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Majority of Republicans support Supreme Court reforms in Biden’s proposal, poll finds

Majority of Republicans support Supreme Court reforms in Biden’s proposal, poll finds

The Hill reports: Most Republicans support the policy proposals in President Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, according to a new USA Today/Ipsos poll. Biden outlined a three-pronged approach to reforming the high court in a speech last month, calling for a binding code of conduct, 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, and a Constitutional amendment declaring no one — not even the president — is above the law. The latest poll shows 70 percent of Republicans support…

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The most expensive political ad of all time

The most expensive political ad of all time

Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims write: In 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, one of the world’s largest social networks, for $44 billion. From a financial perspective, it has not worked out well. Over the last two years, the value of Twitter — which Musk renamed X — has plunged. Internal documents reveal that company executives believed it was worth less than half of what Musk paid for it by October 2023. In 2024, Fidelity valued the company at…

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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

The Associated Press reports: Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature take its course” before discharging her without treatment for her ectopic pregnancy. When the 25-year-old returned three days later, still bleeding, doctors finally agreed to give her an injection to end the pregnancy. It was too late. The fertilized egg growing…

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We’re entering an AI price-fixing dystopia

We’re entering an AI price-fixing dystopia

Rogé Karma writes: If you rent your home, there’s a good chance your landlord uses RealPage to set your monthly payment. The company describes itself as merely helping landlords set the most profitable price. But a series of lawsuits says it’s something else: an AI-enabled price-fixing conspiracy. The classic image of price-fixing involves the executives of rival companies gathering behind closed doors and secretly agreeing to charge the same inflated price for whatever they’re selling. This type of collusion is…

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Kamala Harris’s youth-vote turnaround

Kamala Harris’s youth-vote turnaround

E. Tammy Kim writes: Just before Joe Biden dropped out of the Presidential race, polls showed a head-spinning turn in the youth electorate. Since the Obama years, voters under the age of thirty had been a solid, enthusiastic part of the Democratic coalition. But in early July, according to Pew Research, registered voters in that age group were identifying more with the G.O.P.—and by a double-digit margin. Though some commentators tried to brush it off—“Sample noise?” an analyst at ABC…

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Walz allows for Harris to ‘turn a corner’ on Gaza and Israel policy, James Zogby says

Walz allows for Harris to ‘turn a corner’ on Gaza and Israel policy, James Zogby says

The Intercept reports: [I]t’s … worth focusing on what Walz is not, said James Zogby, especially around the war on Gaza and pro-Palestinian protests in the U.S. Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute, contrasted Walz with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was widely reported to be the other frontrunner for Harris’s running mate, and believes that rejecting Shapiro in favor of Walz bodes well for Harris’s approach to the world. “What we have is somebody who will…

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Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion

Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion

AFP and Reuters report: Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion aiming to destabilise Russia by showing up the country’s weaknesses, a top official from Ukraine has said as the assault entered its sixth day. “We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilise the situation in Russia as they are unable to protect their own border,” the security official said on condition of…

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Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos

Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos

Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented, reports: Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda for a right-wing presidential administration, has lost its director and faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups and former President Donald Trump. But Project 2025’s plan to train an army of political appointees who could battle against the so-called deep state government bureaucracy on behalf of a future Trump administration remains on track. One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created…

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It is Trump’s shamelessness about his racism that appeals to white people

It is Trump’s shamelessness about his racism that appeals to white people

James Risen writes: To understand the rise of Donald Trump, you don’t need to go to a diner in the Midwest or read “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance’s memoir. You just need to know these basic facts: In 1980, white people accounted for about 80 percent of the U.S. population. In 2024, white people account for about 58 percent of the U.S. population. Trump appeals to white people gripped by demographic hysteria. Especially older white people who grew up when white…

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Trump campaign enraged by email hack

Trump campaign enraged by email hack

Seth Hettena and Jeff Stein write: The last time he ran for president, Donald Trump said he might not tell the FBI if he received dirt on his opponent offered by a foreign source. “It’s not an interference, they have information — I think I’d take it,” Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in 2019. “If I thought there was something wrong, I’d go maybe to the FBI — if I thought there was something wrong.” “It’s called oppo research,” he…

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162 falsehoods in a single news conference. NPR fact checks former President Trump

162 falsehoods in a single news conference. NPR fact checks former President Trump

NPR reports: There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long news conference Thursday that have gotten attention. A glaring example is his helicopter emergency landing story, which has not stood up to scrutiny. But there was so much more. A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of his news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes. That’s more than two a minute. It’s a…

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Kamala Harris spreads joy — the antidote to Trump’s narrative of doom

Kamala Harris spreads joy — the antidote to Trump’s narrative of doom

Katie Rogers writes: There was a time, early in her vice presidency, when Kamala Harris, aware of reams of conservative news coverage criticizing her laughter, privately wondered to confidants whether she should laugh, or show a sense of humor, at all. They reassured her that she should, according to two people familiar with the discussions at the time. Still, Ms. Harris proceeded gingerly, embarking on a run of tightly controlled appearances. She focused on issues like abortion rights and worked…

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Trump says ‘weird’ label is being applied to Vance, not him

Trump says ‘weird’ label is being applied to Vance, not him

The New York Times reports: As Ms. Harris — long ridiculed and underestimated — has transformed the contest, campaigning energetically and drawing roughly even with Mr. Trump in many polls, Mr. Trump has responded with one unforced error after another while struggling to land on an effective and consistent argument against her. He has found the change disorienting, those who interact with him say. Mr. Trump had grown comfortable campaigning against an 81-year-old incumbent who struggled to navigate stairs, thoughts…

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Trump was ‘scared shitless’ as the helicopter lurched — but he wasn’t riding with Willie Brown

Trump was ‘scared shitless’ as the helicopter lurched — but he wasn’t riding with Willie Brown

Politico reports: On that ride [in 1990], [Barbara Res, Trump’s former executive vice president of construction and development] said the pilots started feverishly maneuvering the equipment as the chopper lurched over the water. “From the corner of my eye, I can see in the cockpit and what I see is the co-pilot pumping a device with all his might,” Res wrote in her book. Donald Trump and Robert Trump were reassuring [Nate] Holden [a former city councilman and state senator…

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U.S. approves massive arms sales to Israel, waives Leahy sanctions against abusive Israeli military unit amid ongoing atrocities

U.S. approves massive arms sales to Israel, waives Leahy sanctions against abusive Israeli military unit amid ongoing atrocities

DAWN reports: The U.S. State Department has officially notified Congress of its intent to proceed with a new authorization for weapons to Israel, including 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) guidance kits to Israel, despite extensive evidence documenting the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) use of U.S. weapons to carry out war crimes and crimes against humanity, said DAWN today. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced his decision not to sanction the IDF’s notorious Netzah Yehuda battalion, despite credible evidence…

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