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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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CBS News, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
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emptywheel:
A Manufactured Fight over Incumbency Hides Trump's Fascism — Thinking of Trump in terms of presidential administrations — reading this race as a fight over incumbency — is a category error that serves to hide the threat Trump poses to democracy. — Yet a slew of reviews of the DNC …
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
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
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, The Bulwark, Freddie deBoer and Washington Post
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.
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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One America News Network, ABC News, NBC News, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket
RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket
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Los Angeles Times
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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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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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
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Former Republican FBI director James Comey backs Harris for president
Former Republican FBI director James Comey backs Harris for president
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IJR, Breitbart, Twitchy, The Hill and Associated Press
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, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Washington Post and Off Message
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Foo Fighters Say Trump Didn't Have Permission to Use ‘My Hero’ at Arizona Rally — Band will take “appropriate action” as well as donate royalties from usage to Harris/Walz campaign
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters Slam Trump for Using Hit Song at Rally — KILL THE MUSIC — The band said that any royalties generated by Trump's use of “My Hero” would go to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. — Journalist — The Foo Fighters called out Donald Trump …
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TMZ.com and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Foo Fighters Did Not Allow Donald Trump to Use ‘My Hero’ at Rally, Will Donate Any Royalties to Harris Campaign
Foo Fighters Did Not Allow Donald Trump to Use ‘My Hero’ at Rally, Will Donate Any Royalties to Harris Campaign
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, The Flag, TMZ.com and RedState
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, Vanity Fair, UPROXX, RTÉ, Washington Examiner and Consequence
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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STAT, RedState, One America News Network, The Post Millennial, Washington Examiner, MLive.com and New York Post
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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
Raw Story:
Kristi Noem rejects more than $70 million in federal funds — Governor Kristi Noem's administration recently turned down more than $70 million of federal funds from energy efficiency and environmental programs, according to her top budget official. — The Home Energy Rebates program …
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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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 …