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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Inside Trump's slump … - Advisers are telling him Harris will grow her lead coming out of the Democratic convention, which begins a week from tomorrow — especially if they don't define her better, faster. … But it's Trump. So a new script is often fictional wishfulness.
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PoliticusUSA, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Anger Out of Control as Poll Numbers Keep Cratering — GOING DOWN — According to Axios sources, Trump “is struggling to get past his anger” and his advisers are “deeply rattled” by his “meandering, mean and often middling public performances.” — Donald Trump's advisers …
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New York Times
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
JD Vance says mass deportations should ‘start with 1 million,’ defends ‘thought experiment’ giving parents extra votes — The GOP vice presidential candidate discussed several issues with Jonathan Karl. — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is interviewed by ABC News' Jon Karl on Aug. 10, 2024.
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Axios, Daily Caller News Foundation, Raw Story, The Hill, Fox News, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Biden says he's ‘not confident’ of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses — President Biden says he bowed out of the 2024 presidential election to avoid creating a “distraction” in what he characterized as a high-stakes race that would determine the future of the country for decades to come.
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / CBS News:
President Biden speaks on the stakes of the 2024 election, and on his place in history
President Biden speaks on the stakes of the 2024 election, and on his place in history
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Fox News, The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, Deadline, New York Daily News and Breitbart
Joseph Konig / Spectrum News NY1:
Trump falsely claims Harris Michigan rally crowd 'didn't exist,' was generated with AI — Former President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to falsely claim that Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign faked photos of the crowd at her Detroit-area rally last week using artificial intelligence.
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Rolling Stone, Snopes and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Techmeme »
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos — In the days following President Joe Biden's announcement that he would step aside as the Democratic nominee, conspiracy theorists and far-right influencers have promoted a number of falsehoods targeted at the Harris campaign.
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The Daily Beast and CNBC
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Trump is obsessed with crowd size. Now Democrats love bragging about it, too.
Trump is obsessed with crowd size. Now Democrats love bragging about it, too.
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The Hill, The Good in Us, HuffPost, Associated Press and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump — There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long news conference Thursday that have gotten attention. — A glaring example is his helicopter emergency landing story, which has not stood up to scrutiny.
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
What “Center” Is That, Exactly? — Hey friends! If you've read Very Fine People and enjoyed it, why not leave a quick rating or review on Amazon or Goodreads? It would help bunches! — I really can't get over the signs. — The Republicans held what was basically a Nuremberg rally …
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance's Campaign Won't Deny That's Him in Viral Drag Photo — ‘SOFA LAUREN’ — The GOP's vice presidential pick is a vocal critic of gender affirming care for minors and once opposed federal protections for gay and interracial marriages. — Journalist
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Democrats
emptywheel:
The Trump Hack Could Extend Far Beyond a Hack-and-Leak — When news first broke that Donald Trump's campaign says it has been hacked, I started drafting a post on applying the lessons of past ratfucks. — The alleged hack was first reported by Politico, which says some person using …
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David French / New York Times:
To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris — I believe life begins at conception. If I lived in Florida, I would support the state's heartbeat bill and vote against the referendum seeking to liberalize Florida's abortion laws. I supported the Dobbs decision and I support …
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National Review and Fox News
Nate White / London Daily:
British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I've Read — “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: — A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
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The Moderate Voice
Barak Ravid / Axios:
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources … - But one of the sources who has direct knowledge of the intelligence said the situation is “still fluid.” — The assessment, which was drafted in the last 24 hours, represents a shift, the sources said.
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New York Post and Breitbart
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Kid Rock Threw the Party. MAGA Faithful Brought the Joy, Rage and Smirnoff Ice. — A music festival headlined by the pro-Trump musician offered a snapshot of a maturing American subculture, with a mash-up of hedonism, rebellion and beer-guzzling pursuit of happiness.
Ali Lyon / City A.M.:
More advertisers to flee X after recent Elon Musk lawsuit and riot comments — Elon Musk's antitrust lawsuit against brands that have boycotted X and his controversial activity on the platform during the recent spate of UK riots are set to exacerbate the long-held misgivings advertisers have with the site …