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GOP protection racket crumbles

At last week's Democratic National Convention, former Trump White House staffers got on stage and spoke the truth

Salon

All politicians change their minds – and have been flip-flopping on positions for hundreds of years

People change their opinions. As my husband says, “I always reserve the right to get smarter,” paraphrasing Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of Germany.

The Conversation

Barron Trump starts college this fall—and he’s bringing his secret service detail along

Barron Trump will attend New York University in an era when social media poses a greater threat than ever, to both his safety and privacy, Katie Hawkinson reports

The Independent UK

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Presidents Don't Create Jobs, No Matter What Bill Clinton Said

Dynamic economies operate independently of the political party of whoever was elected most recently.

Reason

Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

Someone who has flouted US democratic norms as flagrantly as Trump does not deserve civility or respect

The Guardian - US

Vladimir Putin manipulated Donald Trump’s ‘ego and insecurities’, book says

Former US national security adviser HR McMaster claims Russian president had a hold over Trump in new memoir

The Guardian - US

Why did this conservative US judge endorse Kamala Harris?

What matters to Michael Luttig is getting past January 2025 with democracy intact. We can argue later about how to govern

The Guardian - US

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Phil Donahue, a pro-democracy feminist

The arc of Donahue is the opposite of a radicalization story

Salon

The Art of Power review – Pelosi takes swipe at Trump

The former speaker’s illuminating second memoir details how she won an outsized place in Trump’s brain. Can she help beat him back again?

The Guardian - US

Trump fingerprints all over Project 2025

Project 2025 is part of a larger network of right-wing groups gearing up for a second Trump term for years

Salon

3 years after the Taliban’s return, Afghanistan is a broken country swarming with terrorists again

This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power.

The Conversation

George W Bush paints a portrait for Hoda Kotb’s 60th birthday

Hoda Kotb celebrated her 60th birthday on August 9

The Independent UK

'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict

A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray

The Independent UK

Democrats push back as Trumpworld dusts off ‘swift boat’ attack on Walz

Attacks on Tim Walz’s military service echo false smears leveled against John Kerry in 2004

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

JD Vance attacks Tim Walz’s military record as election race heats up

Vance, who served as a correspondent in the marines, accused Walz of ‘stolen valor garbage’

The Conversation

From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?

A former teacher and football coach who a majority of Americans had never heard of before is now running for vice president of the United States alongside Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

The Independent UK

Teacher, veteran and gridiron glory: Tim Walz’s All-American background propelled him to the biggest political stage

Minnesota governor spent decades as a teacher and football coach before entering politics

The Independent UK

No, JD Vance is not as bad of a running mate as Sarah Palin. He’s worse

Palin was a gamble that didn’t pay off. Vance is the sign of an overconfident campaign

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The Guardian - US

This one weird trick might win Democrats the election

Republicans are freaking out that their grotesque policies and bizarre politicians are now being called weird by Democrats

Salon

Playing the Harris race card backfires

The attempts to disqualify the vice president reek of desperation

Reason

The 9/11 Plotters Should Have Been Found Guilty in a Real Court

War on Terror fears and the CIA’s torture program kept Khalid Sheikh Mohammed out of civilian courts—and prevented true justice from being served.

Al Jazeera

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Mohammed and two other defendants likely to enter formal plea next week over attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

The Conversation

Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education

When Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Florida in July 2023, she lambasted a state-approved Black history lesson that claimed “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

International Business Times UK

CEO 'Brought To Tears' And Praises Employee For Returning To Work Two Days After Giving Birth; Gets Slammed Online

A CEO's insensitive Mother's Day post about a struggling mother working at a fast-food restaurant sparked outrage online.

The Conversation

Veepstakes have evolved from where you live to who you are − which way will Harris turn to balance the ticket?

Vice presidential picks can’t help a presidential candidate, but they can hurt one, according to political scientists. Presidential campaigns still spend a fair amount of time thinking about running mates and the ways in which they might boost the ticket – or at least not hurt it.

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