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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he'll vote no on Florida abortion-rights measure — Video Player is loading. — Play Video — Rising Reacts: Kamala Harris' first interview on CNN — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 — Loaded: 0.00% — Stream Type LIVE — Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
Trump's latest waffling on reproductive health shows he's still struggling to find an answer for what he created
Trump's latest waffling on reproductive health shows he's still struggling to find an answer for what he created
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Cheney, on the Sidelines as Harris Courts Her Endorsement, Plans to Weigh In Soon
Cheney, on the Sidelines as Harris Courts Her Endorsement, Plans to Weigh In Soon
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump in damage-control mode over abortion backlash from the right
Trump in damage-control mode over abortion backlash from the right
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Pushing Back on Trump's Latest Lies About IVF
Pushing Back on Trump's Latest Lies About IVF
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ABC News:
Trump's push for free IVF may attract suburban women, but questions about covering cost
Trump's push for free IVF may attract suburban women, but questions about covering cost
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris bus tour focused on reproductive rights to start in Palm Beach
Harris bus tour focused on reproductive rights to start in Palm Beach
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Associated Press:
Police use Taser to subdue man who stormed media area of Trump rally in Pennsylvania — JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man at Donald Trump's rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff's deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser.
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Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
Trump speaks at Heritage-sponsored event after disavowing Project 2025 — Trump spoke at the Moms for Liberty summit, an event hosted by the parental rights group that counts the Heritage Foundation among its key sponsors. — Former president Donald Trump headlined an event sponsored …
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Associated Press:
Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering
Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering
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New York Times:
Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders — The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said online. — Brazil blocked the social network X on Friday after its owner …
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Associated Press:
Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative — SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country …
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Miss Teen USA Runner-Up Shames JD Vance for Cruel Video Post — ANOTHER HAPPY VOTER — Vance used a 17-year-old video of a stumbling Caitlin Upton to jibe at Kamala Harris before her CNN interview. The video had led to years of mockery for Upton. — A one-time Miss Teen USA contestant mocked …
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Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Tim Walz's political origin story does not add up — Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has long described the moment in 2004 that inspired him to run for public office. In Walz's telling, the “folksy” high school teacher and two of his students attended a campaign rally for President George W. Bush as an educational experience.
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Spencer Lindquist / The Daily Wire:
Tim Walz Says He Got Into Politics Because His Students Were Kicked Out of a Bush Rally. That Doesn't Seem to Be The Case. — Tim Walz claims that he was first inspired to seek public office after being denied entry to a rally for former president George W. Bush in 2004.
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Authorizes Updated Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for an updated version of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine …
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
So long, and thanks for all the fish — Before we go any further, I should note that this is my last newsletter for CJR, as I am moving on from my job as the magazine's chief digital writer. (In case the headline doesn't make any sense, it comes from a Douglas Adams book …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
JD Vance's Combative Style Confounds Voters but Pleases Trump — Over dozens of events and more than 70 interviews, Mr. Vance's performances as Donald Trump's attack dog have endeared him to his boss, even if America broadly is less enthusiastic. — Donald J. Trump knew that JD Vance could take a punch.
David Edward Burke / Washington Monthly:
Tim Walz Took a Big Step Toward Scrapping the Electoral College — As Minnesota Governor, he signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that provides a path toward electing the president by majority vote. — Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate …
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Chandra Colvin / MPR News:
After storms topple mature trees, city of Minneapolis reminds residents of low-cost tree program — The city of Minneapolis is offering residents, property owners and businesses low-cost trees in efforts to grow the city's tree canopy, at a time when the city has lost some mature trees to severe weather.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Georgia election workers launch bid to seize Giuliani's assets as they try to collect $148 million defamation verdict — Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss want to seize real estate, cash and jewelry. — NEW YORK — The two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation verdict …
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