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9:45 PM ET, July 22, 2024

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Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
Kamala Harris is breaking Republican brains  —  MAGA lacks issues against her, so it brings up the silly and the slimy  —  The MAGA crowd doesn't like Kamala Harris because she's a strong Democratic woman and candidate of African and Asian descent.  —  Those aren't good or valid reasons to oppose her, of course.
Discussion: The Hill, Times Now, Politico and DNyuz
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘DEI,’ ‘Colored,’ ‘Jezebel’: MAGA Attacks on Kamala Harris Are Getting Ugly  —  The right right can barely contain its racist, sexist contempt for Biden's likely 2024 replacement  —  MAGA REPUBLICANS ARE subjecting Vice President Kamala Harris to a barrage of racist and sexist attacks …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Democrats Are Making a Huge Mistake  —  Yesterday, Joe Biden did the honorable thing, after weeks of denying that anything had to be done at all.  His announcement took his party by surprise—and now, in haste, the Democrats are making a colossal error and ensuring that they will reap …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign began preparing for Biden exit in May, confidential memo shows  —  Exactly one month before Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, a Donald Trump campaign staffer distributed a document to top Trump campaign aides.  The subject line: “Nominating An Alternative Democratic Presidential Candidate.”
Discussion: Vibe
NBC News:
JD Vance says he's annoyed that he won't have the chance to debate Kamala Harris  —  In his first solo event as Trump's running mate, Vance blasted Biden and Harris, leaned into the culture wars and reminisced with a hometown crowd in Ohio.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio …
David Moye / HuffPost:
MAGA Crowd Melts Down After Mike Pence Says Something Reasonable  —  Trump followers were in a tizzy after the former vice president thanked Biden for “putting the interests of our Nation ahead of his own” by ending his campaign.  —  LOADING  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence managed …
Discussion: DNyuz, Raw Story, The Hill and New Republic
Olivia Little / Media Matters for America:
Fake Harris audio spreads like wildfire on TikTok after Biden's announcement  —  Incoherent audio wrongly attributed to Vice President Kamala Harris is going viral among right-wing accounts on TikTok following President Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race.
Discussion: Deadline, KHOU-TV and Snopes
HuffPost:
Sen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harris  —  Kelly is a low-profile senator with a strong resume from a swing state who could bring “demographic balance” to the Democratic ticket.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has emerged as a surprising running mate option …
Discussion: Times Now
Washington Post:
J.D. Vance bashes Democratic nominee change as anti-democratic  —  The GOP vice-presidential nominee held his first solo rallies since the party convention, first in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, then in Radford, Va.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A week after Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance became Donald …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Will Select Nominee by Aug. 7 in a Online Vote  —  The party, which has rapidly consolidated behind Vice President Kamala Harris to replace President Biden, did not set an exact date for the vote.  —  The Democratic Party will choose its presidential nominee in an online vote by Aug. 7 …
Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
The post-Biden era may be uncertain for the Democrats, but for Trump it will be utterly dismaying  —  Whoever is nominated, a fresh choice will be on offer - a far better one than a grudge match between two grumpy old men  —  To borrow from Shakespeare, “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”
Discussion: The Sun, Variety and New Republic
Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Scoop: Harris' big-donor money bomb  —  SCOOP — Future Forward, the flagship super PAC blessed by President JOE BIDEN, received $150 million in new commitments from major Democratic donors in the 24 hours since the president announced he would step aside from the race, Elena Schneider reports.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP plots new attacks on Kamala Harris … - The GOP plans to exploit the dynamic of Biden himself having doubted his VP's chances at beating Trump.  — “It is important to remember the only reason Joe Biden held on as long as he did was by aggressively making the case …
Washington Post:
How Kamala Harris performs against Donald Trump in election polls  —  See the results from a Washington Post average of 11 post-debate polls pitting Harris against Trump.  —  Even though President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket …
April Rubin / Axios:
Harris campaign raises a record $81 million in 24 hours
TIME:
The Kamala Harris Campaign Is Embracing the Memes
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
How Harris is preparing to contrast her record as a prosecutor with Trump's as a felon
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris's vice presidential pick: The pros and cons of her top contenders
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Kamala Harris Will Have No Problems Getting on All of the Ballots
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump and His Allies Are Freaking Out Over Biden Leaving Race
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
All The Ways The Right Is Melting Down Over Kamala Harris
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Schumer and Jeffries Stop Short of Endorsing Harris
Discussion: The Atlantic and USA Today
USA Today:
Kamala Harris is quickly securing the votes she needs to become the Democratic nominee
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Gov. Whitmer endorses Kamala Harris for president, says she's not leaving Michigan
Matthew Hennessey / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Will Pay for the Biden Big Lie
Discussion: Power Line
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden doubted Harris' election chances
Aditi Bharade / Business Insider:
Kamala Harris' opening argument: Vote for me and I'll decimate Project 2025
CNBC:
Live updates: Harris, Democrats net $100 million in online donations after Biden exits race
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A guide to the coming attacks on Kamala Harris
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Suddenly Trump Looks Older and More Deranged  —  Four days after the end of the Republican National Convention, it suddenly looks like a very different event.  I watched it intermittently, on television, along with perhaps 25 million other Americans (a relatively small number, though enough to matter).
Washington Post:
RFK Jr. floated a job in a Trump White House as he weighed endorsing Trump  —  The independent candidate suggested being given a senior job overseeing a portfolio of health and medical issues, an idea that the Trump campaign rejected  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held talks …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump and RFK Jr. Discussed Trading Admin. Position for Endorsement: Report
Discussion: Fox News
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump's age and health under renewed scrutiny after Biden's exit  —  As president, Donald Trump released a report that experts said showed he had heart disease and was obese.  But as a candidate, he has refused to release bloodwork results, his weight or other key information.
 
 
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Secret Service director faces articles of impeachment for Trump shooting ‘failure’
Discussion: The Hill, RedState and The Daily Caller
Nancy Vu / Washington Examiner:
Major permitting reform bill unveiled by Manchin and Barrasso
Discussion: The Hill, E&E News and IJR
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
A DHS report on Jan. 6 could drop soon. It could be bad for the Secret Service.
Discussion: ABC News
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House GOP forced to temporarily scrap 2 funding bills with abortion riders
Discussion: The Hill and Roll Call
New Republic:
Trump's Alarming New Rant Praising Dictators Shows Media Is Failing Us
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
Gil Duran / New Republic:
Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
Discussion: Fox Business
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Prominent Biden donor says he won't fundraise for Harris
Discussion: New York Post and IJR
 

 
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