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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Scaramucci: ‘Disaster’ if Trump doesn't debate Harris  —  Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci signaled Saturday that former President Trump could face “disaster” if he doesn't debate Vice President Harris ahead of November.  —  Harris, who was officially nominated Friday …
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Politico:
Trump goes low as Harris gains ground  —  In a succession of crude social media posts, Trump called Harris “low IQ,” “dumb” and lacking “mental capacity.”  —  Donald Trump broadsided Kamala Harris in a string of derisive social media posts on Saturday, focusing his attacks …
Discussion: The Raw Story, Bloomberg and Twitchy
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala's Gains Are Now a Trend, Not Just a Bounce  —  It has now been nearly two weeks since Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris as his presumptive replacement as Democratic nominee.  Unsurprisingly, Harris got a quick bounce …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Mocks Donald Trump for ‘Running Scared’ Over Debate  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign responded to former President  —  's announcement that he had “agreed” to a  —  nominee of “running scared” on Saturday.  —  Harris formally became the
CNN:
Harris plans to use ABC debate time even if Trump doesn't show up
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump calls off ABC debate, suggests Fox News face-off instead
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff cheated on his first wife with daughter Ella's nanny Najen Naylor - and got her PREGNANT  — Doug Emhoff cheated on his first wife with Najen Naylor, now 47  — Naylor also taught at their children's pricey Los Angeles private school
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Emhoff acknowledges affair during first marriage after tabloid report  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid.
Politico:
Trump reopens old feud in Georgia.  Some Republicans are scratching their heads.  —  Some Republicans warned Trump's comments could threaten his already shaky prospects in the state.  —  Former President Donald Trump is reopening an old feud with Republicans in Georgia.
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Trump Rallied in Battleground Georgia, as Harris Mulled Her V.P. Choice
Discussion: New York Magazine
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for V.P., aides tell Harris' team  —  The conversations reveal the intensity of the scrutiny surrounding her selection of a running mate  —  PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is concerned about the possibility that Vice President Kamala Harris might choose …
Salon:
Dog whistling past Dixie: Republicans are in over their heads playing the Kamala Harris race card  —  The attempts to disqualify the vice president reek of desperation  —  Donald Trump just made it official, in case you had doubts: The GOP is the party of racism, whether reverse-spun, dog-whistled or broadcast without guise.
Discussion: The Nation
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
With Vance's elevation, Pennsylvania voters reexamine Trump's views on women
Discussion: Fox News
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Racist Attacks on Kamala Harris Are Part of a Larger, Unhinged Plan
Discussion: The Raw Story, DNyuz and Daily Kos
Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
Jimmy Carter says he's hoping to vote for Kamala Harris as 100th birthday approaches  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Jimmy Carter told family that as he approaches his milestone 100th birthday this fall that he's holding on to vote in the presidential election.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jimmy Carter's next goal is voting for Kamala Harris for president
Isabel van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Jimmy Carter Says He's Hanging On to Vote for Kamala Harris
Discussion: Instapundit
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump congratulates Putin over deal that brought Evan Gershkovich home  —  Trump also seemed to lash out at the deal after it was trumpeted Thursday by President Biden and Vice President Harris, who met the freed prisoners in an emotional ceremony.  —  ATLANTA — Former president Donald …
MPR News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Gov. Tim Walz would ‘speak up’ for working-class families as VP  —  ListenSen.  Bernie Sanders: Gov. Tim Walz would ‘speak up’ for working-class families as VP  —  U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is a hosting a get-out-the-vote campaign event in Minneapolis tomorrow …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans forgot Trump's recklessness.  It's back to haunt them.  —  GOP senators relished watching Democratic infighting during the summer, neglecting that their nominee would never merely focus on policy issues.  —  For weeks, Senate Republicans delighted in the misery of their Democratic counterparts.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Ohio removes 155,000 from voter rolls ahead of November's presidential election
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
How JD Vance Thinks About Power
Emma Camp / Reason:
More Than Half of Americans Think the First Amendment Provides Too Many Rights
Discussion: HotAir and FIRE
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Why Kamala Harris Has A Chance To Make History As A Policymaker
Washington Post:
Trump team gambles on new ground game capitalizing on loosened rules
Discussion: The Raw Story
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Trump and Harris go all-in to make Pennsylvania the new Florida
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Politico:
Mussolini, Trump and What Assassination Attempts Really Do
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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