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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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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
Kamala Harris has raised nearly $500 million in the past month
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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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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: The Obamas Return to Center Stage, Backing Harris and Slamming Trump
D.N.C. Live Updates: The Obamas Return to Center Stage, Backing Harris and Slamming Trump
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Barack and Michelle Obama look to add a flavor of 2008 to Harris's bid
Barack and Michelle Obama look to add a flavor of 2008 to Harris's bid
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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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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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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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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
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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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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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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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Max Tani / Semafor:
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago
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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.
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.
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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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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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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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.) …
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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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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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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