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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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New York Daily News
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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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.
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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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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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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 — (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.
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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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 …
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Washington Examiner
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Max Tani / Semafor:
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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.) …
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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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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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.
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.