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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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Axios, NPR, CBS News, Washington Times, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, NBC News, Business Insider, ABC News and Townhall

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

E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post: Harris's DNC was a master class in coalition building

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris raised $82M during convention, $540M since announcing candidacy

Discussion: Mediaite

Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Harris and Walz heading to Georgia as campaign seeks to build on convention momentum

Discussion: Twitchy, RedState, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Post, The Hill and Florida Politics

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

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

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 …

Discussion: New Jersey Online and New York Times

Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
We removed RFK Jr. from our model. But it didn't hurt Kamala.

Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, The American Spectator, Raw Story and Washington Post

David Korzinski / angusreid.org:
DNC Bump?: Harris extends lead over Trump with base built on youth vote

Discussion: Alternet.org and PoliticusUSA

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.

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Politico, Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and The Hill

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, Mediaite, New York Post and Washington Examiner

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

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 …

Discussion: HotAir, New York Post, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and Axios

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.

David Greenberg / New York Times:

Why Were Justice Dept. Officials Scared to Talk to This Book's Author? — In “Where Tyranny Begins,” the journalist David Rohde reveals how former President Donald Trump tried to use the federal law enforcement agency to help himself and punish his foes. — Buy Book ▾

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 …