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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
From Dems, a Reminder: January 6 Was Horrible — Shove all us grouchy Shapiro-or-bust types in a locker: Tim Walz's speech last night was the speech of the convention so far—and with the single best moment of the convention so far: — The bar has officially been raised for crowd-reaction shots of Ella Emhoff tonight.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Hosting Fundraiser For Domestic Terrorists Who Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6 — The “J6 Awards Gala” is to take place at the coup-attempting criminal former president's New Jersey country club next month. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser …
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Stephanie Murray / Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump to rally at same Glendale arena where Kamala Harris drew thousands
Donald Trump to rally at same Glendale arena where Kamala Harris drew thousands
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
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New Republic:
Trump's Angry New Rants About the Obamas Betray a Deeper MAGA Fear — After Barack and Michelle Obama ripped into Donald Trump at the Democratic convention, it unleashed a flood of responses from the former president. He ranted that the Obamas had called him names, blamed his advisers for constraining him …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Republicans Don't Have Anyone Who Even Approaches Barack and Michelle Obama's Weight Class — When they go low, we go for the jugular. — CHICAGO—Late Tuesday night, we saw a vivid demonstration of the difference between a charismatic political event and the gathering of a cult.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court partly grants GOP request to enforce Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting law — The Arizona measure, enacted in 2022 but never enforced, would impose new requirements on people registering to vote and could affect thousands of voters. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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New York Times:
D.N.C. Live Updates: Kamala Harris to Wrap Convention With Formal Acceptance Speech — Her address will be the finale of the Democratic Party's gathering in Chicago. Donald J. Trump will campaign at the southern border this afternoon. — Here is the latest as the convention's final night approaches.
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Launching a Twitch Channel
Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Launching a Twitch Channel
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris Is Preparing for the Biggest Speech of Her Life
How Kamala Harris Is Preparing for the Biggest Speech of Her Life
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Democrats: All Your Base Are Belong to Us — Tonight after Kamala Harris wraps, the team will be getting together for an immediate livestream over on the YouTube channel. — Come and hang out! — 1. Outreach — Last night the Democratic party served notice that it is not satisfied …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump takes it upon himself to decide who is a proper Jew — In an interview and a late-night social media post, the former president railed against and disparaged Jewish Democrats, largely for being anti-Trump. — One of the defining characteristics of Donald Trump's politics is the extent …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House condemns antisemitism after Trump attacks ‘Jewish Governor’ Shapiro
White House condemns antisemitism after Trump attacks ‘Jewish Governor’ Shapiro
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Ann Coulter posted about Tim Walz's son. The backlash was swift. — The sight of Tim Walz's 17-year-old son, Gus, weeping with pride Wednesday night during his father's speech accepting the vice presidential nomination instantly became an iconic feel-good moment of the convention.
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Stephanie Moore / WYFF-TV:
Greenville County Schools will not host in-person book fairs this year: Here's why — GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville County Schools will not host in-person book fairs this school year. — (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) — District Spokesman Tim Waller released the following statement about the pause:
Trisha Thadani / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's X reveals investors in court filing — A court filing obtained by The Post lists which firms and individuals have a financial stake in the platform. — SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Elon Musk's X to unseal the list of shareholders involved with X Holdings Corp. …
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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 …
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Axios:
“That's my dad!” Tim Walz's DNC speech moves his kids to tears
“That's my dad!” Tim Walz's DNC speech moves his kids to tears
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton and the wide gap in job gains by presidential party — Speaking at the Democratic convention, Bill Clinton suggested that the partisan “score” on job creation since the Cold War was 50 million to 1 million. It is. — Former president Bill Clinton, speaking during the third night …
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David Strom / HotAir:
‘Queering Nuclear Weapons’ — If you want world peace, it's time to make nuclear weapons “Queer.” — That is the genius plan of the Biden Administration's new Special Assistant, National Nuclear Security Administration, Sneha Nair. — No, really. It makes as much sense as hiring …
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Freedom Takes Center Stage: Harris and Walz's Secret Weapon Against the GOP — The song that was inspired by this article is available here. — My reading this article as an audio podcast is available here. — Share — When President Biden was running for re-election …
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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Trump promotes family's new crypto platform, ‘The Defiant Ones’ … Former president Donald Trump on Thursday promoted a soon-to-launch, Trump Organization crypto platform, “The DeFiant Ones” to his 7.5 million followers on Truth Social. — “For too long, the average American has been squeezed …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Outraged Kennedy Volunteers Beg Him Not to Quit For ‘Backroom Deal’ With Trump — In the wake of reports that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will drop out from the presidential race to endorse Republican candidate Donald Trump in exchange for a leadership role in a potential Trump administration …
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Democrats Give Harris Nearly Unanimous Positive Ratings — Biden receives a bump in his job approval rating after exiting the presidential race — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of Vice President Kamala Harris have improved markedly in a Gallup poll conducted mostly before the Democratic National Convention began.
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Dems press Harris to invite a Palestinian-American speaker on stage — A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling for a Palestinian American to be granted speaking time at the last night of the convention, describing an urgent need to hear from an important constituency that is suffering from the war in Gaza.
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Char Adams / NBC News:
MIT's Black student enrollment drops significantly after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling — The university's white and Asian American student populations have increased, while all others have declined — some even down to zero, according to MIT. — Enrollment for Black …
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Holly Michels / Missoulian:
Sen. Tester, Pearl Jam's Ament talk rural Montana politics at Wilma — 1 of 7 — Montana's senior U.S. Sen. Jon Tester took the stage in Missoula on Wednesday night with his own personal rock star sidekick to launch a string of events rallying around the incumbent in the nation's most consequential Senate race.
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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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