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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 …
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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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
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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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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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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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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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Harris Camp Warns Supporters: Don't Get Duped by ‘Scam PACs’
Harris Camp Warns Supporters: Don't Get Duped by ‘Scam PACs’
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New Jersey Online and OutsideTheBeltway
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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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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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Elon Musk accused of spreading lies over doctored Kamala Harris video — Doctored campaign video featuring US vice-president reposted by Tesla chief executive watched 128m times — Kamala Harris's election campaign has accused Elon Musk of spreading “manipulated lies” …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Elon Musk takes fire for posting fake video of Kamala Harris
Elon Musk takes fire for posting fake video of Kamala Harris
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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
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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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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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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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?
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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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead — In good news: — Joe Biden nominated former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors. He also nominated Republican businessman William Zollars. — The USPS Board of Governors consists of eleven people …
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 …
Elizabeth Beyer / USA Today:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: I have not been vetted as Kamala Harris' running mate — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, rumored to be in the running for Vice President Kamala Harris' potential ticket mate, told CBS Mornings that she has not been a part of the vetting process since Monday.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
The Switch Up Election Series — Team Trump courts Black voters as Harris climbs Dem ranks — Janiyah Thomas has carved her way through the Republican Party, working both for South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's presidential campaign, which he ended in November and later endorsed former President Trump …
New York Times:
Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic. In Many Places, It Hasn't Come Back. — Ben Blatt and Emily Badger spent months compiling police data and interviewing police officials, safety advocates and other experts. — In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, traffic stops …