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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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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Jump in Enthusiasm for 2024 Race  —  Harris picks up support among young voters and ‘double haters’  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrats' enthusiasm has skyrocketed since they swapped their presidential nominee.  The latest national Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds voter support …
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 …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Carville says Harris is more likely to win by larger margin than Trump  —  Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday that Vice President Harris is more likely than former President Trump to win November's election by a substantial margin.  —  Carville told MSNBC's Ari Melber on Tuesday …
Discussion: Mediaite
Rich Noyes / Newsbusters:
EXCLUSIVE MRC POLL: Most Dem Voters Don't Know About Harris's Radicalism
Associated Press:
Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Hill and Axios
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
J.D. Vance Is Bombing His Audition As Trump Heir Apparent  —  One of the many interesting things about the abrupt change in the trajectory of the 2024 presidential election since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee is that once very lively questions that had fallen by the wayside are returning.
Discussion: CNN, Alternet.org and Plain Dealer
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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” …
Elizabeth Stauffer / Washington Examiner:
JD Vance hits stride and defines Kamala Harris while swatting away talking heads
Discussion: The Good in Us
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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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's hush money judge refuses third recusal request
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Politico:
Playbook: Where Biden's head is at
Politico:
A Florida referendum is putting Trump in a bind on abortion  —  The former president is under pressure to say how he'll vote on the measure.  —  Donald Trump still doesn't have an answer on how he'll vote on an abortion measure in his home state.  And it's about to become a lot harder for him to avoid it.
Lauren Gill / Bolts:
Tampa Voters Get Their Say Two Years After DeSantis Axed Their Democratic Prosecutor  —  Andrew Warren is running to win back his old job as Tampa's top prosecutor.  Since the Democrat joined the race in April, he has released campaign videos, basked in endorsements, and raised hundreds …
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
GOP pollster on Trump-Harris: 'I haven't seen anything like this'  —  Republican pollster Frank Luntz appears stunned at the current state of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump matchup and this year's presidential election.  —  Luntz, who's been called “The Nostradamus of pollsters” …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
NYT: By Golly, Hunter Did Try to Sell Influence — And White House Covered It Up!  —  Go figure.  It's amazing what some actual reporting — and a withdrawal from a presidential election — can shake loose, no?  —  Just four short years ago, we were all assured by the Protection Racket Media …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Ukrainian Company
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 …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Reporter grills Trump over ‘false’ crowd size claim: 'There's all kinds of video evidence'  —  Former President Donald Trump continued to falsely claim this week that he had spoken to the largest crowds in history.  —  After casting his ballot during early voting in the Florida primary Wednesday …
Discussion: HuffPost and Black America Web
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?”
Discussion: Alternet.org
KULR-TV:
New poll shows Sheehy holds slim lead over Tester in U.S. Senate race  —  MONTANA - A new statewide Montana poll is showing that Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy is leading over incumbent Democratic senator Jon Tester.  —  According to the poll of 538 registered voters …
Discussion: freebeacon.com, Breitbart and The Hill
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration releases national heat strategy  —  The Biden administration unveiled Wednesday its “national heat strategy” to coordinate a federal response to extreme heat in the years 2024 through 2030.  —  A strategy document lays out overarching goals of public outreach, research into extreme heat and providing solutions.
Discussion: E&E News and The Guardian
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings  —  Michael Caughran's history raises questions about extent to which his far-right and survivalist activities overlapped with his enlistment  —  A former US air force survival expert with militia …
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Reuters:
Ukraine keeps pounding Kursk in incursion Biden calls ‘real dilemma’ for Putin
Sam Sutton / Politico:
Inflation is easing.  Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.  —  Fissures are forming in the economy just as the Fed's long-running fight against inflation looks to be nearing its conclusion.  —  Federal Reserve policymakers and top economists say the U.S. has turned the corner on inflation.
 
 
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Instagram left up racist, sexist attacks on women lawmakers, study says
Discussion: UPI
Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
There's an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris' or Harris's?
New York Times:
Readers' Pleas to The Times: Don't End the New York Endorsements
Discussion: City Journal, Townhall and CNN
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.
Deana Kjuka / Bloomberg:
Russia Detained US Citizen on Assault Charges, Interfax Said
Discussion: CBS News and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
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Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk's click-yes-or-resign ultimatum
Discussion: RTÉ and Bloomberg
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Harris campaign's Google ads rewrite news headlines