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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Trump Allies Fear He's Sabotaging His Own Campaign  —  The former president can't get over feeling “cheated” by Joe Biden's exit from the race, says one source, while another speculates he might “have PTSD” following last month's assassination attempt.  —  In the hierarchy of Donald Trump's put-downs …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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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.
Martha Williams / Daily Mail:
Former Trump aides claim Donald is in ‘meltdown’ and ‘feels the election is slipping from him’... so is ‘lighting up the campaign’  —  Donald Trump is ‘lighting up’ his campaign staffers as he hunkers down at Mar-a-Lago, two former aides have claimed.  —  The former president's reported meltdown comes …
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Where Harris has improved the most on Biden  —  She's doing much better than Biden in every swing state.  —  ∙ Paid  —  I'll have a story forthcoming for you later this week — if I can find the time in between the zillion podcasts I'm doing — on renewed GOP efforts to “unskew the polls”.
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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.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Carville says Harris is more likely to win by larger margin than Trump
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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Associated Press:
Ukraine says it has taken more ground and prisoners during its advance into Russia border region  —  Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion across border  —  Remnants of war left in border area as Ukraine claims more advances in Russia incursion
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Financial Times:
Russians fleeing Ukraine's incursion say Putin has abandoned them  —  ‘Lies are causing civilians to die’, says resident of town captured by Kyiv's forces  —  On the day Ukrainian forces started rolling into Russia's Kursk region, a group of about 40 people, mostly women, filmed a video about what was happening in their town.
Todd Runkle / The Asheville Citizen Times:
Donald Trump rally in Asheville live updates: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium is full  —  Former President Donald Trump is in Asheville today, Aug. 14, to hold a campaign rally in his bid to regain the presidency in the Nov. 5 general election.  It is Trump's first campaign visit to Asheville since September 2016 …
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Prepare for Trump to be sentenced to prison on September 18  —  The objective here is to enable VP Kamala Harris and the media-Democratic complex to label Trump ‘a convicted felon sentenced to prison’ as voting begins  —  To the surprise of no one, Judge Juan Merchan has yet again denied …
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Reuters:
Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case
Associated Press:
Arizona court: Fetus can be referred to as ‘unborn human being’ in abortion measure voter pamphlet  —  PHOENIX (AP) — An informational pamphlet for voters who will decide whether to guarantee the constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an “unborn human being,” the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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Politico:
A Florida referendum is putting Trump in a bind on abortion
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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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Google says Iranian efforts to hack US presidential campaigns are ongoing and wide-ranging  —  Google said Wednesday that an alleged Iranian hacking operation aimed at US presidential campaigns is ongoing and more wide-ranging than previously known as the hackers continue to target …
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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” …
Clare Olson / Heartland Signal:
JD Vance in 2020 agreed grandmothers raising children is ‘whole purpose of the postmenopausal female’  —  While appearing on “The Portal” podcast in April 2020, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) agreed with host Eric Weinstein's claim that “postmenopausal females” exist just to help take care of children.
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 …
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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Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
US inflation dipped in July as Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates
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
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Kamala Harris is taking power back from the press corps  —  She learned from Biden's fatal error.  —  The first thing you need to know about the vice president's approach to the Washington press corps is look how well she's doing as a result.  Kamala Harris is now leading Donald Trump …
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Twitchy and Fox News
Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job  —  Harris has rebuffed the offer of an endorsement, while Kennedy has also had conversations with Republican nominee Donald Trump about a role in his administration.  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats invite public to off-site ‘DemPalooza’ convention events in Chicago  —  The public events at the McCormick Place convention center will be separate from the nightly televised events for party delegates.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris aims to share the campaign trail vibes …
Discussion: Democrats
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 …
Associated Press:
Turnout in Wisconsin election tops 26%, highest in 60 years for fall primary in presidential year  —  Turnout in Wisconsin's election Tuesday was the highest in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary, with over 26% of the state's voting-age population casting ballots, based on unofficial results.
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Nassau County, New York, signs first face covering ban into law  —  “This is not an abridgment of anybody's rights.  Nobody has a constitutional right to hide their identity in public,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said Wednesday.  —  A controversial ban on wearing face coverings …
 
 
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DA Gascon Retaliated Against Prosecutor Who Revealed a Defendant Was Pretending to Be Trans
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Trump Mocked For Calling Good Inflation Report ‘Kamalanomics’
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Readers' Pleas to The Times: Don't End the New York Endorsements
Discussion: City Journal, Townhall and CNN
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The Harris plan to redefine herself
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