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12:20 AM ET, August 2, 2024

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Wall Street Journal:
WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Is Free  —  Release of 32-year-old American from Russia secured as part of largest East-West prisoner swap since Cold War  —  Russia freed wrongly convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Burgum says Russia agreed to prisoner swap because they think 'Trump's going to win'  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said he thinks that Russia agreed to the prisoner swap announced Thursday because they think former President Trump is “going to win” the upcoming election.
Washington Post:
Read Vladimir Kara-Murza's Pulitzer Prize-winning commentary on Russia
Discussion: DNyuz
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Former CIA chief: Prisoner swap a ‘remarkable display’ of ‘successful’ diplomacy by Biden administration
Wall Street Journal:
Putin Wanted His Hit Man Back. A Mother Wanted Her Journalist Son to Come Home.
Bloomberg:
US Reporter to Be Freed by Russia in Major Prisoner Swap
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia
CNN:
Vance defends Trump over former president's false claims about Harris' racial identity  —  Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday defended Donald Trump's false comments about Kamala Harris' racial identity, saying that it was “totally reasonable” for his ticket mate to describe …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump's Racist Attack on Kamala Harris Was No Accident  —  Is it, perhaps, a sign that the Vice-President's swift rise in the polls has him panicked?  —  Spoiler alert: he meant it.  When Donald Trump claimed, on Wednesday afternoon, in a combative onstage interview at the National Association …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump hits back at Dem attacks: 'They're the weird ones'  —  “Nobody's ever called me weird.  I'm a lot of things, but weird I'm not,” Trump said.  —  After over a week of Vice President Kamala Harris and her surrogates calling Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance “weird,” the former president attempted to play an Uno reverse card.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump campaign says it raised $138.7 million in July  —  Trump's war chest now sits at $327 million, according to the campaign.  —  Former President Donald Trump pulled in nearly $140 million in July, his campaign announced Thursday, a major haul coming off of the Republican National Convention and an assassination attempt.
Ian Duncan / Washington Post:   A long shot for vice president, Pete Buttigieg is suddenly everywhere
CNN:
Get ready for even more JD Vance in the spotlight after shaky rollout
Discussion: ABC News and New Jersey Online
NBC News:
Harris campaign has met with 6 potential VP picks as the selection process nears its end  —  The top contenders include governors, a senator in a key battleground state and a member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has met …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
JD Vance Is An Investor In A Far Right Video Platform Filled With Neo-Nazi Content  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has been making headlines for his “rocky rollout” since being named former President Donald Trump's running mate last month.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Joe Edwards / Newsweek:
Republicans Want Someone Younger Than Donald Trump as President: New Poll  —  voters have said they would prefer a president who is younger than the 78-year-old former commander-in-chief.  —  In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of  —  surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75.
Discussion: DNyuz and PoliticusUSA
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The presidential election is a toss-up  —  Kamala Harris is giving Democrats the race that Joe Biden couldn't.  —  I don't want to get in the habit of making a huge ruckus every time the election model passes a certain arbitrary probabilistic threshold.  There are still a very long 96 days …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Trump Explodes Heads: Kamala Was Indian Before She Was Black  —  So former President Trump did what only he does best today and walked into the proverbial “lion's den” at the National Association of Black Journalists conference.  It was by invitation - they also issued one to his opponent …
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Rachel Looker / BBC:
‘Is she black or Indian?’: Trump questions Harris' racial identity
Axios:
Scoop: Kamala Harris' brother-in-law emerges as key campaign adviser … - But some Democratic advisers in close contact with the campaign worry West's prominent role could re-create the same family dynamics that at times caused unnecessary drama in her 2020 campaign.
Politico:
Recount confirms Bob Good's loss after GOP rallies to oust one of their own  —  A recount on Thursday confirmed that state Sen. John McGuire beat Good in the June election by just a few hundred votes, according to The Associated Press.  —  Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chair …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump co-defendant Jeff Clark barred from practicing law after fake elector charges  —  The Washington D.C. Bar Association has suspended former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark from practicing law for two years, Politico's Kyle Cheney reported Thursday.
Discussion: The Hill, WHDH-TV and The Federalist
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Former Trump DOJ official Jeff Clark spared from disbarment
Discussion: Axios
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
CBP officers in Arizona seize more than half a ton of fentanyl in largest seizure in agency history  —  TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Lukeville recently seized approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills — weighing more than 1,000 pounds …
Discussion: Washington Times and UPI
Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Senate GOP blocks bipartisan bill to expand child tax credit  —  Senate Republicans blocked Wednesday a bipartisan bill that would boost a tax credit for parents as the GOP and Democrats feud over remarks from Republican vice president nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio).
Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
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Amber Ruch / KFVS-TV:
Gov. Beshear cancels planned stop in western Ky.  —  HICKMAN, Ky. (KFVS) - Governor Andy Beshear canceled a stop in western Kentucky planned for Friday, August 2, according to his office.  —  They say Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman will visit the Jackson Purchase Distillery instead.
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
The Man Behind Project 2025's Most Radical Plans  —  In January 2023, a group of about 15 people gathered for three days at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative Washington think tank a few blocks from the Capitol.  Their aim was ambitious and farsighted: to start building …
Discussion: Tangle and WBUR
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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New York Times:
Secret Service's Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Doctors told Pelosi of concern for Trump's mental health, ex-speaker says in book
Discussion: The Raw Story and New Republic
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
While ‘Pod Save America’ Tries to Unite Democrats, Its Staff Rebels
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Deal
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Can't Banish the Weirdos
Discussion: New York Magazine
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Democrats pitch No Kings Act to override supreme court's Trump immunity ruling
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Critics Stunned By Donald Trump's ‘Heartless’ Punch Line About Man Killed At His Rally
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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