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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Kamala Harris hype is real  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  🥥 Subscribe to Public Notice 🌴  —  Just three days after President Joe Biden dropped …
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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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill
emptywheel:
Now that Joe Biden Stepped Down for the Good of the Country, Joe Kahn Must Join Him  —  In their latest installment of an editorial making demands of Joe Biden, other Democrats, and voters, but never Donald Trump, the NYT on Monday joined the horde of outlets begging for an open primary.
Max Burns / The Hill:
It's time to talk about Donald Trump's age  —  At 78, former President Donald Trump is now the oldest presidential nominee in American history.  If he wins re-election in November, Trump will end his term just a few months shy of his 83rd birthday, making him two years older than President Joe Biden is now.
Discussion: The Federalist, Fox News and People
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Young voter registration spikes to record numbers in 48 hours after Harris takes helm  —  New voter registration spiked to record levels in the first 48 hours after president Joe Biden ended his presidential campaign.  —  The nonpartisan Vote.org website saw its highest level …
Discussion: The Hill and The Federalist
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump do the one thing he fears most: Get up and get out  —  With Kamala Harris running, Donald Trump needs to actively campaign — and not just in MAGA country  —  The joyful reception that Vice President Kamala Harris received from Democrats when President Joe Biden dropped …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Jedidajah Otte / The Guardian:
‘I was not voting before, now I am’: gen Z voters on what they think of Kamala Harris  —  Young US voters weigh in on why they like or dislike the VP as a candidate and if they think she could beat Trump  —  American gen Z voters share how they feel about Kamala Harris's presidential bid …
Discussion: Louder With Crowder and Reason
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.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign
CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris improves on Biden's performance against Trump in early look at new matchup
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How Kamala Harris Beats Trump
Jill Filipovic:
It's Fun When Politics Are Fun
Discussion: DNyuz and The Hill
Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:   Yes, the Assassination Attempt Changed Trump. It Made Him Even Worse
Politico:
Playbook: The 2 big questions Harris must answer
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
Associated Press:
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
Katrina Kaufman / CBS News:
Trump campaign files complaint with FEC seeking to keep Biden from transferring campaign funds to Harris
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  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  RSVP-ING NO TO NETANYAHU  —  Dozens of rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers plan to steer clear of Benjamin Netanyahu's long-awaited address to Congress on Wednesday …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Lots Of Democrats Are Boycotting Netanyahu's Address To Congress
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump nephew reveals Uncle Donald's racist outburst in new book  —  Exclusive: Fred C Trump III shares story of presidential nominee using N-word and describes Trump's attitude on race  —  In a new book, Donald Trump's nephew recalls the future US president, at the start of his New York real estate career …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Repeatedly Used N-Word, Says His Own Nephew
Discussion: New York Times
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Trump Said Some Disabled People “Should Just Die,” According to His Nephew  —  When his uncle Donald became president, Fred Trump III—whose son William, due to a rare genetic mutation, has seizures and an intellectual disability—saw an opportunity to advocate for disability rights.
Discussion: PinkNews
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Fred C. Trump III / TIME:
My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’
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 …
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New York Times:
Trump's Favorite Lies, Puffery and Flights of Fancy, Up Against the Data
Discussion: Raw Story
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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M.D. Kittle / The Federalist:
Secret Service Threatens Trump: Stop Your Massive Rallies, Or Else  —  The Secret Service is ‘encouraging’ the Trump campaign to halt the large-scale events his supporters have grown accustomed to.  —  The same agency that failed to protect former President Donald Trump from a would-be assassin's bullet …
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NBC News:
Trump plans to stop holding outdoor rallies after assassination attempt
Reuters:
NATO finds gaping holes in Europe's defences  —  The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. presidential election dominated a NATO summit in Washington this month but, away from the public stage, the alliance's military planners have been focused on assessing the enormous cost of fixing Europe's creaking defences.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Semafor and DNyuz
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Politico:
Britain and Germany team up on defense as fears grow Trump will ditch Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
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 …
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 …
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Helen Sullivan / The Guardian:
Elon Musk denies report he will donate $45m a month to Trump Super Pac
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 …
Discussion: @anildash@threads.net
 
 
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
FBI Director Testifying Before Congress Over Trump Rally Shooting
Discussion: DNyuz and Washington Post
Rebecca McCray / The Guardian:
A Jewish couple was rejected as foster parents because of their religion. This is the future Project 2025 envisions
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Federal judge upholds FTC ban on noncompete agreements
Discussion: Reason, New York Times and Reuters
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Biden's Approval Rating Hit New Low Before Exit From Race
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Nadler urges Republicans to investigate X's restrictions on Kamala Harris' campaign account, citing censorship concerns
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New York's Democratic Party shows new interest in electing Democrats
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Black men backing Kamala Harris fuel another fundraising spree
 

 
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