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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: Biden rebellion resurfaces on Capitol Hill … - “People are back to being angry at Biden and a push to sign on to this letter is going around ... the ‘replace Biden’ movement is back,” a House Democrat told Axios. … - “We respectfully but emphatically request that you cancel …
Politico:
House Dems plot last-ditch effort to delay Biden nomination  —  One Democratic lawmaker is circulating a letter asking the DNC to postpone the virtual roll call vote expected to be conducted in the coming weeks.  —  Dozens of House Democrats are organizing a plan to speak …
New York Times:
Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout
Discussion: Raw Story
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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New York Times:
U.S. Detected Potential Iranian Plot to Kill Trump Separate From Saturday's Shooting  —  American intelligence agencies were tracking an Iranian threat even before the attack on former President Donald J. Trump.  But officials said the two were unrelated.  —  U.S. intelligence agencies …
Wall Street Journal:   Security Detail for Ex-Top Trump Official Denied by Biden Administration
ABC News:
Donald Trump's Secret Service protection had been increased prior to assassination attempt due to Iran threat: Sources
Discussion: RedState and New York Post
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 …
Discussion: The 19th, Politico and Semafor
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Authoritarian Ticket  —  Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Why J.D.
Alexander Nazaryan / The Daily Beast:
Yale Law School Snubs J.D. Vance-But Does Mention Taylor Swift
New York Times:
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Here's who could take Vance's Senate seat after his vice president call
Washington Post:
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes  —  Plans include proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code  —  President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks …
Discussion: Law Dork and PoliticusUSA
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ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial  —  Menendez is the first senator to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.  —  Sen. Bob Menendez leaves Manhattan federal court, July 15, 2024, in New York City.
Samantha Latson / Politico:
Bob Menendez is guilty. Here's what happens next.
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.
Discussion: New Republic and Rolling Stone
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors  —  Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos.  Petition drives for Cornel West in Virginia and North Carolina are being run by groups with Republican ties.
Discussion: UPI
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump campaign says the map has expanded
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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Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:   Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
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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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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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Whoa whoa whoa!’  CNN host stops GOP rep for suggesting Secret Service set Trump up  —  Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) stunned CNN anchor Kate Bolduan on Tuesday morning by insinuating that Democrats or the Biden administration might have gotten the Secret Service to set up former President Donald Trump …
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Arguments in Fani Willis appeal set for after election  —  Fulton's Trump election interference case remains in limbo  —  The Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday set a date a month after the presidential election to hear oral arguments in the appeal to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis …
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 …
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.
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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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Major New Actions to Lower Housing Costs by Limiting Rent Increases and Building More Homes
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Bush, Romney, Ryan Among Republicans Skipping RNC
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump Jr. wants “veto” over Trump presidential transition hiring
Adam Kredo / freebeacon.com:
American Muslims for Palestine Ordered To Turn Over Potentially Damaging Donor Documents in Virginia Terror Financing Probe
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Prepare for the Worst
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His “Unity” Pivot
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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