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9:05 AM ET, August 6, 2024

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Politico:
As Trump fumes, Republicans wince at ‘public nervous breakdown’  —  Republicans are reeling from Trump's undisciplined approach to the opening stages of his race against Harris.  —  Donald Trump spent Monday morning labeling the turmoil in the global financial markets the “Kamala Crash,” …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Politico:
Playbook: Is Walzmentum real?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IT'S OFFICIAL — “Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall,” by AP's Seung Min Kim: “[KAMALA] HARRIS' nomination became official …
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Alan Wooten / The Center Square:
Oddsmakers move Walz behind Shapiro as Kamala Harris' pick
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Trump Pulls Bulk of Voters' Concerns About Age, Mental Fitness With Biden Out of Contest  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as more mentally fit than Trump — and garners more trust than Biden on policy issues
Discussion: The Raw Story and New Republic
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Politico:
Everything was going Kamala Harris' way.  Then came the market sell-off.  —  “We cannot win if people think we're headed into a recession,” one Democratic National Committee member said.  —  Democrats aren't ready for the Kamala Harris honeymoon to end.  Monday's stock market plunge is reminding them it can't last forever.
John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in hush money case  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star and left …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court rejects longshot effort by Missouri to block Trump sentencing in New York case  —  Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a longshot bid by the state of Missouri to halt former President Donald Trump's impending sentence and lift the gag order imposed in the New York …
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Arizona Attorney General's Office:
Attorney General Mayes Announces Cooperation Agreement in Fake Electors Case
NBC News:
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis to cooperate with prosecutors in Arizona ‘fake electors’ case
Discussion: New Republic, Axios and KPNX
CNN:
Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit over its search dominance  —  New York CNN —  Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing the tech giant a staggering court defeat with the potential to reshape how millions of Americans …
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David McCabe / New York Times:
‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case  —  The ruling on Google's search dominance was the first antitrust decision of the modern internet era in a case against a technology giant.  —  Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search …
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
“A Terrible Vulnerability”: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia's Voter Cancellation Portal  —  The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Ex-Trump adviser Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian oligarch  —  Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway has registered to lobby on behalf of a Ukrainian oligarch, according to a new foreign agent disclosure filing.  —  Conway registered Friday to represent Ukrainian billionaire Victor …
Discussion: NOTUS, DNyuz and The Kyiv Independent
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Republicans aren't beating the weirdness allegations  —  Because they're guilty as charged.  —  🚨 This all-free, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Discussion: Newsbusters
Stan Choe / Associated Press:
Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide  —  Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling as fear of a slowing U.S. economy grows and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.
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New York Times:
Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth Jolt Markets Around the World
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
RFK Jr. grapples with torrent of negative headlines  —  The cascade of bad headlines for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is threatening to completely derail his presidential campaign less than three months out from Election Day.  —  The latest scandal is over a piece in The New Yorker that reported …
ABC News:
Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving historic presidential nomination  —  Harris had been the party's presumptive nominee since Friday.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta.
Discussion: CBS News and New York Post
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Arizona GOP mayor invited to DNC and Harris campaign rally  —  A Republican mayor in Arizona who bucked his party to endorse Vice President Harris was invited to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this month, he told The Arizona Republic on Monday.
Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Trump trains sights on one of the last of the ‘Impeachment 10’  —  Rep. Dan Newhouse is facing two strong challengers, but the state's top-two primary system could throw him a lifeline.  —  WHITE SALMON, Washington — Donald Trump and his allies have already purged eight of the 10 House Republicans …
Washington Post:
Harris prepares to name running mate and launch multistate tour  —  Her selection will complete the Democratic ticket after the nearly unprecedented turmoil that followed Biden's withdrawal from the race.  —  Vice President Harris holed up at her residence at the Naval Observatory on Monday …
Discussion: The Hill
Rolling Stone:
Project 2025 Is an Unmitigated Polling Disaster for Trump and Republicans  —  Democrats are planning to “smother” Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and the GOP with Project 2025 until November.  New polls shows why  —  ACROSS THE DEMOCRATIC Party's most senior levels — within Vice President Kamala …
FrameLab:
Beware Trump's secret weapon: Elon Musk's X-Twitter  —  This is a guest post from FrameLab contributor Jason Sattler.  Jason is LOLGOP on Twitter and pretty much any other social media platform.  His writing has appeared in USA TODAY, Wired.com, the New York Daily News and Alternet.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's fusillade of falsehoods on debt and taxes  —  In the space of two minutes, the fomer president misled on budget cuts, the national debt and the impact of his tax cut.  —  Former president Donald Trump has long misled his audiences about the national debt.
Discussion: Raw Story
Anthony L. Fisher / MSNBC:
Kamala Harris has MAGA world freaking out about demons and the apocalypse  —  From comparisons to biblical spirits to accusations that she's an “extinctionist,” top pro-Trump voices see a Harris presidency as the end of the world.  —  It's always the end of the world for the Make America Great Again movement.
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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Jessica Kegu / CBS News:
States have spent nearly $500 million on anti-abortion counseling centers since fall of Roe
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery
Reuters:
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
In Missouri, Cori Bush Fights for Survival Against an AIPAC-Backed Democrat
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Virginia man charged with threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris
Eric Geller / Wired:
How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk
Discussion: The Raw Story
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
UK knocks Musk for ‘civil war’ comment amid nationwide riots
Madeleine Greenberg / Democracy Docket:
Nevada Court Rejects Trump Campaign's Attempt To Throw Out Some Mail-in Ballots
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Trump hikes Mar-a-Lago membership to $1m, raising concerns of selling access
Discussion: The Raw Story and DNyuz
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says
 

 
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
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