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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Lara Trump Compares Harris to a Fashion Designer's Faux ‘Trash Bag’  —  It was the latest in a series of vicious personal attacks Republicans have lobbed at the vice president since Democrats coalesced around her as their presidential nominee.  —  Lara Trump, the Republican Party co-chair …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Harris is in much better shape than Biden.  But she has one big problem.  —  It's the Electoral College.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The Silver Bulletin presidential election forecast model relaunched today, and there's some good news for Democrats: Kamala Harris is in a considerably better position …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Whoa: Trump Hits 52% in New Harvard/Harris Poll  —  Say, whose honeymoon is this, anyway?  Supposedly, Kamala Harris has “totally upended” the race with The Anointment and the media's rush to proclaim the advent of “Kamalot.”  Also, Donald Trump only has a ceiling in the mid-40s …
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
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
Carl Lamarre / Billboard:
Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance
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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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Murkowski slams Vance's ‘childless cat lady’ comments as ‘offensive’ to women  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) hit her party's own vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), for what she called “offensive” comments about “childless cat ladies.”  “If the Republican Party is trying …
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
JD Vance just ‘loves family,’ Trump says after ‘childless cat ladies’ backlash
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Where J.D. Vance's weirdest idea actually came from
Washington Post:
Project 2025 to end policy work after Democratic attacks angered Trump  —  The Trump campaign grew furious with the Heritage Foundation over press coverage tying the candidate to unpopular policy proposals  —  The right-wing policy operation that became a rallying cry for Democrats …
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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Head of Project 2025 Steps Down Following Trump Criticism  —  The group had set an agenda for a second Trump term but was criticized by the former president  —  WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation official who leads Project 2025, the conservative roadmap for the next Republican administration …
Alia Shoaib / Newsweek:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ X Suspension Sparks Fury: ‘Election Interference’  —  A social-media account for white male supporters of  —  was briefly suspended from X, formerly  —  , sparking anger online.  —  Newsweek observed that the White Dudes for Harris X account had been temporarily suspended …
Discussion: Deadline and Mediaite
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ — including The Dude himself — raise over $4M
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president
Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris and her VP pick will tour battleground states next week - sources  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will tour battleground states next week with her vice presidential candidate, two sources familiar with the planning said on Tuesday, a signal the selection process for her running mate is coming to a close.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Progressives urge Harris to consider Beshear, Walz for VP, not Shapiro  —  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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CBS News:
Senators grill new Secret Service chief at Trump assassination attempt hearing
CNN:
Exclusive: The inside story of John Roberts and Trump's immunity win at the Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court's toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts' tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes, last-minute switches and the chief's own push toward compromises …
MSNBC:
Maddow points out frightening truth about Trump's lack of concern about votes  —  Rachel Maddow rounds up instances in which Donald Trump not only assures his supporters that if he is elected they won't have to vote in the future, but also that even for this 2024 election he does not need votes.
ProPublica:
Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration  —  This month, former President Donald Trump's media company announced it was making its first major purchase: technology to help stream TV on Truth Social, its Twitter-like platform.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden adviser Anita Dunn leaving White House to help pro-Harris super PAC  —  Her departure marks the first change to the White House senior team after the president bowed out of his reelection effort.  —  Anita Dunn, a top adviser to President Biden and architect of his 2020 campaign …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, Fox News, The Hill and The White House
Peter Hamby / Puck:
Yes They Can?  —  Democrats haven't been this fired up about a presidential candidate since Obama, and the Harris campaign is racing to capitalize on the momentum: hiring veteran ad-maker Jim Margolis, doubling down on TikTok (where Kamala is approaching Trump-level virality), and leaning into the J.D. Vance creep factor.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Rosa Brooks / The Bulwark:
Democracy Will Suffer a Relatively Quiet Death.  We Simulated It.  —  PICTURE THIS: It's March 2025, and Donald Trump is back in the White House.  Despite the burst of euphoria that followed Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Trump managed to eke out a narrow Electoral College victory.
 
 
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
London Breed wants to pay drug users on welfare $100 a week to kick habit
Wall Street Journal:
The 2024 Presidential Debate Plan Was Set. Now It's Chaos.
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán / NPR:
Illegal crossings hit Biden-era low as migrants wait longer for entry
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Harris's best response to the ‘too liberal’ attack
Kstewart / NABJ:
NABJ to Host Former President Trump for a Conversation in Chicago During Annual Convention
 Earlier Items: 
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Historian Timothy Ryback: “Hitler could only have dreamed” of Trump's fanatical support
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Friedman / Politico:
NJ Rep. Pascrell breathing on his own as doctors discuss hospital discharge, staff says
Discussion: New Jersey Globe
Bloomberg:
Ken Griffin Is Spending Millions to Shape the New Face of the Republican Party
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Better late than never
Politico:
Trump would ‘absolutely’ scrap Biden's Air Force One colors, adviser says
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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CNBC:
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Ian King / Bloomberg:
At the Intel Vision conference, CEO Lip-Bu Tan says Intel plans to spin off non-core assets, create new products including custom semiconductors, and more

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning to “release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months”
 
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