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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
What J.D. Vance really believes  —  I met Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump's new choice for vice president, in the summer of 2022.  I was covering a conservative conference in Israel, and Vance was the surprise VIP attraction.  We chatted for a bit about the connections between right …
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
Who Is Usha Vance, the Wife of J.D. Vance?  —  The two met at Yale Law School, and Ms. Vance has helped him along in his political rise ever since — including now to Donald J. Trump's vice-presidential pick.  —  If you were to build a member of the American elite from scratch, she might look something like Usha Vance.
Politico:
Playbook: Trump upstages Vance on Night 1  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The first day of the GOP convention in Milwaukee was supposed to be about something mundane: economic policy.  The slogan was “Make America Wealthy Once Again.”
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Suzanne Lynch / Politico:
Europe reacts to J.D. Vance as Trump's VP pick: ‘This is a disaster for Ukraine’  —  “This is a disaster for Ukraine.”  Those are the words of one senior EU official today as Europe reacted to Donald Trump's choice of Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The risk of J.D. Vance  —  Trump went with the MAGA pick.  But the 2022 election suggests that might not be the right electoral one.  —  During the 2022 election, Republicans nominated unpopular candidates aligned with Donald Trump.  As a group, they most likely cost the party a chance to win the U.S. Senate.
NBC News:
The inside story of how Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate  —  Once a critic, Vance repositioned himself as an faithful ally eager to defend Trump on TV, carry a torch for a younger generation of MAGA figures and fight for voters in the Midwest.  —  MILWAUKEE — With the clock ticking …
Ian Ward / Politico:
55 Things to Know About J.D. Vance, Trump's VP Pick  —  Donald Trump's pick for vice president made a 180-degree turn from fierce critic to bulldog surrogate for the former president.  —  Who is J.D. Vance really?  —  That is the question that has dogged the 39-year-old senator from Ohio along …
Ian Ward / Politico:
Are Republican Voters Ready for the Nerdy Radicalness of J.D. Vance?  —  Donald Trump puts the New Right on the ballot.  —  Sen. J.D. Vance with former President Donald Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 16, 2024.  The process of choosing a running mate has created a new roster …
Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
‘The VP will take it to JD’: Biden campaign pushes Vance to debate Kamala Harris  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is ready to debate J.D. Vance.  —  That was the main subject of a Biden campaign afternoon call on Monday shortly after Donald Trump publicly named the Ohio senator as his running mate.
Kelsey Vlamis / Business Insider:
JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
Discussion: NBC News, Semafor and The Lever
Paul Bradley Carr / The San Francisco Standard:
With JD Vance as VP, Peter Thiel would finally have Trump right where he wants him
Reuters:
J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump's pick for vice president
Associated Press:
Trump's vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance in shooting's aftermath
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump's presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Other backers of the group, called America PAC, include Palantir Technologies …
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The Hill:   Musk pledges to give $45M a month to Trump super PAC: report
Lester Holt / NBC News:
Transcript: Read the full Biden interview with Lester Holt on NBC News  —  President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt.  —  LESTER HOLT: Mr. President, thank you for sitting down with us.  There's a lot to talk about.  I'd like to start with the horrible events …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Biden says ‘it was a mistake’ to use ‘bullseye’ in rhetorical Trump attack
New York Post:
Firefighter Corey Comperatore's widow refused Biden call after Trump rally shooting: 'Didn't want to talk to him'  —  SARVER, Pa. — The heartbroken widow of Corey Comperatore, the hero firefighter shot dead by a sniper at a Trump rally, wanted nothing to do with President Biden when he called after the tragedy, she told The Post.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Daines: Low-propensity ‘Trump voters’ will help GOP flip Senate control
Discussion: Axios and Roll Call
Politico:
Trump met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seek endorsement  —  Former President Donald Trump met this morning in Milwaukee with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the possibility of the independent candidate endorsing the Republican nominee, according to multiple people familiar with the huddle.
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 …
Washington Post:
Swing states get prime spots on the RNC convention floor — except one  —  As more than 2,400 delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, some will have much better seats than others in Fiserv Forum.  —  MILWAUKEE — The live band playing “God Bless the U.S.A.” …
Discussion: New York Post
CNN:
‘We are speaking of a failure’: Mayorkas on security at Trump rally  —  Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called the security a “failure” at former President Donald Trump's rally where he was nearly assassinated in Butler, Pennsylvania.  Mayorkas says officials are conducting a full review of the situation.
John Mulholland / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's New Mr. Nice Guy Act Doesn't Even Last a Day  —  AND JUST LIKE THAT  —  He was Lazarus.  He was spiritual.  “Getting shot in the face changes a man.”  And then he took to Truth Social. … Well that didn't last long.  —  Throughout Sunday and overnight into Monday morning …
ABC News:
ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting ‘unacceptable,’ Secret Service director says  —  “The buck stops with me,” Kimberly Cheatle said in an ABC News interview.  —  U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sat down with ABC News in her first network interview since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Reuters:
Exclusive: In blow to Biden, Teamsters consider no endorsement in 2024 race  —  President Joe Biden is on the brink of failing to win a key labor endorsement as leaders of the 1.3 million-member Teamsters union consider backing no candidate at all in the U.S. presidential race, according to two people familiar with the matter.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Get out of here!’  Don Jr. snaps at MSNBC ‘clown’ after tough question on RNC floor  —  Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump, snapped at MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff during a confrontation at the Republican National Convention.  —  As convention proceedings …
Washington Post:
Biden allies worry he is not getting complete information about race  —  Concern grows among Democrats that he is hearing from a shrinking number of aides.  —  Democratic lawmakers and strategists inside the effort to reelect President Biden have grown concerned in recent days that he is listening …
 
 
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Country band Sixwire plays at RNC after abrupt teleprompter malfunction
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
‘Unity’ Doesn't Mean Covering Up the Truth About Donald Trump
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Few Lawmakers Called for Tougher Gun Laws After Trump Shooting
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A preview of government of, by and for a subset of ‘the people’
The Daily Beast:
Mystery Over Trump's Diagnosis and Treatment After Assassination Attempt
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