The Hill

A senior adviser to President Biden is departing the White House to take on a top role advising a major Democratic super PAC ahead of November’s election. Anita Dunn, who has been a member of Biden’s inner circle of aides since he took office, is leaving to work with Future Forward, a group that has committed to spending at least $300 million in support of Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic nominee after Biden ended his candidacy, a source familiar with her plans told The Hill.

Biden adviser Anita Dunn leaving White House to join major Democratic super PAC

The Independent

 Reclusive billionaire and Republican mega-donor Timothy Mellon gave $50 million to a Donald Trump-supporting super PAC in July after pumping two other massive multi-million dollar donations into his campaign this cycle.The banking heir has now given a total of $115m to the Trump-connected Make America Great Again Inc. since 2023, making him the biggest donor to the political action committees that are backing the former president’s 2024 campaign.A filing with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday shows $50m from Mellon on July 15, shortly before President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris in the race...

Reclusive Republican megadonor drops $50m into Trump super PAC

POLITICO

House Majority PAC ended the month with more than $105 million in the bank.

Bloomberg gives $10M to House Democrats’ super PAC

Fox Business

Biden donor John Morgan said he is not "enthusiastic" about VP Harris as a candidate and argues Democrats are "squandering" an "unbelievable" opportunity.

Major Biden donor shares concerns over Kamala Harris run, slams Democrats for 'squandering' big opportunity

TheDailyBeast

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign further ramped up Friday as she earned the delegates’ votes to officially lock down the Democratic Party’s nomination—and brought on President Obama’s 2008 campaign manager in a key role. Harris needed to lock down 2,350 votes to secure the nomination during a virtual roll call that began Thursday. The votes needed to cross that threshold came in just after 1 p.m. on Friday.“I’m so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the...

Kamala Harris Makes Nomination Official and Hires Obama’s Guru David Plouffe

CBS News

A majority of Democratic delegates has voted to select Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president in a virtual roll call vote, her campaign and the Democratic Party said Friday, cementing her status at the top of the ticket heading into November.The Democratic National Committee began the formal process for selecting the nominee on Thursday, when voting opened for the party's more than 4,000 delegates to cast their ballots using an online form or over the phone. Harris needed to secure votes from 2,350 delegates to cross the threshold required for winning the nomination, the campaign said....

Kamala Harris passes threshold needed to secure nomination in DNC vote

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Reuters

(Reuters) -Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering ending his campaign to join forces with Republican rival Donald Trump, Kennedy's running mate said in an interview posted online on Tuesday.

RFK Jr to weigh dropping US presidential bid to join forces with Trump

New York City, NY

NBC News

Wealthy businessman Timothy Mellon and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote huge, eight-figure checks in July to support major Republican and Democratic super PACs, respectively, gearing up for the 2024 election. Mellon, who donated $50 million in May to Make America Great Again Inc., the super PAC that supports...

Billionaires Timothy Mellon and Mike Bloomberg inject massive sums into 2024 super PACs

Florida State

Google has been served with a lawsuit from a Florida woman who claims she lost $5 million to a scam cryptocurrency app downloaded from the Google Play Store. Though Google received a complaint about the app from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the lawsuit claims Google took three months to remove the scam app, and that at least five other users of the app had similar experiences while it was available on the store.

Google took three months to remove scam app that stole over $5 million in crypto: lawsuit

WashingtonExaminer

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pushed back against Fox News on President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party’s record, with the exchanges between the two getting heated throughout the interview. The feud started when Buttigieg was asked if reports on Biden’s inability to serve as president had any role in the now-outgoing president’s decision to no […]

Pete Buttigieg pushes back on Biden’s record in testy Fox News interview

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Business Times

Former President Donald Trump suggests President Joe Biden might attempt to reclaim the Democratic nomination from Kamala Harris at the upcoming DNC.

'Crooked' Joe Biden May Attempt 'Taking Back Nomination' From Kamala Harris At DNC, Donald Trump Claims

A new MEV bot run by pseudonymous trader Jaredfromsubway.eth — named after the former Subway spokesperson — has been rolling out more complicated arbitrage and sandwich attacks earning him millions of dollars in ETH. MEV, or maximum extractable value, is the process of reordering transactions to earn as...

Jaredfromsubway.eth is back with a new MEV bot and new sandwich attacks

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission crypto and cyber security lead David Hirsh has joined private law firm McGuireWoods. Hirsh previously played a leading role in establishing the agency’s crypto enforcement action strategy. Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission crypto and cyber security lead David Hirsh has joined law...

Former SEC crypto enforcement chief David Hirsh leaves for private practice

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Jersey City, NJ

Essex County, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Efrin Wade, a former correctional officer at Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF), has admitted to accepting $14,000 in bribes to smuggle contraband, including tobacco and a cell phone, into the facility for inmates. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Correctional Officer Guilty of Smuggling Contraband: $14K in Bribes Accepted

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

NewsBreak

Key Democratic patron Ron Conway departs from top crypto super PAC Fairshake: report

The decision came after Fairshake announced their plan to use $12 million to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown. The tech billionaire donated $500,000 to Fairshake in December...

Key Democratic patron Ron Conway departs from top crypto super PAC Fairshake: report

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