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7:55 AM ET, August 20, 2024

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CNN:
Exclusive: Conservative Republican endorses Harris, calls Trump a threat to democracy  —  Retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar put on the bench by President George H.W. Bush, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump …
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Washington Post:
Trump portrays Harris as foreign, echoing past attacks on Democrats of color  —  “I wonder if they knew where she comes from,” Trump said, echoing a 2019 call for Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to where they came from.  —  YORK, Pa. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 takeaways from the Democratic convention, Biden's speech on Day 1  —  Biden's swan song, Ocasio-Cortez's coming-out party and a heavy Trump focus.  —  CHICAGO — Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in the 2024 election, where the Democratic National Convention so far is largely about Donald Trump.
Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Harris, Needling Trump, Holds a Rally at His Convention Site  —  In her latest move that seems meant to get under Donald Trump's skin, Kamala Harris will hold an event at the same Milwaukee arena where he accepted the Republican nomination.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a rally …
Discussion: The Root, Raw Story and Bloomberg
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
In 2016, Obama Passed a Baton.  Tonight, He'll Aim to Resurrect a Movement.  —  In his speech at the Democratic National Convention, the former president will have the tricky task of helping to reassemble the kind of coalition that powered his own rise.  —  “Fair to say, this is not your …
Discussion: The Guardian, Slate and USA Today
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law
The Daily Beast:
DNC Crowd Roars ‘Lock Him Up!’ as Hillary Clinton Slams Felon Trump
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump defends personal attacks on Harris, discusses election outcome, release of medical records
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton tells DNC that Harris will break ‘hardest glass ceiling’
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
The Pro-Palestinian Protest Fizzles in Chicago  —  The Democratic National Convention begins today in Chicago; it promises a flurry of prime-time speeches, a formal nominating process (which has already been decided), and celebrity guest appearances.  All eyes Monday were on a pro-Palestinian protest …
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Axios:
DNC makes Teamsters president sweat … - The Teamsters boss became the first-ever union president to speak at an RNC last month, delivering fiery remarks before a party that has a track record of opposing labor movements.  — Rank-and-file Teamsters retirees have been invited to attend the DNC …
Politico:
Democrats blame ‘raucous applause’ for massive delays to convention programming  —  It's something in the way they cheered.  Or at least that's how Democratic convention officials spun it.  Democrats pushed President Joe Biden out of primetime on Monday — just a few weeks after driving him out of the race altogether.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Highlights From Night 1 of the Democratic Convention
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden's Sad Presidential Legacy
Discussion: The Federalist
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Walks Out to Beyoncé and a Standing Ovation During DNC Debut  —  SURPRISE!  —  The vice president took the stage in Chicago on Monday to the delight of a jubilant crowd, which roared back at her a “we will win” chant.  —  CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
DNC to adopt platform that echoes Biden more than Harris, no arms embargo on Israel
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Who is speaking at the 2024 DNC? Here's the list of speakers for the Democratic convention
NPR:
Here's who's expected to speak on Day 1 of the DNC
Yash Roy / The Hill:
Former Trump voter: Trump is ‘lying about pretty much everything’  —  Rich Logis, a former voter for former President Trump, appeared in a video message broadcast to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night to say that the COVID-19 pandemic showed him how Trump was “lying about pretty much everything.”
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ABC News:
Former Trump supporter Rich Logis says he's ‘all in’ for Harris
Discussion: NPR
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Insists He's “Extremely Normal” During Incredibly Weird Speech  —  After stewing in Tim Walz's “weird” label for several weeks, Donald Trump has finally cooked up a comeback: No, you.  —  “You know, he said we're weird,” Trump told a small crowd in York, Pennsylvania …
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Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Trump Tries to Clarify That He and Vance ‘Are Extremely Normal People’  —  The former president can't seem to get over Democrats calling him and his running mate “weird”  —  Democrats attacking Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance as “weird” is still getting under the former president's skin …
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump says he may end EV tax credit; is open to naming Elon Musk as an adviser  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that if elected he would consider ending a $7,500 tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases and that he would be open to naming Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk to a cabinet or advisory role.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:   Trump says he would offer Tesla CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters  —  The Republican Party wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on a nauseatingly complicated voting rights case, which could potentially disenfranchise thousands of presidential voters in the swing state of Arizona.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 25 co-author says the quiet part on tape  —  Russ Vought is confident that Trump will come through once again for anti-choice Republicans.  —  🚨 This special five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Discussion: New Republic
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump's unsettling new question: ‘Why are we having an election?’  —  Given Donald Trump's hostility toward democracy, it's worth pausing when he asks supporters, “Why are we having an election?”  —  By all appearances, Donald Trump really doesn't like it when Democrats describe him as a threat …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Moye / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Considers Leaving U.S., And Social Media Approves … LOADING
Discussion: The Moscow Times and Raw Story
CNN:
US concludes Iran is behind hacking attempts targeting Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns  —  The US government has concluded the Iranian government is behind the hack and leak operation targeting Donald Trump's presidential campaign and also attempted to target the Biden-Harris campaign …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
 
 
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HuffPost:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Prime-Time Speech Reflects Long March To Mainstream
Business Insider:
Taylor Swift can absolutely sue Trump over the fake endorsement images he reposted. Winning a lawsuit might be harder.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Even Republicans don't think America will become communist
Discussion: Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat's
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Twitchy
Nick Pope / The Daily Caller:
Kamala Harris Patronizes Convenience Store Her Admin Sued For Allegedly Racist Background Checks
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Twitchy
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Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
‘Short-sighted and stupid’: Dem megadonor abandons crypto super PACs
Discussion: CoinDesk and Fortune
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
The Curious Hiring of Corey Lewandowski
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Don't Get Carried Away: The Election Could Still Go to Hell
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. arrested on federal bribery charges
New York Times:
George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Why Gov. Tim Walz Drives Them Crazy
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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