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12:15 PM ET, August 20, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and Bloomberg
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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 …
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why This DNC Is Different: A New Generation Is Steering, Finally  —  Even as Democrats on Monday gave President Joe Biden the warmest appreciation of his five-decade career and celebrated his decision to forego re-nomination, the sepia-hued nostalgia betrayed the not-so-subtle gnashing of the party's rank-and-file.
Discussion: New York Times and Bloomberg
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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: The Final Ride of Adderall Joe
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Biden's late-night swan song: Day 1 takeaways from the DNC
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Walks Out to Beyoncé and a Standing Ovation During DNC Debut
The Daily Beast:
DNC Crowd Roars ‘Lock Him Up!’ as Hillary Clinton Slams Felon Trump
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump defends personal attacks on Harris, discusses election outcome, release of medical records
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Proud and Impassioned, Joe 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 …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden, surrounded by family, speaks at the DNC: ‘I gave my best to you’
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
DNC to adopt platform that echoes Biden more than Harris, no arms embargo on Israel
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Who is speaking at the 2024 DNC? Here's the list of speakers for the Democratic convention
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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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.
Discussion: CNN and NBC News
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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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.
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and New Republic
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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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
IJR:
Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into US Drug Companies Who Reportedly Worked With Chinese Military  —  A group of bipartisan lawmakers are demanding an investigation into U.S. drug companies with reportedly troubling ties to China, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Discussion: New York Post and Semafor
 
 
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
DOJ seeks to protect Trump in 2020 DC protest lawsuit
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JD Vance / Wall Street Journal:
Harris Wages War on U.S. Energy
Discussion: Washington Examiner and E&E News
Amanda L Gordon / Bloomberg:
Harris Unlocks Unprecedented Wave of Money from Women Donors
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Trump Is About to Get the All-Clear to Cash In on Media Shares
Discussion: Fortune and Crikey, more at Techmeme »
Katie Wadington / The Hill:
Steve Kerr invokes Steph Curry: Time to tell Trump ‘night night’
HuffPost:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Prime-Time Speech Reflects Long March To Mainstream
 Earlier Items: 
Yash Roy / The Hill:
Former Trump voter: Trump is ‘lying about pretty much everything’
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC News
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump says he may end EV tax credit; is open to naming Elon Musk as an adviser
David Moye / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Considers Leaving U.S., And Social Media Approves
Discussion: The Moscow Times and Raw Story
Business Insider:
Taylor Swift can absolutely sue Trump over the fake endorsement images he reposted. Winning a lawsuit might be harder.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat's
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Twitchy and Raw Story
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump's unsettling new question: ‘Why are we having an election?’
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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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

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

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