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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 …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Kamala Harris has raised nearly $500 million in the past month
Washington Examiner:
Doug Emhoff tells DNC that Kamala Harris is ‘ready to lead’
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
Harris leads Trump in new Nebraska 2nd District poll
Discussion: The Hill
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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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK's running mate suggests they can't win in November
Gabe Hauari / USA Today:
DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama  —  The 2024 Democratic National Convention resumes Tuesday in Chicago after the first day saw appearances and speeches from the likes of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, basketball coach Steve Kerr and President Joe Biden.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
“Who's gonna tell him”: Michelle Obama jabs Trump on “Black jobs”
NPR:
Here's who's speaking on Day 2 of the DNC
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Barack and Michelle Obama look to add a flavor of 2008 to Harris's bid
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 …
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Damita Menezes / NewsNation:
Biden's DNC speech delayed, pushed past prime-time coverage
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Democrat Civil War Watch: Biden's Revenge Is Coming
Discussion: RedState, Puck and Townhall
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Ex-Trump aide: Former president called supporters “basement dwellers” … - “When people were dying in the ICU, he was mad that cameras weren't watching him,” she alleged in an apparent reference to the early stages of the COVID pandemic.  — “He has no empathy.
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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Trump's Former Press Secretary Shows DNC A Troubling Text With Melania
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
Reuters:
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
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
John Sexton / HotAir:
Kamala Harris Supports a 25% Wealth Tax on Unrealized Gains  —  Joe Bide was up to his old tricks last night when talking about billionaires and what they pay in taxes.  He has been lying about this for years so why stop now.  CNN fact-checked him this morning: … I've gone over all of this before.
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, Townhall and WUSA
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.
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.
Discussion: NBC News
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: WBEZ Chicago and Payday Report
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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, Axios and The Hill
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 …
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.
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.
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
 
 
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Democratic Senate campaign chief ‘encouraged’ by races in Florida, Texas
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
Forget 1968. The DNC is underway in Chicago with minimal disruption.
Discussion: CBS News
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech
CNN:
Trump attorney was targeted by hackers, sources say
Discussion: New York Post, Forbes and TechCrunch
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The New AOC  —  The evolution of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a political force in American politics …
Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors
Discussion: USA Today
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
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