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3:15 PM ET, July 31, 2024

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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Wall Street thinks Kamala Harris picking governor for VP … - If the campaign signals are being correctly interpreted, that would narrow the veepstakes down to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.  — Some donors in the financial services …
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New York Times:
More Than 100 Silicon Valley Investors Pledge to Support Kamala Harris  —  The group, including Democratic donors such as Reid Hoffman and Vinod Khosla, has been organized under an effort called VCsForKamala.  —  More than 100 venture capitalists said on Wednesday that they had pledged …
Frank Thorp V / NBC News:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blasts Trump for comments about Jewish Americans  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke on the Senate floor this morning and criticized Trump's comments about Harris and Jewish Americans.  —  “He knows precisely what he is doing.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Roger House / The Hill:
Symbolism won't persuade Black men to vote for Harris.  Here's what will.  —  As Kamala Harris inherits the presidential campaign of Joe Biden, she also inherits his sagging poll numbers with working-class Black men.  The historic nature of Harris's candidacy will be viewed by many Black male voters …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Harris VP candidates release glossy campaign-style videos  —  It's seen as gauche to openly campaign for the vice presidency.  Yet several of Harris' leading potential running mates just happen to be releasing campaign-style videos introducing themselves to voters and praising Harris.
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Harris holds raucous rally in Atlanta as she and Trump battle for Georgia  —  The Harris and Trump campaigns released their first ads in an effort to define the likely Democratic nominee.  —  ATLANTA — Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee …
Politico:
Playbook: Harris puts Trump on his heels
Discussion: NBC News and The Mahablog
Politico:
Harris to hold first rally with running mate Tuesday in Philadelphia
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The problem(s) with Trump's ugly rhetoric about Harris, antisemitism
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: Politico and Agence France-Presse
Rolling Stone:
Trump Flipped Out That ‘Lunatic’ Project 2025 Could Tank His Campaign  —  The former president effectively “birthed” Project 2025.  Now that the project is a political liability, one of Trump's foot soldiers is out of a job  —  AS HE ENTERED the final stretch of the 2024 presidential race …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Massacre on Mass. Ave.  —  Rolling Stone: “In the world of two weeks ago, the graphic Democratic euphoria on display in Atlanta Tuesday would have been almost inconceivable: a Division I basketball arena packed so full of ecstatic supporters that the fire marshal was refusing to let anyone else in.”
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Forces Out Project 2025 Mastermind
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Read J.D. Vance's Violent Foreword to Project 2025 Leader's New Book
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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Reuters:
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran - what we know so far  —  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said.  —  This is what we know about the killing of Haniyeh, one of Israel's numerous assassinations of its enemies over the years.
Golnar Motevalli / Bloomberg:
Death of a Hamas Chief Exposes Failure at Core of Iran's Rule
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Iran to Israel: You'll Pay For This ‘Cowardly Act’
Calvin Yang / Channel NewsAsia:
US not involved in the killing of Hamas chief Haniyeh, says Secretary of State Blinken
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed holds rates steady and notes progress on inflation … WATCH NOW  —  WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to its target, which could open the door for future interest rate cuts.
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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.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Maya Rudolph returning to play Harris on ‘SNL’  —  Maya Rudolph is reportedly making her return as Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live” as the vice president's White House campaign kicks into full gear.  —  The “SNL” alum, who famously first portrayed the then-California senator …
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
RFK Jr.'s campaign struggles with Harris in race  —  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  — descriptions off, selected
Discussion: IJR
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Washington Post:
X suspends ‘White Dudes for Harris’ account after massive fundraiser  —  The account was reinstated, but the issue sparked concerns about how Musk could use X to sway voters, even as Republicans welcome his influence.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk's social media platform X suspended …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: 'She'll Deport My Ass'  —  At 90, Harris's mentor and former boyfriend is basking in her rise to power — along with those of his many other proteges.  —  SAN FRANCISCO —  Since Kamala Harris became vice president, her former boyfriend and political mentor …
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 …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Rick Wilson on the weirdness of JD Vance  —  “The Mountain Dew jokes, the awkward campaign videos — it just doesn't connect.”  —  ∙ Paid … Like many liberals, I quietly hoped heading into the RNC that Donald Trump would pick JD Vance as his running mate, because I suspected it might go badly.
 
 
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Trump proposes eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
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Discussion: The Daily Beast and Reason
Dominic Casciani / BBC:
Tommy Robinson leaves UK on eve of court case
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New Hampshire 2024 Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%
Discussion: New Jersey Online, The Hill, Forbes and CNN
Kstewart / NABJ:
VP Harris In Talks With NABJ For Virtual or In-Person Q&A in September, Former President Trump Set to Appear In Person Wednesday
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Walz on Vance: 'I guarantee you he can't shoot pheasants like I can'
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Who's Afraid of Josh Shapiro?
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Moustafa Bayoumi / The Guardian:
Donald Trump sure makes a lot of ‘jokes’ about ruling as a dictator, doesn't he?
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