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Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Brazenly Steals Kamala Harris' Beyoncé Anthem — COPYCAT — Trump's campaign co-opted the star's song “Freedom” just days after accusing Harris of “copying” him. — Not even a week after telling the crowd at a North Carolina rally that Kamala Harris was copying him …
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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 …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge
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New Republic and Digby's Hullabaloo
Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Harris, Needling Trump, Holds a Rally at His Convention Site
Harris, Needling Trump, Holds a Rally at His Convention Site
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ABC News, HotAir, abc7NY, Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul …
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New York Times, Reuters, PoliticusUSA and Semafor
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roanoke.edu:
Roanoke College Poll: Harris holds slim lead over Trump in Virginia
Roanoke College Poll: Harris holds slim lead over Trump in Virginia
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Breitbart, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Virginia Mercury, Blue Virginia, The Hill, WRIC-TV and Washington Examiner
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
Harris leads Trump in new Nebraska 2nd District poll
Harris leads Trump in new Nebraska 2nd District poll
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
Adria R Walker / The Guardian:
Ex-Nikki Haley voters rally behind Kamala Harris: ‘I picked the side that had the least issues’
Ex-Nikki Haley voters rally behind Kamala Harris: ‘I picked the side that had the least issues’
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News, ABC7, Raw Story and Boing Boing
Damita Menezes / NewsNation:
Biden's DNC speech delayed, pushed past prime-time coverage — (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden's highly anticipated speech at the Democratic National Convention was delayed, pushing past prime-time network coverage as the program ran more than an hour behind schedule.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Democrats to Emphasize Unity in a Two-Arena Show — The second night of the Democratic convention is underway in Chicago, where former President Barack Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders will be among the speakers. The Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, will rally in Milwaukee …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago — The Scoop — Kamala Harris has ridden a wave of positive press coverage to the United Center in Chicago, but to judge by the grumbling here in Chicago, the honeymoon may be ending soon. — The Democratic National Convention …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump says he'd consider appointing RFK Jr. to role in administration — Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “certainly” be open to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. playing a role in his administration if the independent candidate drops out of the 2024 race and endorses the former president.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK's running mate suggests they can't win in November
RFK's running mate suggests they can't win in November
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Washington Times, CNN, Reuters, The Post Millennial, HotAir, NBC News, New Republic and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
CNBC:
RFK Jr. campaign ‘looking at’ joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says
RFK Jr. campaign ‘looking at’ joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says
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Josh Marcus / The Independent:
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech — Early data comes as Trump reportedly concerned Kamala Harris nomination speech will outshine his from RNC — Support truly — independent journalism — Our mission is to deliver unbiased …
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Axios, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why This DNC Is Different: A New Generation Is Steering, Finally
Why This DNC Is Different: A New Generation Is Steering, Finally
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The Dispatch and New York Times
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.
Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.
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Washington Post
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 …
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TechCrunch, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Beast, Fortune, New Republic and Pharyngula, more at Techmeme »
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
North Carolina Moves to Toss-up, Setting Up November Battle for Magnificent Seven Swing States — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE —North Carolina moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up in our Electoral College ratings, further emphasizing a focus on 7 key swing states to the exclusion of almost everywhere else.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and PoliticusUSA
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Old Man Who Saved American Democracy. Twice. — 1. Joe — I hope you drank it in last night. It was one of the most human moments I've ever seen in politics, from the second the president stepped on stage and embraced his daughter. — But it was more than that.
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The New AOC — The evolution of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a political force in American politics is fully apparent from just two speeches. The first was delivered at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, two years after the insurgent progressive from New York was elected to Congress.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
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New York Daily News
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
'It's not a pro-life position': Anger after Trump says no to Comstock — Many prominent conservatives and anti-abortion activists were outraged by the remark, calling it “nonsensical” and “cowardly.” — Former President Donald Trump gave his clearest answer to date on the federal regulation …
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 …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat — In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea. — President Biden approved in March …
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Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Sputnik News, Twitchy, Semafor and Foreign Policy
CNN:
Trump attorney was targeted by hackers, sources say — One of Donald Trump's attorneys was targeted in a hacking attempt, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, marking a potentially serious new development as American intelligence agencies confirmed Monday that they have concluded Iran …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025 — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters — Descriptions — descriptions off, selected
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