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5:35 PM ET, July 15, 2024

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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
What J.D. Vance really believes  —  I met Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump's new choice for vice president, in the summer of 2022.  I was covering a conservative conference in Israel, and Vance was the surprise VIP attraction.  We chatted for a bit about the connections between right …
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Ian Ward / Politico:
55 Things to Know About J.D. Vance, Trump's VP Pick  —  Donald Trump's pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.  —  Who is J.D. Vance really?  —  That is the question that has dogged the 39-year-old senator from Ohio along …
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Who is JD Vance?  Things to know about Donald Trump's pick for vice president  —  Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House.  Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate:
Associated Press:
Trump's vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting's aftermath
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump picks Ohio Sen. JD Vance for vice president
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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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.
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
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A preview of government of, by and for a subset of ‘the people’
Discussion: New York Times and freebeacon.com
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump
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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.
John Mulholland / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's New Mr. Nice Guy Act Doesn't Even Last A Day
Discussion: Twitchy
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
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans  —  Republicans are seeking to capitalize on Trump's assassination attempt — using it to demand everyone stop talking about his threats to democracy  —  As Donald Trump recovers from an assassination attempt …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Get a Grip, Democrats. You Can Still Win This
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A History of Violence  —  Reminder: We'll be livestreaming convention coverage tonight on YouTube.
Discussion: Infinite Scroll
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 …
NBC News:
Trump campaign sues Michigan Gov. Whitmer over new voter registration sites  —  The suit contends the Democratic governor and secretary state are improperly using some federal offices as voter registration sites.  —  The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee on Monday filed suit …
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 …
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 …
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: Axios and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seek endorsement  —  Former President Donald Trump met this morning in Milwaukee with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the possibility of the independent candidate endorsing the Republican nominee, according to multiple people familiar with the huddle.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
RFK Jr. to receive Secret Service protection after Trump assassination attempt … Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection at the direction of President Joe Biden as a result of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump …
 
 
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CNN:
Man killed at Trump rally identified as firefighter Corey Comperatore, who ‘died a hero’
Washington Post:
Republicans approve new platform with revised abortion position
Peter Montgomery / Right Wing Watch:
‘Secretary of Retribution’ and ‘Deep State Marauder’ Joins Board of Michael Flynn's Group
Tess Owen / Wired:
Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting
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Silence Enables the Autocrat; Talk about Policy Outcomes, not Personalities
emptywheel:
Aileen Cannon Dismisses Stolen Documents Case Based on Special Counsel Appointment
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
History Shows Democrats Can't Lose the Presidency and Win the House
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rally Gunman Was ‘Definitely Conservative,’ Classmate Recalls
Discussion: New Republic
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