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New York Times:
Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race — Representative Adam B. Schiff of California told attendees at a Democratic fund-raiser that the party would lose the Senate and miss a chance to take the House if the president did not drop out.
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Axios:
Scoop: How the DNC plans to run out the clock for Biden … - Once Biden receives votes from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates, it will become exceedingly difficult to remove him from atop the Democratic presidential ticket. — The DNC's current plan is to train state party chairs next week …
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New York Times:
Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout — President Biden, increasingly isolated during the biggest political crisis of his presidency, is in a historic standoff with his party. — In the nearly three weeks since President Biden took the debate stage in Atlanta and plunged …
Jason Sattler / I Know How Much You Care:
JD Vance is Trump's gift to Putin — The GOP nominee may have picked the one American his second-biggest donor prefers over him. — 1× — The pick of JD Vance, who underperformed Ohio's last Republican Senator by 15% and the entire Ohio GOP ticket by 11%, has made clear …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Authoritarian Ticket — Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files: Hours before the Republican National Convention and Donald Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate took over the news cycle, Judge Aileen Cannon squeezed in a little news of her own …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Why J.D. … - Youth & vigor: Vance, who turns 40 in two weeks, is half Trump's age. … - Smart: Vance can put an intellectual wrapper around Trump's red meat. … - American Dream bio: James David Vance grew up in a broken Rust Belt home in Middletown, Ohio, with deep ties to Appalachia.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
JD Vance Is The GOP's Next-Gen Authoritarian
JD Vance Is The GOP's Next-Gen Authoritarian
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Politico, New Republic and The Guardian
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Here's who could take Vance's Senate seat after his vice president call
Here's who could take Vance's Senate seat after his vice president call
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Associated Press:
Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of all charges, including accepting bribes paid in cash, gold and a car — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday of all the counts he faced at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting …
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Samantha Latson / Politico:
Bob Menendez is guilty. Here's what happens next. — When will he be sentenced? Can he remain in Congress? Can he vote as a convicted felon? — The guilty verdict of Sen. Bob Menendez marks the end of a dramatic nine-week trial — but the New Jersey Democrat's legal and political odyssey will continue.
ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial
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Fox News:
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all charges in federal corruption trial
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all charges in federal corruption trial
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Special counsels are unconstitutional if they make Trump sad — 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 🏙️ — It finally happened.
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Fox News:
Special counsel Jack Smith to appeal Trump classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith to appeal Trump classified documents case
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Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
The education of Aileen Cannon
The education of Aileen Cannon
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Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Ex-FBI informant Smirnov asks judge to follow Cannon's lead and toss case
Ex-FBI informant Smirnov asks judge to follow Cannon's lead and toss case
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CNN, Media Matters for America and RedState
CNN:
Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after receiving intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led …
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Stop Pretending You Know How This Will End — In the immediate aftermath of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life, pundits and politicians rushed to proclaim that they knew exactly how the awful event would affect American politics. Commentators on the left and right predicted on social media that …
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OutsideTheBeltway, Los Angeles Times and The Daily Beast
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
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The Guardian
Politico:
FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump
FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump
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USA Today, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Beast, IJR and CNN
ProPublica:
In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller — Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business and culture.
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump campaign says the map has expanded — Former President Donald Trump's chief pollster is feeling bullish on the battleground map. Tony Fabrizio, who has worked for Trump through several election cycles, listed out Minnesota, Virginia, New Jersey and New Mexico as toss ups …
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Washington Examiner and Florida's Voice
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors
Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors
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UPI
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These Republicans use violent rhetoric. They are featured speakers at the RNC.
These Republicans use violent rhetoric. They are featured speakers at the RNC.
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New York Times, American Prospect and New Republic
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
In Leaked Phone Call, Trump Tries to Coax Kennedy Into His Camp — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized for a leaked video of the phone call, in which Donald Trump offers anti-vaccine messaging and says the wound to his ear “felt like the world's largest mosquito.”
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr.
Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
‘Blindsided’ Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke — SHOW'S OVER — The actor and musician also said he was “putting all creative plans on hold” amid an angry online backlash to his bandmate Kyle Gass' quip about the assassination attempt.
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Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Does Not Get Post-Shooting Poll Boost — Donald Trump has not received a poll boost in the first presidential election survey conducted since the — on Saturday. — The poll, conducted by Morning Consult of 2,045 registered voters on Monday, reveals that Trump is leading
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
VCU poll shows Trump ahead in Virginia as support for Biden wanes
VCU poll shows Trump ahead in Virginia as support for Biden wanes
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Thomas Matthew Crooks Had Donald Trump Signs in His Yard—Neighbor — A neighbor of the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President — said there have been pro-Trump signs on display in the yard of his family's home. — Authorities identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the gunman …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Prepare for the Worst — If you're going to suffer through tonight's Republican convention, you might as well do it with us. We'll be livestreaming here. — 1. Sandbags — Yesterday Bill and Tim talked about not giving up hope vs. being resigned to a Trump presidency.
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona's Budget. — Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers' tuition that it's now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
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Diane Ravitch's blog and Iowa Starting Line
Veronica Riccobene / The Lever:
J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump's pick for vice presidential nominee, pressured federal regulators last June to kill a privacy rule that prevents police from accessing the medical records of people seeking reproductive services …
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