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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
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 …
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.
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 …
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
April Rubin / Axios:
The Senate's last Harris hold out … - Tester is seeking re-election in November in a state former President Trump won by almost 17 percentage points four years ago. … - The Democratic National Committee will host a “virtual role call” to officially select its nominee ahead of the party's convention in August.
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump do the one thing he fears most: Get up and get out
Discussion: New York Daily News
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How Kamala Harris Beats Trump
Hillary Rodham Clinton / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: How Kamala Harris Can Win and Make History
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris Changes the Race
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
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 …
ABC News:
Netanyahu speaks to Congress amid political tensions in US and Israel over war in Gaza
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Times Now
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Lots Of Democrats Are Boycotting Netanyahu's Address To Congress
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris skipping Netanyahu address shows daylight with Biden on Israeli leader
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
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: Lawyers, Guns & Money and 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
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Most Important Speech Joe Biden Will Ever Give  —  The president faces difficult questions when he explains his decision to drop his reelection bid but finish his term.  —  Not only will Joe Biden not be a two-term president — now he needs to convince the American public that he's up to the job for another six months.
Politico:
Possible Burchett censure resolution  —  A pair of House Democrats are considering introducing a censure resolution for Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) in response to his comments calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “DEI hire,” according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: The Hill and The Root
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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 …
Discussion: @anildash@threads.net
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 …
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
Joe Gould / Politico:
Sen. Mark Kelly, a Harris veep contender, rips into JD Vance on Ukraine  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, tore into Republican Vice President nominee Sen. JD Vance on Wednesday, saying Vance would “abandon” Ukraine in favor of Russia.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Biden's Approval Rating Hit New Low Before Exit From Race
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Veep Stakes  —  In a normal presidential campaign, such as the one Vice-President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
New York's Democratic Party shows new interest in electing Democrats
 

 
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