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7:45 PM ET, August 8, 2024

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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump suggests he's open to revoking access to abortion pill  —  The former president has previously praised a Supreme Court ruling that maintained access to the key abortion drug mifepristone.  —  Donald Trump suggested in a news conference Thursday that he is open to curbing access …
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Associated Press:
Trump and Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC, network says  —  ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees.  The announcement Thursday came shortly …
New York Times:
Trump Tries to Wrestle Back Attention at Mar-a-Lago News Conference  —  In an hourlong exchange with reporters, the former president criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for not doing the same, insulted her intelligence and boasted about the size of his rallies.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump lashes out at Harris and falsely claims no one was killed on January 6  —  Former president attacks Democratic rival in rambling press conference and complains media is favoring her  —  Struggling in the polls and charged with running a lackluster presidential campaign …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump isn't campaigning as hard as he used to
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates Trump holds news conference as Harris gains ground
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump campaign calls Harris' surge ‘suspended reality’
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll  —  Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday.  —  The poll found Harris had widened her lead since a July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey …
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump holds 2-point lead over Harris with a big advantage on economy, CNBC survey shows … WATCH NOW  —  The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds former President Donald Trump holding a commanding lead among voters on key economic issues, but ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. and the third-party effect are now hurting Trump  —  The dynamic has shifted with Kamala Harris atop the Democratic ticket.  And Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — once elevated by Trump allies — is looking more like a significant liability for the GOP nominee.
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Get Ready Now: Republicans Will Refuse to Certify a Harris Win  —  Some darkness in honor of JVL.  It's important stuff.  —A.B. Stoddard  —  1. Trump's Not Taking the L. . .  The last two weeks—the unveiling of the Harris-Walz ticket, and Kamala Harris's surge in the polls—feels like some surreal dream state.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:   Vibes and Polls and Positioning of the Harris Candidacy
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Harris campaign tweaks Walz biography amid scrutiny of military credentials  —  The update comes a day after Republicans escalated attacks on his record in the Army National Guard, accusing Walz of inflating his rank at retirement.  —  Kamala Harris' presidential campaign updated …
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Washington Post:
Tim Walz's military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny  —  The Harris-Walz campaign has cited his Army experience as an asset.  But Republicans and some who served with him have questioned claims about his service.  —  Tim Walz was weighing a life-altering decision when he stepped …
Politico:
Why Harris isn't taking questions  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  There is a line in the movie “Bull Durham” where CRASH DAVIS, the sage journeyman catcher played by KEVIN COSTNER, tells “NUKE” LaLOOSH …
Peter Cox / MPR News:
What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it  —  ListenWhat Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it  —  In 1981, Tim Walz and his father traveled to the nearest Army National Guard enlistment officer to his hometown in Nebraska.
Politico:
Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz's military service
New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Sued an Advertising Coalition.  Now It's Shutting Down.  —  The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will dissolve after Mr. Musk accused the group of orchestrating a boycott.  —  An influential advertising industry group said it would shut down after being sued this week by X …
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media is ‘discontinuing’ after Elon Musk's X filed an antitrust lawsuit against it  — The World Federation of Advertisers is ‘discontinuing’ the activities of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.  — The decision follows an antitrust lawsuit filed …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Tim Walz's normal dad energy is causing MAGA to come unglued  —  Walz is the opposite of weird: Kamala Harris' running mate shows masculinity can be about love and not hate  —  In their first go-round in attacking Gov. Tim Walz, the Donald Trump campaign bet that maximum hyperbole …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Nancy Pelosi's Art of Power  —  The former Speaker discusses how she hastened Joe Biden's decision to drop out, her new memoir, and not getting “doggy doo-doo on your shoe.”  —  Nancy Pelosi likes to say that she went from “housewife to House member to House Speaker.”
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump won't say how he'll vote on Florida abortion amendment  —  The former president also predicted the vote for the amendment would end up in a more “liberal way” than anticipated.  —  MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump wouldn't say Thursday how he'll vote on a proposed Florida state …
Discussion: Florida Phoenix
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump says abortions not ‘big factor’ in elections anymore
Discussion: Althouse
Associated Press:
Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor  —  Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, served more than 45 years in the North Dakota Senate.  He was indicted for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.
Discussion: Associated Press
Dan Gillmor / The cornerstone of democracy:
A daily compendium of helpful reporting and commentary surrounding the pivotal 2024 elections in the United States.  You won't find horse race coverage here, or the standard “both sides” BS that passes so often for political journalism.  What you will find are links, with brief commentary …
Discussion: The Guardian and Mother Jones
 
 
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Philip Lewis / HuffPost:
Alabama GOP Candidate Who Attended ‘Segregation Academy’ Pushes For Defunding Public Schools
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Biden knows how he'll spend his last six months in office
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Fox News:
Trump assassination attempt: Pennsylvania police release bodycam from deadly Butler rally
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Warns Iran of ‘Serious Risk’ if It Conducts Major Attack on Israel
Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Presidents to Have Some Say Over Interest Rates
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Outrage as Iraq considers allowing girls aged nine to be married
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
What the Jeffrey Epstein Documents Reveal About Donald Trump
Brendan Morrow / USA Today:
Taylor Swift terrorist threat suspect confessed he intended to kill fans: Officials
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Pro-Israel group struggling to gain permit to rally at DNC — while pro-Palestinian groups got green light
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