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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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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 …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and The Raw Story
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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Old Man Trump Mixes Up California Politicians in Weird Kamala Story — Donald Trump's spontaneous press conference at Mar-a-Lago was riddled with lies. He claimed that his crowd size was bigger than Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington (it wasn't even close).
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Trump apparently confuses Willie Brown with Jerry Brown in helicopter tale
Trump apparently confuses Willie Brown with Jerry Brown in helicopter tale
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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 …
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NBC News:
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says
Tim Walz ‘misspoke’ when he discussed using weapons ‘in war,’ campaign says
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The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and Breitbart
Catherine Kim / Politico:
JD Vance Attacked Tim Walz's Military Record. This Former John Kerry Strategist Has Thoughts.
JD Vance Attacked Tim Walz's Military Record. This Former John Kerry Strategist Has Thoughts.
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Raw Story, Washington Post and CNN
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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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Host Lawrence O'Donnell Slams His Own Network on Air Over Trump's Press Conference — SEEN ENOUGH — He also took it upon himself to “correct” a “mistake” the network made in its coverage of Kamala Harris. — MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell launched a scathing attack on the way cable news networks …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Harris campaign weaponizes crowd size against Trump … - Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are drawing huge crowds as they barnstorm swing states this week, generating an exuberant atmosphere that had been missing from the Biden campaign.
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
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Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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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 — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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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 …
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Washington Post, Boston Herald, Forbes and Washington Examiner
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
Jack Smith Asks for More Time
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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.”
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Joe Rogan as He Endorses RFK Jr. and Not Trump — TWIN FLAME — Right-wingers on X are not impressed that the popular podcaster is throwing his weight behind RFK Jr. — Podcast host and comedian Joe Rogan told listeners he supports longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his show Thursday afternoon.
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Joe Rogan likes RFK Jr., and that's bad news for Trump
Joe Rogan likes RFK Jr., and that's bad news for Trump
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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.
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Sarah K. Burris / The Raw Story:
Georgia Republican arrested for DUI after hitting bicyclist
Georgia Republican arrested for DUI after hitting bicyclist
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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.”
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Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
How Generic Can Kamala Harris Be?
How Generic Can Kamala Harris Be?
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Jill Stein recruiting Palestinian Americans for her running mate position — The Green Party nominee is looking to exploit Arab and Muslim voters' disaffection with Democrats over the Biden administration's support for Israel amid its war in Gaza. — Green Party nominee Jill Stein …
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Pilar Melendez / NBC News:
George Floyd's brother endorses Harris-Walz, says Minnesota governor is ‘built for this’ — Philonise Floyd described Walz, who was governor when his brother was murdered, as a “family man with a good heart.” — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was just a year into his first term when in May of 2020 …
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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 …
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Ian Ward / Politico:
We Mapped JD Vance's Inner Circle — Silicon Valley donors, MAGA allies, and political operatives: The networks behind Trump's VP pick. — What happens when Middletown meets Mar-a-Lago? With JD Vance now on the Republican ticket — and his political operation migrating from Ohio to southern Florida — we're about to find out.