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4:30 PM ET, July 15, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump's classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon  —  The Florida judge accepted a long-shot legal argument, embraced by conservatives, that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed.  —  The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment  —  The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel …
CNN:
Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a shock ruling that clears away one of the major legal challenges facing the former president.  —  In a 93-page ruling …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Live Updates: Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump  —  Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the entire case should be thrown out because the appointment of the special counsel who brought the case, Jack Smith, had violated the Constitution.  Her decision is sure to be appealed.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A History of Violence  —  And Aileen Cannon's justice.  —  Reminder: We'll be livestreaming convention coverage tonight on YouTube.  Interesting times are best experienced among friends.  —  Also: Joe will be publishing a daily version of Press Pass this week.
Discussion: Infinite Scroll
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump  —  Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the entire case should be thrown out because the appointment of the special counsel who brought the case, Jack Smith, had violated the Constitution.  Her decision is sure to be appealed.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A preview of government of, by and for a subset of ‘the people’
Discussion: freebeacon.com
ABC News:
RNC 2024 Day 1 live updates: Trump picks Vance as running mate  —  J.D. Vance is a 39-year-old first-time senator from Ohio.  —  LIVE  —  A view of the convention floor before the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Associated Press:
Trump's vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting's aftermath
Reuters:
Rubio and Burgum are out of the running as Trump's V.P. picks.
Discussion: TVLine and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump picks Ohio Sen. JD Vance for vice president
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Grateful, defiant Trump recounts surviving ‘surreal’ assassination attempt at rally: 'I'm supposed to be dead'  —  A grateful and at times defiant Donald Trump told The Post Sunday he's “supposed to be dead” as he recalled the harrowing moment a would-be assassin shot him at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity not Biden
The Daily Beast:
Mystery Over Trump's Diagnosis and Treatment After Assassination Attempt  —  UNANSWERED QUESTIONS  —  Trump was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital close to where the attack happened, but no details have been officially released.  —  Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Examiner
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rally Gunman Was ‘Definitely Conservative,’ Classmate Recalls
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump: 'I'm not supposed to be here'  —  TRUMP: 'I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE' …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Daines: Low-propensity ‘Trump voters’ will help GOP flip Senate control  —  The chair of Senate Republicans' campaign arm predicted Monday the GOP would win the majority this fall and outlined an offense strategy across a number of purple and blue states.  Appearing at the CNN-POLITICO Grill …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
History Shows Democrats Can't Lose the Presidency and Win the House
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:   Democrats Need to Wake Up From Their ‘West Wing’ Fantasy
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Multiple things are true about Trump's shooting  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  ✍️ Subscribe to Public Notice ✍️  —  I picked a hell of a night to log off.
Discussion: Slate
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United States Secret Service:
Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle  —  Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  I would like to start by extending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the assassination attempt …
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Politico:
Politicians back RFK Jr.'s ask to get Secret Service protection
NBC News:
Rooftop where gunman shot at Trump was identified as a security vulnerability before rally: sources
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday because of Trump shooting  —  New York CNN —  MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Political Violence  —  Reflections from the 1920s and 1930s  —  What to make of the assassination attempt?  —  I am sharing a few thoughts about where we are, based on assassinations during the interwar period, the 1920s and 1930s.  It is distant enough that perhaps we can attend …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
AOC to anonymous Democrat who said party resigned to Trump win: ‘Retire’  —  Comments made by unnamed senior Democrat after Trump shooting draw stinging rebuke from progressive  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a simple message for an unnamed senior Democrat who reportedly said the party had …
CNN:
Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’  —  Friends and neighbors are remembering firefighter Corey Comperatore - the man shot and killed during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump - as a family man who served his community and was quick to help friends in need.
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Washington Post:
Republicans approve new platform with revised abortion position  —  The new platform leaves open a path to legislation or court decisions that would offer fetuses legal rights, but it infuriated some anti-abortion advocates.  —  MILWAUKEE — Delegates at the Republican National Convention approved …
 
 
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emptywheel:
Aileen Cannon Dismisses Stolen Documents Case Based on Special Counsel Appointment
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