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11:20 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 …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The risk of J.D. Vance  —  Trump went with the MAGA pick.  But the 2022 election suggests that might not be the right electoral one.  —  During the 2022 election, Republicans nominated unpopular candidates aligned with Donald Trump.  As a group, they most likely cost the party a chance to win the U.S. Senate.
NBC News:
The inside story of how Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate  —  Once a critic, Vance repositioned himself as an faithful ally eager to defend Trump on TV, carry a torch for a younger generation of MAGA figures and fight for voters in the Midwest.  —  MILWAUKEE — With the clock ticking …
Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
‘The VP will take it to JD’: Biden campaign pushes Vance to debate Kamala Harris  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is ready to debate J.D. Vance.  —  That was the main subject of a Biden campaign afternoon call on Monday shortly after Donald Trump publicly named the Ohio senator as his running mate.
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
Who Is Usha Vance, the Wife of J.D. Vance?  —  The two met at Yale Law School, and Ms. Vance has helped him along in his political rise ever since — including now to Donald J. Trump's vice-presidential pick.  —  If you were to build a member of the American elite from scratch, she might look something like Usha Vance.
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump's pick for vice president
Kelsey Vlamis / Business Insider:
JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
Discussion: Semafor and The Lever
Reuters:
J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates
Associated Press:
Trump's vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting's aftermath
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump's presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Other backers of the group, called America PAC, include Palantir Technologies …
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The Hill:
Musk pledges to give $45M a month to Trump super PAC: report  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he will commit $45 million per month to a new political action committee backing former President Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  Musk's announcement comes on the same day Trump …
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
CNN:
Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
John Mulholland / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's New Mr. Nice Guy Act Doesn't Even Last A Day  —  AND JUST LIKE THAT  —  He was Lazarus.  He was spiritual.  “Getting shot in the face changes a man.”  And then he took to Truth Social. … Well that didn't last long.  —  Throughout Sunday and overnight into Monday morning …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   ‘Unity’ Doesn't Mean Covering Up the Truth About Donald Trump
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A History of Violence  —  Reminder: We'll be livestreaming convention coverage tonight on YouTube.
Discussion: Infinite Scroll
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
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United States Secret Service:
Statement From U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle
Lester Holt / NBC News:
Transcript: Read the full Biden interview with Lester Holt on NBC News  —  President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt.  —  LESTER HOLT: Mr. President, thank you for sitting down with us.  There's a lot to talk about.  I'd like to start with the horrible events …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Biden says ‘it was a mistake’ to use ‘bullseye’ in rhetorical Trump attack
Jon Queally / Common Dreams:
Ocasio-Cortez Says Democrats Who ‘Resign Themselves to Fascism’ Should Retire  —  “This kind of leadership is functionally useless to the American people,” said the New York congresswoman.  —  New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out Sunday night against an unnamed …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and RedState
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:   AOC to anonymous Democrat who said party resigned to Trump win: ‘Retire’
New York Times:
Biden Facing Challenges in Two Must-Win States, Times/Siena Polls Find  —  The polls, taken before the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, found President Biden trailing Mr. Trump in Pennsylvania, a swing state critical to his re-election hopes, and slightly ahead in Virginia, a state he won by 10 points in 2020.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:   Daines: Low-propensity ‘Trump voters’ will help GOP flip Senate control
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.
New York Post:
Firefighter Corey Comperatore's widow refused Biden call after Trump rally shooting: 'Didn't want to talk to him'  —  SARVER, Pa. — The heartbroken widow of Corey Comperatore, the hero firefighter shot dead by a sniper at a Trump rally, wanted nothing to do with President Biden when he called after the tragedy, she told The Post.
Washington Post:
Swing states get prime spots on the RNC convention floor — except one  —  As more than 2,400 delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, some will have much better seats than others in Fiserv Forum.  —  MILWAUKEE — The live band playing “God Bless the U.S.A.” …
Discussion: New York Post and Associated Press
 
 
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Few Lawmakers Called for Tougher Gun Laws After Trump Shooting
NBC News:
Trump campaign sues Michigan Gov. Whitmer over new voter registration sites
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Silence Enables the Autocrat; Talk about Policy Outcomes, not Personalities
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Political Violence  —  Reflections from the 1920s and 1930s  —  What to make of the assassination attempt?
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday because of Trump shooting
 

 
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