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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Jubilant Democrats Celebrate Harris Ahead of Obama Speech
D.N.C. Live Updates: Jubilant Democrats Celebrate Harris Ahead of Obama Speech
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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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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.
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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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
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Harris campaign knocks Trump over event in ‘KKK capital of Michigan’ — 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
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025
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Reuters:
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.) …
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 …
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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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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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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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Jessica Piper / Politico:
GOP megadonor drops another $50M into pro-Trump super PAC — Timothy Mellon has now given $115 million this cycle to the group. — A reclusive Republican megadonor gave $50 million to a pro-Trump super PAC in July, following two other massive donations to boost the former president this cycle.
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.
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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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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 …
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.
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