Nikki Haley takes stage to a mixture of cheers and boos at RNC . . . Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley made her highly anticipated appearance at the Republican Convention, taking the stage to a mixture of cheers and boos from those in attendance. Haley, who was former President Donald Trump's fiercest primary rival, gave the former president her "strong endorsement" during the appearance in Milwaukee, ending months of speculation on if she would throw her weight behind her former rival. Fox News
'The dam has broken': Number of Black delegates swells at GOP convention . . . President Biden once told Black voters that if they supported Donald Trump, then they "ain't Black." Rep. John James turned that joke on its head this week from the stage at the Republican National Convention: "I heard a little earlier today, 'If you don't vote for Donald Trump, you ain't Black,'" the lawmaker from Michigan said as he flashed a smile to the crowd. Mr. James is one of a historic number of Black Americans making the argument at the convention that Mr. Trump has broken Democrats' decadeslong lock on the Black vote. Washington Times
How Trump boosted Latin and black support by ignoring party advice . . . Demographic change was dooming the Republican Party, GOP leaders concluded, and so they came up with a plan: To draw in the nation's exploding number of Latino and other minority voters, the party had to soften its stance on immigration. Instead, the party under Donald Trump has gone in a sharply different direction. And yet Trump is drawing more support from Latino voters than any GOP nominee since George W. Bush, current polling shows. Wall Street Journal
Stepped up protection for Trump . . . On the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidate JD Vance greeted and shook hands with excited delegates as he walked toward his seat. It was a marked contrast from former President Donald Trump, who entered the hall a few minutes later and was separated from supporters by a column of Secret Service agents. His ear still bandaged after an attempted assassination, Trump closely hugged the wall. Instead of handshakes or hellos for those gathered, he offered fist pumps to the cameras. Associated Press
Video | Rebekah Koffler's appearance of Fox News this morning . . . Former defense intel officer Rebekah Koffler on which Biden foreign policy failures RNC speakers need to address on day three of the convention. Foreign adversaries have plans to defeat America "from within." Watch the video here.
Here's Rebekah in the Green Room waiting to go on with her top adviser, Ivan the Terrible.
MBC's Katy Tur and Chick Todd see a "Different Trump" . . . "Chuck, last night looking at Donald Trump, I know we've been talking about this, but I think it bears having another conversation. I've never seen him with that look on his face," Tur said. "I've never seen him walk into a room and look overwhelmed in that way. It almost seemed emotional. Can we honestly ask whether a brush with death has changed him?" "You know, you weren't the only one," Todd responded. Daily Caller
GOP platform lays out a populist approach to national security . . . The construction of an Israel-style Iron Dome missile shield over America. A new and seemingly less-regulated approach to artificial intelligence. Pushing allies to spend even more on their defense. And a trade-centric approach to U.S.-China competition that aims to undercut the global economic advantages Beijing has spent decades building. Those are a few of the foreign policy and national security planks in the Republicans' official 2024 platform, which is light on many specifics but heavy on the broad "America First" principles that have come to define Donald Trump's party. Washington Times
Politics
Biden considering Supreme Court term limits . . . President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans.Any changes would require congressional approval, which would be unlikely in a divided Congress. Associated Press
This comports with that well-known theory first proposed by Aristotle and Confucius: If you're not winning, move the goalposts.
Ramaswamy positioning to take over Vance's Senate seat . . . After former President Trump revealed his choice of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, for his running mate in the November election, speculation quickly began over who might take Vance's place in the Senate. One familiar name, billionaire biotech mogul and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, said he would be open to taking Vance's seat. Ramaswamy is an Ohio resident. "If I was asked to serve, I would consider it. Absolutely," he said. Fox News
Schiff warns Dems will lose everything if Biden runs . . . Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) warned in a recent private meeting that Democrats stand to lose everything this election so long as President Joe Biden remains at the top of the ticket. Schiff delivered his warning to donors during a meeting on Saturday, which occurred prior to the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump's life. Schiff feared not only that Democrats would lose the White House but that they would also lose the down-ticket races in the House and Senate. Breitbart
Finally, something true from Schiff.
Trump seeks RFK Jr.'s support . . . Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologised after a video was leaked of a private phone call in which Donald Trump is heard apparently trying to coax the independent presidential candidate to support him. "I would love you to do something," Trump can be heard saying in the clip. "And I think it'll be so good for you and so big for you. And we're going to win." Mr. Kennedy then says: "Yeah." BBC
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Trump shooting
Secret Service boss blames 'sloped roof' for not putting sniper team on roof . . . Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle says she has no plans to resign, even after the stunning revelation that the agency decided not to guard the roof from which Thomas Crooks opened fire on former President Donald Trump because it was too slanted. "That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there's a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn't want to put somebody up on a sloped roof," she told ABC News in a startling admission. "And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside," she told the outlet. New York Post
A safety factor? For trained snipers? Is there not a safety factor for failing to protect the president?
US received intel of Iranian plot to kill Trump . . . U.S. authorities reportedly received intelligence ahead of an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump over the weekend that Iran was reportedly plotting to kill him, CNN reported on Tuesday. The intelligence, provided to U.S. authorities by a human source, prompted the Secret Service to ramp up protections for the former president in the weeks leading up to the shooting, several people briefed on the matter told CNN. Daily Caller
Ex-Biden staffer Kate Bedingfield said Dems must 'turn their fire' on Trump, then apologizes . . . Biden "has said many, many times after having been questioned many times about this that he's not stepping down and that he's going to be the nominee. So at some point, Democrats have to decide that they want to try to win this election and turn their fire on Donald Trump," Bedingfield said."I shouldn't have said 'turn their fire' – I apologize, that was not the phrase that I meant. They need to turn their focus on Donald Trump," she added. New York Post
Culture
Disney removes beloved character from park over fears it could offend alcoholics . . . Liver Lips McGrowl, one of the 18 animatronic bears of the "Country Bear Jamboree" at Magic Kingdom, will not be making his grand return alongside the other robotic mammals when the attraction reopens Wednesday after a seven-month hiatus. The term "liver lips," which is considered derogatory and offensive, is associated with alcohol abuse and the damage it does to the liver, Disney blog Inside the Magic said. The term is also seen as a derogatory and offensive stereotype used against black Americans to describe the shape of their lips as sickly or unhealthy. New York Post
International
JD Vance Is a Big Ukraine Critic. Europe Is Wary . . . Trump's decision Monday to have Vance join him on the ticket is raising concerns across Europe that an already skeptical Trump might be persuaded to abandon Ukraine in its war against Russia's invasion. The fear in European capitals is that, without strong U.S. aid, Ukraine will have less leverage in any peace talks with Moscow or could outright lose the war. Wall Street Journal
A rarely seen Amazon tribe emerges from rainforest as loggers move in . . . Striking new images show members of one of the world's most isolated Indigenous tribes emerging from the rainforest in a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon, close to where several logging companies have been granted concessions. The Mashco Piro tribe is believed to be the world's largest Indigenous community living without outside contact. But in recent weeks, the tribe has been spotted on the banks of the Las Piedras River, just miles from logging activity. Washington Post
Money
Musk says X, SpaceX to move from California to Texas after new gender identity law . . . Billionaire Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that he will be moving the headquarters of SpaceX and X out of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting schools from notifying parents of their children's gender identity. "This is the final straw," Musk wrote on X. "Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas." Fox Business
Musk leading Silicon Valley move toward Trump . . . Big names in tech are turning Donald Trump's way, a shift likely to be accelerated by excitement over Elon Musk's nine-figure commitment and former venture capitalist JD Vance joining the ticket. Those two developments have punctuated a brewing cultural change in traditionally liberal Silicon Valley, as investors and executives announce their support for Trump over issues including the Biden administration's stance on artificial intelligence regulation and crackdowns on acquisitions by big tech. Wall Street Journal
You should also know
Country star sorry for singing US anthem drunk . . Country singer Ingrid Andress has apologized and admitted being drunk while performing a much-derided rendition of the US national anthem, at a baseball stadium. Andress's erratic performance of The Star-Spangled Banner was widely shared after Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, in Texas, on Monday. "I was drunk last night," wrote Andress, who has previously received four Grammy Award nominations. "I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. BBC
Guilty Pleasures
Bungling Biden says proposal would prevent landlords from raising rent by more than $55 . . . "Look, folks, the idea, the idea that corporate-owned housing is able to raise your rent, [300], 400 bucks a month or something? Well, I'm about to announce that they can't raise it more than—" Biden said, pausing and leaning forward while squinting, "$55." The crowd cheered in response to the major proposal. Unfortunately for those excited about the drastic rent raise cap, the real amount was probably actually 5%. Washington Examiner
He was correct, however, about those times the rent is $1,100.
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