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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 …
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 …
Axios:
Scoop: How the DNC plans to run out the clock for Biden … - Once Biden receives votes from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates, it will become exceedingly difficult to remove him from atop the Democratic presidential ticket.  — The DNC's current plan is to train state party chairs next week …
New York Times:
Biden Circle Shrinks as Democrats Fear Election Wipeout  —  President Biden, increasingly isolated during the biggest political crisis of his presidency, is in a historic standoff with his party.  —  In the nearly three weeks since President Biden took the debate stage in Atlanta and plunged …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Sarah Ferris / Politico:   Pelosi privately fields battleground Dem calls as she works to address Biden crisis
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: The 19th, Semafor and Politico
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Associated Press:
JD Vance charted a Trump-centric, populist path in Senate as he fought GOP establishment
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Authoritarian Ticket  —  Another one for the “weeks where decades happen” files …
New York Times:
How J.D. Vance Won Over Donald Trump
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Why J.D.
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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Wall Street Journal:
Security Detail for Ex-Top Trump Official Denied by Biden Administration  —  Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien wanted his government protection extended amid ‘credible’ threats from Iran  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has declined for almost a year to provide security …
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 …
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
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Stop Pretending You Know How This Will End  —  In the immediate aftermath of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life, pundits and politicians rushed to proclaim that they knew exactly how the awful event would affect American politics.  Commentators on the left and right predicted on social media that …
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Jan-Werner Müller / The Guardian:
Trump is an authoritarian who must not win. Saying that is not inciting violence
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Nothing About the Attempted Assassination Redeems Trump
Discussion: The Guardian
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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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump campaign says the map has expanded
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.
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 …
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 …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Special counsels are unconstitutional if they make Trump sad  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  🏙️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🏙️  —  It finally happened.
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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 …
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Thomas Matthew Crooks Had Donald Trump Signs in His Yard—Neighbor  —  A neighbor of the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President  —  said there have been pro-Trump signs on display in the yard of his family's home.  —  Authorities identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the gunman …
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.
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 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
‘Blindsided’ Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke  —  SHOW'S OVER  —  The actor and musician also said he was “putting all creative plans on hold” amid an angry online backlash to his bandmate Kyle Gass' quip about the assassination attempt.
 
 
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
‘They’ didn't shoot Donald Trump
Discussion: HuffPost
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
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Biden says ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 rifle used in Trump assassination attempt - as it happened
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
The White House:
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Alexander Nazaryan / The Daily Beast:
Yale Law School Snubs J.D. Vance-But Does Mention Taylor Swift
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Bush, Romney, Ryan Among Republicans Skipping RNC
 Earlier Items: 
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump Jr. wants “veto” over Trump presidential transition hiring
Discussion: Fox News
Adam Kredo / freebeacon.com:
American Muslims for Palestine Ordered To Turn Over Potentially Damaging Donor Documents in Virginia Terror Financing Probe
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His “Unity” Pivot
Discussion: Twitchy