Khan family — which Trump inexplicably continued to keep in the news this morning with a series of new tweets — raises the specter of a brutal trap for Republicans.
Scott Detrow / NPR:
GOP Criticism Mounts As Trump Continues Attacks On Khan Family  —  Two weeks ago, in the midst of controversy over the fact his wife, Melania, had plagiarized passages of her convention speech from Michelle Obama, Donald Trump tweeted that “all press is good press.”
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Scott Walker distances himself from Trump's Gold Star attack  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has a simple message for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  : Look at my wrist.  —  Pulling up the sleeve of his navy blazer, Walker showed The Hill …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’
David Wright / CNN:
While Khan talks peace, Trump tweets against him
Zachary Karabell / Politico:
‘Have You No Sense of Decency, Mr. Trump?’
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ryan: Trump may have to “struggle” for change
Discussion: The Week
Media Matters for America:
CNN's Jeffrey Lord Defends Trump's Attacks On Khan Family: “This Is Politics”
Discussion: Raw Story
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Trump Sacrificed Two Marriages To Create Jobs!
Discussion: Politicus USA
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:   Eric Trump: Clinton's Policies Cost Life Of Humayun Khan
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Melania Trump's girl-on-girl photos from racy shoot revealed  —  Here's the nation's would-be first lady — and right beside her, a second lady.  —  Three years before she met husband Donald Trump, Melania Trump was snapped in a nude frolic with another female model, bombshell photos obtained exclusively by The Post show.
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump: 'I'm Afraid the Election Is Going to Be Rigged'  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday cast doubt on the legitimacy of the November general election, expanding on his long-running theme that the political process is stacked against him.
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: 'I'm Afraid' The General Election's ‘Gonna Be Rigged’
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Daily Wire
John Minster / Daily Wire:
Breaking: DePaul University Bans Shapiro  —  There comes a time in every society where even its most basic values come under attack.  In the United States, since the beginning of our country's founding, we have had certain God-given unalienable rights: freedom of religion, freedom of the press …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Surrogate on CNN: ‘Russia Did Not Seize Crimea’  —  A Donald Trump campaign surrogate argued on CNN Sunday night that Russia did not seize Crimea from Ukraine, despite the fact that Russia recently seized Crimea from Ukraine.  —  “Again, Russia did not seize Crimea,” GOP consultant Boris Epshteyn argued.
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Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:
Trump Tries to Clarify After Mistakenly Saying Russia Has No Forces in Ukraine
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Shocking moment Hillary Clinton supporter, 23, ATTACKS pro-Trump protester, 67, for trying to stop him burning an American flag at a Pittsburgh rally  — Joshua Sturman, 23, tackled Richard Dillon, 67, to the ground outside a rally being held by the Democratic nominee
Jeff Bercovici / Inc.com:
Peter Thiel Is Very, Very Interested in Young People's Blood  —  The contrarian venture capitalist believes transfusions may hold the key to his dream of living forever.  —  San Francisco bureau chief, Inc. @jeffbercovici  —  More than anything, Peter Thiel, the billionaire technology investor …
Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite, Eschaton and Daily Mail
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Skip Bayless Joins Fox Sports from ESPN: 'I'm Taking Off the Handcuffs"  —  EMAIL ME  —  “Too many people in charge at ESPN, for my taste, were a little too fearful,” says the outspoken host, who leaves the Disney-owned network after 12 years for a new show that will launch Sept. 6.
Max Boot / New York Times:
How the ‘Stupid Party’ Created Donald Trump  —  It's hard to know exactly when the Republican Party assumed the mantle of the “stupid party.”  —  Stupidity is not an accusation that could be hurled against such prominent early Republicans as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes.
Daniel Dalewashington / Toronto Star:
Is Donald Trump OK?  Erratic behaviour raises mental health questions  —  As his behaviour grows more bizarre, more and more analysts are asking if there's something off with the Republican candidate.  —  WASHINGTON—There is an elephant in the election.  —  It was tiptoed around …
Discussion: The Atlantic, alan.com and Raw Story
Florida Governor Rick Scott:
Gov. Scott: Florida Calls on CDC to Activate Emergency Response Team Following Confirmed Mosquito-Borne Transmissions  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has identified 10 additional people in Florida with the Zika virus …
 
 
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Mayor Bill de Blasio's Aides Recount Outbursts and Condescending Tone
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on US Air Strike in Libya
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Rebukes Trump: 'I'm Pretty Tired Of Some Folks Trash-Talking' Troops
New York Times:
Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees
Discussion: Mediaite and Wonk Wire
SooperMexican / The Right Scoop:
Khans should apologize for insulting Trump, says Scottie Hughes, he ‘sacrificed’ two marriages!
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Wire and RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
FBI agent charged with acting as agent of China
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sam Levin / Guardian:
‘He was trying to kill me’: echoes of Brock Turner in another case with same judge
Discussion: LawNewz, Raw Story and AOL
Andrew Colegrove / WSAZ-TV:
Dog crashes car into Walmart
Discussion: alan.com, AOL, WTVR-TV, fox8.com and Fox News
National Review:
Convention Speech Sparks Blowback from Cruz Donors
Discussion: The Right Scoop, Hot Air and Mediaite
Seton Motley / RedState:
ObamaCare and Net Neutrality Are Doing Exactly the Damage Their Opponents Predicted
 

 
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
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