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New York Times:
Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign — People around the former and would-be president see a candidate knocked off his bearings, disoriented by his new contest with Kamala Harris and unsure of how to take her on. — The Aug. 2 dinner at the Bridgehampton, N.Y. …
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Axios, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Bloomberg
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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 …
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New York Times:
Yes, Trump Was in a Scary Helicopter Ride. But Not With That Politician. — There was a helicopter. It did make an emergency landing. But a former California lawmaker says Donald Trump has mixed up one Black lawmaker for another. — Donald J. Trump was doubling down on Friday …
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Salon, Raw Story, HuffPost, RTÉ, New York Magazine, ABC7, BizPac Review, ComingSoon.net and Alternet.org
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 …
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
“We're not weird.” — Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. — I am watching the Harris-Walz rally in Arizona as I write this newsletter on Friday evening. The venue is packed, and the crowd is wildly enthusiastic. Tim Walz delivered an even more enthusiastic speech …
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New Yorker
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Truth About Trump's Press Conference
The Truth About Trump's Press Conference
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Letters from an American, Twitchy, Mediaite, Washington Post, IJR, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Insider NJ, ABC7 and NBC News
New York Times:
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
Harris Rides Momentum to Arizona, for What Campaign Says Is Largest Rally Yet
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HotAir, Yahoo News, Arizona Republic, Salon, CBS News, Associated Press, NBC News, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner, USA Today and Axios
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame
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DNyuz, emptywheel, The Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and Politico
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
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Alternet.org and Raw Story
New York Times:
Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find — New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.
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Silver Bulletin, The Hill, Mother Jones, PoliticusUSA, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New Jersey Online
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Nevada Independent:
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet
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The Dispatch, Washington Post, Boston Herald and Forbes
ProPublica:
Inside Project 2025's Secret Training Videos — Co-published with Documented — DEEP STATE BATTLE: Project 2025's plan to train an army of political appointees who could fight the so-called deep state on behalf of a future Trump administration remains on track.
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Raw Story and New Republic
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
Assessing claims about Tim Walz's military service
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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, Daily Kos, The Hill, American Greatness and Breitbart
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Sununu says age no longer a factor in 2024 election — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signaled in an interview Friday that age stopped being an issue in the 2024 election after President Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race. — “The age issue has played out,” Sununu told NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas.
CNN:
More than 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school and mosque sheltering displaced people, Gaza officials say — At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials.
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Paula Andrés / Politico:
Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians
Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 90 civilians
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The Hill, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, DNyuz, Bloomberg, The Sun and The Mirror
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: August 2024 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Results of New York Times/Siena College polls of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conducted among 1,973 likely voters from Aug. 5 to 9, 2024. — Thinking ahead to the presidential …
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USA Today, Bloomberg, Althouse, Siena College Research … and Diane Ravitch's blog
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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The Moderate Voice, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Kamala Harris could make history as the first president to work at McDonald's — Fast food workers fighting for union recognition, higher minimum wages and better working conditions could have a powerful advocate in a former fellow french fry cook, Alex Woodward reports — Support truly
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The American Spectator, Blue Virginia and The Midwesterner
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 …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fox News hosts mocked for outrage over Kamala Harris' cooking videos — Fox News hosts expressed dismay Friday over the fact that Vice President Kamala Harris likes to cook — and their outrage sparked immediate mockery. — Host Julie Banderas complained about cooking videos Harris has starred in …
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HuffPost, Alternet.org and Media Matters for America
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 …
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Washington Post, Fortune and Ars Technica
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 …
The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali:
The U.S. Press is Broken — The Fourth Estate has become complicit in normalizing and elevating a potential dictator. … The modern American press is utterly broken. — It is not made for this moment or built for this fight against an increasingly violent and untethered MAGA movement committed to right-wing minority rule.
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Raw Story
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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Associated Press, WSB-TV, capitol-beat.org and The Raw Story
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris meets with small team as she builds a campaign on the fly — With less than a month between her ascent and the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris relies on a small group of aides to plan her strategy and shape her message. — As Vice President Kamala Harris ramps up a presidential campaign …