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emptywheel:
Trump Invites Reporters to Start Demanding His Medical Records — More media outlets are beginning to report on the FBI's uncertainty regarding whether a bullet or shrapnel wounded Donald Trump's ear. — NBC quotes the FBI describing that their Shooting Reconstruction Team continues to investigate …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, DNyuz, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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New York Times:
Speculation Swirls About What Hit Trump. An Analysis Suggests It was a Bullet — An absence of medical records or official accounts has stirred confusion, but a Times video and trajectory analysis indicates a bullet, not debris, wounded the former president.
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Mother Jones, Fox News and The Hill
Allie Griffin / New York Post:
Trump tears into FBI director who questioned if ex-prez was struck by bullet during assassination attempt — Donald Trump tore into FBI Director Christopher Wray Thursday after the bureau head raised questions about whether the former president was actually struck by a bullet …
CNN:
FBI seeking to interview Trump as part of assassination attempt investigation
FBI seeking to interview Trump as part of assassination attempt investigation
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Washington Examiner, New York Post, Alternet.org, RedState, The Guardian, Truthout and The Daily Beast
CNN:
FBI says investigators are still examining evidence from Trump assassination attempt
FBI says investigators are still examining evidence from Trump assassination attempt
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, ABC News, Fox News, The Unz Review, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, TMZ.com, The Sun, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Breitbart, New York Post, The Guardian and People
Washington Post:
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president — The Obamas are the final key leaders in the Democratic Party to unite behind Harris after President Biden ended his bid for a second term. — Former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Harris …
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Rolling Stone, TIME, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, ABC News, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, Washington Times, New York Times, The Root, Black America Web, Associated Press, New York Post, Vibe, Raw Story, RedState, USA Today, Fox News, The Sun, TMZ.com, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, DNyuz, The Guardian, New Jersey Online, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Scripps News, CNBC, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, Forbes and Press Herald
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Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
‘What happened to any time, any place?’: Kamala Harris trolls Trump as he backs out of debate — Trump's campaign team won't commit to debating Harris - at least not yet - blaming Democratic instability — Support truly — independent journalism — Our mission is to deliver unbiased …
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The Hill, CNN, Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, New Republic, New Jersey Online, ComingSoon.net, Raw Story, DNyuz, Forbes, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, HuffPost, CBS News, Associated Press and CNBC
Washington Post:
Trump, Netanyahu set to meet amid political and personal tension
Trump, Netanyahu set to meet amid political and personal tension
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Axios, Associated Press, Reuters, ABC News and New York Times
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
A Joyful Campaign Ahead
A Joyful Campaign Ahead
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Financial Times and Washington Examiner
Ebony Davis / CNN:
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
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Axios, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, CBS News and New York Times
Matthew Continetti / freebeacon.com:
The Biden-Harris Mental Gymnastics
The Biden-Harris Mental Gymnastics
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nationalinterest.org and Fox News
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Inside JD Vance's Blogger Days — The Democrats' biggest holdouts are done holding out. Barack and Michelle Obama announced Friday morning they are endorsing Kamala Harris for president, saying that “she has the vision, the character, and the strength that this critical moment demands.”
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Raw Story, Grumpy Combat Veteran … and The Daily Beast
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Vance defends ‘sarcastic’ ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks amid blowback — 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
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Megyn Kelly, Mediaite, The Guardian and DNyuz
ABC News:
Vance argued for higher tax rate on childless Americans in 2021 interview — Trump's running mate has faced criticism over other similar previous comments. — Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sen. J.D. Vance speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University, July 22, 2024, in Radford, Virginia.
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Media Matters for America, Daily Caller News Foundation, MSNBC, Daily Kos, New Republic, Raw Story and HuffPost
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump campaign plays defense amid Harris honeymoon
Trump campaign plays defense amid Harris honeymoon
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CNN, Palo Alto Online, Twitchy and Daily Kos
Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:
Baby Bust — On J.D. Vance and ‘childless cat ladies.’ — I have more in common with J.D. Vance than I'd like to admit.
Baby Bust — On J.D. Vance and ‘childless cat ladies.’ — I have more in common with J.D. Vance than I'd like to admit.
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Page Six, The Nation, Scripps News, Raw Story, TMZ.com, New York Times, USA Today, ABC News, Iowa Starting Line, Axios, CBS News, The Guardian, Glamour, The Hill, Althouse, HuffPost and New Republic
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Republicans Really Wish Trump Hadn't Picked J.D. Vance
Republicans Really Wish Trump Hadn't Picked J.D. Vance
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Daily Caller News Foundation, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Alternet.org, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Sun-Sentinel, New Jersey Online, Axios and Daily Kos
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
The media is already failing in its duty to fairly cover Kamala Harris — Sure, Harris deserves scrutiny. But she doesn't deserve smears and stereotypes amplified by journalists and pundits addicted to clicks — It's going to be ugly, that much is already clear.
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Judith Levine / The Guardian:
Conservatives' racist and sexist attacks on Kamala Harris show exactly who they are — Hatred will continue to ooze from the right. Pay attention - because that bigotry isn't just talk, it's Republican policies — Like a warm compress drawing pus from a wound, the Democratic presidential candidacy …
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New Republic and The Atlantic
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Can Harris Pull Off a Victory in Three Months? Three Top Strategists Lay Out How
The Guardian:
Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei — Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings — Kevin Roberts, the Heritage Foundation president and the architect of Project 2025 …
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Media Matters for America, Baptist News Global and Axios
Jamie Frevele / Mediaite:
NY Times Makes Incredible Retraction Involving Kamala Harris Polling — And A Bowl Of Chili With A Severed Finger In It? — In a case of incredibly weird odds, The New York Times issued a retraction on Thursday of a quote it used in an article about new polling — because of all the people …
CNN:
Exclusive: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws — The election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting …
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New Republic, Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Gets No Black Votes vs. Kamala Harris in New Michigan Poll — received the support of no Black voters in a new Michigan survey. — The WDIV/Detroit News poll found that the presidential race is a dead heat between Trump, the — nominee, and Vice President — , the
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ABC News, Raw Story, New York Post, WDIV-TV and The Hill
CNN:
Kamala Harris praised ‘defund the police’ movement in June 2020 radio interview — Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for “defund the police” in a radio interview in June 2020 amidst nationwide protests for police reform, just months before denouncing the movement after she had joined the Biden presidential campaign.
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Washington Post, HotAir, freebeacon.com, Fox News, Breitbart, IJR, Mediaite and spiked
New York Times:
Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly. … In his short political career, Mark Kelly has won two elections to the Senate in Arizona. Valerie Plesch for The New York Times — The rugged border lands around Douglas, Ariz., dip through precipitous canyons …
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The Daily Beast, freebeacon.com, Fox News, DNyuz, Washington Examiner, Arizona Republic and Arizona Mirror
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Kamala Harris Surprise — I had long thought she couldn't beat Donald Trump. That's wrong. In a 50/50 country, she can. — To the president's speech explaining his decision to step aside: I wanted to be moved and informed and wound up impatient. — It was a speech that carried a high degree of difficulty.
Doug Cunningham / UPI:
EU gives $1.6 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine — The European Union Friday transferred $1.6 billion in profits from frozen Russian Central Bank assets to Ukraine. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that the EU stands with Ukraine.
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Reuters, Politico, European Neighbourhood Policy … and Bloomberg
Myah Ward / Politico:
Obamas endorse Harris' presidential bid — The former president and his wife, Michelle, were the two most prominent Democrats not yet behind the vice president as she has all but locked up the party's nomination. — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama threw …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama endorse Harris
Former President Obama and Michelle Obama endorse Harris
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One America News Network, UPI, Page Six, Washington Examiner, NPR, Deadline and IJR