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6:20 PM ET, July 28, 2024

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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Harris sees boost in favorability after Biden drops out of race: POLL  —  The vice president's approval among independents jumped, poll finds.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers' 88th national convention, on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas.
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Politico:
'Don't sleep on Florida': Harris candidacy jolts battered state Democrats  —  The state is seeing more Democratic volunteers, but the party is up against serious GOP headwinds.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Vice President Kamala Harris' catapult to the top of the ticket has given Florida Democrats a rush of adrenaline.
Discussion: USA Today, Twitchy and Sun-Sentinel
Isabella Ramírez / Politico:
Buttigieg says voters have transferred their concerns about age to Trump  —  “How could anybody not watch the stuff he's saying, the rambling on the trail, and not be just a little bit concerned?” he said.  —  Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that with incumbent Joe Biden …
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
How Kamala Harris took control of the Democratic Party  —  Party officials and campaign aides raced to flip an entire brand from fading hope to salute emojis.  —  The boss had earned that much.  Vice President Harris approved no discussions.  Campaign advisers did not break ranks in public.
Discussion: Twitchy
Politico:
Playbook: Harris sprints out of the gates  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  COUNTDOWN — Election Day is 100 days away.  —  BLUE HEAT — What a difference a week makes.  —  Seven days ago at this time, Democrats felt wobbly at best …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In Tim Walz, Democrats see a potential VP pick who can shore up the ‘blue wall’  —  The Minnesota governor's allies argue his appeal to rural and working-class voters as well as progressives could offer Kamala Harris a unique boost.  —  When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz showed up on MSNBC's …
Politico:
Hill Dems believe this VP contender would help address Harris' biggest weakness
Discussion: Arizona Republic
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Cotton says Harris makes Biden ‘look competent and moderate’
Politico:
'We all realize it's unlikely.' But Pete Buttigieg's VP stock is rising.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:   One VP Contender Will Give Kamala Harris Her Best Chance With Swing Voters
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris raises $200 million in first week of campaign
Washington Post:
Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance  —  A small influential network of right-wing techies orchestrated Vance's rise in Silicon Valley — and then the GOP.  Now the industry stands to gain if he wins the White House.  —  In the weeks before former president Donald …
Washington Post:
Trump faces backlash for 'in four years, you don't have to vote again' remark  —  Some Democrats say his comments, directed at a Christian audience, signaled his plans to be a dictator.  His campaign says he was talking about ‘uniting’ the country, and experts point to his ‘deliberately ambiguous’ speaking style.
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ABC News:
Harris camp responds to Trump telling Christians they 'don't have to vote again' if he gets elected
Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Project 2025 plan calls for demolition of NOAA and National Weather Service  —  Among its many sweeping calls for change in American government, a conservative platform document known as Project 2025 urges the demolition of some of the nation's most dependable resources for tracking weather …
Miranda Jeyaretnam / Bloomberg:
US Farmers Want to Adapt to Climate Change, But Crop Insurance Won't Let Them  —  Growers looking to transition to regenerative agriculture are running into a federal insurance barrier.  —  In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller's farm is like an oasis.
Discussion: New York Times
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Warren says the Supreme Court is ‘actively undermining’ democracy  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court is “actively undermining” democracy in the U.S.  —  Warren said on CNN's “State of the Union” that she and her colleagues are working to put together reform …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
'Maybe I've Gotten Worse': Trump Makes Clear That Unity Is Over  —  At a rally in Minnesota on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump once more escalated his attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, painting her as extreme and mocking her demeanor.  —  Early in his speech in Minnesota …
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Donald Trump jumps to defend female Secret Service agent who ‘shielded’ him from assassination  —  Donald Trump said the female Secret Agent ‘wanted to take a bullet’ for him  —  BUTLER, Pa. - Former President Trump leaped to the defense of a female Secret Service agent who “shielded” …
Discussion: RedState, New York Post and Breitbart
Jennie Taer / New York Post:
3 Palestinian terror suspects caught after crossing border illegally as overwhelmed agents warn: ‘I probably let terrorists in’  —  Border agents detained three Palestinian migrants who illegally crossed the southern border after they were found to have possible ties to terrorist organizations earlier this month, according to sources.
 
 
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