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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Republicans Are About To Become Desperate — Prior to this most improbable of months, a hallmark of the Biden era had been a great forgetting of the Trump years that preceded it. — Joe Biden's belief that he could unilaterally turn down the temperature in American politics …
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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) …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance ‘weird.’ Here's why — Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.”
Politico:
Playbook: The anti-Harris ad blitz begins — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE BURDEN OF WHAT HAS BEEN — “How Kamala Harris Can Bury the Ghosts of 2020,” by Christopher Cadelago: “The KAMALA HARRIS of 2024 is light-years better than the Harris of 2019.
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Politico:
Harris was expected to have fundraising trouble. Here's why big donors are actually lining up in droves. — The idea that Kamala Harris would be unable to raise money has been quickly dismissed, with enthusiasm for her presidential bid hinging on who she's up against — and who she's replacing.
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Fox News
Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Old and quite weird”: Democrats finally discover new effective attack — and Republicans hate it — After nearly a decade of being forced to take Trump seriously, Democrats increasingly call BS on the whole charade — Sure, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy — a would-be dictator …
John Giles / Arizona Republic:
Why, as a Republican mayor, I support Kamala Harris over Trump
Why, as a Republican mayor, I support Kamala Harris over Trump
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ABC News:
Harris to hold rally in Georgia as campaign continues to make battleground state push
Harris to hold rally in Georgia as campaign continues to make battleground state push
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Washington Times, UPI, UPROXX and CNN
Carl Lamarre / Billboard:
Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance
Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance
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NBC News:
Vance goes West as his VP campaign looks to find its footing
Vance goes West as his VP campaign looks to find its footing
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Trolls Donald Trump: I'll Go to Debate Even if You Don't
Kamala Harris Trolls Donald Trump: I'll Go to Debate Even if You Don't
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
U.S. intelligence official: Russia likely to use propaganda to support Trump over Harris
U.S. intelligence official: Russia likely to use propaganda to support Trump over Harris
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CBS News, Raw Story, Associated Press and Press Herald
Axios:
Scoop: Sen. Gary Peters emerges as VP dark horse
Scoop: Sen. Gary Peters emerges as VP dark horse
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Task & Purpose and Washington Examiner
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign hits Trump again over debate ‘backtrack’
Harris campaign hits Trump again over debate ‘backtrack’
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The American Conservative, Mediaite, MSNBC and Fox News
Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Harris is endorsed by border mayors in swing-state Arizona as she faces GOP criticism on immigration
Harris is endorsed by border mayors in swing-state Arizona as she faces GOP criticism on immigration
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Fox News, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘White dudes’ rally to elect the first female president
‘White dudes’ rally to elect the first female president
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
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CNN:
It's not just ‘cat ladies’: JD Vance has a history of disparaging people without kids — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has a history of making disparaging remarks toward people without children, a CNN KFile review of his comments shows, including fundraising off his now-infamous …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Arizona GOP Congressional Candidate Said Childless Cat Ladies Are ‘Demented’ And ‘Sick’
Arizona GOP Congressional Candidate Said Childless Cat Ladies Are ‘Demented’ And ‘Sick’
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The Guardian, NPR, Crooks and Liars, IJR and Political Wire
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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he'll ‘probably’ debate Harris: ‘I can also make a case for not doing it’
Trump says he'll ‘probably’ debate Harris: ‘I can also make a case for not doing it’
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New Jersey Online and Forbes
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 …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
William Calley, Convicted of Mass Murder in My Lai Massacre, Dies at 80
William Calley, Convicted of Mass Murder in My Lai Massacre, Dies at 80
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Better late than never — Biden proposes reforms to a Court in desperate need of them. … Though a lot of people will probably scorn it as too little too late, President Joe Biden just called for substantial court reform. However, much like the adage “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
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Chuck Ross / freebeacon.com:
Kamala Harris Bizarrely Dated Daytime TV King Montel Williams. Then She Went After the Payday Lenders He Made a Fortune Promoting. — The bizarre saga of Kamala Harris's early-aughts romance with Montel Williams took a new twist on Monday when the faded personality, who was once …
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Raw Story
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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Clyde Wayne Crews / Competitive Enterprise Institute:
Ten Thousand Commandments 2024 — Sizing up the Federal Government's New Rules and Regulations — The hidden tax of regulation has proved appealing to lawmakers who feel the pressure of a national debt topping $34 trillion. Off-budget regulations requiring private business outlays …
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Washington Examiner and IJR
Radley Balko / The Watch:
Trump's reckless vaccine ultimatum — For all the talk of Project 2025 and the debate over whether it is or is not a roadmap for a second Trump term (it definitely is), you don't really need to delve through a 900-page document to find potentially catastrophic proposals that, in a sane world …
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Eschaton and The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Ken Griffin Is Spending Millions to Put His Stamp on Trump's GOP — The hedge fund billionaire is backing candidates who share his conservative priorities — as the former president steers Republicans toward populism — Billionaire financier Ken Griffin is spending tens of millions …
Politico:
Trump would ‘absolutely’ scrap Biden's Air Force One colors, adviser says — If reelected, Trump still has time to change the paint job back to red, white and dark blue. But it'd be expensive. — If Donald Trump returns to the presidency, he'll have another shot at achieving a goal …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How the crypto industry is buying political support with 202 million U.S. dollars — 15 years after Bitcoin was created, there are still few legitimate use cases. Today, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are primarily used for financial speculation and to facilitate organized crime.
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