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10:10 AM ET, July 25, 2024

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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The GOP's legal challenges to Harris's candidacy are bunk  —  They're also amazingly hypocritical. … While Democrats wasted no time this week rallying around Kamala Harris, Republicans were just as quick to start trying to sabotage her campaign with lawfare.  —  It isn't surprising that the GOP is taking this approach.
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NBC News:
Obama plans to endorse Harris for president soon  —  The former president has had multiple conversations with Vice President Kamala Harris about her campaign this week.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have been in close touch since she announced …
Robert Reich:
Beware the Mump  —  Speaking in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday, at his first campaign rally since President Biden dropped out of the race and Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic candidate, Trump deployed his usual barrage of lies and smears.
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump and His Allies Adapt to a New Role: Fighting for Attention  —  In the days since President Biden ended his re-election bid and passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's campaign has been crowded out of the headlines.  —  For the first time since Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Harris opens up early edge with young voters  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is significantly more popular among America's youngest voters than President Biden, a new Axios/Generation Lab poll shows. … But Harris could be extending the gap once again.
Discussion: Silver Bulletin
Natalie Allison / Politico:
As Trump unloads on Harris, even his supporters see her gaining ground  —  Trump's spokesperson says he doesn't know if attacks referencing race or gender of Harris are “off limits,” but says Trump doesn't do them.  —  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Even Donald Trump's supporters sense he suddenly has a tougher race on his hands.
Discussion: The Bulwark and Punchbowl News
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Dramatic Contrast of Biden's Last Act  —  Two political myths inspired the dreams and haunted the nightmares of the Founders of the American republic.  Both these foundational myths were learned from the history and literature of the ancient Romans.  —  Cincinnatus was the name of a man who …
Politico:
Playbook: Dems scramble to introduce Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIDEN'S SWAN SONG — What we found notable about President JOE BIDEN's Oval Office address last night was that he never explained why he's not running for reelection.
Discussion: New York Times
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
July 2024 Swing State Polls: Harris Trails Trump in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tied in Wisconsin
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NPR
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘I Approve This Message’: Kamala Harris Instantly Uses Trump's Own Words Against Him
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Democrats, All of Them, Must Protect Harris
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Salon
Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Warn Him: Underestimate Kamala at Your Peril
Ellen Ioanes / Vox:
Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?
Discussion: UnHerd
CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris improves on Biden's performance against Trump in early look at new matchup
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
In Oval Office address, Biden to frame his 2024 decision as a ‘defense of democracy’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Republicans get buyer's remorse with J.D. Vance?
Discussion: Fox News and Business Insider
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Beshear becomes Harris's top attack dog against Vance  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has become the top attack dog for Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, against GOP vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), ripping his regional rival as a “phony” and not “one of us.”
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 24, 2024  —  Tonight, President Joe Biden explained to the American people why he decided to refuse the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination and hand the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  Speaking from the Oval Office from his seat behind the Resolute Desk …
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Reuters:
Biden says he's ‘passing the torch’ in speech from Oval office
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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North American Aerospace Defense Command:
NORAD detects, tracks and intercepts Russian and PRC aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ  —  North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Pelosi says Netanyahu gave ‘the worst’ speech to Congress from any foreign leader  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters
Discussion: Washington Times
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Around half of Congress' Democrats skip Netanyahu speech
Washington Post:
An online army rises, this time on Kamala Harris's side  —  A grassroots network of TikTok creators, energized by the new likely Democratic nominee, are using their skill at playful video collages to build Harris a viral political powerhouse from scratch.  —  Jaelyn Richter …
Washington Post:
Trump allies crush misinformation research despite Supreme Court loss  —  High court ruling green-lighting contact between government and tech companies to stymie falsehoods online hasn't deterred a GOP campaign against academics, nonprofits and tech industry initiatives aimed at addressing their spread.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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 …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall  —  Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.”
 
 
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NBC News:
Steve Bannon's border wall fraud trial set for December
Discussion: Raw Story, UPI and New York Daily News
Brad Brooks / Reuters:
Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker faces federal terrorism charges
Astrid Galván / Axios:
Scoop: Dolores Huerta endorses Harris for president
Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal:
Inside JD Vance's Short-Lived Career as a Venture Capitalist
Natalie Neysa Alund / USA Today:
Vance's ‘childless cat ladies’ comment sparks uproar from Swift fans: ‘Armageddon is coming’
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Republicans condemn Netanyahu protesters for burning US flags — and waving Hamas ones instead
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Harris' Wall Street allies strategize on private call, Rubin, Lasry, Wolf among them
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CBS News:
Kamala Harris vetting about a dozen possible VP candidates
 

 
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