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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 …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Kamala Harris has raised nearly $500 million in the past month … Vice President Kamala Harris has raised nearly $500 million for her White House bid in the month since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris as his replacement, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
Harris leads Trump in new Nebraska 2nd District poll
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
RFK Jr.'s running mate drops the pretense about helping Trump  —  Nicole Shanahan offered some surprisingly unvarnished comments that played into Democrats' long-standing allegations.  —  For as long as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been running for president, Democrats have cast him as a stalking horse for Donald Trump.
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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.
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK's running mate suggests they can't win in November
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Gabe Hauari / USA Today:
DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama
NPR:
Here's who's speaking on Day 2 of the DNC
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Jubilant Democrats Celebrate Harris Ahead of Obama Speech
Politico:
Democrats are ordered to keep speeches short and on time  —  Top Democrats scrambled Tuesday to trim the length of key speeches after widespread complaints about Monday night's long lineup of programming pushing Joe Biden past prime time.  Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama adviser who joined …
Discussion: USA Today
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Damita Menezes / NewsNation:
Biden's DNC speech delayed, pushed past prime-time coverage
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025
Reuters:
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
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.
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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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Gaetz faces primary challenge amid McCarthy revenge tour
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump baffles onlookers with claim Americans can't buy bread without getting raped or shot  —  Former President Donald Trump took time out of his day Tuesday to muse that people can't even go to the grocery store anymore without getting raped, mugged or even shot.
Discussion: HuffPost
NOTUS:
Accessibility and Access: Reporters Have Complaints About the DNC  —  There are only about 15% of the assigned press seats for print news publications this year than there were at the last Democratic National Convention.  — Copy  —  CHICAGO — Outside the United Center on Monday …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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 …
Leland Pinder / 6abc:
Republican leader in Montgomery County swatted after publicly endorsing Kamala Harris  —  UPPER MERION, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Republican leader in Montgomery County is facing backlash for publicly supporting Kamala Harris for president instead of Donald Trump.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Former Trump official Stephanie Grisham to speak at the Democratic convention
Sejal Govindarao / Associated Press:
Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion  —  The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to an abortion.
Discussion: Arizona Daily Star and KASW-TV
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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TIME:
Watch and Read Joe Biden's Full Speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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 …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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 …
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban  —  A federal judge Tuesday blocked a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect in September.  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in April to ban most noncompete agreements, which prevent tens of millions of employees …
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.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Chuck Schumer outlines 2025 agenda if Democrats sweep, eying filibuster changes  —  Schumer said he expects party consensus on piercing the 60-vote rule for voting rights bills.  Abortion is also on his radar.  And he outlined budget priorities if Harris wins.
Discussion: New York Post, The Hill and Axios
 
 
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
GOP megadonor drops another $50M into pro-Trump super PAC
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
Forget 1968. The DNC is underway in Chicago with minimal disruption.
Discussion: CBS News and El País
Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Exclusive: UAW's Shawn Fain on Teamsters RNC speech — “I wouldn't have” done it
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
Discussion: New York Daily News
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Meredith Shiner / New Republic:
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