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8:05 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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Politico:   Playbook: The 2 big questions Harris must answer
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
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Harris plans to finish Biden's progressive agenda
Discussion: Politico
NOTUS:
The Very White and Very Male Race to Be Kamala Harris' Vice President Is Underway
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
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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Sharon Zhang / Truthout:
Warren Introduces Bill Effectively Overturning Extremist SCOTUS “Chevron” Ruling  —  The far right Court handed a major win to corporate and right-wing interests in their “Chevron” ruling last month.  —  A group of senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) …
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 …
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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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 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Repeatedly Used N-Word, Says His Own Nephew  —  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.
 
 
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New York's Democratic Party shows new interest in electing Democrats
Washington Post:
Netanyahu will have a mostly GOP audience today
Justin Glawe / Popular Information:
Arkansas has the worst voter registration rate. Republicans are pushing to make registration harder.
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Black men backing Kamala Harris fuel another fundraising spree
Sydney Bauer / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk, You Are So Wrong About Your Trans Child
Discussion: HuffPost, Times Now and DNyuz
 Earlier Items: 
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
Andrea Pitzer / scientificamerican.com:
Trump's Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History
 

 
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