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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” … - She added: “Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?”  — Michelle Obama's words carry great weight among Democrats. … - A “familiar feeling that's been buried too deep for far too long.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama lifts up Harris while lambasting Trump  —  The former first lady came out of the political wilderness to link Harris with the hope-and-change coalition that brought Obama and her husband to the White House in 2008.  —  CHICAGO — In a single, 21-minute speech Tuesday night …
Jim Rutenberg / Associated Press:
Highlights From Night 2 of the Democratic Convention
NPR:
Here's who's speaking on Day 2 of the DNC
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
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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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Former Trump press secretary says he mocked his supporters as ‘basement dwellers’  —  Stephanie Grisham was one of several Republicans to address the Democratic National Convention and urge a vote for Kamala Harris.  —  Among the more eyebrow-raising speakers Tuesday night …
Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Trump's Former Press Secretary Shows DNC A Troubling Text With Melania
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
Washington Examiner:
Doug Emhoff tells DNC that Kamala Harris is ‘ready to lead’
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
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, WUSA and NPR
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
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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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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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
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
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The fact-checking industrial complex  —  Holding powerful people accountable for lying is an important task for the media.  Many larger media outlets have dedicated reporters, known as fact-checkers, to perform this function.  They evaluate claims made by politicians and others in positions …
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 …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump sets the stage for another coup attempt  —  There's an authoritarian method to his madness.  —  🚨 This special five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
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.
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
Shawn Fain Explicates ‘Scab’  —  And other observations by the UAW's president  —  United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, August 19, 2024.  —  Having prompted the delegates …
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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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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
How Harris wants to handle Gaza at the Democratic convention
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans worry Trump blowing their chances for Senate majority
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Democratic Senate campaign chief ‘encouraged’ by races in Florida, Texas
Leland Pinder / 6abc:
Republican leader in Montgomery County swatted after publicly endorsing Kamala Harris
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The New AOC  —  The evolution of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a political force in American politics …
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