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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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AP-NORC:
Democrats are supportive of Harris, but many adults think Trump has the electoral advantage
Politico:
Harris to hold first rally with running mate Tuesday in Philadelphia
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The problem(s) with Trump's ugly rhetoric about Harris, antisemitism
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Sen. Mark Kelly rips Trump over role in killing bipartisan border bill
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump suggests Harris would struggle with world leaders based on her appearance
Associated Press:
About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
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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.”
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Forces Out Project 2025 Mastermind
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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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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.
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Golnar Motevalli / Bloomberg:
Death of a Hamas Chief Exposes Failure at Core of Iran's Rule
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Iran to Israel: You'll Pay For This ‘Cowardly Act’
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Calvin Yang / Channel NewsAsia:
US not involved in the killing of Hamas chief Haniyeh, says Secretary of State Blinken
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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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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed poised to cut rates, ignoring Trump and GOP lawmakers
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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
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Trump's nephew declares support for Harris
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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