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7:25 AM ET, August 8, 2024

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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Biden “not confident” Trump will accept 2024 election results  —  President Biden said he is “not confident at all” that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025 if former President Donald Trump is defeated.  —  “He means what he says.  We don't take him seriously.  He means it.
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris' Empty Plane  —  NO, NOT WEIRD  —  The made-for-TV moment was so weird that it could have been a page taken right out of the script of political TV show “Veep”.  —  J.D. Vance briskly marched up to Air Force 2 …
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.
The Daily Beast:
Harris Shuts Down Trumpian ‘Lock Him Up’ Chants  —  CROWD CONTROL  —  Supporters in Wisconsin were just winding up against Donald Trump when Kamala Harris told them to “hold on.”  —  Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris stopped her fans from getting too wild with their Trump bashing …
Discussion: HuffPost
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Says He'll Focus on Issues.  His Allies Are Not Holding Their Breath.  —  Donald J. Trump has attacked Kamala Harris with racially loaded insults and a new, confusing nickname.  “I would stick to the price of groceries,” one Republican said.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump dialed into …
Discussion: Axios and New York Post
S.V. Date / HuffPost:   Trump, Off The Campaign Trail, Comes Up With New Puerile Insult For Harris: ‘Kamabla’
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris, Walz rally seeking to build momentum in Blue Wall states with Michigan, Wisconsin stops
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Pelosi on Biden: ‘We did not have a campaign that was on the path to victory’
Discussion: New Yorker
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
BREAKING: The New York Times helps JD Vance Swiftboat Tim Walz  —  Tim Walz “enlisted Army National Guard in Nebraska in 1981 and retired honorably in 2005,” according to his military records.  Months after Tim Walz retired from the Army National Guard in 2005, his unit received orders to deploy to Iraq.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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CNN:
Vance reopens line of attack into Walz's military record as two veterans now vie to be vice president  —  Donald Trump's running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance stepped up his attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's portrayal of his military career, accusing him of ducking service in Iraq when he left …
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 …
NBC News:
Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record
New York Post:
JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be ‘my plane’ soon
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's New Attack on Tim Walz Proves Irony Is Dead
New York Times:
Tim Walz's Sudden Rise in the Democratic Party Was No Accident  —  More than a year ago, Tim Walz and his aides decided to be ready in case an irresistible opportunity arose.  Their tightly held strategy helped them catch political lightning in a bottle.  —  Shortly after the 2022 midterms …
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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
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Presidential Campaign Reset: Arizona, Georgia and Nevada Move From Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  Three weeks ago, Donald Trump was leading President Joe Biden in the Cook Political Report national vote tracker by about 2.5%.  Today, Kamala Harris leads Trump by less than one point …
Discussion: Punchbowl News
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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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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 …
Maya Boddie / The Raw Story:
‘I think this settles it’: Vance busted over resurfaced post jabbing ‘undisputed war hero’  —  A two-year-old social media post written by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) resurfaced on Wednesday, and it's not helping his campaign for vice president.  —  During his candidacy for the Senate in 2022 …
Sabine Martin / Arizona Republic:
Former aides of John McCain throw support to Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego  —  Two former state directors for the late former Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, are supporting Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego's bid for U.S. Senate.
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Alyssa Hardy / Teen Vogue:
Why the Harris Walz Camo Hat Is Becoming a Status Symbol for Liberals  —  Nearly $1 million worth of Walz inspired hats have been sold through the Harris campaign.  —  Before 2015, a red hat was just a red hat.  A bold choice, sure, but not one that made everyone look twice to read what was embroidered on the front of it.
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Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times:
Why Steve Martin declined Lorne Michaels' offer to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: The Raw Story
NBC News:
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31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
Discussion: Gallup and The Hill
Ian James / Los Angeles Times:
Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline
Discussion: WDHN
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Trump keeps losing his train of thought. Cognitive experts have theories about why