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Political News Compilation - Weekend Updates - August 3 & 4, 2024

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Dueling Harris and Trump rallies in the same Atlanta arena showcase America’s deep divides​

ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stood in the same arena four days apart, each looking over capacity crowds like concert stars or prizefighters.

The competing events were staged three months before Election Day in the state that produced the closest margin of the 2020 race for the White House. On policy, tone, the types of voters in attendance and even the music playlists, the rallies offered not just opposing visions of the country but starkly different versions of it.

Those dynamics raise questions about how a factionalized citizenry might embrace a Trump comeback or a Harris ascension. ...

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Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is out with a new book in which he says ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations.
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Boosts in Democratic excitement help Harris reset the race against Trump — CBS News poll

Harris draws even with Trump across the battlegrounds and has 1-point edge nationally.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
www.nbcnews.com

Harris unrolls dozens of GOP endorsements

The campaign’s announcement comes alongside a slew of endorsements from Republicans, many of whom have been openly critical of former President Donald Trump.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
www.washingtonexaminer.com

Donalds spars with Stephanopoulos: Trump is focused on Harris’s record over her race - Washington Examiner

The Florida congressman pushed back when asked why Trump was questioning Harris’s ethnicity, contending he has put a heavier focus on her record as a lawmaker.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
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After smooth campaign start, Kamala Harris faces a crucial week ahead

The crowds are psyched. The campaign donations are flooding in. Volunteers are showing up at field offices in droves.
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www.cbsnews.com

Sen. Tom Cotton: Americans won't want Harris to lead when they "get a better look at her and her radical positions"

Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, called for more press scrutiny of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
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Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election

Voices across the globe are expressing concern over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend's disputed elections.
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www.usatoday.com

Kamala Harris to meet Sunday with Kelly, Shapiro, Walz as final VP decision nears: reports

Kamala Harris' meetings Sunday with VP contenders are said to be a "chemistry test" before she makes her running-mate announcements early this week.
www.usatoday.com
www.foxnews.com

Donald Trump: America has more ‘liquid gold’ under its feet than Saudi Arabia

Former President Trump argued that if energy prices are brought down, other problems like inflation will follow suit and correct on "Sunday Morning Futures."
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
www.usatoday.com

Donald Trump missteps stir growing Republican worry, campaign seeks Vance reset

Trump's campaign seemed more disciplined to some Republicans. Now his running mate is generating controversy, as are recent racially-charged comments.
www.usatoday.com
www.nbcnews.com

JD Vance touts Georgia's election security after Trump attacks state officials

Trump has repeatedly attacked Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after they publicly pushed back on his claims of a stolen 2020 election.
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Democrat Ruben Gallego promotes Republican support in his Arizona Senate campaign against Kari Lake

Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego is promoting Republican backing for his Senate campaign as the congressman works to assemble a winning coalition in the swing state.
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www.foxnews.com

Israel prepares for Iran attack amid warnings that regime is close to having nuclear weapon: 'Unnerving'

Amid a possible all-out war in the Middle East, new intelligence has emerged that the regime in Iran is dangerously close to securing a nuclear bomb.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once retrieved a bear that was killed by a motorist and left it in New York’s Central Park with a bicycle on top, sparking a mystery that consumed the city a decade ago.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

Concerns mount over one of Harris’s top choices for vice president - Washington Examiner

Harris is expected to pick her running mate in the coming days, ahead of a blitz of the battleground states and the Democratic National Convention this month.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
www.cnn.com

How two topsy-turvy weeks upended Trump’s 2024 campaign | CNN Politics

A 17-day stretch with few parallels in American history has upended what looked to Donald Trump’s campaign like a clear path to victory when the former president stepped on the Republican convention stage in Milwaukee.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Election conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential race live on in Michigan's GOP primary

Several Republicans who were involved in efforts to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan are running for office in the upcoming primary.
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www.cbsnews.com

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sees support and pushback as Harris enters final days before VP pick announcement

Supporters in Pennsylvania say he can help Harris win the commonwealth. Activists worry his stances on Israel and school vouchers could make progressives stay home.
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Ukraine intensifies its long-range strikes, sinking a Russian submarine and striking an airfield

Ukrainian military officials say they have sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours.
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www.aljazeera.com

At least 90 killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for Hasina to quit

Protests over jobs quota system morph into a wider antigovernment movement demanding the prime minister’s resignation.
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