- Fox praised JD Vance for releasing a “study” to back up his lies about immigrants – actual economists were quick to point out that it’s junk (mediamatters.org)
- American insurrectionism: who created the “constitutional sheriff” myth? Hint: It’s not in the Constitution (salon.com)
- Project 2025’s plan to gut civil service with mass firings: ‘It’s like the bad old days of King Henry VIII’ (theguardian.com)
- In wake of scrutiny of its own president and dissent among local groups, national Teamsters decline to endorse Harris, citing questionable internal poll (theguardian.com)West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris (msn.com)Western Pa. Teamsters endorse Kamala Harris, breaking with national union (triblive.com)https://meidasnews.com/news/teamsters-unions-in-battleground-states-endorse-harris-bucking-national-organization (meidasnews.com)
- The right’s Springfield firestorm has died down, but its consequences are still unfolding (mediamatters.org)
- CBS reports on a Republican district that is benefiting from the Inflation Reduction Act, even while its representative voted against it (mediamatters.org)
- Iran’s Dilemma: How to Preserve Its Proxies and Avoid Full-Scale War (nytimes.com)
- ‘It’s a meltdown’: No sanewashing there! Morning Joe shows brutal supercut of Trump’s unhinged weekend rambling (rawstory.com)
- Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon (apnews.com)U.S. Pushes Cease-Fire in Lebanon as Netanyahu Says Israel Will Fight On (nytimes.com)Israel distances itself from U.S.-French proposal to halt Hezbollah conflict (washingtonpost.com)
- From camo hats to libertarian rhetoric, the Kamala Harris campaign is staking its claim to symbols of conservative identity. (axios.com)