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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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump's unsettling new question: ‘Why are we having an election?’
Trump's unsettling new question: ‘Why are we having an election?’
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Raw Story
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?
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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 …
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New York Times, New Republic and Crooks and Liars
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Joe Biden's Convention Speech
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Joe Biden's Convention Speech
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and USA Today
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 …
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The Western Journal
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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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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.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means Committees Release Report on Impeachment Inquiry Finding Joe Biden Has Committed Impeachable Conduct
Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means Committees Release Report on Impeachment Inquiry Finding Joe Biden Has Committed Impeachable Conduct
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New York Times:
George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft — Mr. Santos, a former Republican congressman from New York, agreed to pay nearly $375,000 in restitution and will almost certainly face prison time. — George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge dismisses George Santos's suit against Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo videos
Judge dismisses George Santos's suit against Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo videos
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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’
Fetterman spokeswoman reamed for reportedly contradicting boss on Israel: ‘Unparalleled hubris’
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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.
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Beatrice Nolan / Business Insider:
Trump shared dubious images purporting to show ‘Swifties for Trump,’ and some Swifties are furious — Donald Trump shared several images purporting to show support from Swifties. — Some were sourced to a satirical post; another was an Uncle Sam-inspired Taylor Swift meme.
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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
Trump Falls For AI-Generated Taylor Swift Fans In Kooky Endorsement Claim: ‘I Accept!’
Trump Falls For AI-Generated Taylor Swift Fans In Kooky Endorsement Claim: ‘I Accept!’
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Has Endorsed Him by Posting AI Images: ‘I Accept’
Donald Trump Falsely Claims Taylor Swift Has Endorsed Him by Posting AI Images: ‘I Accept’
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Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Democrats Taunt Trump At Trump Tower Chicago Ahead of Convention — The DNC is tagging Trump Tower amid reports former president plans to use his property during the Democratic convention … Party operatives, armed with a high-powered projector, booked themselves a room across the street …
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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” …
US Department of Justice:
D.C. Councilmember Arrested on Bribery Charge — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia — WASHINGTON - Trayon White Sr., the D.C. Councilmember representing Ward 8, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with bribery.
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Why Gov. Tim Walz Drives Them Crazy — And why it's good they're attacking him — There's a strange phenomenon occurring with the terminally online right. Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris announced that Gov. Tim Walz would be her running mate, many of the right have acted with fury.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law — The vice president is rolling out her first revenue-raising policy proposal as the Democratic presidential nominee, and drawing a contrast with GOP opponent Donald Trump. — CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris …
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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 …
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 …
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Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Harris campaign launches WhatsApp channel aimed at bilingual Latino voters — The campaign says it's the first time a presidential campaign has created a channel to specifically engage with Latinos, half of whom report using the popular messaging app. — As the Democratic National Convention …
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The Hill and New York Times
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
23 states, multiple coal companies ask Supreme Court to halt Biden rule to restrict pollution — Twenty-three Republican-led states and at least two coal companies are asking the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration rule that seeks to limit power plants' emissions of mercury and other toxic metals.
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E&E News
Addy Bink / The Hill:
Project 2025 is ‘anti-American,’ spokesperson for Harris campaign says — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Kevin Munoz at DNC Day 1 — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters
Washington Post:
Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming's capital city — Victor Miller has skirted attempts by OpenAI and the state to shut down his campaign, believed to be the first U.S. effort of its kind. — Mayoral candidate Victor Miller, a bespectacled librarian with an AI obsession …
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Washington Examiner and The Guardian
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.
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Helena Kelly / Daily Mail:
Fury as Blake Lively repeatedly refers to transgender people as trannies in resurfaced interviews — Blake Lively is yet again under fire after internet sleuths unearthed a series of noughties interviews where she repeatedly used the transphobic slur ‘tranny.’
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