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Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
The Fight To Redefine the 2024 Race for President — A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states.
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FAU PolCom Lab:
Harris Narrows in Florida: Is the Sunshine State Up for Grabs? — As the 2024 U.S. presidential race intensifies, a new poll from the Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab (PolCom Lab) and Mainstreet Research USA reveals the shifting tides of politics in Florida …
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Florida Politics, Florida Phoenix and So What
Ashley Carnahan / Fox News:
Nikki Haley has blunt message for Trump, GOP as Kamala Harris gains momentum: ‘Quit whining’ — Haley says Trump and the Republican Party need to focus on policy, not petty attacks — Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley weighed in on the state of the 2024 race Tuesday …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The Harris plan to redefine herself … First up: rising prices. This is part of a highly choreographed effort to define herself — in some cases, redefine herself — as a different kind of Democrat. — On Friday in Raleigh, she'll outline plans to lower costs of health care …
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Mediaite, Twitchy, IJR, New York Times and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Elizabeth Stauffer / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
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The Good in Us
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune:
Goldman Sachs says voters are shifting to Kamala Harris—and the odds of a blue wave are swelling
Goldman Sachs says voters are shifting to Kamala Harris—and the odds of a blue wave are swelling
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Harris in ‘striking distance’ of Trump in Florida, pollster says
Harris in ‘striking distance’ of Trump in Florida, pollster says
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Semafor, New Republic and USA Today
Politico:
Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer — Ahead of the convention that's meant to unify the party, tensions still remain. — President Joe Biden is frustrated that Barack Obama wouldn't tell him to his face that he should leave the race.
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, Fox News, Spectrum News NY1, RedState, acecomments.mu.nu, IJR and Mediaite
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Garrett Ross / Politico:
Playbook PM: Could Harris' momentum put Florida in play?
Playbook PM: Could Harris' momentum put Florida in play?
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Orlando Sentinel, Raw Story and The Federalist
Reuters:
Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case — A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, dismissing the former U.S. president's claim of conflict …
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Associated Press:
Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
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Business Insider, ABC News and Raw Story
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's hush money judge refuses third recusal request
Trump's hush money judge refuses third recusal request
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally — 's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina. — Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 …
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Reuters, The Hill and The Asheville Citizen Times
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris's joyful realism — This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism. — 🥥 Subscribe to Public Notice 🌴 — The prevailing “take” …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
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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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump
‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump
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The Bulwark
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Falls Below 3% for First Time Since 2021 — Consumer prices rose 2.9 percent in the year through July, a downtick from the prior month. The report keeps the Federal Reserve firmly on track to cut interest rates next month. — What to know about the inflation report.
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Scripps News, CBS News, Breitbart, Quartz and The Daily Caller
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The big question touching a nerve this election: “Can my husband find out who I am voting for?” — November may come down to a battle between controlling men and women who just want their freedom — “Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?”
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Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Withdraws Some Forces From Ukraine in Response to Kursk Invasion — Ukraine was sending in reinforcements Tuesday to bolster its foothold in the Russian border region
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Reuters:
Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin
Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
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 …
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
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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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own. — Many people want to kill the Saudi leader, but is he using such threats as a means to get the U.S. to pressure Israel on a future Palestinian state? — Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, knows a thing or two about assassinations.
Popular Information:
How Trump's infatuation with a racist conspiracy theorist is impacting the campaign — Laura Loomer is a far-right internet personality and former Republican congressional candidate. She has said the United States should be a “white Judeo-Christian ethnostate,” called for the creation …
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Raw Story, ComingSoon.net and Media Matters for America
Washington Post:
Why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign documents — The Trump campaign said the documents from a mysterious source came from an Iranian hack. The FBI is now investigating. — An alleged Iranian hacking operation that the Donald Trump campaign says leaked internal documents …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
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 …