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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
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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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Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CBS News, Los Angeles Times and HuffPost
Washington Post:
Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris — The Republican nominee has fixated on Biden's withdrawal: “It feels like he's lost his mojo.” — Republican nominee Donald Trump looked cheerful playing golf at his New Jersey club one day earlier this month …
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New York Times, Townhall and Bloomberg
David Korzinski / angusreid.org:
DNC Bump?: Harris extends lead over Trump with base built on youth vote — Three-quarters say it's harder for women to win elections as Harris becomes second female candidate — With the presidential race formalized, the “business” part of the 2024 election truly begins.
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PoliticusUSA, Pew Research Center and Fairleigh Dickinson University
New York Times:
Trump's Carefully Scripted Week Kept Veering Off Script
Trump's Carefully Scripted Week Kept Veering Off Script
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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
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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Mediaite, Fox News and The Guardian
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
We removed RFK Jr. from our model. But it didn't hurt Kamala. — Harris's convention bounce has offset any impact — so far. — ∙ Paid — Like everything else about his presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy's withdrawal from the presidential race was weird.
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Fox News, Raw Story, Twitchy, The Flag, Associated Press, The Western Journal, The Hill, The Sun, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz, Breitbart, Wired, One America News Network, PoliticusUSA and WINK News
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump
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
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
Eliana Johnson / freebeacon.com:
For Tim Walz, a Pattern of Prevarications Stretches Back Almost Two Decades — When Tim Walz launched his 2006 campaign for Congress in rural Minnesota, he boasted in his public biography that in 1993, he “was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce …
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and Twitchy
Reuters:
Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany's Solingen — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday. — The militant group said in a statement on its Telegram account …
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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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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, PoliticusUSA, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Billboard
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters Slam Trump for Using Hit Song at Rally
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters Slam Trump for Using Hit Song at Rally
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TMZ.com and Metro.co.uk
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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Deadline, CBS News, One America News Network, Vanity Fair, UPROXX, Twitchy, RTÉ, Washington Examiner and Consequence
Yacob Reyes / Axios:
Rick Scott dials up election denialism … - “We just had an election stolen in Venezuela. … Scott also recently echoed a right-wing talking point falsely suggesting noncitizens often vote in elections. — If Democrats win in November, “They won't have to commit fraud to win elections anymore …
Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Kari Lake Trolled With Photo of Her Urged Off Stage at Trump Rally — U.S. — candidate — was trolled on Friday by her Democratic opponent, Representative — , with a photo of her being urged to get off the stage while speaking at a rally for former President — .
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Raw Story, Crooks and Liars and Cronkite News
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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Breitbart, The Western Journal, The Post Millennial, Fox News, STAT, RedState, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, MLive.com and New York Post
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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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New York Post, Fox News, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, CBS News, The Hill, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit, UPI and Axios
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Two versions of masculinity are on the 2024 ballot … - But now rather than an aging President Biden, he's running against the potential first woman president. — Vice President Kamala Harris rarely mentions her gender, but the men at her side have embraced their second-fiddle roles in supporting a woman's rise to power.
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Breitbart, New York Times and RedState
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban — In an interview on NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Vance argued that Trump has “explicitly” said he would veto an abortion ban. — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, on Saturday said Trump would veto …
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The Hill
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Suspect arrested after arson attack on French synagogue — French police arrested a man suspected of trying to set a synagogue on fire in La Grande-Motte, France, on Saturday following a lengthy manhunt. — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed the arrest in a post on X …
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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 …