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12:30 PM ET, July 27, 2024

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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Trump urges Christians to vote: 'You won't have to do it' in four years  —  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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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Tells Christians 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' If He's Elected  —  Donald Trump, after lamenting that conservative Christians are not “big voters,” urged the religious right to turn out for him “just this time.”  —  In the closing minutes of his speech to a gathering …
Discussion: Rolling Stone, USA Today and Reuters
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Trump Cryptically Declares, 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' If He Wins Second Term  —  Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won't have to vote anymore.”  —  Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday …
Washington Post:
Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her.  Now she's working to elect him.  —  The potential second lady found Trump's actions on Jan. 6 “deeply disturbing,” a friend said.  But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president's campaign.
Discussion: DNyuz
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
This is a misogyny emergency.  A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election  —  This time Kamala Harris will be the target for the social media platforms that promote prejudice  —  In 2016, a historically unprecedented incident took place.  And yet, barely anyone even noticed.
Politico:
Harris' Zoom-fueled campaign triggers a dormant Democratic base  —  They logged on.  They raised millions.  —  When a group of Black women political organizers assembled for a regular Zoom call on Sunday, they suddenly had a new mission.  A mere hours earlier, President Joe Biden had ended …
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Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
The night White women raised millions for Harris.  And broke Zoom.  —  Over 164,000 women joined a Zoom call to discuss support, privilege and allyship as they raised millions for the vice president's campaign.  —  *Correction appended.  —  “Girl, we broke Zoom,” Erin Gallagher said over text …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House Republicans continue to flail, further endangering their majority  —  GOP members struggled with basic tasks this summer, heading for a long break with few accomplishments.  —  In his bid to claim the House speaker's gavel and end three weeks of chaos last fall, Rep. Mike Johnson mapped out an ambitious agenda.
Discussion: Salon and The Hill
William Gavin / Quartz:
Major Democratic donors want Kamala Harris to fire the FTC chair if she becomes president  —  FTC Chair Lina Khan has taken an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement  —  Not even a week after Kamala Harris took over as the Democratic presidential nominee, major donors are already making demands of her potential administration.
Reuters:
Biden to announce plans to reform US supreme court - report  —  US president also to seek constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents and various officeholders  —  Joe Biden will announce plans to reform the US supreme court on Monday, Politico reported, citing two people familiar …
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
JD Vance, an Unlikely Friendship and Why It Ended  —  His political views differed from a transgender classmate's, but they forged a bond that lasted a decade — until Mr. Vance seemed to pivot, politically and personally.  —  When his book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” was published in 2016 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Republicans Keep Trying to Copy Trump's Humor — And Voters Keep Cringing  —  Far-right candidates just can't duplicate the flair Trump brings from his TV career.  —  On Monday, in the midst of a speech in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, one of JD Vance's half-jokes landed with a thud.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
How Trump and Vance went from a ‘threat to democracy’ to ‘weird’  —  With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats shift to a simpler characterization of Trump.  —  In the days since Vice President Kamala Harris has taken over the campaign against former President Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Republicans are already souring on JD Vance
Discussion: The Daily Beast and DNyuz
Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Vance responds to ‘childless cat ladies’ backlash, claims Democrats are ‘anti-family’
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Seen in Public Without Ear Bandage  —  LOOKS GOOD  —  The former president has ditched the gauze over his right ear which became a viral meme after the Republican National Convention.  —  Journalist  —  Donald Trump ditched his ear bandage for his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Panicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director's Bullet Injury Testimony
TMZ.com:
Donald Trump Seen Without Bandage For First Time Since Shooting, Seemingly Uninjured
Axios:
Harris campaign reports record-breaking volunteer surge in key swing states … - The campaign has seen record-breaking fundraising and early polling bumps — a “honeymoon” phase that former President Trump's campaign is hoping will soon end.  — The enthusiasm has also stretched down ballot …
Politico:
Justice Department reaches $2M in settlements with FBI officials whose texts infuriated Trump  —  Other portions of Peter Strzok's lawsuit over his firing will continue as former FBI attorney Lisa Page's case is resolved.  —  The Justice Department has agreed to pay a total of $2 million …
Discussion: DNyuz
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freebeacon.com:
WATCH: Joe Biden's Senior Moment of the Week (Rest in Peace Edition)  —  Weep not for the memories  —  We regret to inform you that Joe Biden is no longer with us.  He was 81 years young.  God rest his soul.  —  OK, sure, he's technically still alive and president of the United States …
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Even some Whitmer fans say Harris should probably pick a white guy
Katherine Fung / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Ignores Hillary Clinton's Playbook
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement
Discussion: Raw Story
Pluralistic:
Fintech bullies stole your kid's lunch money (permalink)
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Kamala Harris Has Brought the Joy
Discussion: UnHerd and America, America
 Earlier Items: 
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance Said QAnon Shaman Would Be a ‘Fun Guy to Have a Beer With’
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
Harris calls Sonya Massey's family
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today, Frontpage Mag and DNyuz
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Federal courts spike piece of DeSantis ‘Stop Woke’ law
Discussion: Fox News
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Trump greets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, says World War III could happen if Harris wins
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Perfect Storm  —  On the Secret Pod today, Sarah and I spun through the new polling numbers …
Wall Street Journal:
Harris Erases Trump's Lead, WSJ Poll Finds
Nancy J. Altman / The Hill:
Social Security Administration funding cuts a disservice to Americans
 

 
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