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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Trump Returns to Pennsylvania as Biden Looks to Steady His Campaign — Vice President Kamala Harris and Jill Biden will also hold events in the key battleground state following the president's fiery speech in Detroit on Friday. — Trump will rally in Pennsylvania, as Biden allies hit the trail, too.
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump heads to Pennsylvania for pre-convention rally as VP announcement looms — Donald Trump will have one last chance Saturday to unveil his vice presidential pick on a rally stage before the Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee next week.
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Bloomberg, Washington Post, Reuters, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Politico
New York Times:
A Fiery Biden, Ignoring Critics, Attacks Trump to Chants of ‘Lock Him Up’ — Facing rising frustration in his party, the president brushed it off in an energetic speech in Michigan. Inside the room, at least, the Democratic mood was defiant, with cheers of “Don't go, Joe.”
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Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Harris, Trump to hold rallies as GOP awaits VP pick — Vice President Harris is scheduled to hold a campaign in Philadelphia this afternoon, as several Democrats and donors have been encouraging President Biden to step aside in his reelection bid.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden blasts Project 2025 in Michigan and ties it to Trump in effort to regain footing — A more energetic Biden leaned into a line of attack that unifies Democrats and could appeal beyond his base as he seeks to move past the party infighting over his candidacy.
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New York Post, WVEC, Variety, Washington Examiner and Democrats
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
UAW Chief Suggests Trump Is Headed for Victory Over Biden
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New Republic and Reuters
Politico:
Inside Biden's sputtering campaign to restore Dems' confidence — Senate Democrats are sitting on their hands as the Biden campaign sputters. — Three of Joe Biden's senior aides entered a Senate Democratic lunch on Thursday armed with internal and external polls showing …
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Politico:
'It's over': Democrats remain in panic over Biden's reelection
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The Guardian, New York Post and Washington Examiner
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Connecticut's Lamont appears to become first governor to turn on Biden
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CT Mirror
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention
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Bloomberg:
Musk Donates to Trump, Tapping Fortune to Swing 2024 Race — Tech mogul contributed to group backing Trump in swing states — Move demonstrates Musk's growing influence in Washington — Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee working to elect Donald Trump …
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Lloyd Lee / Business Insider:
Elon Musk donated to a pro-Trump super PAC, Bloomberg reported
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Kyler Alvord / People:
What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word ‘Gender’ to Public Education — Trump's allies started Project 2025 as a blueprint for marrying church and state at the highest levels of government if he's elected — A sweeping proposal for how Donald Trump …
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Vox and Sun-Sentinel
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Marquise Francis / NBC News:
Young content creators drive messaging on Project 2025: ‘It just needed to be out there’
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New York Times
ProPublica:
Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country — Co-published with Documented — A network of ultrawealthy Christian donors is spending nearly $12 million to mobilize Republican-leaning voters and purge more than a million people …
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency — NEW YORK (AP) — A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case on Friday, finding that the former New York City mayor had flouted process with a lack of transparency.
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Shocker Poll Suggests Trump's Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him — A new Marist poll takes the novel step of asking registered voters which is more off-putting in an occupant of the Oval Office: dishonesty or excessive age. The results are surprising, and along with other polling along these lines …
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Jerusalem Post:
Israeli strike on Gaza targets, likely kills, Hamas leader Mohammad Deif — The IDF said that dozens of those killed in the strike on Deif were active Hamas terrorists. — Mohammad Deif, the leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, was targeted in an airstrike …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Moms for Liberty seeks order blocking federal LGBTQ school protections nationwide — A Friday filing from the extremist organization seeks a ruling that would block the Biden administration's Title IX rule in more than 850 counties across the U.S. — The far-right extremist group Moms …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump skeptics planning to skip the GOP convention … - Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Todd Young (Indiana), Mitt Romney (Utah) and Rand Paul (Kentucky) are all skipping the party's convention, according to the senators or their offices. … - “I always go to my state convention.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The unusual legal risk Trump will have to navigate at the RNC — There's a high likelihood that others involved in Trump's alleged crimes could be in Milwaukee. — Donald Trump will be rubbing elbows in Milwaukee with a crowd that may include dozens of witnesses and alleged co-conspirators …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: Meta removes Trump account restrictions ahead of 2024 election … - While those penalties were designed to limit any public figure's accounts during civil unrest, Donald Trump's accounts were the only ones that have so far been subject to those restrictions, a spokesperson confirmed.
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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Meta ends restrictions on Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts ahead of GOP convention
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