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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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Fox News and MSNBC
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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) …
Discussion: spiked and HuffPost
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
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.
Axios:
Scoop: Biden left Congress in dark on Supreme Court reforms
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 …
Discussion: Fox News and FOX8 WGHP
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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.
Discussion: 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.
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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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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
JD Vance says feelings not hurt by ‘weird’ insult from Democrats
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
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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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Working to Undercut Trump in Presidential Election, U.S. Spy Agencies Say
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Federalist
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
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 …
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” …
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Guardian
Wes Venteicher / Politico:
A Southern California police fleet is nation's first to go all-electric  —  South Pasadena says its new Teslas are the first all-electric police fleet in the country.  —  The nation's first all-electric police car fleet launched Monday in the Southern California city of South Pasadena …
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Obama photographer Pete Souza deletes X account after Trump ear attacks
Discussion: RedState
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Turkey threatens to ‘enter’ Israel to protect Palestinians
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says
Discussion: Press Herald
 Earlier Items: 
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
Paris Olympics drag queen torchbearer rips criticism of opening ceremony: 'We ain't going nowhere'
New York Times:
Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic. In Many Places, It Hasn't Come Back.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump agrees to give a victim interview to the FBI after assassination attempt
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump proposed bombing Mexico and it somehow wasn't a big story
Tim Judah / Financial Times:
Can tyrants be curtailed?  —  Two books examine how today's autocrats differ from those of the past …
Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
Former US ambassador says US ‘asleep’ amid Russia threat
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
What Has Happened to My Party Haunts Me
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  In good news:  —  Joe Biden nominated former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings …
 

 
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