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Mike Allen / Axios:
Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics … Now he's the taunted.  — It's another dimension of Vice President Harris' “happy warrior” approach to a campaign that's sure to get uglier this fall. … - But Monday's widespread coverage of the backstage fight over the “muted mics” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Robert Reich:
How will team Trump tell him he should be muted during his debate with Harris?  —  Sometimes the pettiest of disagreements between political campaigns can reveal a world of difference in the candidates.  —  Consider the current disagreement over the rules of the September 10 debate …
Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Isn't Preparing for Kamala Harris Debate
Politico:
Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE CEASE-FIRE DOWN — “Oasis reunites for tour and ends a 15-year hiatus during Gallagher brothers' feud,” by AP's Danica Kirka and Maria Sherman in London
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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Trump Camp Spends Tens of Thousands to Air Ads In and Around Mar-a-Lago  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN is set to run cable news ads this week so they can be seen at the ex-president's Mar-a-Lago club and surrounding environs.  —  The South Florida expense is likely to have no impact on the course of the election.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump  —  The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.  —  Today, Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review (the flagship conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.), published an article claiming that Donald Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.”
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Biden impeachment backlash builds within House GOP  —  House Republicans are furious about being forced into a last-minute Biden impeachment vote — which they say could hurt their campaigns, top GOP sources tell Axios. … But just one member can force a vote.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Zuckerberg says Biden admin “pressured” Meta to censor Covid-19 content … - This included censoring “humor and satire,” he added, noting that officials “expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree.”  — “I believe the government pressure was wrong …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Zuckerberg Says White House Was ‘Wrong’ to Pressure Facebook on Covid
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
How The Hell Was Trump Allowed To Use Arlington National Cemetery As A Campaign Prop?  —  This is an insult to the over 400 Medal of Honor awardees buried there.  —  Well, luckily for the former president*'s campaign, it wasn't raining on Monday, when he grotesquely used Arlington National Cemetery …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, USA Today and Mediaite
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump  —  Ella Emhoff has triggered Trump's bitter bro fanbase — but his embrace of the incel vote could come back to haunt  —  MAGA thought leaders can't stop proving that they are weird, just as Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Raw Story
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens  —  A federal judge in Texas on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens, granting a request from 16 Republican-led states who challenged the new policy.
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New York Times:
Judge Pauses Biden Administration Program That Aids Undocumented Spouses
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states  —  After spending several months and millions of dollars overcoming onerous requirements to try to get on the ballot in all 50 states, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now facing new barriers to get off the ballot in some states.
Discussion: Pluribus News and New York Times
Politico:
The bewildering politics of Telegram  —  Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.  —  When Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested late Saturday at an airport outside Paris, accused of complicity in illegal online behavior and refusing to disclose information …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says We ‘Gotta’ Restrict the First Amendment  —  The former president vowed to torch free-speech protections days after RFK Jr. touted him as anti-censorship … Less than a week later, Trump is already promising to crush First Amendment protections if elected in November.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
RFK Jr. says he's been tapped for Trump's transition team
Robert Spencer / Frontpage Mag:
The Keffiyeh is the Arabs' Swastika  —  And leftists are wearing it proudly.  —  [Order a copy of Robert Spencer's forthcoming book, Muhammad: A Critical Biography, by clicking here.]  —  Like everything that is “Palestinian,” the keffiyeh comes from somewhere else.
Washington Post:
Biden, Harris push scrutiny of police.  Trump would halt such efforts.  —  The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris showcases stark differences on police accountability.  —  Donald Trump is vowing to end the Biden administration's wide-reaching efforts to curb abusive policing …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The Biden-Harris administration is fighting to lower rents  —  Share this article with the next person who tells you Kamala doesn't have policies.  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Astrid Galván / Axios:
First look: Latinos warned Project 2025 would hit them hard … - Yet “there's not enough information” about how it “has really, really troubling ideas on issues that really matter to the Latino community,” says Vanessa Cardenas, executive director of America's Voice, an immigrant rights organization.
Discussion: Politico
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump  —  Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the prosecution …
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CBS News:
Special counsel urges appeals court to revive documents case against Trump
Politico:
Ukraine to present Biden admin with targets it could hit in Russia, given the chance  —  U.S. officials are still adamant that lifting the restrictions will not have a significant impact on the ground.  —  Ukrainian officials are preparing to present a list of long-range targets in Russia …
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The White House:
Statement from President Biden on Russia's Aerial Assault on Ukraine's Energy Grid
Discussion: CBS News, Reuters and Voice of America
Politico:
Trump and Harris confront a trillion-dollar question over expiring tax cuts  —  With a huge swath of Trump's 2017 tax cuts set to expire at the end of next year, the presidential candidates are putting down markers on the issue.  —  The next president, be it Kamala Harris or Donald Trump …
Discussion: Denver Post and The Daily Caller
Axios:
Study: Rural and suburban areas see higher rates of police shootings than cities … - A lack of media coverage in rural and suburban areas — and uneven accountability measures in rural police agencies — often give the public an inaccurate view of such shootings, analysts say.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Is So ‘Desperate’ They've Now Gone After Tim Walz's Dog  —  PAW PATROL  —  MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki noted an “important lesson” for Republicans after the conspiracy was quickly debunked.  —  Republicans spent Monday ginning up a quickly-disproven conspiracy about vice presidential …
Selina Wang / ABC News:
First to ABC: Retired 4-star general, 200 former GOP staffers endorse Harris  —  Larry Ellis said anyone in the military who acted like Trump would be dismissed.  —  Gen. (retired) Larry Ellis, a member of the National Commission on the Future of the Army, discusses the needs …
Discussion: abc7NY and The Guardian
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
AP Wonders: Golly, How Is Kamala Getting Away With ‘New Way Forward’?
Discussion: Fox News and Newsbusters
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP faces competing Trump assassination attempt probes
US Department of Justice:
Army Soldier Arrested for Using AI to Generate Child Pornography
Discussion: The Daily Caller
April Rubin / Axios:
Environmental group calls for investigation of RFK Jr. chainsawing whale head
Associated Press:
Authorities arrest ex-sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home
The White House:
Statement by Vice President Harris on the Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack Outside Kabul Airport
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Simply put, they are out of their minds”: Kamala Harris won't let Republicans hide their misogyny
Discussion: Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
Ashlie D. Stevens / Salon:
“Proving them wrong”: After raising minimum wage, California has more fast-food jobs than ever
Discussion: Minnesota Reformer and Bloomberg
 

 
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