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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.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Former Trump official Stephanie Grisham to speak at the Democratic convention — Grisham resigned from the Trump administration immediately after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. — CHICAGO — Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham will speak at the Democratic National Convention …
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 …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Hillary Clinton gets her Trump revenge moment — Hillary Clinton is finally getting (one form of) revenge on Donald Trump. The former secretary of state used her primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention to rip into her former presidential rival as a selfish criminal who Democrats now have …
CBS News:
Former Trump press secretary, other Republican officials to speak at DNC this week — Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary under the Trump administration, will speak at the Democratic National Convention to show her support for Vice President Kamala Harris this week.
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 …
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The Guardian, Slate and USA Today
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge — This is what a party looks like when it's purpose-built to hold the anti-Trump coalition together. — ∙ Paid — Early in Donald Trump's presidency—perhaps as early as one day after his inauguration, when millions …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Trump portrays Harris as foreign, echoing past attacks on Democrats of color
Trump portrays Harris as foreign, echoing past attacks on Democrats of color
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Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
The Daily Beast:
DNC Crowd Roars ‘Lock Him Up!’ as Hillary Clinton Slams Felon Trump
DNC Crowd Roars ‘Lock Him Up!’ as Hillary Clinton Slams Felon Trump
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump defends personal attacks on Harris, discusses election outcome, release of medical records
Trump defends personal attacks on Harris, discusses election outcome, release of medical records
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Daily Kos, RedState, Salon, Mediaite, New York Times, Townhall, NBC News, Vanity Fair, New York Post, HuffPost, USA Today and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kinsey Crowley / USA Today:
'I'll never forget the pounding on the door': Rep. Jamie Raskin evokes Jan. 6 at DNC
'I'll never forget the pounding on the door': Rep. Jamie Raskin evokes Jan. 6 at DNC
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law
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Quartz, National Review, The Post Millennial, The Gateway Pundit, Semafor, Fox News, IJR, The Hill, Scripps News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Reuters and New York Post
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton tells DNC that Harris will break ‘hardest glass ceiling’
Hillary Clinton tells DNC that Harris will break ‘hardest glass ceiling’
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
DNC crowd chants ‘lock him up’ on Trump during Hillary Clinton remarks
DNC crowd chants ‘lock him up’ on Trump during Hillary Clinton remarks
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New York Post, NBC News, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, HuffPost, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Joe Biden didn't just pass the torch at the DNC — he paid tribute to the future — The president's Monday night address to the Democratic convention was a barn burner defense of his wins, which he happily shared with his hopeful successor. — President Joe Biden wiped away tears as he stepped …
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TIME:
Watch and Read Joe Biden's Full Speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention — President Joe Biden closed out the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a nearly hour-long speech—amid chants of “thank you, Joe” and “we love Joe” from the crowd …
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Proud and Impassioned, Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C. — In a valedictory speech in Chicago, the President mapped his legacy and asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of tragedy. — For years, Joe Biden has told fellow-politicians, with rueful wisdom …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden, surrounded by family, speaks at the DNC: ‘I gave my best to you’
Biden, surrounded by family, speaks at the DNC: ‘I gave my best to you’
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No More Mister Nice Blog
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Walks Out to Beyoncé and a Standing Ovation During DNC Debut
Kamala Harris Walks Out to Beyoncé and a Standing Ovation During DNC Debut
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HuffPost, Rolling Stone, New York Post, The Hill, NPR, Politico, USA Today, Block Club Chicago, CBS News and RTÉ
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give
The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give
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CNN, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, RedState, ABC News, Politico, RTÉ, USA Today and Variety
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
DNC to adopt platform that echoes Biden more than Harris, no arms embargo on Israel
DNC to adopt platform that echoes Biden more than Harris, no arms embargo on Israel
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Who is speaking at the 2024 DNC? Here's the list of speakers for the Democratic convention
Who is speaking at the 2024 DNC? Here's the list of speakers for the Democratic convention
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Highlights From Night 1 of the Democratic Convention
Highlights From Night 1 of the Democratic Convention
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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.
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PBS NewsHour and New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis — Loans of around $13 billion have remained ‘hung’ for nearly two years, bringing in interest payments but weighing on banks' balance sheets — The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter …
Meredith Shiner / New Republic:
Beware the Pundit-Brained Version of the Democratic Convention — It's one of those moments that is tattooed on your brain forever—if your brain is the kind that is fully occupied by an encyclopedic memory of inane political moments that normal people forget: Donald Trump steps out onto …
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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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 …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
The Pro-Palestinian Protest Fizzles in Chicago
The Pro-Palestinian Protest Fizzles in Chicago
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American Prospect, UnHerd, One America News Network and Reuters
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Trump Is About to Get the All-Clear to Cash In on Media Shares — Donald Trump has not indicated plans to sell any of 60% stake — Donald Trump is a month away from being able to turn his paper social-media fortune into cold, hard cash. The question is, will he?
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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.
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Fox News, The Post Millennial and The Daily Beast