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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Trump Campaign's ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase  —  That was a crazy public service provided by Elon Musk and X.  —  The X Spaces interview delivered Donald Trump without makeup or dress-up, talking unselfconsciously: manic, boastful, untruthful, aggrieved, abusive, obsessive, random, ignorant …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Trump rambles, slurs his way through Elon Musk interview.  It was an unmitigated disaster.  —  For a fascism-curious billionaire who loves cuddling up to right-wing loons, Elon Musk sure is good at making right-wing politicians look stupid.  —  For a fascism-curious billionaire who loves cuddling …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Media's Double Standard Favors Donald Trump, Not Kamala Harris … Conservatives are complaining about media bias, as is their wont, especially when Republicans are losing.  They are correct that Kamala Harris has enjoyed fairly positive coverage to date.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Long Until Trump Fires His Campaign Managers?  —  Chris and Susie best be sleeping with one eye open.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Pear-Shaped  —  One of the Iron Laws of Trumpism is that it's always someone else's fault.  So when Donald Trump looks out today and surveys the world, someone will have to be blamed.
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
James Liddell / The Independent:
Bizarre moment Trump says ‘beautiful’ Kamala Harris looks like wife Melania in Elon Musk X interview  —  ‘I saw a picture of her on Time Magazine today.  She looks like the most beautiful actress ever to live,’ the former president said of his presidential rival  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
Discussion: Raw Story and Pharyngula
CNBC:
UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union-busting comments … The United Auto Workers union on Tuesday filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board against former President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk for publicly applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike.
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Justin Mayhugh / UAW:
UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers
The Verge:
The Elon Musk / Donald Trump interview on X started with an immediate tech disaster
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Trump's interview with Musk devolves into yet another X catastrophe
David Bauder / Associated Press:
News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign.  They chose not to print it  —  At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Trump Email Hack Is A Moment Of Reckoning For Him—Or The News Media  —  Outlets like the New York Times owe their readers frenzied coverage of his campaign's emails, or a mea culpa for their history-altering emails fixation in 2016  —  You might say Politico won the weekend with a metascoop.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former aide: Trump ‘feels this election slipping away’  —  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  — descriptions off, selected
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
12:30 Report — GOP presses Trump to abandon insults
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Justin Engel / MLive.com:
Kamala Harris would debate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids on this condition, campaign says
NBC News:
Abortion rights initiative will appear on Missouri's November ballot  —  Missouri is the eighth state to put the abortion issue directly before voters in this year's general election.  —  An amendment that would enshrine abortion access in Missouri's constitution will appear …
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri voters could face choice between continued abortion ban and new constitutional amendment
CNN:
Workers allege ‘nightmare’ conditions at Kentucky startup JD Vance helped fund  —  As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his guiding principles for investing in a company: A business should not only turn a profit, it should also help American communities.
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Latest Harris-Trump poll highlights danger for former president in Florida  —  The red wave that washed over Florida in recent years might not be as large as it once seemed, if a new presidential survey is any indication.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is within “striking distance” …
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Taylor Wilson / USA Today:   FBI probes Trump hack, Harris team says it was also targeted | The Excerpt
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Says He Will Go to Venezuela if He Loses Election  —  During his interview with billionaire donor  —  said they could “meet next time in Venezuela” if he loses November's election.  —  “If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Reuters and NPR
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Nate Silver on Kamala Harris's Chances and the Mistakes of the ‘Indigo Blob’  —  Nate Silver came to fame in American politics for election forecasting.  But before Silver was in politics, he was a poker player.  And after getting into politics, he went back to being a poker player.
Vernal Coleman / ProPublica:
Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Does Donald Trump understand how the ocean works?  —  Once again Monday night, he claimed that rising sea levels would create “more oceanfront property.”  —  There was no shortage of false claims and exaggerations offered by former president Donald Trump during his conversation with Elon Musk on Monday night.
Discussion: The Hill and Louder With Crowder
Washington Post:
This oil tycoon brings in millions for Trump, and may set his agenda  —  Harold Hamm has become Trump's point person in raising funds from oil industry donors and relaying to the ex-president what the industry wants.  —  After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss  —  Donald Trump is behind.  He trails in the pivotal postindustrial swing states and is treading water in the Southern and Sun Belt states — Arizona, Georgia and Nevada — that could help him find an alternative path to 270 electoral votes.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Putin pulls units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv says  —  KYIV — Russia pulled some troops out of southern Ukraine and back into its own territory to try to fend off an escalating incursion by Kyiv's forces, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.  —  Ukraine's ongoing surprise attack …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC to stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube … - Roughly one-third of Americans ages 18 to 29 say they get news regularly on TikTok, which only streams vertical video, per Pew Research Center. … - The event, taking place in Chicago from August 19-22, will be available …
Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk  —  Internal market commissioner's warning to owner of social media site X was not approved  —  Brussels has accused its internal market commissioner of going rogue by sending a letter to Elon Musk threatening punishment …
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Watergate convinced us that the system works — until Trump showed otherwise  —  Fifty years ago last week, Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency.  His resignation was compelled by the impending release of the infamous White House tape recordings, which the Supreme Court, in a case that I argued, had just ordered disclosed.
Discussion: HISTORY
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: An inside look at Harris' Senate brain trust … - Harris's team also is relying on longtime ally Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), multiple Democratic sources told Axios. … - Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are also part of Harris' Senate brain trust.
Politico:
Progressives jostle for nat sec jobs under Harris  —  The liberal activists plan to offer Harris lists of names to consider, but their last such effort with Biden yielded little success.  —  Progressive national security professionals already are angling for positions in a possible Kamala …
Discussion: freebeacon.com and Washington Post
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How hotels are colluding to jack up room rates, according to two lawsuits  —  If you traveled this summer, the rate you paid at hotels may have been artificially inflated.  According to two lawsuits, numerous hotel operators are participating in an illegal scheme to increase their prices.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
TBI limits Millersville's access to sensitive law enforcement data, chief says in podcast interview  —  In a pair of perplexing podcast interviews, Chief Bryan Morris voices support for conspiracy theories, makes wild accusations  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF — In a perplexing pair of podcast interviews …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. to speed up asylum processing at northern border to deter migrant crossings
Discussion: Washington Examiner
The Hill:
A US Bitcoin reserve would do much for Bitcoin and little for taxpayers
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Campaign to recall D.C. lawmaker Charles Allen fails to qualify for ballot
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Arizona abortion ballot initiative has enough signatures to be on the ballot
Discussion: KGET-TV
Stepheny Price / Fox News:
California sheriff featured in Kamala Harris campaign ad decries use of image: ‘I do not support her’
Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Lone Democrat on Georgia state board defends elections amid new rules
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Victoria Gill / BBC:
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Lennard J. Davis / Salon:
“Poornography”: Expert says JD Vance a classic example of the rich trying to speak for the poor
Washington Post:
Walz's handling of George Floyd protests draws fresh scrutiny
Discussion: The Dispatch, HotAir and TMZ.com
Reuters:
Exclusive: Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response, sources say
Politico:
Progressives face an existential threat from AIPAC. And there's nothing to stop it.
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
‘End of an era:’ the Times won't endorse in local races
Discussion: New Yorker
Associated Press:
Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York's ballot, says he is not a state resident
 

 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
The Atlantic says it is increasing its print publication from 10 to 12 issues per year starting in January 2025 and announces some expansions to reporting staff

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Mathew Ingram / The Torment Nexus:
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