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11:15 PM ET, July 28, 2016

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Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon he wanted to “hit” some of the Democratic National Convention speakers “so hard” while watching them last night, including a “little guy...so hard his head would spin.”
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Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigates hacking of Democratic congressional group - sources  —  The FBI is investigating a cyber intrusion at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) that may be related to an earlier hack at the Democratic National Committee, said four sources familiar with the matter on Thursday.
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Republican security experts request congressional investigation of DNC hack  —  Two dozen Republican national security experts signed a letter to congressional leaders Thursday asking for an immediate investigation into the cyberattack on the Democratic National Committee, writing that …
Katie Hicks / Vox:
Watch live: the final night of Democratic National Convention
ABC News:
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Whether She'll Be the Next Democratic Party Chair
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
ABC News:
Democratic National Conventions: Past and Present
Discussion: Politico
Salena Zito / The Hill:
Understanding why populist fires are still ‘Berning’
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump urges viewers to skip Clinton speech as Democrats rack up ratings wins  —  President Obama's prime time speech lifted the Democratic convention to its third straight night of ratings wins over the Republican convention last week — and now the Trump campaign is exhorting supporters not to watch the Democrats' final night.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Not Just As the Democrat But As the Candidate of Democracy Itself  —  Since the start of the Reagan era, American politics has revolved around a war over the role of government in the economy.  The Republican Party is set apart from major conservative parties across …
Joe Klein / TIME:
Embracing His Rival, Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton the Boost She Needs
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
HRC president: ‘Trump struggled to read the letters L-G-B-T-Q’
Discussion: ABC News
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Obama's DNC letdown: The president needed to hit it out of the park, but he surprisingly fell short  —  Obama is one of the great orators of our time, but his meandering speech for Hillary missed the mark  —  Barack Obama's signature, as a speaker, is his ability to stay on-topic.
Discussion: The Mahablog
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NBC News:
Trump Jr. Says Obama Lifted Phrase From His RNC Speech
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
No Obama Bounce For DNC Day 3 Ratings As They Fall Behind RNC, ‘Wayward Pines’ Finale Down From 2015  —  It was like a political Coachella last night at the Democratic National Convention - and not just because Lenny Kravitz was playing.  With star turns from Vice-President Joe Biden …
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USA Today:
As Obama speaks, chaos and arrests outside DNC
Discussion: Vox
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz / New York Times:
Go Dark, Hillary  —  Times columnists, editorial writers and contributors bring their insights to bear on Hillary Clinton and the Democrats in Philadelphia.  Here are their notes and observations from day 3, day 2 and day 1.  —  Who's Googling to Learn How to Vote?
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Hillary Clinton is bad at speeches for the exact reasons she'd be a good president
Discussion: CNN and Hot Air
John Cassidy / New Yorker:   Obama's Powerful Message: Donald Trump Is Un-American
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Poll: Donald Trump Sees 17-Point Positive Swing in Two Weeks  —  Republican nominee Donald Trump gained 17 points in roughly two weeks, according to the Reuters online tracking poll.  —  On July 14, 2016, Trump was 15 points behind Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton 46.5 percent to 31.5 percent.
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Haywire over Hacking: Media refuse to believe Trump's Russia comments were sarcastic
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump Claims He's Never Spoken to Putin.  In This 2014 Video, Trump Says He Did.  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump angrily told reporters that he had no connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin.  “I have nothing to do with Putin,” he said.  “I've never spoken to him.
Discussion: NBC News
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump's Putin claim contradicted by 2014 video  —  More video evidence has emerged to contradict Donald Trump  —  's claim that he's never spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  On Wednesday morning, the GOP presidential nominee held a press conference during which he discussed — and, in the case of Hillary Clinton
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now  —  Further polling since the Republican National Convention has tended to confirm our impressions from earlier this week: Donald Trump has almost certainly gotten a convention bounce, and has moved into an extremely close race with Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Slate, TheStreet.com, Althouse and Breitbart
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘I felt angry that it took so long’: Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News  —  After a professional life spent speaking before TV cameras, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson isn't often at a loss for words.  —  But when I asked her how she felt as she watched Roger Ailes …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The uncouth Roger Ailes
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
JAMES O'KEEFE ASSAULTED - THROWN TO GROUND During Undercover Op at DNC (VIDEO)  —  Activist, author and investigative journalist James O'Keefe from Project Veritas went undercover as a Hillary supporter this week at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.  —  What transpired was shocking.
Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk  —  The Navy is set to name a ship after the gay rights icon and San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, according to a Congressional notification obtained by USNI News.  —  The July 14, 2016 notification, signed by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus …
GOP.com:
Unequal Convention Coverage By Networks  —  Traditionally, TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have worked to ensure fairness giving each party the primetime hour of 10:00PM to 11:00PM on Monday through Thursday of their respective parties' conventions.  While speeches can go over allotted time, they strive for parity.
Discussion: Mediaite and Politicus USA
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says  —  Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine.  He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Biden to appear on ‘Law & Order’  —  Donald Trump may be the self-proclaimed “law and order” candidate, but it's not the former reality TV star-turned-Republican presidential nominee who will be making a cameo on the “Law & Order” TV franchise.  —  Instead, it will be Vice President Joe Biden.
Discussion: AOL and Mashable
Kevin L. Jones / KQED Arts:
‘Sesame Street’ Lets Go Longtime Cast Members Bob, Gordon and Luis [UPDATE]  —  UPDATED: See statement from Sesame Workshop, the creators of ‘Sesame Street,’ below  —  Sesame Street, the 46-year-old award-winning children's show, cut three of its most senior cast members earlier this year …
 
 
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DNC Action Committee / Facebook:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Action in Philadelphia TONIGHT
Allan Smith / Business Insider:
MARK CUBAN: I bet this is Donald Trump's ‘biggest debate fear’
Discussion: Bloomberg
Hilary Duff / TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Jezebel, Page Six and Refinery29
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pro-Donald Trump ‘Super PAC’ to Run Ads in Battleground States
Daily Mail:
'I'm a famous person who could be a target': Paris Hilton reveals fears of attracting the attentions …
Discussion: alan.com and The Daily Caller
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Protections For Gay People Under Existing Civil Rights Law
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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James Rothwell / Telegraph:
Nudist bathers in Germany ‘threatened by men who swam onto beach and shouted Allahu Akhbar’
Elizabeth Koh / The Charlotte Observer:
North Carolina GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ Marine pin that honored his son
The Huffington Post:
Clinton Campaign: Trump Needs To Guarantee He Won't Leak Before Getting Briefed
Discussion: Daily Kos
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction