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7:30 AM ET, July 24, 2024

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Hillary Rodham Clinton / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: How Kamala Harris Can Win and Make History  —  History has its eye on us.  President Biden's decision to end his campaign was as pure an act of patriotism as I have seen in my lifetime.  It should also be a call to action to the rest of us to continue his fight for the soul of our nation.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
The Big Picture:
The Kamala Harris Effect  —  As the conversation about Joe Biden stepping aside ramped up after the June 27th debate, it was pretty clear, at least to me, that if he did so it could only be Kamala Harris to rise in his place.  This was true not just for logistical reasons such as access …
Washington Post:
Historic flood of cash pours into Harris campaign and allied groups  —  Democrats reported raising more than $250 million since Biden announced he was leaving the presidential race and endorsed Harris.  —  Weeks of pent-up Democratic panic gave way to a historic flood of campaign cash …
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump's new running mate  —  Comments Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris Changes the Race  —  In some ways, the new matchup figures to be strangely familiar.  —  When all the dust settles on a chaotic few weeks of American politics, this year's presidential race will look very different than it did before.  —  But despite the upheaval …
Wall Street Journal:
How Kamala Harris Locked Up the Nomination in Two Days  —  The vice president moved quickly after Biden's exit to sew up delegates' support, as potential challengers backed her instead  —  WASHINGTON—Kamala Harris completed her takeover of the Democratic Party within 48 hours.
Politico:
Playbook: The 2 big questions Harris must answer  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW THIS MORNING — JEN O'MALLEY DILLON outlines KAMALA HARRIS' path to victory in a new interested-parties memo.  —  The VP, she writes, is …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The simple reason why Kamala Harris has Donald Trump running scared
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Harris Rallies Exuberant Wisconsin Crowd, Saying ‘When We Fight, We Win’
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump is back to insulting his opponents despite reported transformation
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Camp Is Planning to ‘Willie Horton’ Kamala Harris
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:
“We're not going back!”  —  That is what Kamala Harris told a cheering crowd …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Harris hits Trump's scandals in presidential campaign debut
Eva Roytburg / Fortune:
Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn't ‘subscribe to cult of personality’ … Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee (PAC) to fund the Republican candidate …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Secret Service encourages Trump campaign to stop outdoor rallies  —  Trump campaign is scouting indoor venues, such as basketball arenas and other large spaces where thousands of people can fit, people familiar with the request said.  —  Secret Service officials encouraged Donald Trump's campaign …
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Coalition for Sensible Safeguards:
Senators Should Support Bill to Codify Chevron Deference, Modernize Rulemaking  —  Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators should support the Stop Corporate Capture Act, introduced today by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards said.
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Politico:
House GOP leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris  —  Leadership warned lawmakers during a closed-door meeting to focus on the vice president's record, not her race.  —  House Republican leaders told lawmakers to focus on criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris' record without reference …
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
Michigan man kills himself after running over 80-year-old Trump supporter  —  The man called police to confess to a crime and then killed himself before authorities arrived at the scene  —  A Michigan man suspected of using an all-terrain vehicle to run over an elderly man …
Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian:
Sunday was world's hottest ever recorded day, data suggests  —  Preliminary data from Copernicus suggests temperature records were shattered, taking world into ‘uncharted territory’  —  World temperature records were shattered on Sunday on what may be the hottest day scientists have ever logged, data suggests.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Nephew Says the Former President Repeatedly Used the N-Word  —  RACIST RANT  —  Fred C. Trump III reportedly details his uncle's shocking outburst in a forthcoming memoir.  —  Donald Trump repeatedly used the n-word in response to his car being damaged in the early 1970s, his nephew reportedly writes in a new memoir.
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
NBC News:
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas  —  An 824-page investigative file offers a visceral picture of an officer's attempt to prosecute librarians amid a nationwide movement to criminalize books.  —  The law enforcement officer spent months methodically gathering evidence.
Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk, You Are So Wrong About Your Trans Child  —  CRUEL IGNORANCE  —  After Musk declared his trans child “killed by the woke mind virus,” parents of trans kids say his comments will stoke fear and bigotry in an already hostile era for trans people.
Discussion: HuffPost, Times Now and DNyuz
Justin Glawe / Popular Information:
Arkansas has the worst voter registration rate.  Republicans are pushing to make registration harder.  —  This story is being published in partnership with American Doom, a newsletter that focuses on right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.  —  In February, organizers …
 
 
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Black men backing Kamala Harris fuel another fundraising spree
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Capitol protest ignites security fears around Netanyahu speech
Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Secret Service deputy director to lead agency after Kimberly Cheatle resigns
Denise Petski / Deadline:
‘Veep’ Viewership Surges Amid VP Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid
Discussion: Axios and DNyuz
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Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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