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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.
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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 …
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Biden Fires Parting Shot at Supreme Court: ‘Not Above Law’
Biden Fires Parting Shot at Supreme Court: ‘Not Above Law’
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NPR:
Biden calls for term limits, enforceable ethics rules for Supreme Court justices
Biden calls for term limits, enforceable ethics rules for Supreme Court justices
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Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Biden proposes Supreme Court term limits, binding code of conduct
Biden proposes Supreme Court term limits, binding code of conduct
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Axios, Semafor, Politico and Washington Examiner
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden, Harris call for Supreme Court term limits, code of conduct, limits on presidential immunity
Biden, Harris call for Supreme Court term limits, code of conduct, limits on presidential immunity
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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 …
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Trump's insult trap: Republicans hunt for elusive Harris attack line
Trump's insult trap: Republicans hunt for elusive Harris attack line
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The Hill
Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Fox News hit Pete Buttigieg with a gotcha question on Trump vs. Harris. It didn't go well for them
Fox News hit Pete Buttigieg with a gotcha question on Trump vs. Harris. It didn't go well for them
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Politico:
Playbook: After the sugar high
Playbook: After the sugar high
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Harris sees opening in Vance as she considers her own pick for vice president
Harris sees opening in Vance as she considers her own pick for vice president
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New York Times:
Harris Looks to Maintain Momentum as ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Winds Down
Harris Looks to Maintain Momentum as ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Winds Down
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Breitbart, NBC News, The Weekly Sift, Wide World of News, Althouse and Washington Post
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris' Approval Rating Surges as Donald Trump's Falls
Kamala Harris' Approval Rating Surges as Donald Trump's Falls
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Washington Examiner, New Republic, The Hill and Bloomberg
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.
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The Guardian, Digby's Hullabaloo, Axios and ABC News
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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Agrees to Be Interviewed by F.B.I. in Its Investigation Into Gunman
Trump Agrees to Be Interviewed by F.B.I. in Its Investigation Into Gunman
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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.
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Daily Caller News Foundation and Raw Story
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Daily Caller News Foundation
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.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Mark Meadows seeks Supreme Court intervention in bid for immunity from Georgia election subversion prosecution
Mark Meadows seeks Supreme Court intervention in bid for immunity from Georgia election subversion prosecution
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …