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8:40 AM ET, July 17, 2024

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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 …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi privately fields battleground Dem calls as she works to address Biden crisis  —  The former speaker gave the distinct impression that she wanted the president to take himself off the ticket, according to a battleground House Democrat who spoke to Nancy Pelosi recently.
Discussion: Power Line
Associated Press:
Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns …
Axios:
Scoop: Biden rebellion resurfaces on Capitol Hill
New York Times:
Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race
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Politico:   Playbook: New polling bolsters ‘Dump Biden’ push
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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NBC News:
Determined to push forward, Biden tightens his circle and grows combative  —  President Joe Biden's patience has quickly been running out for questions about his mental acuity after his rough debate.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spent more than a week in meetings …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:   Megadonors Are Plotting to Change Biden's Mind With Money. Will It Work?
Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
Donald Trump calls for Taiwan to ‘pay’ for its own defence  —  TSMC shares slide after Republican candidate's comments rattle island nation reliant on security guarantee  —  Former US president Donald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the US for its defence guarantees, a statement …
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Reuters:
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defence, sending TSMC stock down
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Japan Times
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The phony populism of JD Vance  —  It's a cynical branding exercise. … Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate this week, and a certain segment of the news media immediately rushed to declare the start of a new kind of working-class Republicanism.  —  “JD Vance pick unnerves GOP's business elite …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Cop Fatally Shoots ‘Armed’ Suspect Just Outside RNC  —  CHILLING  —  The officer who opened fire was from Columbus, Ohio, and was attending the RNC.  —  An Ohio cop dispatched to help secure the RNC fatally shot an “armed” man just outside the convention's perimeter in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon …
emptywheel:
Boiled Frog Journalism: Is Trump an Agent of Saudi Arabia, and Other Pressing Questions Buried under Biden's Age  —  A jury found Robert Menendez guilty on all charges yesterday, including those alleging he accepted payments from Egypt and Qatar (I didn't follow the trial closely enough …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The extraordinary duplicity of Musk's $180 million donation to support Trump  —  Billionaire Elon Musk will reportedly spend $180 million to encourage former President Donald Trump supporters in swing states to vote absentee, a practice Musk has publicly described as “insane,” “too risky,” and a recipe for “large-scale fraud.”
ABC News:
Biden, in 1st major speech after Trump shooting, accuses him of ‘lying like hell’  —  He hit back his rival's claims and policies but avoided personal attacks.  —  President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, on July 16, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Biden says ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 rifle used in Trump assassination attempt - as it happened
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘They’ didn't shoot Donald Trump  —  Despite the lack of any clear motive, the actions of Thomas Crooks have been attributed to the Democratic Party at large.  —  On Saturday afternoon, Thomas Crooks, 20, climbed onto the roof of a building in Butler, Pa., carrying an AR-style rifle purchased …
Fox News:
Armed man in ski mask arrested while approaching Republican National Convention perimeter in Milwaukee  —  Man had AK-47 pistol, ski mask, tactical bag and full magazine  —  A man armed with an AK-47 pistol and wearing a ski mask was arrested on Monday just blocks from Fiserv Forum …
Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
GOP Platform Author Admits There's a National Ban  —  Click to skip ahead: In WTF NYT, the paper of record deceptively edited a quote.  In the States, news out of Ohio, Michigan, Montana and more.  I Told Ya So on the GOP's abortion plank.  Ballot Measure Updates has more on the financial impact statement fight in Florida.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Shows Up at Republican Convention  —  The media titan's attendance in Milwaukee was another extraordinary turn in his contorted relationship with Donald J. Trump.  —  He confided to friends in the fall of 2020 that he thought Donald J. Trump was going “increasingly mad” …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Bulwark
ProPublica:
Trump Media Made a Deal That Could Secure a Major Financial Windfall for the GOP Candidate  —  The company behind Trump's Truth Social platform has the option to sell up to $2.5 billion worth of shares, easing the way for the former president to convert his paper stake into something more tangible.
Discussion: Forbes and Bloomberg
Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Organizers expect enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters to repeal private school funding law  —  Public school advocates believe they have enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters in November to repeal a law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition, marking the latest twist …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Progressive hero seeks political comeback in California … - Tubbs made national news by defeating GOP incumbent Anthony Silva to become the community's youngest and first Black mayor. … - Tubbs immediately shot to national stardom among liberals who sought new, bold ideas to fight poverty, violence and educational inequality.
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
Michael Forsythe / New York Times:
Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Ally Is Convicted of Fraud  —  A federal jury found that Guo Wengui defrauded investors, many his own fervent supporters, of hundreds of millions of dollars.  He could face decades in prison.  —  Guo Wengui, the exiled Chinese billionaire who transformed himself …
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 …
Yael Halon / Fox News:
Editor at ‘major news outlet’ tells media to bury iconic photo of Trump after assassination attempt: report  —  The unnamed editor said the photo is ‘free PR’ for the Trump campaign  —  An unnamed photo editor at a major news outlet believes it is “dangerous” for the media to highlight …
 
 
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A Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A Gunman Shot at Trump With an AR-15. RNC Visitors Can Win a Free One
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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
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Arguments in Fani Willis appeal set for after election
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