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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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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.
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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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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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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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Fox News:
White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown
White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Crushes Trump by 22% in Convention Speech Ratings
Harris Crushes Trump by 22% in Convention Speech Ratings
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. suspends his campaign — with an appropriately bizarre theory — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he can somehow still be elected president. Let's count the holes in his reasoning. — The promise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent 2024 campaign was always something of a mirage.
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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
Robert F. Kennedy suspends his independent presidential campaign and backs Trump
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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
Business Insider:
RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump
RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump
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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 — The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases became the public face of the government response to the coronavirus pandemic. — Anthony S. Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus this month …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Kamala's Harsh Takedown of Trump Points the Way to a Post-MAGA America — Kamala Harris just showed us the promise of a post-MAGA future. Now it's up to the voters to decide to take us there. — In her rousing convention speech on Thursday, Harris offered many olive branches to right-leaning independents and Republican voters.
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Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Defines the Democrats' New Normal
Kamala Harris Defines the Democrats' New Normal
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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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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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
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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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Politico:
‘Throwing money down a well’: McCarthy's revenge tour comes to an end — 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.
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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