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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, The Raw Story, Townhall and The Root
New York Post:
JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be ‘my plane’ soon
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Harris Chooses Comfort Food: Will America Bite?
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Brown walked so Walz could run
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris, Walz rally seeking to build momentum in Blue Wall states with Michigan, Wisconsin stops
William Gavin / Quartz:
The Democrats raised $41 million after Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz to be her running mate
Discussion: Forbes and CBS News
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.
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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 …
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 …
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.
CNN:
Vance reopens line of attack into Walz's military record as two veterans now vie to be vice president
Jordan Schachtel / The Dossier:
Stolen Valor: Tim Walz launched political career on false claim as combat veteran in the War on Terror
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Walz's Holy Trinity of Normal: Coach, Teacher, Veteran
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
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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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Paul Kane / Washington Post:   Pelosi on Biden: ‘We did not have a campaign that was on the path to victory’
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden ‘not confident at all’ that there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses election
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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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump, Off The Campaign Trail, Comes Up With New Puerile Insult For Harris: ‘Kamabla’  —  The coup-attempting former president, now a convicted criminal, complained at his Manhattan trial about not being able to campaign but is now choosing not to.  —  LOADING
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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?’
John Kenneth White / The Hill:
Trump has never had to face someone with Kamala Harris's raw talent
Discussion: Twitchy
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 …
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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.
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 …
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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New York Post:
Venezuelan migrant with suspected gang ties released into US before ‘terrorizing’ NYC — and has yet to be deported
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: The Raw Story
Andrew Lapin / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Tim Walz wrote a master's thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school's approach drew criticism
NBC News:
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna canceled after Austrian police say foiled terror plot targeted shows
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent
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Forest Service orders Arrowhead bottled water company to shut down California pipeline
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Courtney Cohn / Democracy Docket:
Georgia Election Board Passes Rule That Could Delay Election Certification
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Trump keeps losing his train of thought. Cognitive experts have theories about why
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Musk's Twitter ‘Boycott’ Lawsuit Is a ‘Hideous Joke’: Former FTC Official
Washington Post:
JD Vance over text: Crude, dismissive and friendly with the far-right fringe
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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