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9:10 AM ET, July 31, 2024

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Politico:
Harris to hold first rally with running mate Tuesday in Philadelphia  —  The vice president is expected to announce her pick sometime before the appearance.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday, when she will hold her first rally with her pick in Philadelphia.
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Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Wipes Out Trump's Swing-State Lead in Election Dead Heat  —  The vice president is polling better than Biden was before he dropped out, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey.  —  Kamala Harris has wiped out Donald Trump's lead across seven battleground states …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris campaign unveils ad hitting Trump back over the border  —  Vice President Harris's campaign on Tuesday unveiled a new campaign video that attacks former President Trump over the U.S.-southern border in response to a Trump ad targeting Harris on the issue.
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Harris dares Trump to debate her as she campaigns in Atlanta: “Say it to my face”  —  Vice President Kamala Harris taunted former President Donald Trump to meet her on a debate stage before the November election while she campaigned in Atlanta on Tuesday night.
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Harris to hold rally with VP pick in Philadelphia on Tuesday, sources say  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to hold a rally with her yet-to-be-named vice presidential choice on Tuesday in Philadelphia, according to two sources familiar with the planning.
AP-NORC:
Democrats are supportive of Harris, but many adults think Trump has the electoral advantage  —  Fifty-six percent believe Donald Trump is likely to prevail in the 2024 general election if Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee.  Most are pessimistic about the state of politics in the country.
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Politico:
Playbook: Harris puts Trump on his heels
Discussion: Just Security
Hans Nichols / Axios:   Scoop: Wall Street thinks Kamala Harris picking governor for VP
Associated Press:   About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:   Trump suggests Harris would struggle with world leaders based on her appearance
New York Times:
Harris Created a Huge Wave of Energy. How Long Can Democrats Ride It?
Discussion: Agence France-Presse and Politico
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Read J.D. Vance's Violent Foreword to Project 2025 Leader's New Book  —  Donald Trump has been desperate lately to distance himself from Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's radical plan to remake the federal government under his presidency.  “I have no idea who is behind it,” …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Forces Out Project 2025 Mastermind  —  YOU'RE FIRED  —  The Trump campaign ousted the architect of Project 2025, an ultra-conservative policy manifesto.  But J.D. Vance is still tied to the right-wing project. … Donald Trump's campaign has forced an architect …
Washington Post:
Project 2025 to end policy work after Democratic attacks angered Trump
Danielle Greyman-Kennard / Reuters:
Hamas leader Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran  —  Haniyeh, along with one of his guards, was reportedly killed at his Tehran residence.  —  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas claimed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack.
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Associated Press:
Iran says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran  —  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday.  No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion immediately fell on Israel …
Laura Gersony / USA Today:
Arizona congressional primary election: Blake Masters behind in close House race  —  PHOENIX - Arizona's three most hotly contested U.S. congressional primaries remain too close to call, according to the first round of unofficial results from Tuesday's primary elections.
Discussion: NPR and Associated Press
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NBC News:
Kari Lake wins Arizona GOP Senate primary, setting up a key race against Democrat Ruben Gallego
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump pressed for answers after saying supporters 'won't have to vote' again  —  What did Donald Trump mean when he told supporters they “won't have to vote anymore” if he wins?  The Republican's latest explanation was hardly reassuring.  —  Given Donald Trump's apparent discomfort …
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Cheryl Teh / Business Insider:
The last thing JD Vance probably wants to be associated with right now is a couch.  But for some reason, he's still talking about it.  — Sen. JD Vance's 2024 campaign has been dogged by viral jokes that he once had sex with a couch.  — To be clear, he did not write about having intercourse with a couch in “Hillbilly Elegy.”
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Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
Meet the conspiracy theorist and anti-LGBTQ extremist pulling the strings at major American corporations  —  In recent months, major companies have publicly announced that they are abandoning their diversity efforts.  In at least two cases, companies were pressured into taking action …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on New Initiatives to Beat the Opioid Epidemic  —  Our Administration's efforts have helped lead to the first decline in overdose deaths in five years.  We have seized more fentanyl at our border in the last two years than in the last five years combined …
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and The Hill
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Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance's Obsessions Are Way Creepier Than Being Childless  —  DON'T DISS DOLLY!  —  OK, J. D. Vance: When did we begin equating fertility with patriotism?  And, if Republicans are so keen on people having kids, why would the party cut family assistance programs? … Having children is good.
CBS News:
Norah O'Donnell to leave “CBS Evening News” anchor desk after 2024 election for new role at network  —  “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell has announced that she will leave her role at the anchor desk after the 2024 election and take on a new position at the network.
MSNBC:
I didn't vote for Tim Walz originally.  Now I'm completely Walz-pilled.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is on the short list for Kamala Harris' running mate, and he's been a lot better for my home state than I had hoped.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz thinks the leaders of the modern Republican Party …
 
 
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The deranged left is breaking all the rules they claim to uphold to keep Donald Trump down
New York Times:
Kamala Harris Faces a Faster, Uglier Version of the Internet
Discussion: New Republic and Black America Web
The San Francisco Standard:
‘Aggressive’ homeless camp sweeps begin in San Francisco
Discussion: KTVU-TV
Christina Blacken / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Would Be A DEI President — And That's A Good Thing For America
Discussion: Twitchy and National Review
CNN:
Biden to open first night of Democratic convention, sources say
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
‘Weird’ Times in American Politics: The New Democratic Playbook
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Schumer's summer parting gift to vulnerable Dems
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Atlanta man pleads guilty to making phone threats to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Discussion: DNyuz and Raw Story
Politico:
UAW planning to endorse Harris
Sara Murray / CNN:
‘Wild west of election work’: How certification fights are already cropping up in battleground states
Discussion: Associated Press
The Daily Beast:
Black Journalists' Association Says Yes to Trump but Snubs Harris
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Harris takes 4-point lead in Pennsylvania; Casey up 5 on McCormick: poll
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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