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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.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris' acceptance speech — The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President Trump.
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.
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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 …
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.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Fumes When Fox News Asks About Harris's Momentum After DNC … Donald Trump called in to Fox News to give his thoughts on Kamala Harris's speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, and he wasn't taking it well. — Host Martha MacCallum asked Trump what he would do to regain …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Understood the Assignment
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: 'He's Still Talking!'
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion …
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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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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump
Elizabeth Wagmeister / CNN:
Cheryl Hines comments on husband RFK Jr.'s decision to drop out of race, does not mention his Trump endorsement
Business Insider:
RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump
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Associated Press:
RFK Jr. suspends his presidential bid and backs Donald Trump before appearing with him at his rally
NBC News:
RFK Jr. says in court filing that he's endorsing Trump as he ends presidential campaign
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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.
Politico:
The end of McCarthy's multimillion-dollar revenge tour — for now — Rep. Matt Gaetz's decisive victory this week capped off multiple losses for allies of Kevin McCarthy, and they're unsure if they'll continue their vendetta in 2026. — Kevin McCarthy's revenge tour is over — and it might be for good.
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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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.
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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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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
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Harris Faces Challenge of Translating Convention Joy to Fall Momentum — The newly anointed Democratic presidential nominee revived a demoralized party. But as she leaves Chicago, a bruising, closely fought contest awaits her. — Joy cometh in the morning, but so do hangovers.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Going to Lose. (Probably.)
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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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Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
16 Republican-Led States Challenge Program to Aid Undocumented Spouses
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Judge Blocks E.P.A. From Using Civil Rights Law in Pollution Case — The decision is a setback for a Biden administration strategy for protecting minority communities with numerous polluting industries nearby. — A federal court in Louisiana has dealt a serious blow to the Biden administration's effort …
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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 …
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