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10:40 AM ET, August 6, 2024

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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
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.
Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump Has Nothing Else
Ted Mann / Bloomberg:   Harris Clinches Nomination Ahead of Vice Presidential Pick
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
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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
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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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
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.
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says
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.
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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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
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
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
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
USA Today:
GOP leaders are calling for religion in public schools.  It's not the first time.  —  Kayla Jimenez Murray EvansUSA TODAY NETWORK  —  Oklahoma's top education official ordered public schools to teach the Bible and wants state funding for a controversial religious charter school.
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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Washington Post:
Harris prepares to name running mate and launch multistate tour
Discussion: The Hill
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Ex-Trump adviser Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian oligarch
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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
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:
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