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Playbook: What we learned from the Harris interview — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — TALK OF THIS TOWN — “Trump's Latest Move to Avoid Abortion Is His Strangest One Yet,” by Michael Schaffer: “Though Republican lawmakers spent years targeting abortion …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
7 Takeaways From Harris's First Major Interview — Kamala Harris showed her tendency toward winding answers in the CNN interview, but said nothing likely to cause her serious political trouble. — The main reason CNN's interview with Vice President Kamala Harris turned out to be remarkable …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Harris explains in exclusive CNN interview why she's shifted her position on key issues since her first run for president — Note: The full interview will at 9 p.m. ET Thursday on CNN's “The First Interview: Harris & Walz, A CNN Exclusive” — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered …
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CNN:
READ: Harris and Walz's exclusive joint interview with CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat down exclusively with CNN Thursday for her first interview since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket. — Just days after accepting …
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Kamala's First ‘Interview’ Was the Dumpster Fire You Expected It Would Be — Did you catch Kamala Harris's first “interview” as the Democratic Party nominee for president? It was pretty much everything you'd expect from an interview conducted by CNN. Lots of softball questions, lots of word salad responses.
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CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's interview with Harris and Walz — Vice President Kamala Harris said she was “deeply touched” by a photo of her young grandniece, in pigtails, watching her speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week. — Though Harris hasn't emphasized it …
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Harris Edges Trump in Key States, With Sun Belt Now Up for Grabs
Harris Edges Trump in Key States, With Sun Belt Now Up for Grabs
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New York Times:
Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy
Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Harris' CNN interview is the latest highly anticipated twist in wild presidential race
Harris' CNN interview is the latest highly anticipated twist in wild presidential race
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Says She Would Appoint A Republican To Her Cabinet
Kamala Harris Says She Would Appoint A Republican To Her Cabinet
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
August 29, 2024 — And now the U.S. Army has weighed in on the scandal surrounding Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery for a campaign photo op, after which his team shared a campaign video it had filmed. The Army said that the cemetery hosts almost 3,000 public wreath-laying ceremonies …
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Kevin Carroll / The Guardian:
The Trump campaign's conduct at Arlington is shocking but not surprising — Trump's staffers filmed political footage at war graves - and allegedly shoved an army employee who tried to stop them — The tranquil majesty of Arlington national cemetery tends to bring forth civic virtues in Americans and eloquence in their leaders.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
X flags NPR story on Trump, Arlington as unsafe
X flags NPR story on Trump, Arlington as unsafe
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems press Arlington cemetery for Trump incident report
Dems press Arlington cemetery for Trump incident report
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Taiyler S. Mitchell / HuffPost:
JD Vance Won't Apologize For Telling Kamala Harris To ‘Go To Hell’
JD Vance Won't Apologize For Telling Kamala Harris To ‘Go To Hell’
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NPR:
Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Army blasts Trump trip to Arlington cemetery for violating decorum
Army blasts Trump trip to Arlington cemetery for violating decorum
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
Trump's Arlington Cemetery Campaign Event
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
What's wrong with the fact-checkers? — The DNC put the bankruptcy of the genre on full, painful display. — 🚨 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.
NBC News:
Trump says he wants to make IVF treatments paid for by government or insurance companies if elected — In an interview with NBC News, the former president defended himself over abortion rights and said either the government or insurance companies will pay for IVF if he's elected.
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Kaitlyn Buss / The Detroit News:
Trump promises free IVF for all
Trump promises free IVF for all
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
The Left Is Going to Freak Out Over Nate Silver's Latest Election Model — Did you hear that scream? Liberals far and wide are no doubt freaking out right now because the election they thought they had in the bag after the Democratic Party crowned Kamala Harris as its nominee …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
MAGA faithful blow off polls in Michigan, insist 'Trump's got it made.'
MAGA faithful blow off polls in Michigan, insist 'Trump's got it made.'
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Harris Has Taken Narrow Lead Over Trump, WSJ Poll Finds
Harris Has Taken Narrow Lead Over Trump, WSJ Poll Finds
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in — He may be the richest man in the world - but that doesn't mean we're powerless to stop him — Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his enormous wealth - he's the richest person in the world - into a huge source …
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge did better than expected last month — The Federal Reserve's go-to inflation gauge held at 2.5% in July, Commerce Department data showed Friday. That's better than anticipated and shows progress — but still underscores the bumpy process for inflation's descent.
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Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
The Not-So-Secret Campaign for ‘Secret’ Democrats — Kamala Harris' rally in Savannah, Georgia, was the first time a general election presidential candidate had campaigned in the city since the 1990s. Democratic operatives say it was a signal: Winning Georgia isn't only about Atlanta this time.
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Steven Sparks / ABC News:
Two-thirds of Americans say Trump unprepared to accept the election outcome: POLL — The poll found 17% of Americans say they are not prepared to accept the results. — Former U.S. President Donald Trump greets the crowd before speaking during the National Guard Association …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Campaign Trolls Trump With Ad Buy in His Own Backyard — PETTY — Kamala Harris' latest ad buy likely won't net her a win in Florida, but it's sure to get under Donald Trump's skin. Her campaign ran an attack ad in battleground states across the country on Tuesday and in Florida …
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Musk ramps up attacks on Brazil's top judge as X faces possible suspension, Starlink finances frozen … Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk ramped up his online attacks on Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday, amid an intensifying political and legal battle between …
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