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Goldman Sachs says voters are shifting to Kamala Harris—and the odds of a blue wave are swelling … Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in national polls as voters turn away from third parties and the odds of a blue wave increases, according to Goldman Sachs.
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The Trump Campaign's ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase — That was a crazy public service provided by Elon Musk and X. — The X Spaces interview delivered Donald Trump without makeup or dress-up, talking unselfconsciously: manic, boastful, untruthful, aggrieved, abusive, obsessive, random, ignorant …
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Harris in ‘striking distance’ of Trump in Florida, pollster says — Vice President Harris is nipping at former President Trump's heels in his home state of Florida, a pollster from Suffolk University says after a new Sunshine State survey. — The USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV poll found Harris …
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New Republic, USA Today, Florida Politics and The Capitolist

The Media's Double Standard Favors Donald Trump, Not Kamala Harris … Conservatives are complaining about media bias, as is their wont, especially when Republicans are losing. They are correct that Kamala Harris has enjoyed fairly positive coverage to date.
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Former aide: Trump ‘feels this election slipping away’ — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions — descriptions off, selected

Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Top Republicans call on Trump to stop insulting Harris, refocus on policy
Top Republicans call on Trump to stop insulting Harris, refocus on policy
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Rolling Stone:
After Trump's Disastrous Musk Interview, Harris Mocks ‘Rich Guys’ Who Can't Run a Livestream
After Trump's Disastrous Musk Interview, Harris Mocks ‘Rich Guys’ Who Can't Run a Livestream
Justin Engel / MLive.com:
Kamala Harris would debate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids on this condition, campaign says
Kamala Harris would debate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids on this condition, campaign says
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Haley says GOP, Trump need to ‘quit whining’ about Harris
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
12:30 Report — GOP presses Trump to abandon insults
12:30 Report — GOP presses Trump to abandon insults
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Long Until Trump Fires His Campaign Managers?
How Long Until Trump Fires His Campaign Managers?
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Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris to detail plans to cut costs in key policy speech in North Carolina
Exclusive: Harris to detail plans to cut costs in key policy speech in North Carolina
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Evan Halper / Washington Post:
In Pennsylvania, Harris can't shake her anti-fracking past
In Pennsylvania, Harris can't shake her anti-fracking past
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Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk's click-yes-or-resign ultimatum — Elon Musk's 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says. — Elon Musk had no business sending Twitter employees an email giving them 24 hours to click “yes” to keep their jobs …

So Donald chatted with Elon, and here's the future as they see it - losers win, incompetence rules — Both claim they are part of a bright new dawn, but last night the politician could only slur inanities, and the tech boss made a hash of the tech — Would you like to travel in the advance party …
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UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments
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Harris campaign says FBI notified it last month about foreign influence operation
Harris campaign says FBI notified it last month about foreign influence operation
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Justin Mayhugh / UAW:
UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers
UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
UAW files labor charges against Trump and Musk after X interview, claiming worker intimidation
UAW files labor charges against Trump and Musk after X interview, claiming worker intimidation
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Harris campaign's Google ads rewrite news headlines … - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before. — The ads say that they are sponsored, but it's not immediately clear …
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Missouri voters could face choice between continued abortion ban and new constitutional amendment — Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedure.
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With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot
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Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. How to protect yourself — About four months after a notorious hacking group claimed to have stolen an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information from a major data broker, a member of the group has reportedly released …
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Ilhan Omar fends off challengers to win primary after AIPAC stays out of the race — Omar defeated a challenger who had come just 2 points shy of ousting her in 2022. — Rep. Ilhan Omar, the final member of the progressive “Squad” to face a primary this cycle, fended off her primary opponents …
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Torey Van Oot / Axios:
“Squad” Rep. IIhan Omar wins primary against repeat challenger
“Squad” Rep. IIhan Omar wins primary against repeat challenger
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Here's What Scares Republicans Most About a Harris Win … The day after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris's choice for vice president, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a crowd of lawmakers in Louisville, Kentucky, that a Harris administration would spell certain doom for the Republican Party.
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Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Ukrainian Company — After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance. — Hunter Biden sought assistance …
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J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit Filed by Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif After Olympic Win (EXCLUSIVE) — J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” …
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Teamsters' Black caucus defies leadership with Harris endorsement — The vote comes as the larger union withholds its support. — Vice President Kamala Harris has won the endorsement of the National Black Caucus of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — even as the larger union withholds its endorsement.
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Former NBA player Royce White will take on Klobuchar for Senate seat — Former NBA player Royce White won the Republican Senate primary to take on Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. — White, backed by the state GOP …
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Fox News, Minnesota Reformer and Twin Cities

Republican who voted to convict Trump says he'll support him in November — Former Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says he plans to vote for former President Donald Trump this November, even though he voted to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial. — What You Need To Know

‘J6 praying grandma’ avoids prison time and gets 6 months home confinement in Capitol riot case — A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the “J6 praying grandma” was sentenced on Monday to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case after the judge railed against …

Trump Email Hack Is A Moment Of Reckoning For Him—Or The News Media — Outlets like the New York Times owe their readers frenzied coverage of his campaign's emails, or a mea culpa for their history-altering emails fixation in 2016 — You might say Politico won the weekend with a metascoop.

Recent Voter Registration Data Offers Hint of Enthusiasm for Democrats — Two swing states have seen a boost in Democratic sign-ups since Kamala Harris entered the race. — Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential campaign three weeks ago, polls and campaign finance data have shown how the race has changed.
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