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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What the Kamala Harris Pick Says About the Biden Campaign  —  Kamala Harris is now the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee.  —  I kid!  Sort of.  We'll get to that.  But before we do, for the last few weeks I haven't been able to stop thinking about the 1998 NFL draft.
Discussion: The Federalist and CANNONFIRE
Associated Press:
How it happened: Inside Biden's search for a running mate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out.  —  The Michigan governor had caught the interest of Joe Biden and his vice presidential vetting committee, who were drawn to her prominence in a crucial battleground state …
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris to Be His Running Mate  —  In a new national poll, Mr. Biden leads President Trump by 10 points.  In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar faces a stiff primary challenge, while a QAnon supporter has a shot at a Georgia House seat.
Axios:
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate  —  Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate — the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman vice president if Biden defeats President Trump.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Harris VP pick creates dilemma for Trump campaign, which lobs conflicting attacks … WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate creates a conundrum for which President Donald Trump's campaign didn't have an immediate answer: How to run against her.
Dan Morain / Washington Post:
America is about to see what smart Republicans saw in Kamala Harris years ago  —  Dan Morain, a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times and editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee, has covered California politics and policy since 1991.  —  Smart Republicans could see Kamala D. Harris coming years ago …
Discussion: Reuters and Axios
New York Times:
In Kamala Harris, a Choice at Once Safe and Energizing  —  Her selection as Joe Biden's running mate was conventional by some political standards.  But it was historic most of all, and especially sweet for many Black women.  —  WASHINGTON — In naming Kamala Harris as his running mate …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and Townhall
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Kamala Harris is the choice Joe Biden needed to win over Silicon Valley  —  The California senator has glad-handed with tech elites for decades.  —  For months, Silicon Valley hasn't been quite sure what to make of Joe Biden.  —  But Kamala Harris?  That's a candidate the industry can get behind.
David Cohen / Politico:
Sarah Palin offers survival tips to Kamala Harris  —  Former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had some warmhearted and uncharacteristically nonpartisan advice for Kamala Harris as she joined Palin in the small club of women chosen to run for vice president: “Trust no one new” and “Don't get muzzled.”
Discussion: Althouse and The Daily Beast
MSNBC:   Joy: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ticket belongs to ‘the emerging America,’ what Trumpism cannot stop
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Kamala Harris's Anti-Catholic Bigotry
Tammy Bruce / Washington Times:   Democratic Party sets rules for criticizing Biden's VP pick Kamala Harris
USA Today:   Public defender: I worked with Kamala Harris. She was the most progressive DA in California.
Deepa Shivaram / NBC News:
Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Greene wants to be ‘worst nightmare’ of Democrats.  She could also haunt Georgia GOP  —  ROME - Many top Georgia Republicans have watched with dread - but took little action - as Marjorie Taylor Greene rose from longshot candidate to the cusp of Congress.  Shortly after her victory …
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and ABC News
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
Marjorie Greene defeats John Cowan in the runoff for Georgia's 14th congressional district  —  Foto: Screenshot via Marjorie Taylor Greene/YouTube Marjorie Taylor Greene  — Businesswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated neurosurgeon Dr. John Cowanin the August 11 Republican primary runoff for Georgia's 14th congressional district.
John Nagl / Defense One:
“. . . All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”: An Open Letter to Gen. Milley  —  If the commander in chief attempts to ignore the election's results, you will face a choice.  —  Dear General Milley:  —  As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, you are well aware of your duties in ordinary times …
Discussion: Mediaite
NPR:
How Are Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Changes Affecting Workers?  —  NPR's Noel King talk to Kimberly Karol, president of the Iowa Postal Workers Union, about changes Postmaster General DeJoy is implementing.  Karol, a postal clerk, says mail is piling up in her office.  —  NOEL KING, HOST:
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New York Times:
A New Clash Over Mail Voting: The Cost of the Postage
Discussion: Fox News
David Aaro / Fox News:
‘The Squad’ shows staying power after string of primary wins  —  The progressive lawmakers held their own against Democratic primary challengers in recent weeks  —  The ‘Squad’ seems positioned to influence Congress for years after a strong showing by key members in closely watched primaries with national implications.
Discussion: Politico
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Associated Press:
Voters judge Omar's mix of progressive politics, celebrity
Discussion: Reuters
Steve Vladeck / Slate:
The Alarming Growth of the Supreme Court's “Shadow Docket”  —  Like clockwork, each June brings the Supreme Court back to the forefront of America's culture wars, as the justices issue major new opinions that are equal parts significant and divisive—precipitating a flood of headlines …
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
Supreme Court blocks path to Oregon redistricting ballot measure
Discussion: Washington Post
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
End of an era?  Trump says he won't hold rallies with empty seats.  —  The Trump rally may be a thing of the past.  —  At the least, the signature stew of tribal politics, showmanship, insults, outrage, humor and hero worship that propelled Donald Trump's improbable victory four years ago …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
2020 Election Forecast  —  Latest forecast of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden by Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight
Michelangelo Signorile / The Signorile Report:
Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Queer Predicament  —  Let's not forget about the *other* sexually-compromising photos.  And Trump's former fixer, Michael Cohen, could tell all in his book.  —  11 hr … Back in June, I wrote about Senator Lindsey Graham's queer predicament.
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Kennedy allies sweat as Massachusetts Senate race tightens  —  BOSTON — Joe Kennedy was once thought to be such a lock to defeat Sen. Ed Markey that there was widespread speculation in Massachusetts that Markey might just retire to avoid a humbling end.  —  But Markey is piling up endorsements …
Discussion: Political Wire
The Intercept:
College Democrat at Center of Attack on Alex Morse Hoped to Launch Career Through Richard Neal … In the battle raging for Massachusetts First Congressional District, currently held by the chair of the powerful Ways and Means committee Richard Neal, political operatives are turning up in unlikely places.
Bookworm Room:
The WaPo romanticizes violent Antifa anarchists  —  Looking at the WaPo's gauzy view of Portland's Antifa anarchists helps clarify that the American media are truly America's enemies.  —  Andy Ngo posted this tweet: … I thought to myself, “No, that's not possible.
Discussion: Townhall, Spectator USA and TheBlaze
Michael S. Schmidt / Penguin Random House:
Donald Trump v. The United States  —  Buy the Audiobook Download:  — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com  —  ABOUT DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES  —  With unparalleled reporting, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter continues to break news …
Wendy Ruderman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A longtime Philadelphia judge won't wear a mask in court, prompting complaints from lawyers and witnesses  —  Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge James Murray Lynn has repeatedly refused to wear a mask while sitting on the bench, despite pleas from prosecutors, defense lawyers …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How we stop Trump from stealing 11/3 by mail |  Will Bunch Newsletter  —  For two nights I was a happy camper in the deep woods of Massachusetts, and like Henry David Thoreau I'm back with some new thoughts on resisting a corrupt American government.  If you're as worried about Trump …
 
 
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Noam Chomsky wants you to vote for Joe Biden and then haunt his dreams
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump won't be hosting the G-7 summit this fall. That's a good thing.
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Mike Pence: Backing up a Demanding Boss
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

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