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Washington Post:
Democratic donors funding an effort to vet potential VP candidates  —  The effort to vet potential running mates, should Biden exit and Harris become the nominee, is independent of the Biden campaign  —  Major Democratic donors are funding a preliminary vetting process for potential vice …
Discussion: NPR
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP builds new case for Biden resignation … - “Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling on him to resign the presidency is engaged in an absurd level of cynicism,” Trump's running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) posted on Saturday.  — “If you can't run, you can't serve.
CNN:
Democratic consensus solidifies around Harris, should Biden step aside  —  No one quite knows what the process of picking a new nominee would be if Joe Biden did step aside - but many Democrats say that any process is likelier than ever to quickly end with Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
‘Ready to step up’: VP Harris gains Capitol Hill cheerleaders as Biden isolates with Covid … Vice President Kamala Harris has gained more public support from Democratic lawmakers as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, should he decide to drop out of the race against former President Donald Trump.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats are gaming out post-Biden options while he remains insistent he'll remain in the race  —  Opposition continues to mount as some Democrats start exploring who should replace him and how.  —  Sequestered at his Delaware beach house as he recovers from Covid, President Joe Biden got …
Discussion: HotAir, WelcomeStack and Breitbart
Matt Viser / Washington Post:   Biden family grapples with pressure on their patriarch to step aside
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Kamala Harris reassures Democratic Party donors that there's nothing to worry about
New York Times:
Biden Grows Resentful Toward Democratic Leaders Amid Calls to Drop Out
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Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta Calls For ‘Public Assessment’ Of Trump's Injuries After Shooting … LOADING
emptywheel:
Will Peter Baker Exhibit the Same Tenacity about Medical Records on the Trump Shooting as He Did a Parkinson's Conspiracy Theory?  —  Something funny happened on Xitter.  —  In an attempt to demonstrate the double standard and cowardice of the captive media, I tweeted at Peter Baker asking …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
How Project 2025 would change American life … - At least 140 former Trump administration officials contributed to Project 2025, CNN reports.  — Trump has publicly disavowed the project; his campaign has pointed to his own policy plan, Agenda47, and the official Republican Party platform as his agenda if he wins in November.
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line and WFAA-TV
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74 After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis  —  ‘INCREDIBLE GRIEF’  —  The long-serving Democratic congresswoman went public with her health battle in June.  —  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a longtime congresswoman who served three decades in Congress …
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Michelle Shen / CNN:
Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74
Washington Post:
Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events  —  Top officials repeatedly rejected requests from Trump's security detail for more manpower and gear at events before attempted assassination, at times citing lack of resources, people familiar with the asks said.
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
Some Democratic cities have quietly begun cooperating with ICE, director says  —  Some sanctuary cities that wouldn't tell ICE when they released undocumented immigrants from jail are now doing so because of public concern about crime, said P.J. Lechleitner.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris or Someone Else?  The Convention Rules Might Decide.  —  The rules might determine who gets the nomination.  —  It's been decades since America last witnessed an actual contested convention, so it's easy to forget something important as Democrats barrel toward …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Ignoring controversy, Democrats move forward with nominating Biden via virtual roll call
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel strikes Yemen in response to Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv … - The Houthis, an Islamist militant group backed by Iran, have harassed and attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea for months in response to Israel's war in Gaza.  — Houthi officials said the Israeli strike hit oil facilities …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Tossing Trump's case was risky for Judge Cannon — at least for now  —  Judge Aileen Cannon sidestepped key legal rulings to find that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed to investigate Donald Trump.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon's stunning dismissal this week …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Federalist
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump is poised to bypass his legal woes thanks to judges he appointed
Discussion: Twitchy
 
 
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Lack of motive in Trump attack frustrates public, but fits a pattern
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‘Anti-Psychopath PAC’ Set up Against Donald Trump
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Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
RNC calls for unity ring hollow for some in LGBTQ community
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Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
JD Vance's wife faces racist online backlash from far-right social media posts
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Searing Reminder That Trump Is Unwell
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NBC News:
Trump shooter flew drone over venue hours before attempted assassination, source says
 

 
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