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10:55 AM ET, August 1, 2024

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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
JD Vance Says Trump's Comments About Kamala Harris' Racial Identity Were ‘Hysterical’  —  “I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris,” Vance told reporters on his plane.  — Copy  —  PHOENIX — Sen. JD Vance told reporters it's “hysterical how much the media …
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Politico:
Trump and his allies had a plan for how to hit Harris.  Then he opened his mouth.  —  “He's grasping around,” said Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona-based political strategist.  —  Scrambling to put an end to Kamala Harris' ascent, Donald Trump's campaign and outside allies came up with a plan …
Emma Brockes / The Guardian:
Trump's usual sexist sneers don't work against Harris - and to top it off, she's laughing at him  —  Younger, slicker and more telegenic than her rival, the Democratic candidate really might just beat him  —  A funny thing happened in the hours after the exit of Joe Biden from the US presidential race …
New York Times:
Trump Remarks on Harris Evoke a Haunting and Unsettling History  —  White America has long sought to define racial categories — and who can belong to them.  —  The audience of Black journalists was prepared for a combative exchange well before Donald J. Trump took the stage on Wednesday …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Vintage Trump Meltdown  —  Huge prisoner-swap news breaking this morning: Russia has agreed to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and Russian-British activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, all of whom had been detained on trumped-up charges.
Politico:
Playbook: So much for the ‘new’ Trump  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine
Discussion: Mediaite
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:   JD Vance Insists He Has Trump's Confidence
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kelly says Trump's comments at NABJ are of a ‘desperate’ and ‘scared old man’
Discussion: Axios
Mother Jones:
White Man Tells Black Journalists His Black Opponent Is Not Black
Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Trump takes stage at black journalists convention in Chicago amid outcry
New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Trump Looks to Counter a Rejuvenated Democratic Rival
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Top Senate Republican says Trump should focus on issues, not race in campaign against Harris
Associated Press:
Donald Trump falsely questions Kamala Harris' race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists
Bloomberg:
US Reporter to Be Freed by Russia in Major Prisoner Swap  — Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich to be let go in deal  — US, Russia had held extensive talks on prisoner exchange  —  Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan …
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CBS News:
U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others
The Moscow Times:
Russia May Free 20-30 Political Prisoners in Historic Exchange With West
New York Times:
How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran … A photograph circulating on Telegram and among Iranian officials on Wednesday showed a damaged building in northern Tehran.Provided to The New York Times  —  Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Leader Orders Attack on Israel for Haniyeh Killing, Officials Say
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Democrats pitch No Kings Act to override supreme court's Trump immunity ruling  —  Bill would stipulate that Congress, not the supreme court, has authority to determine to whom federal criminal laws are applied  —  Chuck Schumer will introduce a bill in the Senate today to declare explicitly …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Schumer tries to strip Trump immunity ruling … - Schumer will introduce legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have legal immunity from actions that violate federal criminal law.  — SCOTUS decided at the beginning of July that former President Trump …
U.S. Department of Defense:
Plea Agreements Reached with 9/11 Defendants Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin 'Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi  —  The Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Susan Escallier, has entered into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash …
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New York Post:
9/11 mastermind KSM and two other terrorists awaiting trial on Guantánamo Bay strike plea deals
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
JD Vance has much to learn about the spotlight, Senate Republicans say  —  Senate Republicans publicly support his selection, but even close allies say he's got a steep learning curve.  —  Even Sen. JD Vance's allies realize the relative political newcomer has taken a huge leap that was bound to run into some early stumbles.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Associated Press:
What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris  —  As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several of the top contenders for the role are largely unknown to Americans.
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Bloomberg:
Harris VP Search Team Meets Shapiro While Labor Groups Oppose Kelly
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Public Notice:
Why Tim Walz's progressive support is great for Democrats  —  Also: Trump's racist self-immolation in front of Black journalists. … Two weeks ago, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was largely unknown nationally.  Today, he's a widely beloved Democratic figure and a leading candidate to become Kamala Harris's running mate.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Gordon Brown / The Guardian:
First, Murdoch papers targeted me.  Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up  —  Asked why millions of News Group emails were deleted, Washington Post publisher Will Lewis pointed the finger at me  —  Blazoned across the top of every edition of the Washington Post is the statement “Democracy dies in darkness”.
Barbara Tasch / BBC:
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 5% in first drop since March 2020  —  Bank Of England Cuts Rates To 5%  —  Summary  — The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 5.25% to 5%, the first drop since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020  — The BoE's rate setting committee voted …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Critics Stunned By Donald Trump's ‘Heartless’ Punch Line About Man Killed At His Rally  —  The Republican nominee was slammed as horrible, unkind and a “self-centered sadistic monster” over the line.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump drew fierce criticism for making a crass comment about the wife …
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
 
 
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Jessica Bennett / New York Times:
Trump Is ‘Weird,’ Vance Is ‘Creepy.’ Finally, the Democrats Start Name-Calling.
Discussion: Newsweek and RedState
Casey Murray / NOTUS:
GOP Lawmakers Don't Know How Trump's ‘Mass Deportation’ Policy Would Work. They're Still On Board.
Discussion: America Magazine
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