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CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris improves on Biden's performance against Trump in early look at new matchup — The likely 2024 presidential election campaign between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump begins with no clear leader, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump said to be ‘freaking out’ as he's ‘caught in a no-win situation’ against Harris — Vice President Kamala Harris' energetic speech in Milwaukee on Tuesday signaled a sea change in how the 2020 presidential campaign will be run, argues Salon's Amanda Marcotte.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
In Oval Office address, Biden to frame his 2024 decision as a ‘defense of democracy’ — The president is also expected to say in his prime-time address that “the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That is the best way to unite our nation.”
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CNN:
Biden to deliver Oval Office address on decision not to seek reelection as Harris and Trump hit the trail — President Joe Biden's address to the nation Wednesday evening will serve not only to explain his shocking decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race but will carry an element …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Warn Him: Underestimate Kamala at Your Peril — Republicans close to Trump tell him that while they were heading for a landslide before, Harris is putting key swing states back in play — IN THE DAYS since Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, several Republicans close to Donald Trump …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign
Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign
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Caleb Groves / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Geoff Duncan endorses Harris, says he's ‘committed to beating Donald Trump’
Geoff Duncan endorses Harris, says he's ‘committed to beating Donald Trump’
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Kamala Harris hype is real
The Kamala Harris hype is real
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April Rubin / Axios:
The Senate's last Harris hold out
The Senate's last Harris hold out
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Jennie Taer / New York Post:
Federal agents instructed to clear streets of migrants and put on a ‘show’ for ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris' only trip to border
Federal agents instructed to clear streets of migrants and put on a ‘show’ for ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris' only trip to border
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Fox News invites Harris and Trump to debate in September
Fox News invites Harris and Trump to debate in September
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Max Burns / The Hill:
It's time to talk about Donald Trump's age
It's time to talk about Donald Trump's age
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New York Times:
Trump Demands Equal Airtime in Light of Biden's Planned Address
Trump Demands Equal Airtime in Light of Biden's Planned Address
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Jedidajah Otte / The Guardian:
‘I was not voting before, now I am’: gen Z voters on what they think of Kamala Harris
‘I was not voting before, now I am’: gen Z voters on what they think of Kamala Harris
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump do the one thing he fears most: Get up and get out
Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump do the one thing he fears most: Get up and get out
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Fred C. Trump III / TIME:
My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’ — When my uncle was elected President, I recognized what a highly privileged position I would be in. I would have some access to the White House. And as long as that was true, I wanted to make sure I used that access for something positive.
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump's Nephew Reveals Racist Comments From Former President In New Book — In a new memoir, Fred C. Trump III claims his uncle, Donald J. Trump, made cruel and racist comments. — In 2020, a few months before the last election, former President Donald J. Trump's niece, Mary Trump …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump suggested people with disabilities ‘should just die,’ nephew reveals in memoir
Trump suggested people with disabilities ‘should just die,’ nephew reveals in memoir
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump nephew reveals Uncle Donald's racist outburst in new book
Trump nephew reveals Uncle Donald's racist outburst in new book
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Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Trump Said Some Disabled People “Should Just Die,” According to His Nephew
Trump Said Some Disabled People “Should Just Die,” According to His Nephew
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Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
Posts spread baseless rumors about GOP vice presidential pick JD Vance having sex with a couch — CLAIM: Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance wrote in his 2016 memoir about having sex with a couch. — AP'S ASSESSMENT: False. Vance does not write about performing such an act in his bestselling book.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Sweeping bipartisan Netanyahu boycott grows to include Pelosi … - “The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a libertarian isolationist, said in a post on X. — “I don't feel like being a prop so I won't be attending,” he said.
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Capitol Hill's Netanyahu speech no-shows
Capitol Hill's Netanyahu speech no-shows
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Around half of Congress' Democrats skip Netanyahu speech
Around half of Congress' Democrats skip Netanyahu speech
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Don't treat Trump like he has no agency — Reporters who know Donald Trump know that he will respond to Kamala Harris's candidacy with racist and sexist attacks on her as a woman of color. — In fact, he's already started. — But the way two New York Times journalists wrote about it on Tuesday …
New York Times:
The Murdoch Family Is Battling Over the Future of the Fox Empire — Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family's irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back. — Rupert Murdoch is locked …
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Laura K. Field / Politico:
JD Vance Has a Bunch of Weird Views on Gender — Overt chauvinism is the unifying thread of the New Right. — On July 29, 2021, JD Vance appeared on Tucker Carlson's show back when he was still a Fox News host. Like Carlson, Vance had once opposed Donald Trump, and like Carlson …
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CBS News:
Kamala Harris vetting about a dozen possible VP candidates — Approximately a dozen individuals are being vetted as possible running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a source familiar with the process. — That number is larger than previously reported …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Harris' Wall Street allies strategize on private call, Rubin, Lasry, Wolf among them … Vice President Kamala Harris' allies on Wall Street huddled on a private Zoom call Wednesday to strategize how to defeat former President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Veep Stakes — In a normal presidential campaign, such as the one Vice-President Kamala Harris is running, “veepstakes” is a harmless play on the word “sweepstakes,” invoking a friendly competition to become a vice-presidential nominee. One can enjoy thinking about matches between …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
DNC gives would-be Harris rivals 3 days to declare — The timeline approved by the convention rules committee could also push Harris to pick a running mate in the next week. — If anyone is going to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, they have only until this weekend to do it.
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Zachary D. Carter / Slate:
You Have No Idea What Joe Biden Did for Employment — Joe Biden restored full employment as the bedrock economic commitment of the Democratic Party. It is a simple legacy of great consequence. — Until Biden's presidency, American full employment—the economic situation when everyone …
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Johnson seeks to quash “DEI hire”-type attacks on Harris … - Johnson (R-La.) encouraged members to" focus on policy not personality" during a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday, later echoing that sentiment publicly to reporters. — Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) encouraged members in the meeting to …
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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz — Two of Silicon Valley's famous venture capitalists made a case for backing Trump: that their ability to make money is the only value that matters. … Last week, the founders of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz declared …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Aging, incoherent felon refuses to drop out of presidential race — With Biden's exit, we hope the purple parts of the country that couldn't trust the president's mental competency will now see the obvious truth about Trump — Joe Biden's promise to America was always one of a return to normalcy.