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6:50 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.
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Megadonors Are Plotting to Change Biden's Mind With Money.  Will It Work?  —  They're calling politicians.  They're dangling money to members of Congress.  But major Democratic donors who want President Biden to step aside are also learning the limits of their powers.
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 …
NBC News:
Determined to push forward, Biden tightens his circle and grows combative
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race
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
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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New York Times:
Trump's Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households  —  Some Republicans want to use revenue collected from higher duties on foreign goods to finance tax cuts.  Economists say such a shift could widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
Discussion: Slow Boring, Semafor and Rolling Stone
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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
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.
Discussion: Politico and Los Angeles Times
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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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Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
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
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Bush, Romney, Ryan Among Republicans Skipping RNC
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Arguments in Fani Willis appeal set for after election
Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:
Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Prepare for the Worst
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
 

 
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Two brothers are charged with assaulting New York Times photographer Erin Schaff on January 6, 2021, in the Capitol and stealing her camera

Mike Janssen / Current:
Email: New York Public Radio's CEO announces 26 layoffs, including 12 voluntary departures, or 8.5% of jobs, as NYPR plans to cut back on podcasts and events

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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