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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris has put Trump in a box, and he's struggling to break out — As Democrats emerge from their electrifying convention in Chicago, Trump finds himself on the defense, and it's not clear he knows what to do. — CHICAGO — In his history as a candidate for president …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why “we're not going back” is the perfect theme for 2024 — Harris is referring to more than just the orange man. — 🚨 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.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Is That—Is That—Optimism We Feel? — What a week, huh? Thanks for staying with us through it. Happy Friday. — She Nailed It —William Kristol — Success. — Kamala Harris's acceptance speech last night was a success. It capped a Democratic convention that was a success.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Kamala Harris just revealed her formula for taking down Trump — Kamala Harris's Democratic convention speech served two purposes: She introduced herself to the American people, and she revealed the case she intends to prosecute against Donald Trump. — Harris picked familiar targets …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
It's a New Race. Harris' Acceptance Speech Showed Why. — The vice president sought to dismantle Trump's caricature of her. — CHICAGO — Donald Trump has dispensed with either mystery or nuance about the case he will make over the next 74 days against Kamala Harris.
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Politico:
Playbook: Harris delivers. Now comes the hard part. — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — KAMALA HARRIS stuck the landing. DONALD TRUMP seems thrown off his game. Democrats are giddy with excitement. — The question now …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I've Ever Seen … Kamala Harris rose to the occasion with a perfect nominating acceptance speech. I've never seen a nominee target their political objectives so precisely. The text was ideally suited to the electoral challenge she faces, and her delivery exuded strength and inspiration.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Kamala Harris Turns the Page on the Trump Era — Despite being the sitting Vice President, Harris has come to embody the change people so desperately want — Here at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, speeches, videos, and chatter have centered on two words — hope and joy.
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Washington Post:
Trump deflects, misleads in real-time reaction to Harris speech — Trump posted a series of comments as the Democratic nominee spoke, creating the unusual spectacle of simultaneous commentary by a nominee's rival. — Former president Donald Trump did not hold back as Democratic nominee …
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The Bulwark:
Kamala-Jitsu: Democrats Turn Trump Into the Incumbent — If the convention accomplished one thing, it's this: The people in power have now framed themselves as the opposition party. — DEMOCRATS SPENT FOUR DAYS in Chicago castigating, belittling, and demonizing Donald Trump.
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Kamala Harris gave us no idea what she'd do as president
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Show don't tell: Harris lets her potential to make history speak for itself
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New York Times:
Harris Wants America to See Itself in Her
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DNyuz, Associated Press and CBS News
Matthew Continetti / freebeacon.com:
Kamala Harris's Obama Makeover
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Associated Press:
Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention
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CNN:
Trump's businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns - including his own — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio's Senate seat - elevating an untested candidate …
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Raw Story
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace Notes Kamala Harris Convention Clobbering Trump's RNC Ratings: ‘People Are Watching This Convention’ — CNN anchor Chris Wallace twisted the knife a little when he noted that former President Donald Trump's RNC ratings are getting eclipsed by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Convention.
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Trumped in the Ratings — MSNBC is posting the strongest total viewership during the DNC.
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Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
DNC Ratings Blow RNC Out of the Water for Third Night in a Row
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USA Today, Axios, Raw Story and New Republic
CNN:
RFK Jr. may drop out, but he could still alter a tight presidential race. Trump is banking on it — For the better part of the past year, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built and maintained a small but significant base of support for his quixotic White House bid, the two major parties wrestled …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
RFK Jr. will probably drop out. Is that bearish for Harris?
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Townhall, The Hill, Vox, Washington Examiner, Axios, Rolling Stone and Los Angeles Times
TMZ.com:
BEYONCÉ NOT AT DNC AFTER ALL — EXCLUSIVE — UPDATE — 9:30 PM PT — To quote the great Beyonce: We gotta lay our cards down, down, down ... we got this one wrong. — Beyoncé is in Chicago, and getting ready to pop out for Kamala Harris on the final night of the Democratic National Convention ... TMZ has learned.
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Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Trump campaign deletes Freedom video after Beyoncé blocks use of song
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Kinzinger in DNC speech says GOP is “no longer conservative” — Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said during a speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday that the Republican Party is “no longer conservative” under former President Trump.
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USA Today:
Gus Walz broke the internet with his tearful love for his dad. Then the bullying began — Michael Collins Sam WoodwardUSA TODAY — CHICAGO - A tearful, unscripted moment between Tim Walz and his 17-year-old son, Gus, has unleased a flood of praise and admiration - but also prompted ugly online bullying.
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Associated Press:
The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women's voices and bare faces in public — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women's voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue.
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Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
No one's ready for this — Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke. — Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge; AI-altered images made with Google's Magic Editor. … An explosion from the side of an old brick building. A crashed bicycle in a city intersection.
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi: House majority goes through New York — Nancy Pelosi may be one of California's best-known Democrats, but she believes the path to retaking the House runs through New York. The former speaker said she is intently focused on battleground seats in New York, and in fact spoke to her successor …
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