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NPR:
Here's who's speaking on Day 2 of the DNC
Gabe Hauari / USA Today:
DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Hillary Clinton gets her Trump revenge moment
Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul …
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Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
Harris leads Trump in new Nebraska 2nd District poll
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump says he'd consider appointing RFK Jr. to role in administration  —  Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “certainly” be open to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. playing a role in his administration if the independent candidate drops out of the 2024 race and endorses the former president.
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CNBC:
RFK Jr. campaign ‘looking at’ joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says
Damita Menezes / NewsNation:
Biden's DNC speech delayed, pushed past prime-time coverage  —  (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden's highly anticipated speech at the Democratic National Convention was delayed, pushing past prime-time network coverage as the program ran more than an hour behind schedule.
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Josh Marcus / The Independent:
DNC night one ratings beat RNC by 21 percent despite late Biden speech  —  Early data comes as Trump reportedly concerned Kamala Harris nomination speech will outshine his from RNC  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased …
Politico:
Democrats are ordered to keep speeches short and on time  —  Top Democrats scrambled Tuesday to trim the length of key speeches after widespread complaints about Monday night's long lineup of programming pushing Joe Biden past prime time.  Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama adviser who joined …
Discussion: USA Today
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Harris campaign knocks Trump over event in ‘KKK capital of Michigan’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer pledges to end cap on SALT deductions after 2025
Reuters:
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Brazenly Steals Kamala Harris' Beyoncé Anthem  —  COPYCAT  —  Trump's campaign co-opted the star's song “Freedom” just days after accusing Harris of “copying” him.  —  Not even a week after telling the crowd at a North Carolina rally that Kamala Harris was copying him …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
North Carolina Moves to Toss-up, Setting Up November Battle for Magnificent Seven Swing States  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  —North Carolina moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up in our Electoral College ratings, further emphasizing a focus on 7 key swing states to the exclusion of almost everywhere else.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Gaetz fends off primary challenge in Florida, dealing blow to McCarthy  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has won the Republican primary for his seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a challenger backed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Gaetz faces primary challenge amid McCarthy revenge tour
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis  —  Loans of around $13 billion have remained ‘hung’ for nearly two years, bringing in interest payments but weighing on banks' balance sheets  —  The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Old Man Who Saved American Democracy.  Twice.  —  1. Joe  —  I hope you drank it in last night.  It was one of the most human moments I've ever seen in politics, from the second the president stepped on stage and embraced his daughter.  —  But it was more than that.
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TIME:
Watch and Read Joe Biden's Full Speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Max Tani / Semafor:
A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago  —  The Scoop  —  Kamala Harris has ridden a wave of positive press coverage to the United Center in Chicago, but to judge by the grumbling here in Chicago, the honeymoon may be ending soon.  —  The Democratic National Convention …
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NOTUS:
Accessibility and Access: Reporters Have Complaints About the DNC
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The New AOC  —  The evolution of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a political force in American politics is fully apparent from just two speeches.  The first was delivered at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, two years after the insurgent progressive from New York was elected to Congress.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
'It's not a pro-life position': Anger after Trump says no to Comstock  —  Many prominent conservatives and anti-abortion activists were outraged by the remark, calling it “nonsensical” and “cowardly.”  —  Former President Donald Trump gave his clearest answer to date on the federal regulation …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
CNN:
Trump attorney was targeted by hackers, sources say  —  One of Donald Trump's attorneys was targeted in a hacking attempt, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, marking a potentially serious new development as American intelligence agencies confirmed Monday that they have concluded Iran …
Sejal Govindarao / Associated Press:
Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion  —  The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to an abortion.
Discussion: Arizona Daily Star and KASW-TV
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat  —  In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.  —  President Biden approved in March …
Meredith Shiner / New Republic:
Beware the Pundit-Brained Version of the Democratic Convention  —  It's one of those moments that is tattooed on your brain forever—if your brain is the kind that is fully occupied by an encyclopedic memory of inane political moments that normal people forget: Donald Trump steps out onto …
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
Gwen Walz reveals she underwent a different treatment, not IVF, in new details about fertility struggles  —  Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz clarified in a statement to CNN that she did not use in vitro fertilization to conceive, sharing new details about her and Gov. Tim Walz's fertility struggles …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 25 co-author says the quiet part on tape  —  Russ Vought is confident that Trump will come through once again for anti-choice Republicans.  —  🚨 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.
 
 
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Trump baffles onlookers with claim Americans can't buy bread without getting raped or shot
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Leland Pinder / 6abc:
Republican leader in Montgomery County swatted after publicly endorsing Kamala Harris
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
Forget 1968. The DNC is underway in Chicago with minimal disruption.
Discussion: El País and CBS News
Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Exclusive: UAW's Shawn Fain on Teamsters RNC speech — “I wouldn't have” done it
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker
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A Major U.S. Defense Investor Has Links To Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The GOP's greatest skill: Taking credit for things Democrats did
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
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