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9:20 PM ET, July 16, 2024

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Washington Post:
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes  —  Plans include proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code  —  President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks …
New York Times:
Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race  —  Representative Adam B. Schiff of California told attendees at a Democratic fund-raiser that the party would lose the Senate and miss a chance to take the House if the president did not drop out.
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Axios:
Scoop: Biden rebellion resurfaces on Capitol Hill … - “People are back to being angry at Biden and a push to sign on to this letter is going around ... the ‘replace Biden’ movement is back,” a House Democrat told Axios. … - “We respectfully but emphatically request that you cancel …
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi privately fields battleground Dem calls as she works to address Biden crisis  —  The former speaker gave the distinct impression that she wanted the president to take himself off the ticket, according to a battleground House Democrat who spoke to Nancy Pelosi recently.
Politico:
House Dems plot last-ditch effort to delay Biden nomination  —  One Democratic lawmaker is circulating a letter asking the DNC to postpone the virtual roll call vote expected to be conducted in the coming weeks.  —  Dozens of House Democrats are organizing a plan to speak …
New York Times:
Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Scoop: How the DNC plans to run out the clock for Biden
CNN:
Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after receiving intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting  —  US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led …
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New York Times:
U.S. Detected Potential Iranian Plot to Kill Trump Separate From Saturday's Shooting  —  American intelligence agencies were tracking an Iranian threat even before the attack on former President Donald J. Trump.  But officials said the two were unrelated.  —  U.S. intelligence agencies …
Wall Street Journal:   Security Detail for Ex-Top Trump Official Denied by Biden Administration
Jason Sattler / I Know How Much You Care:
JD Vance is Trump's gift to Putin  —  The GOP nominee may have picked the one American his second-biggest donor prefers over him.  —  1×  —  The pick of JD Vance, who underperformed Ohio's last Republican Senator by 15% and the entire Ohio GOP ticket by 11%, has made clear …
Discussion: Semafor, The 19th and Politico
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Authoritarian Ticket  —  Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files …
Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
New York Times:
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
Samantha Latson / Politico:
Bob Menendez is guilty.  Here's what happens next.  —  When will he be sentenced?  Can he remain in Congress?  Can he vote as a convicted felon?  —  The guilty verdict of Sen. Bob Menendez marks the end of a dramatic nine-week trial — but the New Jersey Democrat's legal and political odyssey will continue.
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ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts, including acting as foreign agent, in federal corruption trial
ProPublica:
In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller  —  Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network.  The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business and culture.
Discussion: New Republic and Rolling Stone
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Cop Fatally Shoots ‘Armed’ Suspect Just Outside RNC  —  CHILLING  —  The officer who opened fire was from Columbus, Ohio, and was attending the RNC.  —  An Ohio cop dispatched to help secure the RNC fatally shot an “armed” man just outside the convention's perimeter in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon …
ABC News:
Biden, in 1st major speech after Trump shooting, accuses him of ‘lying like hell’  —  He hit back his rival's claims and policies but avoided personal attacks.  —  President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, on July 16, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘They’ didn't shoot Donald Trump  —  Despite the lack of any clear motive, the actions of Thomas Crooks have been attributed to the Democratic Party at large.  —  On Saturday afternoon, Thomas Crooks, 20, climbed onto the roof of a building in Butler, Pa., carrying an AR-style rifle purchased …
Discussion: HuffPost
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
In Leaked Phone Call, Trump Tries to Coax Kennedy Into His Camp  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized for a leaked video of the phone call, in which Donald Trump offers anti-vaccine messaging and says the wound to his ear “felt like the world's largest mosquito.”
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Whoa whoa whoa!’  CNN host stops GOP rep for suggesting Secret Service set Trump up  —  Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) stunned CNN anchor Kate Bolduan on Tuesday morning by insinuating that Democrats or the Biden administration might have gotten the Secret Service to set up former President Donald Trump …
Fox News:
Special counsel Jack Smith to appeal Trump classified documents case  —  A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday  —  The Justice Department has authorized Special counsel Jack Smith to appeal U.S. District Judge …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
After Trump Assassination Attempt, Right Points Finger at Female Agents  —  The rush by conservatives to pin blame for the shooting on women in the protective detail reflects a broader opposition among Republicans to diversity efforts in hiring.  —  In the hours after the attempted assassination …
Fox News:
Armed man in ski mask arrested while approaching Republican National Convention perimeter in Milwaukee  —  Man had AK-47 pistol, ski mask, tactical bag and full magazine  —  A man armed with an AK-47 pistol and wearing a ski mask was arrested on Monday just blocks from Fiserv Forum …
Alexander Nazaryan / The Daily Beast:
Yale Law School Snubs J.D. Vance-But Does Mention Taylor Swift  —  SHAKE HIM OFF  —  Donald Trump's running mate is a distinguished Ivy League graduate.  But his alma mater is mum about it.  —  J.D. Vance, the junior senator from Ohio selected on Monday to be Donald Trump's running mate, is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Eli Hager / ProPublica:
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money.  Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona's Budget.  —  Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers' tuition that it's now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Arguments in Fani Willis appeal set for after election  —  Fulton's Trump election interference case remains in limbo  —  The Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday set a date a month after the presidential election to hear oral arguments in the appeal to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis …
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors  —  Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos.  Petition drives for Cornel West in Virginia and North Carolina are being run by groups with Republican ties.
Discussion: UPI
 
 
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Adriana Gomez Licon / ABC News:
A Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions
Discussion: The Guardian and Arkansas Advocate
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A Gunman Shot at Trump With an AR-15. RNC Visitors Can Win a Free One
Discussion: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Major New Actions to Lower Housing Costs by Limiting Rent Increases and Building More Homes
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Bush, Romney, Ryan Among Republicans Skipping RNC
Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:
Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump Jr. wants “veto” over Trump presidential transition hiring
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
It's Time to Prepare for the Worst
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Trump for Platforming Amber Rose at RNC
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Does Not Get Post-Shooting Poll Boost
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
‘Blindsided’ Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His “Unity” Pivot
Discussion: Twitchy
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Stop Pretending You Know How This Will End
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway