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Washington Post:
$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt  —  Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case.  —  This story is based partly on research that Davis and Leonnig conducted …
Discussion: The Raw Story and emptywheel
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.
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The Hill:
Morning Report — Historic swap frees U.S. hostages from Russia
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
A Triumphant Biden Welcomes 3 Freed Americans Home
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Vance: Prisoners coming home 'a testament to Trump's strength'
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Freed Americans back in U.S. after historic prisoner swap with Russia
Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Now Leads Donald Trump in Seven National Polls  —  Kamala Harris is now leading her opponent Donald Trump in seven national polls.  —  The new polls show the presumptive Democratic nominee is leading the former president by between 1 and 4 points.  —  The vice president has the biggest lead in a
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Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:
Trump Pushes Back on Debate With Harris, Saying He's Up in Polls  — Campaign has declined to commit to Sept. 10 ABC News debate  — 'I'm leading in the polls,' Trump says to explain his stance  —  Republican Donald Trump dismissed pressure to debate Vice President Kamala Harris …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Can Kamala Harris Rebuild the Democratic Coalition?  —  Early polling suggests she has made some progress since President Biden's exit.  —  With a little over three months until the presidential election, Kamala Harris inherited a Democratic coalition that was badly frayed.
Joe Edwards / Newsweek:
Republicans Want Someone Younger Than Donald Trump as President: New Poll
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and DNyuz
Politico:
Kamala Harris' veepstakes races toward the finish line  —  The vetting team has met with several contenders as Harris prepares to pick a running mate in the next few days.  —  Kamala Harris is preparing for the final stage of selecting a running mate: face-to-face interviews.
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Axios:
Scoop: Kamala Harris' brother-in-law emerges as key campaign adviser
Discussion: The Atlantic
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 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP senators fear ugly campaign after ‘uncomfortable’ Trump outburst on race
CNN:
Vance defends Trump over former president's false claims about Harris' racial identity
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
What happened to JD Vance?  —  This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  —  🏔️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🏔️  —  Americans have been waiting for decades …
M. Gessen / New York Times:
How Aleksei Navalny's Death Restored Evan Gershkovich's Life  —  A few days ago, Russian political prisoners started vanishing from their prison colonies: Their lawyers would come to see them only to be told their clients were no longer there.  The disappearance of an inmate is often bad news …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump pushes back: 'I'm a lot of things, but weird I'm not'  —  Former President Trump pushes back on Democratic attacks that he and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) are “weird” during a podcast interview Thursday.  —  “Nobody's ever called me weird,” Trump said on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.”
Discussion: Gizmodo
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Simone Biles jabs Trump: ‘I love my Black job’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions
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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.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Harris events: Not your father's campaign rallies (or Biden's)  —  If there was ever any indication of the head-snapping transition that Democrats have gone through, it was the one that occurred on Tuesday night in Atlanta when 10,000 people danced and cheered to Megan Thee Stallion before Harris took the stage for a campaign rally.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / NOTUS:
The Country's Most Diverse Democratic Bench Is On the Cusp of Its Moment  —  Democratic lieutenant governors serving under governors on Kamala Harris' VP list are standing by for a possible promotion.  — Copy  —  There is a group of elected Democrats who are younger than most …
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Harris Campaign Says It Raised $310 Million in July, More Than Double Trump's Haul  —  In the seven days after President Biden stepped down as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the Harris campaign raked in $200 million.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign survived a brutal few weeks …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump campaign says it raised $138.7 million in July
 
 
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