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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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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Biden Disses Trump On Prisoner Swap: 'Why Didn't He Do It?'  —  CHECK THE RECORD  —  President Joe Biden took a swipe at former President Donald Trump during a press conference on Thursday after Trump needled Biden over his prisoner swap deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Hill:
Morning Report — Historic swap frees U.S. hostages from Russia  —  President Biden and Vice President Harris made their way late Thursday to the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to welcome Americans who were wrongly imprisoned by Russia and freed as part of the largest prisoner swap negotiated since the Cold War.
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
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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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Harris VP mystery: Signs point to Shapiro … While Harris could surprise everyone, she seems to be headed toward a pick that a wide variety of sources — Republicans and Democrats — think is both shrewd and straightforward.  — It's a combination of math and logic …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal
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
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.
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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: PoliticusUSA and DNyuz
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
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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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.
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump campaign says it raised $138.7 million in July
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.
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
US adds 114K jobs in July, jobless rate rises to 4.3 percent  —  The U.S. added 114,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.  —  Economists expected the U.S. to add 175,000 jobs and keep the jobless rate steady at 4.1 percent …
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 …
 
 
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