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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.
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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 …
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.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump  —  The 2024 presidential campaign has hit a reset with more voters moving into the undecided camp now that Kamala Harris is potentially the Democratic nominee, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.  —  Harris and former President Donald Trump …
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 …
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 …
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.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The simple reason why Kamala Harris has Donald Trump running scared  —  Trump is terrified of Kamala Harris because she will put his violent misogyny in the spotlight  —  It was mere moments after President Joe Biden announced he would not run for re-election when the new narrative …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Harris Rallies Exuberant Wisconsin Crowd, Saying ‘When We Fight, We Win’  —  Vice President Kamala Harris visited a key battleground state and quickly went on the offensive against former President Donald J. Trump, casting the race as a contest between a prosecutor and a felon.
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Camp Is Planning to ‘Willie Horton’ Kamala Harris  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS PREPARING a full-scale blitz on Vice President Kamala Harris, with broadsides on her record that borrow from the ad that came to define dog-whistle politics.  —  The question is not just whether it will work …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn't Ready for a Black Woman President”
Discussion: Raw Story, Ms. Magazine and USA Today
USA Today:
Harris campaign vetting 7 Dems for VP, including Whitmer, Cooper, Kelly, Shapiro
Jill Filipovic / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Set Deadly Election Trap for Himself
Discussion: East Bay Times and Roll Call
Ian Smith / Navigator:
Project 2025 Has Become Significantly More Unfavorable Since Trump Attempted to Distance Himself From the Plan
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Jared Gans / The Hill:   Yang says he'll support Harris for president in November
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 …
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 …
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Secret Service deputy director to lead agency after Kimberly Cheatle resigns
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage
Politico:
Secret Service director resigns after Trump shooting fallout
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 …
Discussion: DNyuz, New York Times 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.
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 …
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, scientists say  —  The historic day comes on the heels of 13 straight months of unprecedented temperatures and the hottest year scientists have ever seen.  —  Global temperatures hit the highest levels in recorded history on Sunday …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
A Reader's Guide To MAGA's Racist And Misogynistic Attacks On Kamala Harris  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  Throw Everything Against The Wall And See What Sticks
 
 
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Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk, You Are So Wrong About Your Trans Child
Discussion: HuffPost
Denise Petski / Deadline:
‘Veep’ Viewership Surges Amid VP Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid
Discussion: Axios and DNyuz
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
How the ‘second shooter’ conspiracy theory spread after the Trump assassination attempt
Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats causes 2 deaths. Here's what to know about symptoms.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Meeks predicts Black voter turnout could surpass what was seen in 2008
Washington Post:
Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat following federal bribery conviction
David Strom / HotAir:
Trump Is Suddenly Too Old
Discussion: New York Post
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Trump's Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History
Politico:
Feds discover transcripts of Biden chats with biographer
 

 
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