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10:30 AM ET, August 19, 2024

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Harris-Walz probes ignite House GOP divisions … - One House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity to critique their party's investigations, said the probes are “unnecessary.”  — “We have an election to win. … - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) argued that investigating Harris and Walz is …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP  —  Now it's Harris' party that's showing a sense of unity, purpose and relentless focus on winning.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is discarding her now-inconvenient left-wing proposals from her 2020 primary bid and airing tough-on the-border ads?
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and NBC News
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The election is extremely close  —  Harris is winning — but her strategy still seems a little complacent  —  Kamala Harris has pulled off a virtuosic political performance this summer.  In the immediate aftermath of Joe Biden's debate fiasco, the Democratic Party was paralyzed …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House G.O.P. Makes Impeachment Case Against Biden Without Proof of Crime  —  In a lengthy report released on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Republicans used circumstantial evidence to accuse the president of corruption tied to his son's foreign business dealings.
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, USA Today and NBC News
Politico:   Playbook: Biden's day to bask
Associated Press:
House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain
Washington Post:
‘This was a coup.’ Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris win.  —  Amid a tight presidential race, Donald Trump has tried to delegitimize Kamala Harris's nomination and undermine confidence in this year's election.  —  From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged …
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ during Pennsylvania campaign appearance
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump 'might win, but he's not a majority candidate': Brit Hume
Discussion: Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Trump's carny act isn't working anymore  —  His Folgers Coffee™ Conference showed a candidate in decline.  —  🚨 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: The Weekly Sift
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Sunday Meltdown: Trump Floods Truth Social With Photos of Swifties and Communists  —  ‘TEARS FLOWING’  —  On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, with his rival leading in the polls nationally and in most key battleground states, the former president is posting through it.
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Has Endorsed Him by Posting AI Images: ‘I Accept’  —  Donald Trump has posted a series of AI-generated images on his Truth Social account falsely claiming that Taylor Swift has endorsed him for president.  —  O n Sunday night, Trump shared several screenshots …
Discussion: Business Insider
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Chicago, the ghosts of 1968 are still haunting American democracy  —  CHICAGO — For a half-century, I'd only seen this city's iconic John Logan Monument — a dramatic bronze statue of the Civil War hero charging into battle on horseback — in photographs.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
As Democrats gather in Chicago, the spirit of '68 is a painful memory
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Gouging out the truth  —  In a speech on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris fleshed out some of the economic policies she would pursue if she won the presidency in November.  Harris spoke briefly about her plans to crack down on price gouging in the grocery industry.
Discussion: HuffPost
Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
Labor unions to get prime billing on first night of Democratic National Convention  —  Leaders of several of the largest labor unions in the country will have speaking slots during primetime at the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Chicago, as the party continues its political overtures to a crucial voting block.
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Axios:
DNC lineup: Who's speaking and what to expect
Tyler Austin Harper / The Atlantic:
The Populist Mantle Is Harris's for the Taking  —  In the weeks since Kamala Harris became the de facto Democratic nominee for president, she has run a deft campaign: confident, upbeat, and social-media-savvy.  An often toothless Democratic Party has found its incisors.  The policy rollout, however, has been slow.
Discussion: Big League Politics
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Harris's Early Campaign: Heavy on Buzz, Light on Policy
Discussion: Politico and Althouse
Rachel Maddow / New York Times:
What Worries Me Most About Election Night  —  On Dec. 1, 1960, the far-right preacher and racist demagogue Gerald L.K. Smith sent out a fund-raising appeal, headlined with a shocking claim in red type across the top: “HOLD YOUR BREATH: KENNEDY MAY HAVE LOST.”
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia's Election Results
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
TODAY.com:
Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88  —  Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement.  —  Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said.  He was 88.
Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica:
Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It's Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States  —  With millions in expanded tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal.
Discussion: Missouri Independent
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock says she's voting for Harris  —  Former Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock (Va.) said she will vote for Vice President Harris for president on Sunday, marking the latest former GOP member to break from the party's support of former President Trump.
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Anumita Kaur / Washington Post:   Former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock says she'll vote for Kamala Harris
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russia Bans George and Amal Clooney's Foundation as ‘Undesirable’  —  SHUT DOWN  —  It's not a word typically associated with the couple.  —  Russian authorities on Monday declared George Clooney's nonprofit “undesirable,” effectively blocking it from operating inside the country.
Discussion: UPI, Raw Story and Politico
 
 
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden's speech at convention honors President Biden and marks an end for the first lady, too
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Conservatives Are Already Working to Enact Their Project 2025 Agenda
Robert Reich:
We thank you, Joe  —  Tonight is for you  —  Tonight's opening of the Democratic National Convention …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
3 Women With Harrowing Pregnancy Stories Will Speak at Convention
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
Inside Kamala Harris's Enormous Fundraising Drive
Politico:
Harris downplays gender, a shift in strategy from Clinton in 2016
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Democrats are dwindling in Wyoming. A primary election law further reduces their influence
 Earlier Items: 
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy's last flop … - Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to win easily on Tuesday despite …
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
FBI arrests D.C. Council member Trayon White
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The 47 Seconds That Saved Kamala Harris's Political Career
Discussion: Reason
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's new absurdity: ‘Kamala price hikes’ cost a typical family $28,000
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Secret Service finds protecting Trump is extraordinarily challenging