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5:25 PM ET, July 19, 2024

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
This Crew Is Totally Beatable  —  At the climax of the Republican National Convention last night, former President Donald Trump's nomination-acceptance speech was a disheveled mess, endless and boring.  He spoke for 93 minutes, the longest such speech on record.
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Jill Filipovic:
Was That the Worst Convention Speech of All Time?  —  I hope that you were not, like me, required to watch Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night (and into Friday morning), and were instead doing something more enjoyable: Going out with friends …
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
In the Blood  —  “That was some weird shit.”  So said George W. Bush after watching Donald Trump's inauguration speech in person in January 2017, and he might have said the same thing if he watched Trump give his 2024 convention speech in Milwaukee.  —  For days leading up to Trump's address …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump tramples unity theme in two-act convention speech
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:   Trump Emerges from Convention a Republican Caesar
New York Times:
Trump Struggles to Turn the Page on ‘American Carnage’
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Vice President Kamala Harris to Speak With Major Democratic Donors  —  The call comes as turmoil roils the party and its donor base.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address a network of major Democratic donors on short notice Friday afternoon, according to two people invited to the call.
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New York Times:
Michael Moritz, Democratic Megadonor, Urges Biden Exit: ‘Clock Has Run Out’  —  Mr. Moritz became one of the party's top contributors to go public with his fears about the president's candidacy, saying that Mr. Biden had a choice: “vanity or virtue.”  —  Michael Moritz, the billionaire …
Associated Press:
Biden's campaign faces critical moment, as Democrats encourage him to consider exiting 2024 race
Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
Kamala Harris allies weighing how they could build a campaign if Biden exits
Discussion: Election Law Blog and Politico
Matt Sedensky / Associated Press:   Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
AOC Issues Dire Warning on Threats to Come if Biden Drops Out  —  On Instagram Live early Friday morning, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussed the ongoing debate over whether President Biden is fit to run for reelection.  —  Speaking for close to an hour, the New York progressive explained …
Discussion: freebeacon.com, Rolling Stone and IJR
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
'That's Bullsh*t!' AOC Slams Democratic Colleagues, Drops BOMBS in Impassioned Defense of Biden
Sean Casten / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Sean Casten: It's time for Joe Biden to pass the torch  —  Our country faces an existential threat this November.  —  On the one hand, we have Joe Biden.  A man who passed the biggest climate and infrastructure bills in our nation's history; expanded NATO; has overseen record-breaking economic growth …
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Politico:
Dems to Biden: Time's up. Get out.
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
More Democrats join wave of lawmakers calling on Biden to drop out of 2024 race
NBC News:
Biden's family starts discussing his exit plan from the 2024 race  —  The president's family members have discussed how he would want to end his re-election bid on his own timing and with a carefully calculated plan in place.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of President Joe Biden's family …
Reuters:
Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media  —  A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare.  —  An update to a product offered …
Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
Fact Checking Donald Trump's RNC Speech  —  In his latest bid for reelection, Donald Trump delivered the longest nomination acceptance speech in US history, peppered with so many falsehoods that it's impossible to fact-check them all in a single article.  Perhaps that was the point.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Leaked memo shows J.D. Vance's anti-woke ideology on foreign affairs  —  Trump's VP pick froze dozens of ambassador nominations over issues like gender transition care and diversity hiring, offering a glimpse into his anti-establishment views.  —  Before J.D. Vance became Donald Trump's pick …
Samuel Benson / Deseret News:
Utah Gov. Cox endorses Trump  —  Cox, one of few GOP governors who had not publicly endorsed Trump, wrote a letter of support this week  —  Samuel, the national political correspondent for the Deseret News, is in Milwaukee covering the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Stateline
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Utah governor, a longtime Trump skeptic, offers endorsement after assassination attempt
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
George W. Bush's Attorney General Is Worried About Trump  —  Alberto Gonzales discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity — and the prospect of a second Trump administration with more vendettas and fewer guardrails.  —  As the onetime White House counsel …
Discussion: Raw Story and Baltimore Sun
Bloomberg:
Zuckerberg Calls Trump's Response to Shooting ‘Badass’  —  Meta CEO doesn't endorse Trump or Biden for president  —  Mark Zuckerberg said that former President Donald Trump's immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring, and helps explain his appeal to voters.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Foreign officials courted Trump allies at the Republican convention  —  A number of ambassadors from other countries came to Milwaukee to get ready for a second Trump administration.  —  MILWAUKEE — Top foreign officials courted Donald Trump's allies during the Republican National Convention …
Discussion: USA Today
Washington Post:
Behind the scenes as Joe Biden lost control of the Democratic Party  —  Many Democrats described the first three weeks of July as a kind of nightmare — too extraordinary to be real, too unexpected to be believed.  —  The president of the United States had spoken — with 24 million Americans watching on TV.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Charlottesville tiki torch rioter endorses Donald Trump at his Jan. 6 sentencing  —  Tyler Bradley Dykes, who prosecutors say performed a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.  —  WASHINGTON — A far-right extremist who already served …
Discussion: CBS News and Politico
 
 
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scientificamerican.com:
Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Treasury warns that anti-woke banking laws like Florida's are a national security risk
Josh Sisco / Politico:
Biden regulators set to look into unequal online pricing scheme
Derek Guy / Politico:
Who Slayed and Who Flopped With Their GOP Convention Looks
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 18, 2024  —  Paul Manafort walking onto the floor of the Republican National Convention …
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Horny for fascism  —  You ever have one of those days where nothing surprises you but the sheer volume …
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