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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
Former Trump official Stephanie Grisham to speak at the Democratic convention
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Democrats Celebrate Harris as Nominee in Roll Call Vote
D.N.C. Live Updates: Democrats Celebrate Harris as Nominee in Roll Call Vote
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge
Kamala Harris Understands The Real Challenge
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NPR:
Here's who's speaking on Day 2 of the DNC — President Biden has officially passed the torch to his vice president, Kamala Harris. Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago celebrated his legacy. Starting Tuesday, the focus shifts more to the future.
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Gabe Hauari / USA Today:
DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama
DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Gaetz fends off primary challenge in Florida, dealing blow to McCarthy — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has won the Republican primary for his seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a challenger backed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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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 …
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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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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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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 …