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9:30 PM ET, August 23, 2024

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Fox News:
White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown  —  FIRST ON FOX: A dozen Republican White House lawyers who served in the administrations of then-Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Disaffected Republicans and former Trump officials spoke at the DNC.  Fox News didn't air a second of any of their speeches.  —  Fox News did not air a second of the speeches from alienated GOP leaders and former Trump officials who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris at this week's Democratic National Convention.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Going to Lose.  (Probably.)  —  No Secret pod today.  Sorry.  People are in transit.  Next week the world goes back to normal.  —  1. Strategery  —  This convention attempted to establish the following strategic positions:  — The Democratic party as a broad and diverse, but wholly unified, front.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Crushes Trump by 22% in Convention Speech Ratings  —  MUCH BIGGER  —  The former president—who angrily posted throughout Harris' Thursday night speech—lost badly in the ratings contest that matters so much to him.  —  Newly-released TV ratings for Kamala Harris' speech at the DNC will likely have Donald Trump seething.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Democrats Find Confidence Without Complacency  —  It's a balance they didn't strike well in 2016, with tragic consequences  —  The lead Kamala Harris built over Donald Trump through the first month of her campaign was palpable in the thematic content of the Democratic national convention.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's a reason Adam Kinzinger defended Democrats' patriotism  —  Republicans are 25 times more likely to describe the Democratic Party as “anti-American” than to use the term “patriotic.”  —  Recognizing that the audience for Vice President Kamala Harris's acceptance speech would probably draw …
Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Trump's spectacle is no match for Harris's substance  —  This election isn't just another political match — it's a reckoning.  —  For years, Donald Trump has masqueraded as the champion of the working class, a man of the people with a golden touch for business and so-called “common-sense” solutions.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: 'He's Still Talking!'
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
What Kamala Harris Was Really Saying in Her Convention Speech
New York Times:
Full Transcript of Kamala Harris's Democratic Convention Speech
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Understood the Assignment
Discussion: Fox News and Semafor
The Bulwark:
Kamala-Jitsu: Democrats Turn Trump Into the Incumbent
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   In Chicago, Dems redefined what it means to be American, then claimed it
Associated Press:
Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he's endorsing Trump  —  Ahead of a planned speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president.  Kennedy's independent campaign …
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suspending his long-shot independent presidential candidacy.  He announced Friday that he is seeking to remove his name from ballots in battleground states, and is instead asking supporters …
NBC News:
RFK Jr. says in court filing that he's endorsing Trump as he ends presidential campaign
Marc Levy / Associated Press:   Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides
Business Insider:
RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump
CNN:
RFK Jr. may drop out, but he could still alter a tight presidential race. Trump is banking on it
Associated Press:
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status  —  Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Elon Musk's Lawyers Quietly Subpoena Public Interest Groups  —  The billionaire's legal war over lost X advertisers takes a “really cynical” turn.  —  Lawyers representing Elon Musk and X, previously known as Twitter, have quietly begun sending subpoenas to a host of public interest groups, Mother Jones has learned.
Yash Roy / The Hill:
Kennedy siblings rip RFK Jr. for endorsing Trump: ‘A betrayal’ of family values  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions
Discussion: ABC News, NBC News and New Republic
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
DNC unveils billboards dubbing Trump, Vance, RFK Jr. ‘weird as hell’
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter Roast Goes Viral as Internet Gets Revenge for Gus Walz  —  BLOWING UP  —  The conservative firebrand told the Daily Beast that Democrats were actually to blame for her mocking Tim Walz's son.  —  Conservative political commentator Ann Coulter was hit by a blizzard of criticism …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging that its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise rental prices.
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American Renters
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Trump Special Counsel Opts Against Mini-Trial Before Election  — Jack Smith focused on revising indictment in Jan. 6 case  — Judge Chutkan has set Sept. 5 hearing to review next steps
Fox News:
Alaska Republican drops out of three-way House race, dealing surprise blow to Democrats nationally  —  In what may be a surprise blow to Democrats' chances of holding a key red state seat in the U.S. House, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Friday she is suspending her campaign for Congress.
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Doug Emhoff, modern-day sex symbol  —  Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife's ambitions over his own.  What.  A. Hunk.  —  Doug Emhoff has been called many things in recent years: Second Gentleman.  “Goofy dad.”  “Crappy Jew.”
Discussion: Twitchy and Fox News
CBS News:
World Bank halts paid advertising on X after CBS News finds its promoted ads under racist content  —  The World Bank has ceased all paid advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was formerly Twitter, after a CBS News investigation found promoted advertisements …
Discussion: Boing Boing
 
 
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CBS News:
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘I gave her an A’: Undecided swing state voters make up their minds after Harris' speech
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