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10:30 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: Mediaite and The Raw Story
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Attack on ‘Kamabla’ Harris Is Literally Gibberish  —  HERE WE GO AGAIN  —  After going after her racial identity, Trump has now taken to deliberately misspelling her name.  —  Donald Trump unveiled his newest plan of attack against Kamala Harris on Monday night: misspelling her first name.
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
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.
Discussion: Reason and RedState
Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump Has Nothing Else
Ted Mann / Bloomberg:   Harris Clinches Nomination Ahead of Vice Presidential Pick
Washington Post:
Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as VP pick  —  Walz, who has a record of winning over rural conservative voters, is little-known on the national stage  —  Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, opting for a former high school teacher …
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Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates: Harris picks Tim Walz as VP ahead of multistate tour  —  Who is ahead in Harris vs. Trump 2024 presidential polls right now?  —  Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as VP pick  —  Updates continue below advertisement  —  Updates continue below advertisement
CNN:
Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice.  —  The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat's short but swift ascent from a relative unknown …
Associated Press:
Election 2024 live updates: Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, AP sources say  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states, AP sources say.
Alan Wooten / The Center Square:
Oddsmakers move Walz behind Shapiro as Kamala Harris' pick
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump endorses 2nd Republican in same district to oust incumbent who backed impeachment  —  Rep. Dan Newhouse is one of the last two Republicans in the House who backed Trump's impeachment.  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump endorsed a second GOP candidate …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Tim Walz is a Minnesota Nice choice  —  It's fine.  But Shapiro was the higher-upside option that was probably worth the risk.  —  Wikipedia defines “Minnesota Nice” — the property stereotypically associated with the home state of Kamala Harris's new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz — as follows:
Discussion: NOTUS, The Daily Signal and Twitchy
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Justice Neil Gorsuch ‘Warning’ Biden Shows He Thinks He's Untouchable  —  POWER PLAY  —  We should take Gorsuch's “be careful” warning to the president seriously, because the fact that he felt free to issue it shows the real dangers of an unchecked Supreme Court.
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 …
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CNN:
Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit over its search dominance
Gleb Tsipursky / The Hill:
Employers used return-to-office to make workers quit.  Then this happened.  —  As organizations navigate the shifting dynamics of the post-pandemic workplace, some have controversially used return-to-office mandates as a strategy to induce voluntary turnover.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Discussion: Newsbusters
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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Wes Davis / The Verge:
‘You are a helpful mail assistant,’ and other Apple Intelligence instructions … Apple's latest developer betas launched last week with a handful of the generative AI features that were announced at WWDC and are headed to your iPhones, iPads, and Macs over the next several months.
Jennifer McDermott / Associated Press:
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power  —  The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition …
Discussion: Pluribus News and Roll Call
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Trump Got a Free Cybertruck From Streamer Adin Ross.  Is That Legal?  —  The controversial content creator, known for platforming white supremacists in the past, may have violated FEC rules on campaign contributions during a sycophantic live interview today
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
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis agrees to cooperate in Arizona elector case  —  In a deal that allows Ellis to avoid potential jail time, she has agreed to provide prosecutors with evidence that could implicate other defendants.  —  PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) …
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Arizona Attorney General's Office:
Attorney General Mayes Announces Cooperation Agreement in Fake Electors Case
New York Times:
Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth Jolt Markets Around the World  —  A rout that began in Asia continued in Europe, and U.S. stocks fell sharply.  Some investors said the sell-off was an overdue pullback.  —  Anxiety over a slowdown in the U.S. economy intensified on Monday …
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Stan Choe / Associated Press:
Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide
 
 
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's fusillade of falsehoods on debt and taxes
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FrameLab:
Beware Trump's secret weapon: Elon Musk's X-Twitter
Discussion: New Republic
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A fight broke out at the opening of a Trump campaign office in Valdosta, police say
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Harris prepares to name running mate and launch multistate tour
Discussion: The Hill
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Ex-Trump adviser Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian oligarch
Discussion: DNyuz, The Kyiv Independent and NOTUS
Jessica Kegu / CBS News:
States have spent nearly $500 million on anti-abortion counseling centers since fall of Roe
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Anthony L. Fisher / MSNBC:
Kamala Harris has MAGA world freaking out about demons and the apocalypse
Discussion: Alternet.org
Reuters:
Exclusive: US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
“A Terrible Vulnerability”: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia's Voter Cancellation Portal
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Virginia man charged with threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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