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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS NO PLANS TO HEED the advice of his aides and limit himself to policy contrasts when he debates Kamala Harris.  He wants to make it personal.  —  “This is just the way I am.  I hate my opponent.  I hate my opponents,” …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
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MSNBC:
I worked in Trump's White House.  Here's why I'm voting for Kamala Harris.  —  There is only one choice this November, and that candidate is Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  I am a lifelong Republican who worked in the Trump White House, and the truth is that I'd rather be backing a candidate from my own party for president.
Stephanie Murray / Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump to rally at same Glendale arena where Kamala Harris drew thousands  —  Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Glendale on Friday, holding a rally at the same venue where Kamala Harris drew a crowd of 15,000 people earlier this month.  —  It's the perfect opportunity for a crowd size comparison.
New York Times:
Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud  —  Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.  —  How to attack former President Donald Trump?
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
A DNC Trend Emerges: Republican Officials Backing Harris  —  SWITCHING SIDES  —  Trump's counterterrorism adviser Olivia Troye and former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan both urged Republicans to vote for Kamala Harris Wednesday night.  —  A day after Donald Trump's former White House press …
Politico:
Playbook: What Harris will say tonight  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ABOUT LAST NIGHT ... “Watch out, Trump: Walz shows he's not just Minnesota nice,” by Elena Schneider and Lauren Egan: “Famous already for calling Republicans 'weird …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Harris has never had an Obama 2004 moment.  Tonight's speech is her chance.  —  Harris plans to tie Trump to the controversial Project 2025 agenda.  —  CHICAGO — Most presidential nominees in the modern era created star-making turns at national conventions that filled out their profiles …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris Is Preparing for the Biggest Speech of Her Life  —  Her convention address on Thursday will tell the story of her middle-class upbringing, cast the 2024 race as the future versus the past and appeal to patriotism.  —  Kamala Harris often leans on a favored phrase to focus …
Discussion: USA Today, Alpha News and Politico
John F. Harris / Politico:
How Tim Walz Learned To Throw a Punch  —  The vice presidential candidate was a steady centrist.  Now he's a fighting progressive.  —  CHICAGO — Democrats let loose with roars Wednesday evening for the version of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz that they have come to know over the past month …
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Kamala Harris to Seal Her Nomination With High-Stakes Speech
Los Angeles Times:
Barack and Michelle Obama are done turning the other cheek — and Democrats couldn't be happier
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump slams Obamas' DNC speeches for ‘getting personal’
Associated Press:
Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
‘Hotties for Harris’ Is Where the DNC Gets Horny
Discussion: Wired, USA Today and American Prospect
Public Notice:
Anatomy of a Smear: “Tampon Tim” to “Tiananmen Tim”  —  MAGA rolls out its latest unintentionally hilarious attack on Tim Walz.  —  🚨 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.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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Eric Garcia / MSNBC:
What anxious parents of neurodivergent children can learn from Tim and Gwen Walz  —  The Walzes' words and their embrace of their son may seem utterly unremarkable.  But that's the point.  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's open acknowledgement that he and his wife used fertility treatments …
Axios:
“That's my dad!” Tim Walz's DNC speech moves his kids to tears
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Where Harris Has Gained and Lost Support Compared With Biden  —  Gains among women are one example of her distinctive mark on the race.  —  When Kamala Harris became her party's nominee, she inherited a Democratic coalition in shambles.  —  As she wraps up her party's convention one month later …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Harris builds 13-point lead over Trump with women: Poll  —  Vice President Harris boasts a 13-point lead over former President Trump among women voters in a new poll, a notable edge with a major voting bloc that could be critical for her ticket in November.  —  An Economist/YouGov poll taken …
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Examiner
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Are Voters Ready to Elect a Woman? Democrats Say They Have No Doubt.
Discussion: Mercury News
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
New York Times:
Jonathan Braun, Whose Sentence Was Commuted by Trump, Is Charged With Assault  —  Jonathan Braun, whose drug sentence was commuted by Donald Trump shortly before he left office, was charged on Long Island, the latest incident to raise questions of how clemency applications were vetted.
Discussion: CNBC
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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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics
Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
DNC Crushes RNC's Ratings Again on Night No. 2 by 39 Percent  —  THANKS, OBAMA  —  Over 20.5 million people tuned in to watch the Democratic National Convention's second night, according to Nielsen.  —  The Democratic National Convention again surpassed its Republican counterpart …
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Beyoncé Threatens Legal Action Over Trump's ‘Freedom’ Video  —  CEASE-AND-DESIST  —  It would be just the latest in a long line of lawsuits against Trump for illegally using artists' music to promote his candidacy.  —  Beyoncé is, predictably, not down with Donald Trump using the song …
Discussion: The Hill, Consequence and Billboard
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Beyoncé Threatens Cease-and-Desist Over Trump Campaign's ‘Freedom’ Video
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 …
USA Today:
FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago  —  CHICAGO − Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.  —  “Multiple unknown female offenders …
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.
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Post
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Politico:   Leave the Dunn. Take the cannoli.
 
 
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Katherine Kersten / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Walz Brings ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies to Minnesota
Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump rejects ‘totally false’ claims he was rude to Queen Elizabeth: ‘I was her favorite president’
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Gus Walz wins over social media with emotion for father
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
CNN:
Exclusive: Oprah Winfrey will be part of DNC program Wednesday night
Associated Press:
Florida quietly removes LGBTQ+ travel info from state website
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