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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Surprise Poll Reveals a Key Trump Weakness Against Kamala Harris  —  It's one of the biggest unknowns about Kamala Harris's presidential candidacy: Will she successfully reconstitute the Democratic coalition amid Donald Trump's surprising, persistent strength among nonwhite voters, particularly Latinos, and young people?
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
JD Vance is touring the same states as Harris this week  —  The Republican vice presidential nominee is “bracketing” Harris as she introduces her runningmate.  —  JD Vance is planning to trail Kamala Harris to a series of battleground states over the coming week, a move that comes …
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Kamala Harris to announce vice president pick before battleground states tour  —  Vice President Kamala Harris was expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday after conducting interviews with top contenders at her Washington home over the weekend, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Politico:
Playbook: Decision day for Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BAD DAY TO CHECK YOUR 401(K) — “Losses Cascade as Traders Look to Fed for Rescue,” by Bloomberg's Robert Brand and Allegra Catelli: “As concerns about a US economic slowdown intensified …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Harris' new map: Sun Belt back in play … - A new CBS poll shows Harris and Trump are tied across the collective battleground states, erasing Trump's previous lead over Biden.  — The Harris campaign is counting on a strategy that involves engaging Republicans who have endorsed Harris …
Discussion: NOTUS, Los Angeles Times and CBS News
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: UPI, Raw Story and Chicago Sun Times
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Is Sen. Marky Kelly in or out of Harris VP search?  Posts on X stir intrigue  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., posted a message on social media that seemed to imply he's not Kamala Harris' pick to serve as vice president − then deleted and replaced the post − fueling intrigue …
Politico:   What's shaping up as tension points between Harris and the left
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Ex-Trump White House officials, dozens of Republicans endorse Harris
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park  —  Mr. Kennedy, an independent presidential candidate, confessed to dropping off the bear cub 10 years ago and making it appear that a bike had hit the animal.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate …
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill and DNyuz
Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
RFK Jr. Admits Planting Dead Bear in Central Park
Discussion: DNyuz, Mediaite and CBS News
Washington Post:
Secretaries of state urge Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading false election info  —  Grok, the AI search assistant on Musk's X platform, suggested that Kamala Harris had missed the ballot deadline in nine states.  She hasn't.  —  Five secretaries of state plan to send an open letter …
Discussion: Mediaite
William Wallis / Financial Times:
Why are the far right rioting in England?  —  A horrific knife attack, disinformation and extremists whipping up anger have all played a role in triggering a shocking outburst of violence  —  England is experiencing an eruption of anti-immigrant and far-right violence the likes of which has not been seen for years.
Discussion: New York Times and DNyuz
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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 …
Washington Post:
Maduro lost election, tallies collected by Venezuela's opposition show  —  Edmundo González likely beat President Nicolás Maduro in the July 28 election by millions of votes, a review of data from election receipts shows.  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's opposition candidate …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Usha Vance Defends Hubby J.D. Over His ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ Comment  —  WELL, ACTUALLY...  Trump's running mate was actually trying to make a “substantive” point, his wife said on “Fox & Friends.”  —  J.D. Vance's wife is pushing back against criticism her husband is facing for his …
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and Mediaite
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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Thomas Catenacci / freebeacon.com:
Far-Left Climate Activists Say Kamala Harris Is One of Them
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
What Does Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Actually Want?
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Elon Musk's X Is Spreading Deepfakes of Kamala Harris
Streiff / RedState:
ABC's Stephanopoulos Loses His Crap When Rep. Donalds Refuses to Back Off on Kamala's ‘Blackness’
Lauren Shirreff / Telegraph:
The obscure Russian-linked ‘news’ outlet fuelling violence on Britain's streets
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No, We Have No Idea What the Migrant Crime Rate Is
Discussion: New York Post
ABC News:
Former Trump administration official Kellyanne Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian billionaire with past ties to Trump
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
ABC Host Received Death Threats Following Trump Interview
Discussion: Washington Post
 

 
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