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CBS News:
Boosts in Democratic excitement help Harris reset the race against Trump — CBS News poll  —  Boosted by Democrats, younger and Black voters becoming more engaged and likely to vote, and by women decidedly thinking she'd favor their interests more, Vice President Kamala Harris has reset the 2024 presidential race.
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Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Aides Desert Donald for Kamala in ‘Republicans for Harris’ Drive  —  ‘TOXIC TRUMP’  —  Defectors include former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham.  —  Dozens of well-known Republicans including a couple of former Trump White House staffers …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris team launches GOP group with endorsements from ex-Trump officials, key Republican voices  —  Vice President Harris's campaign launched “Republicans for Harris” with more than 25 GOP endorsements, including former secretaries Chuck Hagel and Ray LaHood, as well as former GOP governors and lawmakers.
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
‘Unprecedented’: Launch of ‘Republicans for Harris’ causes commotion  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is scoring support not only from top Democratic leaders, but also GOP leaders, as the group, “Republicans for Harris,” officially announced its launch via social media Sunday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Republicans for Harris launches, aiming for Biden-like appeal to anti-Trump voters
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and DNyuz
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts video saying he put a young dead bear in Central Park  —  Kennedy said that The New Yorker magazine found out about the incident and asked him for confirmation.  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged Sunday that he abandoned …
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Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
RFK Jr. Admits Planting Dead Bear in Central Park  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. probably won't win the 2024 presidential race, but when it comes to making weird admissions about past run-ins with animals, he continues to set a historic pace.  First there was his brain worm.
Erin Doherty / Axios:   RFK Jr. struggles in upended 2024 race
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
What's Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris's Crowds  —  The numbers game is everything to Donald J. Trump.  Vice President Kamala Harris's first big rally appears to have gotten under his skin.  —  When former President Donald J. Trump walked onto the stage at his rally in Atlanta on Saturday …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Elon Musk PAC being investigated by Michigan secretary of state for potential violations … A political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation in Michigan amid efforts to collect voter data.  —  Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has said he created …
CNN:
Rioters attack hotels used to house asylum seekers amid worst UK disorder in years  —  Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years.
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Kenneth Niemeyer / Business Insider:
Trump says he has ‘no choice’ but to support electric vehicles because Elon Musk ‘endorsed me very strongly’  — Trump said at a rally on Saturday that he supports electric vehicles because Elon Musk endorsed him.  — However, he also criticized EV infrastructure and Biden's EV mandates.
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
UAW president says Beshear, Walz are union's “top two” VP picks for Harris  —  Washington — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are the union's top two picks for Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, though he noted that the decision is hers to make.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Fetterman has concerns about Shapiro for VP, aides tell Harris' team
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Gorsuch on Biden Supreme Court proposals: ‘Be careful’  —  The justice said an independent judiciary “means that when you're unpopular, you can get a fair hearing.”  —  Justice Neil Gorsuch is pushing back against President Joe Biden's recent proposals to restructure the Supreme Court.
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Lauren Shirreff / Telegraph:
The obscure Russian-linked ‘news’ outlet fuelling violence on Britain's streets  —  Channel3 Now falsely named the Southport murderer, sending conspiracy theorists and the far-Right into a tailspin.  How did this happen?  —  Before the fire and fury in Southport, there was a name - Ali Al-Shakati.
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
ABC Host Received Death Threats Following Trump Interview  —  BACKLASH  —  NPR reporter Eric Deggans revealed in an X post on Saturday that ABC host Rachel Scott received death threats following her widely publicized interview with former President Donald Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   The NABJ interview with Trump provides a model for media coverage
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Democracy dies if we drop the case of Trump, Egypt and $10 million in cash  —  America's Founders were a little unclear about a lot of stuff — we're still arguing after 233 years about just what the heck they were saying about guns in the Second Amendment — but they seemed very adamant …
ABC News:
Former Trump administration official Kellyanne Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian billionaire with past ties to Trump  —  Victor Pinchuk donated $150,000 to Trump's charitable organization in 2015.  —  Former Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks on stage on the third …
 
 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
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