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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune:
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.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
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 …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:   Haley says GOP, Trump need to ‘quit whining’ about Harris
Justin Engel / MLive.com:
Kamala Harris would debate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids on this condition, campaign says
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Former aide: Trump ‘feels this election slipping away’
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
12:30 Report — GOP presses Trump to abandon insults
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 …
Discussion: RTÉ and Fortune
Marina Hyde / The Guardian:
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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Rolling Stone:
After Trump's Disastrous Musk Interview, Harris Mocks ‘Rich Guys’ Who Can't Run a Livestream
CNBC:
UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Trump Campaign's ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
UAW files labor charges against Trump and Musk after X interview, claiming worker intimidation
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 …
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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ilhan Omar wins primary  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has won the primary for the Democratic nomination for her seat representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, almost certainly giving her two more years in the House, Decision Desk HQ projects.  —  Omar fended off a challenge …
Jon Healey / Los Angeles Times:
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 …
Discussion: 9to5Mac
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
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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Rio Yamat / Associated Press:
With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot
Variety:
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” …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
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.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
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 …
MSNBC:
Nate Silver: Democrats more than doubled their chance of winning overnight  —  Nate Silver on Monday released an updated forecast for the presidential election, and he has Kamala Harris as a slight favorite over Donald Trump.  Silver joins Morning Joe to discuss 2024 and his new book ‘On the Edge’.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Election Official Immediately Spews Conspiracies After Conviction  —  GIVE IT UP ALREADY  —  Election-denying felon Tina Peters complained about “vote-flipping software that is basically in Serbia.”  —  Hours after being convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado in the name …
Washington Post:
Walz, Harris shore up labor support, woo working class  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) addressed union members in Los Angeles on Tuesday in his first solo campaign stop.  The appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate at a convention of the American Federation of State …
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Wall Street Journal:   Tim Walz Isn't Very Rich. Americans Disagree on Whether That's a Good Thing.
 
 
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Daniel McCarthy / New York Post:
Hit the road, Don: ramp up the rallies and campaign like it's 2016
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Harris and Walz Plan Rally in Milwaukee During Democratic Convention
Discussion: Fox News and Mediaite
Crystal Hill / Democracy Docket:
Senate Democrats to DOJ: More Action Is Needed To Protect Election Workers
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