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Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly planning to commit $45 million per month to a super PAC dedicated to electing former President Donald Trump. People familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that the new super PAC, called America PAC, will also be backed by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, the Winklevoss twins, […]

Elon Musk to commit $45 million per month to super PAC dedicated to electing Trump: Report

Axios

Venture capital has its vice presidential candidate, with Donald Trump yesterday picking J.D. Vance to be his running mate. The big picture: Vance wasn't a successful or failed VC. Namely because he didn't have enough time, spending just six years at three different firms. Catch up quick: Vance was a...

J.D. Vance's short career in venture capital

President Biden said it was a "mistake" to tell donors to put Trump in a "bull's-eye" on a private call days before the attempted assassination of former President Trump during an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt. Driving the news: Several Republican lawmakers pointed to Biden's figurative comment after the...

Biden: Trump bull's-eye comment was a "mistake"

HuffPost

The tech billionaire previously said he had no plans to donate to presidential candidates.

Elon Musk Giving Massive Amounts To Trump Super PAC: Reports

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new pro-Trump super political-action committee, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Musk plans to give $45 million a month to new pro-Trump PAC, WSJ reports

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COVID-19 cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states and territories, and more than half of the states have virus levels that are "very high" or "high" as a summertime wave expands, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Why it matters: The prevalence of COVID is especially high...

Mapped: Another hot COVID summer

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Mediaite

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is again dismissing calls for him to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic Party ticket, insisting there is “no daylight” between him and the president. A teaser of a CBS Sunday Morning interview with Newsom was released on Friday...

Newsom Says ‘Not a Chance’ He Replaces Biden, Declares He’s ‘All in,’ ‘No Daylight’ Between Him and President

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Business Insider

Harris is seen by many as a natural potential successor to Biden. But an array of Democrats believe her middling approval ratings are a liability.

Kamala Harris' camp is mad that Newsom and Whitmer are being floated as Biden replacements over the VP

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro identified the victim who was killed in an attempted assassination of former President Trump as Corey Comperatore on Sunday. Driving the news: Comperatore, the former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief, dived on his family members to shield them from the attack, Shapiro said at a press conference after speaking to Comperatore's wife and daughters.

Trump rally attendee remembered as "hero" who died protecting his family

Los Angeles Times

The vice president is a front-runner to replace President Biden on ballots if he ends his run. The California governor continues to vow not to run against her for president.

As Kamala Harris rises, Gavin Newsom's presidential prospects fall — at least in the short term

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Usha Vance will likely see her profile rise dramatically now that former President Trump has chosen her husband, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), as his 2024 running mate. Why it matters: Usha Vance — a highly accomplished attorney and daughter of Indian immigrants — and her husband bring youth and diversity to the Trump ticket.

Who is Usha Vance, wife of Trump VP pick J.D. Vance

David Roche, strategist at Quantum Strategy, discusses the implications of a Donald Trump presidency following the attempted assassination of the former president.

Implications of a Trump presidency

The pick of Sen. J.D. Vance as former President Trump’s running mate is raising fears in corporate America that populist, anti-business Trumponomics will truly take hold in a second term in the White House. While Trump’s rhetoric in his first term advocated for working-class Americans, the Goldman Sachs alumni...

‘CEOs are shocked’ that J.D. Vance is Trump’s running mate

Fox News

Democrat strategist James Carville wrote that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama should be recruited to lead town halls for nominees to replace Biden.

Democratic strategist James Carville says Obama, Bill Clinton should lead discussion on Biden replacement

"This is all a matter of time here," said former Bill Clinton adviser James Carville.

James Carville, former Bill Clinton advisor, says it's 'inevitable' that Biden drops out

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Investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz will donate to Trump

Venture capital billionaires Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each will make donations to former President Trump's election effort, and will lay out their reasoning in a...

Investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz will donate to Trump

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