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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 …
Politico:
House Dems plot last-ditch effort to delay Biden nomination
Discussion: New Republic, E&E News and Fox News
New York Times:   Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout
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, Semafor and Politico
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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.
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
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
JD Vance Is The GOP's Next-Gen Authoritarian
Discussion: Politico, New Republic and The Guardian
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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.  —  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.
Fox News:
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all charges in federal corruption trial
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 Iranian Plot to Kill Trump Separate From Last Weekend's Shooting  —  American intelligence agencies were tracking an Iranian assassination effort even before the attack on former President Donald J. Trump.  But officials said the two were unrelated.
ABC News:   Donald Trump's Secret Service protection had been increased prior to assassination attempt due to Iran threat: Sources
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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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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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:   Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
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.
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
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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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.
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 and Washington Examiner
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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 …
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.
Politico:
FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump  —  Intelligence bulletin raises alarm about election violence.  —  U.S. authorities are concerned about possible attacks in retaliation to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
FBI, DHS warn of possible ‘follow-on or retaliatory’ attacks in wake of Trump assassination attempt
Discussion: Fox News and UPI
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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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Minnesota cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules
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Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His “Unity” Pivot
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 …