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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama lifts up Harris while lambasting Trump
Michelle Obama lifts up Harris while lambasting Trump
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Kwan Wei Kevin Tan / Business Insider:
Watch the Obama joke everyone is talking about from the DNC
Watch the Obama joke everyone is talking about from the DNC
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
“Who's gonna tell him”: Michelle Obama jabs Trump on “Black jobs”
“Who's gonna tell him”: Michelle Obama jabs Trump on “Black jobs”
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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:
Look out — Republicans are defecting from Trump's MAGA army in droves — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Trump “Disgusts Me to My Core”: Ex-MAGA Supporters Tell the World Why They're Voting for Kamala Harris
Trump “Disgusts Me to My Core”: Ex-MAGA Supporters Tell the World Why They're Voting for Kamala Harris
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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’
Trump Jr. says it would be good to have RFK Jr. at an agency to ‘blow it up’
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
Trump campaign trolls Harris, releases policy website for her after weeks of silence
Trump campaign trolls Harris, releases policy website for her after weeks of silence
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Matt K. Lewis / The Hill:
Harris vs. Trump, joy vs. fear
Harris vs. Trump, joy vs. fear
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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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Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves closer to Trump endorsement — His campaign has announced an address to the nation Friday in Arizona about what happens next. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he will address the nation about the path forward for his campaign Friday in Arizona …
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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 …
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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 — .
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.
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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.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump slams New York governor's speech at DNC: ‘Nastiest speaker’
Trump slams New York governor's speech at DNC: ‘Nastiest speaker’
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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 …
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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
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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 …
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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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines
Trump's Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines
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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 …
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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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's claims about violent crime increasingly diverge from reality — From cherry-picked data to imaginary anecdotes, Trump presents a bleak vision of an obviously non-existent America. — On Tuesday, as former president Donald Trump was making remarks at a Michigan sheriff's office …
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Robert Legare / CBS News:
Feds accuse Tiananmen Square pro-democracy activist of secretly working for China's intelligence agency decades later — Washington — Federal prosecutors in New York filed criminal charges against a Chinese dissident living in the U.S., accusing him of covertly working for China's intelligence agency …
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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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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Pelosi makes no apologies at DNC for her role in Biden's ouster — The DNC is also serving as something of a no-apologies tour for the former House speaker who has been meme-d for her role in getting Biden to decide not to seek reelection. — CHICAGO — Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Democrats In Array — The official delegate roll-call to nominate a presidential candidate is usually one of the more boring parts of a convention to watch, so the DNC party-planners' decision to score each delegation's mini-monologues with state-specific hype music was an inspired one.
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Rick Claypool / Public Citizen:
Big Crypto, Big Spending: Crypto Corporations Spend an Unprecedented $119 Million Influencing Elections — Key Findings — In 2024, crypto corporations have poured over $119 million directly into influencing federal elections, primarily into a non-partisan super PAC dedicated …
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