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2:40 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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NBC News:   Determined to push forward, Biden tightens his circle and grows combative
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.
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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.
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 …
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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Wall Street Journal:   Security Detail for Ex-Top Trump Official Denied by Biden Administration
Washington Post:
Sen. Menendez convicted of bribery, other charges in corruption trial  —  The Democrat from New Jersey faced 16 counts, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt.  He vowed to appeal.  —  NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez …
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Samantha Latson / Politico:
Bob Menendez is guilty. Here's what happens next.
Associated Press:
Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent
ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial
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.
Discussion: New Republic and Rolling Stone
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and HuffPost
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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: The Bulwark
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 …
Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ohio Sen. JD Vance traveled to the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, he wasn't there to reassure Europe and other global allies that America would aid Ukraine …
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New York Times:
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
Adriana Gomez Licon / ABC News:
A Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting  —  A company is now selling sneakers showing the iconic image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and pumping his fist in the air after he was the target of an assassination attempt
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.
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 …
Patpicha Tanakasempipat / Bloomberg:
Thai Court to Rule on Top Opposition Party's Fate Next Month  — Move Forward Party has been accused of breaking election rules  — Any decision to disband party, ban its leaders may stir unrest  —  Thailand's top constitutional judges will rule next month on whether to disband …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr. … Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeated false conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations during a recent call with the third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a video of the call leaked Tuesday.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
In Leaked Phone Call, Trump Tries to Coax Kennedy Into His Camp
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to ask voters to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban sued the state on Tuesday for rejecting their petitions to get the measure on the November ballot.
Discussion: Arkansas Advocate and The Guardian
 
 
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Zoë Schlanger / The Atlantic:
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A Gunman Shot at Trump With an AR-15. RNC Visitors Can Win a Free One
Discussion: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Arguments in Fani Willis appeal set for after election
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Nick Iannelli / WTOP News:
DC school tries paying at-risk families as a way to reduce truancy
Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:
Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump Jr. wants “veto” over Trump presidential transition hiring
Discussion: Fox News
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Prepare for the Worst
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Trump for Platforming Amber Rose at RNC
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona's Budget.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog