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1:35 PM ET, August 25, 2024

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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump aides alarmed he's ‘just golfing all day and stewing’ as election slips away: WaPo  —  According to a report from the Washington Post, Donald Trump's inner circle grew increasingly alarmed at his complacency during the Democratic National Convention and had to convince him to hit …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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 …
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Harris campaign says it has raised $540M, sees surge of donations during DNC  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.  —  The campaign has had no problems getting supporters …
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
The DNC Gave Kamala Harris a Major Boost  —  The campaign raised over $80 million while attracting an army of volunteers.  —  The Democratic National Convention wasn't just four days of good vibes: It was also the cause of a major fundraising and volunteer boom for the Harris-Walz ticket.
Discussion: DNyuz
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Harris's campaign has raised $540 million since launch, Democrats say  —  The amount raised since Biden bowed out in July amounts to “a record for any campaign in history,” the Harris campaign's manager says.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign has raised $540 million since it launched last month …
Discussion: Forbes, Bloomberg and PoliticusUSA
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Kamala Harris raised $82 million during the Democratic convention
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris raised $82M during convention, $540M since announcing candidacy
Discussion: Mediaite
emptywheel:
Be Careful What Trump's Lawyers Wish For, Superseding Indictment Edition  —  On Friday, first Bloomberg (Yahoo version), then NYT reported that Jack Smith “has decided against seeking a major hearing” to address which of the allegations charged against Donald Trump were official versus unofficial acts.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Harris leading Trump by 7 points: Poll  —  Vice President Harris holds a 7-point edge over former President Trump nationally in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Democratic presidential candidate as the general election approaches.  —  A survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University …
Discussion: DNyuz and American Greatness
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David Korzinski / angusreid.org:
DNC Bump?: Harris extends lead over Trump with base built on youth vote
Discussion: Alternet.org and PoliticusUSA
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance dodges on whether Trump's immigration policy would lead to family separation  —  In an interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Ohio Sen. JD Vance didn't give a direct answer to questions about whether Trump's policy proposals on the border would lead to family separation.
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ProPublica:
Why It's So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance  —  America is in the midst of a mental health crisis.  —  But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible.  —  Insurers say that's because there aren't enough therapists.  —  That's not entirely true.
Discussion: NPR
Washington Post:
Trump event at wall Obama built highlights an unkept promise  —  The Republican nominee heaped praise on a section of barrier that was actually built by his predecessor.  —  MONTEZUMA PASS, Ariz. — A brown ribbon carved a straight gash across a vast, flat desert basin, the only mark of human civilization visible on this wilderness.
Discussion: New York Post
Max Kennedy / Los Angeles Times:
Ignore my brother Bobby, Max Kennedy says  —  I'm heartbroken over my brother Bobby's endorsement of Donald Trump.  —  I think often about my father and how he might have viewed the politics of our time.  I'm not sure what he would have thought about TikTok or AI, but this much I know for sure: He would have despised Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Message Box and The Guardian
Politico:
‘America is not a museum’: Why Democrats are going big on housing despite the risks  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to flip the script and own an issue impacting large swaths of Americans.  —  CHICAGO — Democrats are trying to turn a political vulnerability, housing affordability, into a winning issue for November.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
RFK Jr. says there was ‘no commitments’ to serving in Trump administration following endorsement  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said there was “no commitments” that he would be offered a position within a Trump administration in exchange for his endorsement of former president Trump …
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham decries DNC as ‘hate fest full of insults’  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) does not agree with positive assessments of the Democratic National Convention last week, calling the gathering a “hate fest,” among other terms.  —  Democrats nominated Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Breitbart
Bloomberg:
German Police Arrest Suspect After Deadly Attack at Festival  — Three stabbed to death and eight wounded in city of Solingen  — Latest incident poised to fuel debate about immigration laws  —  German police have arrested a man who is “to the highest degree” suspected …
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Reuters:
Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany's Solingen
 
 
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