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John Giles / Arizona Republic:
Why, as a Republican mayor, I support Kamala Harris over Trump — Arizona Republicans like me can emulate Sen. John McCain's motto of ‘Country First’ and beat back Trump and his threat to democracy. — The time has come for my fellow Arizona Republicans to return to the core foundations of the Grand Old Party.
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Mediaite, prima donna … and NJTODAY.NET
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign hits Trump again over debate ‘backtrack’ — Vice President Harris's campaign is doubling down on its attacks against former President Trump, accusing him of backtracking on the next presidential debate. — Campaign communications director Michael Tyler said …
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Harris is endorsed by border mayors in swing-state Arizona as she faces GOP criticism on immigration — Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted endorsements from mayors of border towns in swing-state Arizona Monday as she looks to blunt the impact of Republican criticism of her handling of illegal border crossings.
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Talking Points Memo
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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Off Message, HotAir, Axios, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Vance tells donors Harris change was a ‘sucker punch,’ at odds with campaign — “The bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden,” Trump's running mate acknowledged at a private event. — The Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) …
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HuffPost
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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New Republic, Washington Examiner, The Livingston Post.com, The Hill and Bloomberg
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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Los Angeles Times, New Republic, Mediaite, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Crooks and Liars, Fox News, Raw Story, Twitchy, PoliticusUSA and Politico
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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IJR, CNN, Wide World of News, Breitbart, The Weekly Sift, Althouse and Washington Post
Politico:
Playbook: After the sugar high
Playbook: After the sugar high
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CNN, nationalinterest.org, Breitbart and New York Post
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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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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Washington Post and New Republic
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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.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Arizona GOP Congressional Candidate Said Childless Cat Ladies Are ‘Demented’ And ‘Sick’ — Blake Masters said in 2021 that “there's something very dysfunctional” about people who decide not to get married and make babies. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― Arizona Republican congressional …
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Arizona Republic, Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A comprehensive guide to J.D. Vance's views on women and children
A comprehensive guide to J.D. Vance's views on women and children
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Breitbart, Issues & Insights, Fortune, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Daily Kos and RedState
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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Today's Edition Newsletter, New York Times, Politico, Rolling Stone and Washington Times
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Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Supreme Court Rocked by New Leak of Bitter Abortion Split — DRIP DRIP DRIP — A months-long internal feud among the justices over a key case about abortion access in Idaho has been leaked—the latest internal communication to escape the high court. — The Supreme Court has been hit …
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Axios:
Scoop: Sen. Gary Peters emerges as VP dark horse … - Labor leaders have had discussions with the Harris campaign about including Peters in the vice presidential selection process, one senior Democratic source told Axios. — A Michigan Democratic Party official told Axios Peters …
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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Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Daily Caller News Foundation
New Republic:
Trump's Mental State Suddenly Takes a Darker Turn: “I've Gotten Worse” … Donald Trump took his authoritarian threats in a dark new direction during two new public appearances. He suggested our next election might be our last, reiterated in advance that the election will be rigged against him …
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Alternet.org
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
J.D. Vance May Be The Worst Politician I've Ever Seen — This is before even taking the couch into consideration. — I already have promised to stay as far away from the J.D. Vance couch story as I intend to stay away from the couch in question. (Got a flight booked for Neptune already.)
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New York Times, Blue Virginia and Alternet.org
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
JD Vance says feelings not hurt by ‘weird’ insult from Democrats
JD Vance says feelings not hurt by ‘weird’ insult from Democrats
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Working to Undercut Trump in Presidential Election, U.S. Spy Agencies Say — Tehran's preference is rooted in concerns about a Trump presidency fanning tensions with U.S. — WASHINGTON—Iran is seeking to harm Donald Trump's presidential campaign in covert online influence operations …
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New York Post
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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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Raw Story, American Doom and New Republic
CNN:
A half-million records and one app: The group behind a massive effort to ‘clean’ voter rolls — Police officers in Texas, senior citizens at a nursing home in Pennsylvania and people who had registered to vote at a Marine base in California. — They are among the thousands of voters whose right …
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The Federalist
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
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Olympic ‘Last Supper’ scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts — Dutch artist's 17th-century work said to have inspired tableau that has offended Christian and conservative critics — A controversial tableau in the Olympics opening ceremony denounced by Christian …
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New Republic, Religion News Service and Variety
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. National Debt Tops $35 Trillion for First Time — The presidential candidates have offered few ideas for reducing the debt burden as red ink continues to mount. — America's gross national debt topped $35 trillion for the first time on Monday, a reminder of the nation's grim fiscal predicament …
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The U.S. House Committee …, Washington Examiner, IJR and The American Conservative
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
GOP senator, Fox News host battle over Harris ‘ding dong’ remark — Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said Americans view Vice President Harris as “a bit of a ding dong,” a comment that was met with some pushback from Fox News host Neil Cavuto. — Kennedy fired off a series of attacks …
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Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Klain was ‘surprised’ by Biden's exit after ‘nasty’ pressure campaign — Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain opened up about his reaction to what he called a “nasty” pressure campaign from Democrats to push President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race, revealing he was “surprised” …
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New York Magazine and The Guardian
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Crypto, As a Political Characteristic — The more that politicians talk about Bitcoin, the greater the chance they are frauds. — The first thing that needs to be said about cryptocurrency is that it has no socially redeeming reason to exist. The primary thing that it is actually useful …
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OpenSecrets.org, The Unz Review and Fortune
ABC News:
Local SWAT team blames Trump assassination attempt on lack of planning, communication — The local SWAT team at the Butler Trump rally shared their story with ABC News. — Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents …
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Fox News, RedState, Louder With Crowder, USA Today, 6abc, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Business Insider