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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 and NPR
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite, Rolling Stone, Daily Kos and NPR
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 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Understood the Assignment
Discussion: Fox News and Wall Street Journal
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 …
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
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
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 …
Discussion: ABC News
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.
Discussion: ABC News and The Nevadan
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
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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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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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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Associated Press:
Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Discussion: Boston Herald
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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Politico:
Ukraine uses Kursk success to press Biden on lifting weapons restrictions
Discussion: Politico and nationalinterest.org
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
What Kamala Harris Was Really Saying in Her Convention Speech
Discussion: Washington Post
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In Chicago, Dems redefined what it means to be American, then claimed it
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Gus Walz Sobbing With Pride Is the Most Important TV Moment of the Year
Discussion: The Flag
Scott Lincicome / The Atlantic:
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
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CBS News:
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