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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, Steady, Mediaite, prima donna …, The Hill, NJTODAY.NET and Washington Examiner
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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) …
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
The Daily Beast:
Harris Trolls Trump: I'll Go to Debate Even If You Don't
Harris Trolls Trump: I'll Go to Debate Even If You Don't
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The Daily Caller
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Trump Just Had His Worst Week—Ever
Trump Just Had His Worst Week—Ever
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Off Message, HotAir, Axios, Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story and CNN
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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CBS News, New Republic, Washington Examiner, The Livingston Post.com, The Hill and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Roy Cooper Withdraws From Kamala Harris VP Sweepstakes — Mr. Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, had been seen as one of the half-dozen top candidates to join the Democratic presidential ticket. It was not immediately clear why he withdrew. — Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina …
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Yamiche Alcindor / NBC News:
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper backs out of consideration to be Kamala Harris' running mate
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper backs out of consideration to be Kamala Harris' running mate
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WHAS-TV
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
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law
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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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CNN:
Exclusive: Inside the Supreme Court's negotiations and compromise on Idaho's abortion ban — The Supreme Court began the year poised to build on its 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade and to deliver a new blow to abortion access. — In January, the court took the extraordinary step …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Alternet.org and Reason
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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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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HuffPost, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, Twitchy, Mediaite, RedState, Megyn Kelly, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Politico and New York Times
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Obama photographer Pete Souza deletes X account after Trump ear attacks — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions
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RedState
Washington Post:
William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80 — He was the only person convicted in connection with the atrocity, in which American troops killed hundreds of unarmed South Vietnamese men, women and children. — William L. Calley Jr., a junior Army officer …
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
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 …
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Washington Examiner and Task & Purpose
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
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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Raw Story, New York Times, Today's Edition Newsletter, Politico, Rolling Stone and Washington Times
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Reuters:
Foreign actors will seek to influence reshaped U.S. presidential race, says intelligence officer — U.S. foes targeting November's election with influence operations are expected to adapt to presidential contest developments, a U.S. intelligence official said on Monday, in an apparent reference to Joe Biden dropping his reelection bid.
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Fox News, Washington Times and Bloomberg
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Working to Undercut Trump in Presidential Election, U.S. Spy Agencies Say
Iran Is Working to Undercut Trump in Presidential Election, U.S. Spy Agencies Say
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New York Post
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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IJR, Arizona Republic, Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
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, Alternet.org and New Republic
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
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 Times, IJR and National Review
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
National debt hits $35 trillion as US stares down fiscal reckoning
National debt hits $35 trillion as US stares down fiscal reckoning
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Atlantic Council and The American Conservative
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
New York Times:
Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and Other Tech Billionaires Brawl Over Politics — Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and other tech billionaires, many of whom are part of the “PayPal Mafia,” are openly brawling with one another over politics as tensions rise. — Less than an hour after a gunman in Butler …
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, Variety and CBS News
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