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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Bringing back the joy”: Kamala Harris' rally blows away JD Vance's weird appearance across town — In Philadelphia, thousands cheered for Tim Walz, while Trump's running mate spoke to a small, aggrieved group — “He's so weird! He's so weird!” the crowd chanted in a sing-song …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's New Attack on Tim Walz Proves Irony Is Dead — Ohio Senator J.D. Vance has gone on the attack against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's military service—even if he's not the right guy to be pointing the finger. — “When were you ever in war?” Vance asked rhetorically at a Michigan rally on Wednesday.
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NBC News:
Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record — The charge has been led by Vance, a veteran who served in Iraq, going after Walz's decision to leave the National Guard to run for public office. — Donald Trump's presidential campaign is homing in on what advisers …
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Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media push old debunked smear of Walz's military record despite his 24 years of service — National Guards members who served with Walz praised him and supported his decision to retire to run for Congress, where he helped veterans — Right-wing media are reviving old smears pushed …
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New York Post:
JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be ‘my plane’ soon — EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance stunned reporters Wednesday by attempting to confront Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz …
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
JD Vance Is on a Stalker Tour of Swing States — Following Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the campaign trail, Vance just reinforces the notion: He's creepy. — Pocket — One of my favorite moments in that Harris-Walzapalooza in Philadelphia last night was when second gentleman Doug …
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris' Empty Plane
J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris' Empty Plane
William Gavin / Quartz:
The Democrats raised $41 million after Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz to be her running mate
The Democrats raised $41 million after Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz to be her running mate
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Jordan Schachtel / The Dossier:
Stolen Valor: Tim Walz launched political career on false claim as combat veteran in the War on Terror
Stolen Valor: Tim Walz launched political career on false claim as combat veteran in the War on Terror
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Brown walked so Walz could run
Brown walked so Walz could run
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Washington Post:
Trump complains about campaign as advisers try to focus on attacking Harris — The GOP nominee has grown increasingly upset about Kamala Harris's surging poll numbers and media coverage since replacing Joe Biden on the ticket. — Donald Trump's candidacy appeared all but destined for victory only weeks ago.
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Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Trump's meltdown during Harris-Walz rally sounds alarm: Will family get him help or just ‘cash his checks?’
Trump's meltdown during Harris-Walz rally sounds alarm: Will family get him help or just ‘cash his checks?’
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump, Off The Campaign Trail, Comes Up With New Puerile Insult For Harris: ‘Kamabla’
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Kamala Goes Electric and Trump Melts Down
Kamala Goes Electric and Trump Melts Down
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Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic:
Having a Chance Has Changed the Democrats
Having a Chance Has Changed the Democrats
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John Kenneth White / The Hill:
Trump has never had to face someone with Kamala Harris's raw talent
Trump has never had to face someone with Kamala Harris's raw talent
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Washington Post:
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022 — Trump took the flight to speak at a Heritage Foundation conference, where he said, “They're going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do.” — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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Madeline Peltz / Media Matters for America:
Delayed publication of Heritage president's book reflects Project 2025 shell game
Delayed publication of Heritage president's book reflects Project 2025 shell game
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden ‘not confident at all’ that there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses election — “He means it, all the stuff about if we lose, there'll be a bloodbath,” Biden said in an interview with CBS News. — President Joe Biden said in a new interview that he is …
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J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Electoral College Rating Changes: GA Back to Toss-up, MN/NH Better for Democrats — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In the few weeks that Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as Democrats' standard bearer, she has “reset” the electoral map to some degree, as she has polled better …
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ABC News:
Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was ‘very happy’ with his handling of George Floyd protests — GOP critics are seizing on the VP candidate's handling of the protests. — In this June 3, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Trisha Thadani / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as ‘spam’ — A string of incidents raises questions about whether X is restricting accounts that oppose Musk's political views, or just mishandling a rush of political speech. — SAN FRANCISCO — Prominent X accounts advocating …
Dan Primack / Axios:
Gov. Tim Walz doesn't own a single stock … Same goes for his wife Gwen, per tax filings. — His disclosures, both from his final year in Congress and his time as Minnesota governor, also show no mutual funds, bonds, private equities, or other securities. — No book deals or speaking fees or crypto or racehorse interests.
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Ian James / Los Angeles Times:
Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline — (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) — In a decision that could end a years-long battle over commercial extraction of water from public lands, the U.S. Forest Service has ordered the company …
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Trump keeps losing his train of thought. Cognitive experts have theories about why — In a speech earlier this year, former President Trump was mocking President Biden's ability to walk through sand when he suddenly switched to talking about the old Hollywood icon Cary Grant.
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Washington Post:
JD Vance over text: Crude, dismissive and friendly with the far-right fringe — Private messages show Trump's running mate entertaining conspiracy theories and scorning the late Sheldon Adelson. — The day after JD Vance was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022, he received a congratulatory text …
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NBC News:
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terror plot targeted shows — Two men were arrested in what police said were terror plots at major events in Vienna. One of those arrested was a 19-year-old who allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
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Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
Why Steve Martin declined Lorne Michaels' offer to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’ — Not long after Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, picked Minnesota's Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, social media users began to line up candidates to play Walz when “Saturday Night Live” returns in the fall.
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot — A California woman is charged with taking a cache of weapons, including a sword, a steel whip and a knife into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters …
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