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2:05 PM ET, July 29, 2024

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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law  —  We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power and restore the public's faith in our judicial system.  —  The writer is president of the United States.  —  This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law  —  From his first day in office—and every day since then—President Biden has taken action to strengthen American democracy and protect the rule of law.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden endorses Supreme Court reforms, amendment to limit immunity  —  For Biden, who has long resisted calls to reform the Supreme Court, the announcement Monday marked a major shift in his posture toward one of America's three branches of government.  —  President Biden endorsed sweeping changes …
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden, Harris call for Supreme Court term limits, code of conduct, limits on presidential immunity
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Trump Just Had His Worst Week—Ever  —  IT MUST BE HARD TO TRANSITION from martyr anointed by God and positioned to win in a blowout to jealous old whiner grumbling about the misunderstood relevance of Hannibal Lecter.  —  Life came at Donald Trump fast when Sleepy Joe Biden took his name off …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Trump's insult trap: Republicans hunt for elusive Harris attack line
Discussion: The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The media fails to take Trump at his word.  Again.  —  There was a whole (faintly ridiculous) debate in media and politics circles during the 2016 campaign about whether to take Donald Trump “literally or seriously.”  —  Let's not reprise it here except to quote poet Maya Angelou …
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emptywheel:
“My Beautiful Christians:” Trump's Pandering to Christian Nationalists  —  The other day, during an address to a Turning Point conference, Trump implored, … Video  —  Horse race journalists didn't care.  They found it more important to repeat and therefore magnify Trump's latest slur on Vice President Harris.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump agrees to give a victim interview to the FBI after assassination attempt  —  Trump's attempted assassin was a highly intelligent “loner” with few friends and a growing interest in guns, the FBI told reporters in a briefing on Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally  —  A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks  —  A week before christmas, an evangelical minister named Paul Terry stood before thousands of Christians, their heads bowed, in Durham, New Hampshire, and pleaded with God for deliverance.
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Drew Winces From Billionaires' Gathering With Trump Pitch  —  PALM BEACH CONFAB  —  Some people in the crowd of rich donors reportedly winced and shook their heads after the world's richest man told them they should tell their friends to vote for Donald Trump.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Fellow billionaires ‘visibly winced’ as Elon Musk went on conspiracy theory rant: report  —  In a recent private meeting with fellow billionaires, tech tycoon Elon Musk appeared to endorse the far-right Great Replacement Theory as an explanation for why he is backing former President Donald Trump, reported The Daily Beast on Monday.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Elon Musk takes fire for posting fake video of Kamala Harris  —  Elon Musk is being accused of violating his own policies on X after he shared a fake video of Vice President Harris, which uses an artificial intelligence voice mimicking Harris to spew insults about her campaign and President Biden.
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Nell Scovell / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bro-Pocalypse Advisers Got Him ‘Cat Lady’ Vance  —  THE FOUR DORKSMEN  —  Without Melania, Ivanka, Kellyanne, and Hope, the 2024 Trump Campaign is suffering from mood swings and brain fog.  Is it too late for estrogen replacement therapy? … Since assuming the mantle …
Discussion: Raw Story
Carolyn Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Silicon Valley parents are fuming over ethnic studies in schools.  It's a preview of battles to come across California  —  Parents in Palo Alto are fuming about the school district's plans for an upcoming ethnic studies class, saying they're worried the curriculum is too political …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump uses immunity ruling to try to blow up his conviction  —  And thanks to the Supreme Court's right-wing nihilists, it just might work. … On July 1, the last day of the Supreme Court's term, six conservative justices took a sledgehammer to democracy.
Discussion: Just Security and Fox News
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
Former US ambassador says US ‘asleep’ amid Russia threat  —  The News  —  Morgan Chalfant: What did you learn about Russian President Vladimir Putin on the job that you might not have known otherwise, or that people don't understand about him and the way that he operates?
Associated Press:
Venezuela election live updates: Opposition claims victory after Maduro was declared the winner  —  Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro gather at Miraflores Palace in Caracas as Maduro is declared the winner in Venezuela's presidential election amid opposition claims of irregularities.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A comprehensive guide to J.D. Vance's views on women and children  —  On July 25, former President Donald Trump named Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate.  Vance has only been a U.S. Senator since 2023, and his rapid ascension to the Republican Vice Presidential nominee …
Justin Glawe / Rolling Stone:
These Swing State Election Officials Are Pro-Trump Election Deniers  —  At least 70 pro-Trump conspiracists are election officials in key battleground counties — and they are poised to make a giant mess on Election Day  —  WHEN ELECTION NIGHT comes in November, it will be up to thousands …
Discussion: Raw Story and American Doom
Tim Judah / Financial Times:
Can tyrants be curtailed?  —  Two books examine how today's autocrats differ from those of the past, and what liberal democracies can do to counter their influence  —  Excitement, hope, fear.  These are the emotions when a dictator falls.  In Bucharest in the weeks after the fall of Nicolae Ceauș …
 
 
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CNN:
A half-million records and one app: The group behind a massive effort to ‘clean’ voter rolls
Discussion: The Federalist
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Harris is endorsed by border mayors in swing-state Arizona as she faces GOP criticism on immigration
Discussion: Arizona Republic and Mediaite
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
The Switch Up Election Series — Team Trump courts Black voters as Harris climbs Dem ranks
New York Times:
Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic. In Many Places, It Hasn't Come Back.
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump proposed bombing Mexico and it somehow wasn't a big story
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Gunman at Trump Rally Was Often a Step Ahead of the Secret Service
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Why does so much of the media refuse to accept that Republicans want to ban abortion nationally?
Will Carless / USA Today:
Project 2025 decried as racist. Some contributors have trail of racist writings, activity
Discussion: Mediaite
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
What Has Happened to My Party Haunts Me
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  In good news:  —  Joe Biden nominated former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings …
Chuck Ross / freebeacon.com:
‘An Inspiration to Me Always’: Meet Kamala Harris's Radical Pastor
Discussion: IJR
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
How to Buy a President  —  Donald Trump's joke of a media company is also a $6 billion meme stock …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

 
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