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12:00 PM ET, August 15, 2024

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Politico:
Playbook: Look who's pushing for a Trump reset  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  QUOTE OF THE DAY — A senior administration official to WSJ's Alex Ward and Nancy Youssef on the possibility of an Iranian attack on Israel …
Discussion: Townhall
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
With JD Vance, Things Just Get Weirder And Weirder  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  What On Earth?  —  JD Vance is coming into focus as a living breathing embodiment of the caricature …
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not “crowd sizes.” Project 2025 shows that will backfire
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Beast
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's “election integrity” plan tests his campaign
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:   Top Trump advisers in turmoil after campaign's worst month of 2024
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Keeps Watching Clip of Himself Being Shot at: ‘May Legit Have PTSD’
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
New York Times:
Kennedy Sought a Meeting With Harris to Discuss a Cabinet Post
Discussion: Eschaton
The Hill:
How Elon Musk is using his wealth, reach to support Trump's campaign
Discussion: Business Insider
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Home Polls August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Independents, Younger Voters Swing Toward Harris  —  The first Emerson College Polling national survey following President Biden's decision not to seek re-election finds …
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Berwood A Yost / Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: August 2024  —  I'm writing to share our summary report for the August 2024 Franklin & Marshall College Poll.  I've highlighted a few of the key findings below, but I encourage you to read the full report, which is also included.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:   Republicans Worry as Red State Polls Look ‘Worse Than They Should’ for Trump
Brad Dress / The Hill:
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Vance agrees to Oct. 1 debate with Walz
CBS News:
Gov. Tim Walz agrees to VP debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1
Associated Press:
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare's most popular and costliest drugs …
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Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
Nevada Senate Race Now Favors Democrat, Report Says  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the race from “tossup” to “lean Democrat” after polling shows Senator Jacky Rosen with a large edge.  —  Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, a Democrat seeking re-election to her seat for the first time …
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Democrats Maintain Edge in New Senate Polls, As Nevada Moves Back to Lean Democrat
Discussion: HuffPost and So What
emptywheel:
The Saudi Payments to Trump Are More Important than the Suspected Egyptian One  —  As you know, I was calling on the press to focus on the suspected $10 million payment Egypt made to Trump since before it was cool — since even before the WaPo significantly advanced the story over a month later.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Why Facebook blocked Popular Information's reporting on Laura Loomer  —  Yesterday, Popular Information published a detailed report on the close relationship between former President Donald Trump and Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who says America should be a “white Judeo-Christian ethnostate.”
CNN:
Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term  —  Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump seeks to delay his hush money sentencing until after the election  —  His lawyers are seeking to have the conviction overturned on immunity grounds.  —  NEW YORK — Attorneys for Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the former president's Manhattan criminal case to postpone his sentencing …
Brooke Seipel / International Business Times:
JD Vance: ‘Whole Purpose Of The Postmenopausal Female’ Is To Care For Grandkids  —  JD Vance once said one of the best things for the economy is the “postmenopausal female” because her purpose in life is to provide free childcare.  —  The comments were revealed Wednesday in newly resurfaced audio from 2020 …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Musk's New AI Image Generator Immediately Used to Troll Him  —  OBVIOUSLY  —  Images flooded X showing Musk carrying out a school shooting with Mickey Mouse or being led on a leash by Donald Trump.  —  Elon Musk's AI chatbot launched a new image generation feature Wednesday …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The case for Harris embracing nationwide free school meals  —  It's good policy and good politics. … Last weekend at a rally in Las Vegas, Kamala Harris announced one of her first explicit new policy positions: a plan to “eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
Lisa Song / ProPublica:
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable?  When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.  —  Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Tim Walz's 2006 campaign falsely described details about his arrest for DWI in 1995  —  When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving.
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign brings Corey Lewandowski back on board
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Senator Bernie Sanders / The Daily Beast:
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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
The Trump Campaign Endorses a Racist Theory
Discussion: Raw Story, ABC News and ComingSoon.net
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris to call for federal ban on price-gouging in Friday speech
Zeninjor Enwemeka / WBUR:
VP hopeful Tim Walz raises $1.2 million at Boston fundraiser
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Christian Edwards / CNN:
Russian court gives 12-year treason sentence to Russian-American over $50 charity donation
The Hill:
Trump shooting task force faces pressure to move quickly, avoid spectacle
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Turns Out People (Including Republicans) Really Like Biden's Clean Energy Tax Credits
Ben Geman / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden channels $50 million to help auto suppliers on EVs
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Walz's false claim that Vance never voted for any pro-worker bills
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