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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Is Trump OK? Unhinged reaction to rise of Harris worries supporters — Rambling speeches peppered with insults, narcissism and an obsession with crowd size have raised questions about the former president's fitness for office — Even some of Donald Trump's supporters are now asking …
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New York Times:
Trump's Carefully Scripted Week Kept Veering Off Script — Despite calls by his advisers to focus on the issues, former President Donald J. Trump has made it clear that he intends to keep running his campaign his way. — Donald J. Trump's political endurance this year has been attributed …
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Raw Story, RTÉ, Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.
Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.
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Althouse, New York Magazine and Washington Examiner
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris' acceptance speech
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris' acceptance speech
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Fumes When Fox News Asks About Harris's Momentum After DNC
Trump Fumes When Fox News Asks About Harris's Momentum After DNC
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PoliticusUSA, Axios, The Western Journal, Vox, The Daily Caller, HotAir, Twitchy, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, The Daily Beast, ComingSoon.net, The Root, HuffPost, DNyuz and The Hill
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.
Disaffected Republicans and former Trump officials spoke at the DNC. Fox News didn't air a second of any of their speeches.
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Harris Faces Challenge of Translating Convention Joy to Fall Momentum
Harris Faces Challenge of Translating Convention Joy to Fall Momentum
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American Compass, HotAir, Freddie deBoer and The Bulwark
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's a reason Adam Kinzinger defended Democrats' patriotism
There's a reason Adam Kinzinger defended Democrats' patriotism
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Raw Story, Business Insider, Hartford Courant, RedState, DNyuz, CNBC and The Hill
Kurt Andersen / The Atlantic:
RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer — he leading third-party candidate for president—an environmental lawyer and activist, a son and nephew of legendary liberal Democratic politicians—just quit the race and announced that he is joining the campaign of the most anti-environment president …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s out. Does it change the race? — EXIT STAGE RIGHT — Some third-party presidential campaigns are noble endeavors driven by the loftiest of principles. Others are vanity projects, exercises in cynicism that leave our politics slightly more soiled for the experience.
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket — As an activist and lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent decades battling for environmental protections that Trump has worked to undo. — Kennedy had promised to be “the best environmental president in American history.”
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Los Angeles Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. suspends his campaign — with an appropriately bizarre theory
RFK Jr. suspends his campaign — with an appropriately bizarre theory
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ABC News, NBC News, Washington Examiner, New York Post and DNyuz
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides
Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Cheryl Hines comments on husband RFK Jr.'s decision to drop out of race, does not mention his Trump endorsement
Cheryl Hines comments on husband RFK Jr.'s decision to drop out of race, does not mention his Trump endorsement
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump
Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Democratic convention energy, Harris hot streak making Republicans nervous — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters — Chapters
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
GOP strategist cautions Trump on joining forces with RFK Jr: 'He's kind of a looney tune' — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE — Playback Rate — Chapters
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CNN:
Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus — Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering at home after being hospitalized with West Nile virus, a spokesperson said. — Fauci, a longtime public health official …
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at home
Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at home
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The Hill, The Daily Beast, Axios, New York Daily News, New York Post, CBS News, UPI and The Gateway Pundit
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Former Republican FBI director James Comey backs Harris for president — Former FBI director James Comey endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket, writing in a post Friday Vice President “Kamala Harris made me feel like it's finally morning in America.” — “Everyone who cares about the rule …
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IJR, Breitbart, Twitchy, The Hill and Associated Press
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Kamala's Harsh Takedown of Trump Points the Way to a Post-MAGA America
Kamala's Harsh Takedown of Trump Points the Way to a Post-MAGA America
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Washington Monthly and Townhall
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Defines the Democrats' New Normal
Kamala Harris Defines the Democrats' New Normal
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twitchy.com, PoliticusUSA, Louder With Crowder, CBS News, Al Jazeera, So What, Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Foo Fighters Did Not Allow Donald Trump to Use ‘My Hero’ at Rally, Will Donate Any Royalties to Harris Campaign — Trump played the 1997 hit to bring Robert Kennedy Jr. to the stage in Glendale, Arizona. — Donald Trump may consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his hero, given he played …
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Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Foo Fighters Deny Letting Donald Trump Use Their Song at RFK Jr. Rally
Foo Fighters Deny Letting Donald Trump Use Their Song at RFK Jr. Rally
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CBS News, RTÉ, Washington Examiner and Consequence
Jacob Rosenberg / Mother Jones:
Raphael Warnock Told the DNC to “Keep the Faith.” He Restored Mine in the Process. — The senator from Georgia made space for hope—and righteous cynicism. — This week, at the Democratic National Convention, the speeches of Michelle Obama and the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff …
Politico:
Are Republicans losing the culture wars? — School board candidates who ran on parental rights in classrooms are suffering defeats in states like Florida, once a leader in the “anti-woke” movement. — Republicans are confronting a decisive moment in the battle over public education: proving they can still win a culture war.
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The Post Millennial and Miami New Times
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
These Young Women Didn't Want to Vote for Biden. They're All In on Harris. — In new polls, a large majority of young women plan to vote for the vice president. We talked with eight of them. — Constance Lancelle, 22, of Milwaukee, was “definitely not interested in voting for Biden,” she said.
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ABC News
Mark Antonio Wright / National Review:
Trump Is Behind Not Because the Press Is Hyping Kamala but Because He's Unpopular — Let me stipulate for the record: The American press is an embarrassment. Journalists are being unfair in their coverage. CNN and Politico and the New York Times and the Associated Press and NBC Nightly News …
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Raw Story
Jonathan Corum / New York Times:
Words Used at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions — Speakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month's Republican National Convention.
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IJR, Diane Ravitch's blog and Forbes