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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
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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.
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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CNN, New Jersey Online, Diane Ravitch's blog, The Hill, Raw Story, Washington Post and PoliticusUSA
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.
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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Townhall
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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America, America
Sabrina Haake / Salon:
Vibes matter: Trump can hardly restrain his jealousy over the Harris campaign's joy
Vibes matter: Trump can hardly restrain his jealousy over the Harris campaign's joy
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Raw Story
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.
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
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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Blueprint
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 …
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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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 …
Na Eng / The Hill:
Walz's candidacy is making kindness great again — When Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, my heart burst with pride for my home state. As a daughter of Minnesota, it has been thrilling to watch how quickly the country has gone wild for Walz.
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.
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
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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Washington Post
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
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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CBS News and Business Insider
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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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CBS News, Wide World of News, New York Times, CNN, Associated Press, CNBC, Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor, Agence France-Presse and Reuters
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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