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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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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Biden to push Supreme Court term limits, immunity constitutional amendment in Monday speech — President Biden on Monday will propose term limits for Supreme Court justices and a constitutional amendment to counteract their recent presidential immunity decision, according to a White House official.
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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 …
Politico:
Playbook: After the sugar high — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — EYES ON CARACAS — “Venezuela's Maduro, opposition each claim presidential victory,” by Reuters' Vivian Sequera, Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas: “The country's electoral authority said just after midnight …
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Trump's insult trap: Republicans hunt for elusive Harris attack line … - Black voters could be sensitive to attacks on Harris' identity, including quotes from multiple Republican lawmakers last week labeling her a “DEI vice president.” — Years-old comments from J.D. Vance calling Harris a …
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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Harris Camp Warns Supporters: Don't Get Duped by ‘Scam PACs’ — KAMALA HARRIS'S TEAM IS WARNING DONORS not to fall prey to “financial scams” from groups sending email and text messages that suggest they're raising money for the vice president. — Those messages came rapidly last week …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Harris sees opening in Vance as she considers her own pick for vice president — Kamala Harris' plan as a running mate was to brush past JD Vance as nothing but a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. But now that she's the presumptive Democratic nominee, her campaign is seizing on the Ohio senator …
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New York Times:
Harris Looks to Maintain Momentum as ‘Honeymoon Phase’ Winds Down — Democrats could formally make Kamala Harris their nominee this week, as she narrows her running mate choices and attacks her rivals, Donald Trump and JD Vance, while they hit the trail. — When President Biden …
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Wide World of News
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Schumer: Vance VP pick helps Democrats
Schumer: Vance VP pick helps Democrats
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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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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Shares Kamala Harris Deepfake
Elon Musk Shares Kamala Harris Deepfake
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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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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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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Buttigieg Tells Fox Viewers that MAGA Is a Cult — “We don't have that kind of warped reality on our side,” the Biden transportation secretary said, calling Trump “older and stranger” than he was in 2016 — Pete Buttigieg offered a dose of reality for viewers on Fox, pointing out the lies and “cult of personality” of Donald Trump.
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Trump's falling legal fees free up campaign cash … - Trump and the RNC had been catching up to Biden and the DNC in fundraising, but Biden's extraordinary decision to drop out gave the party a jolt of enthusiasm and an influx of donations, Axios' Erin Doherty reports.
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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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?
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 …