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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With six words, Michelle Obama rewires America's conversation on race  —  Most of us, Michelle Obama said, “will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.”  —  In her speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2016, Michelle Obama coined one of the defining phrases …
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Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
Michelle Obama Absolutely Takes Apart Donald Trump  —  In 2007, a young biracial senator from Illinois named Barack Obama was trying to convince Black voters that he was one of them.  I traveled to South Carolina to see a set of speeches that would become a historic inflection point …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Trump hits back at Obamas: ‘Do I still have to stick to policy?’  —  Former President Trump on Wednesday mocked allies who suggested he should not engage in personal attacks, pointing to fiery speeches a night earlier from former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic convention.
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics  —  The former first lady delivers an emotional barnstormer that reaches beyond ideology.  —  Pocket  —  When Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention late on Tuesday, he immediately paid tribute …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama's DNC Speech Had a Hidden Message to Democrats  —  Experienced in the moment, Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago felt like the rousing culmination of a pep rally, peppered with funny insults of Donald Trump and familiar soaring patriotic oratory.
ABC News:
RFK Jr. plans to drop out of presidential race by end of week: Sources  —  Sources say Kennedy is leaning toward endorsing former President Trump.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, July 26, 2024.  —  Robert Kennedy Jr. is planning to drop …
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Katherine Koretski / NBC News:
RFK Jr. plans speech on ‘path forward’ amid talk of potentially backing Trump  —  Nicole Shanahan, the independent presidential candidate's running mate, said in an interview that the campaign was weighing staying in versus joining forces with Trump.  —  Independent presidential candidate …
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Will Drop Out and Endorse Trump on Friday: Sources  —  NO COINCIDENCES  —  A source close to Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said, “I will not confirm or deny” whether the independent presidential candidate plans to endorse Trump at a Friday rally.  —  A source close to the Robert F. Kennedy …
Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves closer to Trump endorsement
NBC News:
RFK Jr. is planning to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and endorse Trump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What happens if Kennedy endorses Trump?
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump has far less campaign money and infrastructure than Harris  —  The former president's campaign infrastructure is smaller than Harris' — and his own from 2020.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign spending more than doubled last month as he dropped big money on ads attacking his new opponent …
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Max Burns / The Hill:
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Tara Suter / The Hill:   Trump Jr. says it would be good to have RFK Jr. at an agency to ‘blow it up’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Threatening Revenge Against Nancy Pelosi Is a Bad Idea … The precise allocation of responsibility for persuading President Biden to step down as Democratic nominee remains somewhat contested, but Nancy Pelosi has come to be seen as the mastermind of the plot.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Pelosi makes no apologies at DNC for her role in Biden's ouster
Discussion: WBUR
Politico:
Leave the Dunn. Take the cannoli.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Surprised by Who Hurt His Feelings the Most at the DNC  —  ‘I WAS AMAZED’  —  “Her total hatred, and statements made about me, had no bounds,” he said.  —  Donald Trump has apparently been stewing on a speech given at the Democratic National Convention by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Discussion: Archives of Women's … and Axios
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Jordan King / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Accused of Committing ‘Massive Crime’ With Reported Phone Call  —  Donald Trump has been accused of violating federal law by allegedly calling Israeli Prime Minister  —  to discuss the ceasefire deal the U.S. is helping negotiate between Israel and  —  .
Discussion: Raw Story and Reuters
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump Isn't Finished  —  The damage inflicted on the nation during Donald Trump's first term in office pales in comparison with what he will do if he is elected to a second term.  How can we know this?  The best evidence is Trump himself.  He has repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to tear the country apart.
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Vladimir Putin manipulated Donald Trump's ‘ego and insecurities’, book says  —  Former US national security adviser HR McMaster claims Russian president had a hold over Trump in new memoir  —  Vladimir Putin exploited Donald Trump's “ego and insecurities” to exert an almost mesmeric hold …
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
MAGA Activist Sneaked Onto the Convention Floor in a Disguise  —  Where's Weirdo?  —  National political conventions can attract a lot of strange people, a lot of famous people, and a lot of people who are both.  I saw a few of each last night at the Democratic convention …
Discussion: GQ and Twitchy
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Judge orders Trump to update him on unanswered Secret Service subpoena tied to Jan. 6 civil case  —  A federal judge overseeing civil litigation brought against Donald Trump by lawmakers and police who endured the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has agreed to give the former president …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says  — As part of its preliminary annual benchmark revisions to the nonfarm payroll numbers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the actual job growth was nearly 30% less than the initially reported … WATCH NOW
Associated Press:
Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate on second night of DNC  —  (AP video: Serkan Gurbuz, Carrie Antlfinger)  —  Multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Tuesday after clashing with police during a protest that began outside the Israeli consulate …
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Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
DeSantis takeover of Florida school boards has big setback  —  At least 11 of his endorsed candidates appear to have lost Tuesday.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to elect conservative-leaning school board members across Florida hit a snag Tuesday …
New York Times:
U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television  —  The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November's election.  —  The Department of Justice has begun …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Discussion: NBC News
Politico:
Justice Department signals plan to salvage obstruction charges in some Jan. 6 cases  —  Prosecutors still see a path to conviction for some defendants, even while dropping the charge in other cases following a Supreme Court ruling.  —  The Justice Department said Wednesday it plans …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Robert Reich:
How Kamala intends to bring prices down  —  Not with price controls but with more competition  —  I don't want to alarm you, but the Labor Department today revised downward its monthly payroll numbers over the past year by about 818,000 jobs: Employers added roughly 174,000 jobs per month instead …
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Bill Pascrell, longtime N.J. congressman and fierce Trump critic, dies at 87  —  The Democrat's four decades in rough-and-tumble New Jersey politics prepared him well for one of his most visible roles: Donald Trump antagonizer.  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell …
 
 
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
‘Hotties for Harris’ Is Where the DNC Gets Horny
Discussion: USA Today and American Prospect
Kase Wickman / Vanity Fair:
Amanda Gorman to Read New Poem at DNC, Reveals Otherworldly Inspiration
Discussion: USA Today and The Atlantic
Robert Legare / CBS News:
Feds accuse Tiananmen Square pro-democracy activist of secretly working for China's intelligence agency decades later
Discussion: WBUR
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
25 Years Ago, a Gay Student Sought Support. His School Turned to Tim Walz.
Discussion: The Hill and LGBTQ Nation
Bethany Irvine / Politico:
Playbook PM: Game night for Coach Walz
Discussion: IJR
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former President Trump On The Assassination Attempt, Israel, The Border And “Comrade Kamala”
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
Oath Keepers lawyer pleads guilty to ordering militia to destroy evidence after Capitol riot
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
JD Vance accused Tim Walz of lying about his IVF experience. Fertility doctors say confusion is common.
Reuters:
Trump earns big from Florida golf resorts as his other businesses flag
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Free Bill Clinton
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
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