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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Claims He Has Helicopter Trip Records and Threatens to Sue  —  Former President Donald J. Trump insisted that he was in a dangerous helicopter landing, though the man he said he was with said it never happened.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump on Friday afternoon vehemently maintained …
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CBS News:
Trump's plane diverted in Montana due to mechanical issue  —  Former President Donald Trump's plane was forced to divert its landing in Montana Friday due to a mechanical issue, a law enforcement source confirmed to CBS News.  —  Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Bozeman, Montana …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
The other Black politician who says he was with Trump in that near-fatal chopper crash  —  Former Los Angeles city councilman and state senator Nate Holden said in an exclusive interview late Friday that he remembers the near-death experience well.  —  The man who almost crashed in a helicopter …
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame  —  We are currently watching Trump realize for the first time that he might lose again  —  Donald Trump is in a bad way.  —  His campaign has completely lost its bearings with the withdrawal …
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Trump apparently confuses Willie Brown with Jerry Brown in helicopter tale
NBC News:
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says  —  The statement from the Harris campaign follows criticism of Walz's military record by vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance and other Republicans.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Assessing claims about Tim Walz's military service  —  Republicans are attacking the Democratic vice-presidential nominee on his retirement timing and with allegations of “stolen valor.”  —  When Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Democrats, sink this swiftboat immediately
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Kamala Harris finally responds to claims that Tim Walz abandoned National Guard unit before Iraq deployment
New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet  —  Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, drew 15,000 at a rally near Phoenix, the campaign said.  To win in Arizona, they will need the diverse coalition that gave President Biden the state in 2020.
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:   Harris meets with small team as she builds a campaign on the fly
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Harris campaign weaponizes crowd size against Trump
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Discussion: Raw Story
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   The Same Old Tired Shtick
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 …
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Nevada Independent:
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet  —  The poll also found that Nevada's three Democratic congressional incumbents lead their re-election races.  —  Election 2024 Elections Polls  —  A new poll of likely Nevada voters found Vice President Kamala Harris …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years  —  David Dempsey he came prepared for battle, prosecutors said.  He pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of assaulting police with dangerous or deadly weapons.  —  David N. Dempsey came to the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: Politico, DNyuz and NBC News
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
CNN:
GOP nominee to run North Carolina schools advocated pro-Trump military coup in January 6 video  —  Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to run K-12 public education in North Carolina, filmed a video after attending the January 6 riot at the US Capitol urging then-President Donald Trump to put …
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Joe Rogan likes RFK Jr., and that's bad news for Trump  —  Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan voiced support for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., throwing a possible wrench into the 2024 campaign cycle.  —  Kennedy's initial foray into the race surprised some last year …
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Joe Rogan as He Endorses RFK Jr. and Not Trump
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Elon Musk is bringing lawsuits to Texas.  A judge with Tesla stock keeps hearing them  —  Billionaire Elon Musk seems to have found a new favorite federal judge: Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas.  —  Musk's social media company X has filed two major lawsuits against groups he sees as antagonists …
Discussion: Fortune, Ars Technica and Public Notice
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Arizona Judge Ruling Protects Identity of Election Workers  —  A judge in the Maricopa Superior Court in Arizona ruled on Thursday that the office of the county's recorder doesn't have to disclose the names of low level election workers to the public.  —  The ruling stems from a records …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Has Started to Piss Off White Supremacists  —  White supremacist, Hitler fan, and far-right political pundit Nick Fuentes shockingly revoked his support from Donald Trump's campaign early Friday, announcing on social media that he and his allies believed that the presidential bid is headed for a “catastrophic loss.”
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
Walz and legions of ‘dudes’ want to give men permission to vote Democrat  —  When Vice President Harris introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, to the nation this week, she ran through his biography - dad, military member, high school football coach, teacher …
Discussion: The Atlantic and LGBTQ Nation
Carolyn Barber / Fortune:
Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure.  Experts plead for governments to wake up  —  For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID.  As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking …
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith Granted Delay in Trump Election Interference Case  —  EXTRA TIME  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith will have three more weeks to come up with a game plan to prosecute of former President Donald Trump.  —  D.C. Circuit Court Judge Tanya Chutkan has granted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Jack Smith Asks for More Time
Reuters:
US troops attacked in Syria, no initial reports of injuries, official says  —  U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports.  —  This is the second attack in recent days …
Henri Hollis / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State Rep. Devan Seabaugh charged with DUI in collision with cyclist  —  District 34 lawmaker received citations involving alcohol, drugs  —  Georgia Rep. Devan Seabaugh was arrested Thursday night after he hit a cyclist in a bike lane while he was driving in Grant Park, the Georgia State Patrol said.
The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris' Sorority Sisters Launch a PAC  —  SECRET WEAPON  —  The new committee could be used to funnel donations to the campaign.  —  Good sisters always come through.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, has launched a political action committee …
Discussion: Salon, NPR and Fortune
 
 
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