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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 …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris raised $82M during convention, $540M since announcing candidacy — Vice President Harris's campaign raised $82 million during the Democratic convention and has brought in a staggering $540 million since she entered the presidential race roughly one month ago.
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Harris and Walz heading to Georgia as campaign seeks to build on convention momentum
Harris and Walz heading to Georgia as campaign seeks to build on convention momentum
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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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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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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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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 — 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 …
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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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
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
GOP strategist cautions Trump on joining forces with RFK Jr: 'He's kind of a looney tune'
GOP strategist cautions Trump on joining forces with RFK Jr: 'He's kind of a looney tune'
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s out. Does it change the race?
RFK Jr.'s out. Does it change the race?
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider:
Audience signs and chants at the DNC were all about America. At the RNC, it was the Trump show. — The Democratic and Republican national conventions concluded this week. — Between party speeches and celebrity appearances, audience members held signs and led chants.
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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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.
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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