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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
Trump Hosting Fundraiser For Domestic Terrorists Who Assaulted Cops On Jan. 6
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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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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’
Donald Trump: ‘I Hate My Opponent’
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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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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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion initiative on the ballot
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion initiative on the ballot
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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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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court partially reinstates Arizona voting law at RNC's request
Supreme Court partially reinstates Arizona voting law at RNC's request
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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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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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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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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:
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says he's refusing intel briefings so he won't be accused of leaks … - Briefings also help candidates ensure that they don't say anything that undermines U.S. national security, former acting CIA Director Michael Morell explained in a Q&A with the Center for Presidential Transition.
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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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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.
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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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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Mitchell Koch / KASW-TV:
Southern Arizona authorities search for man connected to threats to kill Trump — COCHISE COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities are searching for a southern Arizona man connected to a threat to kill former President Donald Trump on the same day that Trump will be at the Arizona border.
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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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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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