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Mother Jones:
White Man Tells Black Journalists His Black Opponent Is Not Black — Former President Donald Trump's appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention on Wednesday shocked audience members within its opening minutes, as the GOP presidential nominee insulted the moderators …
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Politico:
Hostile Trump takes the stage at Black journalists' conference — The former president claimed to be the best president for Black people since Abraham Lincoln and suggested his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, used her race to help her get elected. — Within moments of Donald Trump taking …
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The Root, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, New Jersey Online and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race — Trump clashes with reporters, questions Kamala Harris' race at conference of Black journalists — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared …
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Reuters:
Trump questions whether Harris is ‘Black’ at conference of Black journalists
Trump questions whether Harris is ‘Black’ at conference of Black journalists
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Media Matters for America, The Spectator World, Press Herald and Raw Story
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
VP Harris In Talks With NABJ For Virtual or In-Person Q&A in September, Former President Trump Set to Appear In Person Wednesday
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Danielle Greyman-Kennard / Reuters:
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran — Hamas: Haniyeh killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid” in the Iranian capital • Israel yet to take responsibility for assassination — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran early Wednesday morning …
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Ramsey Al-Rikabi / Bloomberg:
Iran's Leader Orders Retaliatory Strike on Israel, NYT Says — Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel in retaliation for what it said was the assassination of Hamas' top leader while in Tehran, the New York Times reported.
Reuters:
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran - what we know so far
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran - what we know so far
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Golnar Motevalli / Bloomberg:
Death of a Hamas Chief Exposes Failure at Core of Iran's Rule
Death of a Hamas Chief Exposes Failure at Core of Iran's Rule
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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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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Harris VP candidates release glossy campaign-style videos
Harris VP candidates release glossy campaign-style videos
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The problem(s) with Trump's ugly rhetoric about Harris, antisemitism
The problem(s) with Trump's ugly rhetoric about Harris, antisemitism
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Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Mark Kelly, potential VP pick, plans to be in Arizona next week
Mark Kelly, potential VP pick, plans to be in Arizona next week
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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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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Forces Out Project 2025 Mastermind
Trump Forces Out Project 2025 Mastermind
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Massacre on Mass. Ave.
Massacre on Mass. Ave.
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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Army's $11 Million Deal With The Rock Backfires Spectacularly — ‘CATASTROPHIC’ — The Army reportedly spent millions getting Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his United Football League to drive up recruitment, only to end up losing enlistments. — The U.S. Army's $11 million advertising deal …
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Tariro Mzezewa / Slate:
I Was at the Kamala Harris Rally in Atlanta. What You're Seeing Is Very Real. — In the past two years, Vice President Kamala Harris has made so many visits to Georgia that Atlantans frustratedly joke that perhaps she doesn't know that there are 49 other states or that maybe she's looking for real estate in the Southern city.
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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay — Word of the deal emerged in a letter from prosecutors to family members of victims of the attacks. — The man accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11 and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
It wasn't just a single rant about “childless cat ladies.” Here are 12 other times JD Vance disparaged people who “don't have kids.” — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is facing a week-long firestorm after video of a 2021 Fox News interview resurfaced in which Vance smeared …
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Roll Call:
VP nominee Vance a likely no-show for kid tax break vote
VP nominee Vance a likely no-show for kid tax break vote
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Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and Poynter
Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance's Obsessions Are Way Creepier Than Being Childless
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 …
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New York Times:
Autoworkers Union Endorses Kamala Harris for President — The United Automobile Workers had backed President Biden but did not immediately endorse the vice president. Ms. Harris will rally with U.A.W. members in Detroit next week. — The United Automobile Workers endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris …
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HotAir:
Second Assassination Attempt: Leaked Secret Service Documents! — On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss a leaked email that exposes rank and file Secret Service agents' devastating concern that a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump could occur as soon as in the next 30 days …
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RedState
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 …
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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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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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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
Trump's nephew declares support for Harris
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The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Louder With Crowder and USA Today
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Allies Believe Kellyanne Conway Is Badmouthing JD Vance — She denies it, but more than a dozen people close to the campaign say it's true. — DONALD TRUMP'S 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN is facing its biggest stress-test yet. And already the pressure is widening subterranean cracks of mistrust and rivalry.
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The Hill, Mediaite and New Republic
Brian Flood / Fox News:
10 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Democratic nominee — Critics feel Harris is copying President Biden's 2020 playbook — Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 10 days without holding a press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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Associated Press, Breitbart and RedState
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
New Jan. 6 security tapes reveal Trump alleged co-conspirator handing off fake elector docs to aides for key lawmaker: Report — Newly released security tapes from House Republicans appear to show key evidence underpinning elements of Donald Trump's alleged fake electors scheme in multiple states …
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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