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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and NBC Bay Area
Wall Street Journal:
Security Detail for Ex-Top Trump Official Denied by Biden Administration — Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien wanted his government protection extended amid ‘credible’ threats from Iran — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has declined for almost a year to provide security …
Bloomberg:
Trump on Taxes, Tariffs, Jerome Powell and More … It's late June, and Donald Trump is plotting his next presidency in the gilded offseason isolation of the Mar-a-Lago Club. The adoring club members may have decamped to cooler climates, but Trump is still in a good mood.
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Jason Sattler / I Know How Much You Care:
JD Vance is Trump's gift to Putin
JD Vance is Trump's gift to Putin
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Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Authoritarian Ticket — Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files …
The Authoritarian Ticket — Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files …
New York Times:
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
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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.
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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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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 …
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.
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New Republic and Rolling Stone
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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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 …
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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
After Trump Assassination Attempt, Right Points Finger at Female Agents — The rush by conservatives to pin blame for the shooting on women in the protective detail reflects a broader opposition among Republicans to diversity efforts in hiring. — In the hours after the attempted assassination …
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Washington Examiner and Media Matters for America
Alexander Nazaryan / The Daily Beast:
Yale Law School Snubs J.D. Vance-But Does Mention Taylor Swift — SHAKE HIM OFF — Donald Trump's running mate is a distinguished Ivy League graduate. But his alma mater is mum about it. — J.D. Vance, the junior senator from Ohio selected on Monday to be Donald Trump's running mate, is a graduate of Yale Law School.
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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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz pushes the GOP's immigrant-voting lie deeper into the slime — The Republican Party has tried to stoke baseless fears of non-citizen voting. At the party convention, Cruz took the falsehood much further.
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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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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” …
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 …
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