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4:15 PM ET, July 23, 2024

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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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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 …
Jill Filipovic / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Set Deadly Election Trap for Himself  —  CHECKMATE  —  Jill Filipovic, CNN columnist and author of OK Boomer Let's Talk, on how Kamala wins. … It's barely been 48 hours since Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House, but one thing is clear: Kamala Harris can win.
Discussion: Roll Call
David Strom / HotAir:
Trump Is Suddenly Too Old  —  A month ago Joe Biden, at 81, was fit as a fiddle, sharp as a tack, and able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.  Any dissent about these assertions was mere “ageism,” you bigot!  —  Now that Biden is out of the race, Trump is far too old to be president and should be rejected on that basis alone.
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times … Former Presiden t Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris multiple times if she is nominated, as expected, by the Democratic National Convention as the party's presidential candidate.
Nathan R. Shrader / The Hill:
How Harris can change the narrative to beat Trump
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Trump's New Rival May Bring Out His Harshest Instincts
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Yang says he'll support Harris for president in November
Discussion: DNyuz
Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Race: Trump vs. Harris Too Close To Call, Trump Slightly Ahead In 6-Way Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 62% Say Biden Dropping Out Of Race Right Thing To Do
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Top Dems threatened to forcibly remove Biden from office unless he dropped out, set him up to fail at Trump debate: Sources
Morning Consult Pro:
Harris Is Uniting and Energizing Democratic Voters — and Polling Better Against Trump
Washington Post:
Bob Menendez to resign Senate seat following federal bribery conviction  —  A storied career in New Jersey politics comes to an end as Menendez bows to calls for him to leave the Senate following his conviction on federal bribery and corruption charges.  —  Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) …
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USA Today:
Harris campaign vetting 7 Dems for VP, including Whitmer, Cooper, Kelly, Shapiro  —  Joey Garrison Phillip M. BaileyUSA TODAY  —  REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has requested vetting materials from seven Democrats under consideration …
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ABC News:
VP vetting process has begun: Shapiro, Cooper, Kelly, Beshear asked to submit materials
Politico:
Secret Service director resigns after Trump shooting fallout  —  Director Kimberly Cheatle revealed her decision in an internal message to Secret Service employees.  —  Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday over the agency's failure to prevent the assassination attempt …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over Trump shooting outrage
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 …
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Gloria Dickie / Reuters:
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 21, monitor says
Discussion: CNN, Truthout, Raw Story and Semafor
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden to address nation for first time since ending candidacy  —  President Biden on Wednesday night will deliver his first on-camera remarks since deciding not to seek reelection, he announced.  —  “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead …
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Biden will address nation from Oval Office on decision to exit 2024 race
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Steve Bannon to go on trial in December for alleged fraud in We Build the Wall fundraiser  —  Bannon was recently jailed on a contempt of Congress conviction.  —  Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon leaves a press conference outside the federal correctional institution, July 1, 2024, in Danbury, Conn.
Discussion: Roll Call
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top Sinclair anchor resigned over concerns about biased and inaccurate content  —  Eugene Ramirez, the lead anchor of Sinclair's national evening news broadcast, resigned in January over concerns about the accuracy and right-wing bias of the content he was required to present on air, three sources told Popular Information.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris for president  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions  — descriptions off, selected
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Politico:
Schumer and Jeffries set to endorse Harris for president
CNN:
JD Vance repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault, even suggesting in one TV segment that in a …
Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
GOP senator falls for sexually explicit Jimmy Carter death hoax  — For the second time in one month, Sen. Mike Lee has fallen for an online hoax.  — The Utah senator posted a fake letter announcing Jimmy Carter's death.  — The letter quoted Carter as calling his wife a “baddie” and the “original Brat.”
Discussion: HuffPost, Gizmodo and Raw Story
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing  —  Agency seeks information about products and services that use personal data, including finances and browser history, to set individualized prices for the same goods or services
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Mastercard, JPMorgan in FTC Study on ‘Surveillance Pricing’
Discussion: Fox Business, The Hill and The Verge
Andrea Pitzer / scientificamerican.com:
Trump's Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History  —  Trump's language about immigrants “poisoning” the U.S. repeats past rhetoric that led to civilian detention camps, with horrific, tragic results  —  The Republican National Convention hit rock bottom on its third day in Milwaukee …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Meeks predicts Black voter turnout could surpass what was seen in 2008  —  Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said he believes the candidacy of Vice President Harris will drive Black voter excitement to levels higher than what was seen in 2008, when former President Obama first ran.
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Exclusive: Beyoncé gives Kamala Harris permission to use her song ‘Freedom’ for her presidential campaign  —  Vice President Kamala Harris made a big entrance during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday evening, walking out to Beyoncé's song “Freedom.”
 
 
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NBC News:
Kamala Harris won't preside over Netanyahu's speech to Congress as he looks to shore up U.S. support
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Spends Weird, Low-Energy Speech Praising Diet Mountain Dew
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
After key Baptist leader applauds Biden's withdrawal, agency retracts announcement of his firing
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Trump's Sons Keep Falsely Blaming Democrats for the Assassination Attempt
April Rubin / Axios:
George Clooney, Melinda French Gates headline celebrity rush to Harris
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