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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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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.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Fox News and The Hill
CNN:
FBI says investigators are still examining evidence from Trump assassination attempt
Talking Points Memo:   Finally Word from the FBI -About The Trump Story The Press Has Refused To Question
Allie Griffin / New York Post:
Trump tears into FBI director who questioned if ex-prez was struck by bullet during assassination attempt
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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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 …
Politico:
Playbook: The endorsement Kamala Harris was waiting for
Discussion: New Jersey Globe
Ebony Davis / CNN:
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
Matthew Continetti / freebeacon.com:
The Biden-Harris Mental Gymnastics
Discussion: nationalinterest.org and Fox News
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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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.”
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.
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
A Joyful Campaign Ahead
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump campaign plays defense amid Harris honeymoon
Discussion: 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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Defector, The Hill, DNyuz and HuffPost
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 …
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
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.
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.
Margery A. Beck / Associated Press:
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills …
 
 
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ICE:
ERO arrests Mexican national convicted of manslaughter
Discussion: IJR
Kiran Stacey / The Guardian:
Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Giffords gun safety group commits $15 million to help Harris beat Trump
Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Trump's second-term agenda plans a purge of the federal workforce
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Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
J.D. Vance didn't have sex with a couch. But he's still extremely weird.
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