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11:40 AM ET, August 9, 2024

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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Why Biden Was Really Forced Out of the Race, According to Anita Dunn  —  The longtime presidential adviser blames the press and her party for forcing Biden out of the race.  —  Anita Dunn has no regrets about holding a historically early debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Same Old Tired Shtick  —  The Harris-Walz barnstorming tour heads for the Sun Belt today, with rallies scheduled in Arizona and Nevada.  As Politico notes this morning, those events will provide an interesting test for “whether Walz's folksy, Midwestern brand can resonate beyond middle America.”
Discussion: New Yorker
New York Times:
Willie Brown Says Trump's Helicopter Crash Story Never Happened  —  In a news conference, the former president recounted a brush with death alongside Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor.  A few aspects of the story don't hold up to scrutiny.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump told …
Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Trump Spews Lies, Disparages Harris's Intelligence, Insults Jews, and Rambles About “Insane Asylums” in Unhinged Press Conference  —  He did little to quell reports that he is melting down over Harris's poll numbers.  —  Amidst reports that he has become unglued by having to compete …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Hill and DNyuz
NBC News:
Trump appears to confuse former Mayor Willie Brown with former Gov. Jerry Brown  —  Trump said at a news conference in Mar-a-Lago that he was once in a helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown that nearly crashed.  —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared …
David Badash / Alternet.org:
Is Donald Trump ‘quiet quitting’?  Here's what his ‘meltdown at Mar-a-Lago’ reveals  —  The first question during Donald Trump's “angry,” “rambling, incoherent, demented,” “complaining,” and “lie-filled” Thursday afternoon news conference from Mar-a-Lago was about campaign strategy, and would he be changing it.
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's ‘reset’ that wasn't
Discussion: Reuters
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Harris Used to Worry About Laughing. Now Joy Is Fueling Her Campaign.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump holds seemingly pointless press conference filled with false claims
Associated Press:
Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference
Associated Press:
Trump and Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC, network says
MSNBC:
Lawrence: ‘Stupidest’ candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions  —  Donald Trump rambled and lied for over an hour without any follow up questions or fact-checking.  MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says that while he hopes Vice President Harris answers questions from reporters …
Politico:
What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump's criminal immunity  —  The federal election case has returned to the trial court.  Now comes the hard part.  —  When the Supreme Court set out to decide Donald Trump's bid for presidential immunity, the justices were aiming to establish “a rule for the ages.”
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Jack Smith Asks for More Time  —  Late today, lawyers in the Special Counsel's office and lawyers for Donald Trump filed the joint status report that wasn't due until tomorrow in the Trump election interference case in the District of Columbia.  The Special Counsel advised the court that it …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’  —  In 2016, Democrats taunted Donald Trump as “dangerous Donald.”  In 2020, they moved on from dangerous to say that Trump's Republican Party was a threat to the “soul of America.”  Both messages — one relatively successful …
Discussion: Associated Press
Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Oldest Latino civil rights group announces its first presidential endorsement for Harris-Walz  —  The former president of the 95-year-old organization, who heads LULAC'S new political arm, said too much was at stake for Latinos under another Trump presidency.
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Wall Street Journal:
Is Tim Walz Guilty of ‘Stolen Valor’?  —  His military record isn't a good reason to oppose his candidacy.  —  There are plenty of reasons to criticize Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, and we've told you about several.  But the charges leveled so far about his military service look like …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Masculinity's check-engine light is on.  Let Tim Walz have a look.  —  Vice-presidential nominee Walz's “Midwestern dad vibe” comes with opportunities to rethink a whole tool kit of types.  —  Tim Walz is running to be America's vice president, but perhaps you've noticed that the internet has already cast him as America's dad.
Discussion: Althouse and Fox News
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Sorry, Richard Nixon  —  Fifty years ago today, Richard Nixon laid down the presidency of the United States, a casualty of the Watergate scandal.  —  The era of Watergate was one of sweeping political reform.  In 1970, Congress reduced the once-awesome power of committee chairs and opened committee work …
The White House:
Joint Statement from the Leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar  —  It is time to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families.  The time has come to conclude the ceasefire and hostages and detainees release deal.
ProPublica:
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts.  The Real Test Is Their Survival.  —  The community of Cairo, Illinois, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers.  But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help.
Robert Reich:
Why isn't the media reporting on Trump's increasing dementia?  —  Today, Trump held an hourlong news conference in the main room at Mar-a-Lago.  He insulted Kamala Harris's intelligence, lied about the state of the U.S. economy, and claimed the country would be in mortal danger if he didn't win the election.
Discussion: The Guardian
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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 …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll
 
 
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Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Slotkin's home in Michigan swatted as Senate race gears up
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ wants 21 years for Trump supporter who ‘viciously’ assaulted officers on Jan. 6
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Elon Musk tries to dismantle the foundations of US democracy
David Strom / HotAir:
Brits Are Being Arrested for Social Media Posts Now
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Discussion: The 19th and Teen Vogue
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Videos Show Police at Trump Rally Airing Frustration With Secret Service
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith seeks to delay deadlines in Trump Jan. 6 case
Discussion: Axios and HuffPost
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Columbia deans resign over texts officials say contained antisemitic tropes
Peter Cox / MPR News:
What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it
New York Times:
Elon Musk's X Sued an Advertising Coalition. Now It's Shutting Down.
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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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

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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