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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Claims That the Crowds Seen at Harris Rallies Are Fake — The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events. — Former President Donald J. Trump has taken …
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris — The soundtrack suggested a Beyoncé concert. The light-up bracelets evoked the Eras Tour. And the exuberant crowd—more than 14,000 strong, lining up in the rain—resembled the early days of Barack Obama. Inside a Philadelphia arena on Aug. 6 …
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The Atlantic, Twitchy, Mediaite and Washington Post
emptywheel:
In Which Ian Miles Cheong Understands Trump's Campaign Better than NYT — The second I saw video of Vice President Harris rolling up to a hangar at Detroit's airport on Air Force Two, then alighting with Tim Walz in front of cheering crowds, I knew it would break Donald Trump's brain.
Politico:
Playbook: The unwritten Harris agenda — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — VIBE CHECK — “Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?” by AP's Will Weissert and Michelle L. Price …
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James Powel / USA Today:
Harris becomes betting favorite in presidential election odds after swing state barnstorm — Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris stands as the slight betting favorite over Republican nominee former President Donald Trump to win the White House.
Associated Press:
Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
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The Guardian
Joseph Konig / Spectrum News NY1:
Trump falsely claims Harris Michigan rally crowd 'didn't exist,' was generated with AI
Trump falsely claims Harris Michigan rally crowd 'didn't exist,' was generated with AI
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OutsideTheBeltway, The Mahablog, HuffPost, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Techmeme »
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos
Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos
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The Daily Beast, ComingSoon.net, Business Insider and CNBC
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Harris is beating Trump by transcending him
Harris is beating Trump by transcending him
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Popular Information:
The most expensive political ad of all time — In 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, one of the world's largest social networks, for $44 billion. From a financial perspective, it has not worked out well. Over the last two years, the value of Twitter — which Musk renamed X — has plunged.
Robyn Vinter / The Guardian:
Far-right rallies abandoned amid warnings of 10-year sentences — Anti-racism marches attract large crowds as foreign secretary says rioters forgot ‘what it means to be English’ — Planned far-right rallies did not materialise over the weekend, amid a large turnout of anti-racist protesters …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Early numbers show violent crime dropping sharply … - It also gives Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor in San Francisco and California attorney general, a potent defense against attacks from the right on crime. … - 54 of the 69 major cities in the report saw drops in violent crime …
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Washington Examiner and Fox News
Josephine Rozzelle / CNBC:
White House launches broad new regulatory effort, as Harris prepares to unveil economic plan … The Biden Administration on Monday unveiled a new, multi-agency regulatory initiative to target corporate practices that officials claim are designed to waste consumers' time and needlessly burden …
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Poll: Democratic attacks on JD Vance are working — The Scoop — New polling shared exclusively with Semafor shows Democrats' attacks on JD Vance's views on abortion, divorce and “childless cat ladies” are sticking with voters. — A pair of surveys by Blueprint, the centrist Democratic pollster backed …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
House Freedom Caucus sets its terms for September spending fight — The House Freedom Caucus is ramping up pressure on GOP leaders to back a short-term funding bill into early 2025 — seeking to punt major spending decisions into a potential Trump administration.
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Trump Is a Threat Whether He Wins or Loses, Biden Says — “He's a genuine danger to American security,” Biden said of Trump in his first TV interview since dropping out of the race. — In his first interview since dropping out of the election last month and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris …
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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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Washington Post:
U.S. deploys submarine to Middle East; Israel anticipates direct attack from Iran — The order came after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, discussing efforts to deter Iran. — TEL AVIV — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered …
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Financial Times:
Delays hit 40% of Biden's major IRA manufacturing projects — FT research shows that $84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns — Some 40 per cent of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to sue DOJ for $100M over Mar-a-Lago raid, alleging ‘political persecution’ — Trump attorney says ‘unconstitutional’ raid should never have been approved by Garland, Wray — Join Fox News for access to this content — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Donald Trump is set to sue …
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit and Alternet.org
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Effort to Crack Down on Everyday Headaches and Hassles That Waste Americans' Time and Money — New actions will take on corporate tricks and scams like excessive paperwork, long wait times, and more that pad the profits of big business …
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC launches first Harris-Walz ad blitz … - The DNC says it is launching more than 80 billboards, which will run in English and Spanish, in and around the major metropolitan areas in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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Associated Press and Variety
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Desperate times: Trumpers launch Swiftboating 2.0 — They're taking a page out of Karl Rove's shameful playbook. … Donald Trump is down so bad that his campaign is bringing back Republican dirty tricks from 20 years ago. — Kamala Harris is packing arenas and rising in the polls …