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2:50 PM ET, August 19, 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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Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Prominent Republicans supporting Harris will speak at the Democratic National Convention  —  This year's gathering of Democrats in Chicago will include at least a few current and former Republicans.  —  The campaign for Vice President Harris has been actively courting current …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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?
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris: Inside Their Surprisingly Close Bond
Discussion: USA Today, The 19th and Scripps News
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   How Harris built her political network as vice president
Washington Post:   ‘This was a coup.’ Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris win.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   The election is extremely close
Steven Reisner / Slate:   Why Kamala Harris Is Succeeding as a Presidential Candidate in a Way Hillary Clinton Never Could
Tyler Austin Harper / The Atlantic:
The Populist Mantle Is Harris's for the Taking
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Republican ‘impeachment probe’ ends the way it began: with nothing  —  What the probe reveals more than anything is the extent to which Republican House officials were willing to use their power to aid Donald Trump politically.  —  Congressional committees have sweeping power …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP investigators accuse Biden of ‘impeachable conduct’ in long-awaited report  —  It's unlikely to change the fact that Republicans don't have the votes to impeach the president.  —  House Republican investigators accused President Joe Biden of engaging in “impeachable conduct” as part of a long-awaited report.
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
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The Daily Beast:
Tim Walz Doesn't Mention Trump or Vance as He Kicks Off DNC  —  MIDWEST NICE  —  The vice presidential hopeful is setting a tone as a happy warrior in a bid to draw a sharp contrast with the Republican ticket.  —  CHICAGO, Illinois — Tim Walz promised a “joyous” Democratic National Convention …
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Peter Savodnik / The Free Press:
John Fetterman Has No Regrets  —  John Fetterman is skipping this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and, to hear it from him, it has nothing—literally nothing—to do with him scotch-taping photos of the Israeli hostages to his Senate office walls.
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Fetterman spokeswoman reamed for reportedly contradicting boss on Israel: ‘Unparalleled hubris’
Discussion: RedState and The Free Press
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Anita Dunn says Joe Biden's speech is about looking forward, not back  —  Anita Dunn is looking to the future — and says President Joe Biden is, too.  The former senior Biden adviser, who left the White House last month to work with the Future Forward super PAC supporting Vice President …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Veteran Jailed With Brother in United Arab Emirates: I Was Drugged Then Framed  —  HELLHOLE PRISON  —  A local rights group has asked Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance for help bringing Ohio brothers Joseph and Joshua Lopez home.  —  An Air Force veteran turned social media influencer …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire and calls on Hamas to do same  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as he pushes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza.  He called it a “decisive moment” …
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: John Kelly rejects Trump's comments that civilian award is ‘much better’ than Medal of Honor: ‘Not even close’  —  Former Trump chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly rejected former President Donald Trump's comments that the Presidential Medal of Freedom that honors civilians was …
John S. Tobey / Forbes:
Trump Media Stock (DJT) - Significant Risks Are At Hand  —  Serious risks are here.  Hope for Truth Social improvements diminished with the 2nd quarter earnings report's weak results.  Without an earnings call by management, shareholders did not receive information about future plans and expectations of how things could improve.
Discussion: CNBC, Quartz and Raw Story
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.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Proposes Ban on Criticizing Pro-Trump Judges … Over the weekend, Donald Trump expressed in a speech his belief that public criticism of judges and Supreme Court justices who rule in Trump's favor should be illegal.  —  Trump took this position expressly, twice, in his speech, albeit in a stream-of-consciousness riff.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz shows up at Pennsylvania's breakfast  —  A special guest made a surprise visit to the Pennsylvania presidential delegation's breakfast this morning: vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.  His appearance underscores the importance of the biggest swing state …
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: Tangle and acecomments.mu.nu
 
 
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
DNC Bonus: Free Abortions and Vasectomies!
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge dismisses George Santos's suit against Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo videos
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
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Jeff Asher / Jeff-alytics:
Murder Is Likely Falling At The Fastest Pace Ever Recorded In 2024
Washington Post:
Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming's capital city
Discussion: The Guardian
David Strom / HotAir:
Is Kamala Drunk?  —  There is a lot of chatter on Twitter/X regarding Kamala Harris' bizarre word salads.
Discussion: Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
The Times of Israel:
Hamas claims Tel Aviv blast as attempted suicide bombing, vows to carry out more
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Governor Who Endorsed Trump to Heal American Politics
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On Cat Ladies, Mama Bears and ‘Momala’
Jeremy Kohler / ProPublica:
Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It's Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
Discussion: Missouri Independent
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russia Bans George and Amal Clooney's Foundation as ‘Undesirable’
Discussion: UPI, Raw Story and Politico
Politico:
Kamala Harris is making one big strategic break from Hillary Clinton
Discussion: New Republic
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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