Exclusive: Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Harris campaign vetting 7 Dems for VP, including Whitmer, Cooper, Kelly, Shapiro  —  Joey Garrison Phillip M. BaileyUSA TODAY  —  REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has requested vetting materials from seven Democrats under consideration …

Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns with ‘heavy heart’ after Trump rally shooting  —  Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced scrutiny after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.  —  U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday …

Warren Introduces Bill Effectively Overturning Extremist SCOTUS “Chevron” Ruling  —  The far right Court handed a major win to corporate and right-wing interests in their “Chevron” ruling last month.  —  A group of senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) …

House GOP leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris  —  Leadership warned lawmakers during a closed-door meeting to focus on the vice president's record, not her race.  —  House Republican leaders told lawmakers to focus on criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris' record without reference …

Secret Service encourages Trump campaign to stop outdoor rallies  —  Trump campaign is scouting indoor venues, such as basketball arenas and other large spaces where thousands of people can fit, people familiar with the request said.  —  Secret Service officials encouraged Donald Trump's campaign …

A Reader's Guide To MAGA's Racist And Misogynistic Attacks On Kamala Harris  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  Throw Everything Against The Wall And See What Sticks

The Christian-Nationalist Rot Runs Deep  —  Also: Kamala Harris skips the start-up phase.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Christians  —  On Sunday, Brent Leatherwood, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, gave a statement about Joe Biden's decision to step aside from the 2024 campaign.

Top Sinclair anchor resigned over concerns about biased and inaccurate content  —  Eugene Ramirez, the lead anchor of Sinclair's national evening news broadcast, resigned in January over concerns about the accuracy and right-wing bias of the content he was required to present on air, three sources told Popular Information.

JD Vance repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault, even suggesting in one TV segment that in a …

Steve Bannon to go on trial in December for alleged fraud in We Build the Wall fundraiser  —  Bannon was recently jailed on a contempt of Congress conviction.  —  Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon leaves a press conference outside the federal correctional institution, July 1, 2024, in Danbury, Conn.

Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn't ‘subscribe to cult of personality’ … Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee (PAC) to fund the Republican candidate …

Trump's Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History  —  Trump's language about immigrants “poisoning” the U.S. repeats past rhetoric that led to civilian detention camps, with horrific, tragic results  —  The Republican National Convention hit rock bottom on its third day in Milwaukee …

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, scientists say  —  The historic day comes on the heels of 13 straight months of unprecedented temperatures and the hottest year scientists have ever seen.  —  Global temperatures hit the highest levels in recorded history on Sunday …

‘Veep’ Viewership Surges Amid VP Kamala Harris' Presidential Bid  —  Life imitating art?  Veep is seeing a sudden surge in viewership following the announcement that VP Kamala Harris is likely the Democratic presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out the race and endorsed his second-in-command.

GOP senator falls for sexually explicit Jimmy Carter death hoax  — For the second time in one month, Sen. Mike Lee has fallen for an online hoax.  — The Utah senator posted a fake letter announcing Jimmy Carter's death.  — The letter quoted Carter as calling his wife a “baddie” and the “original Brat.”

Feds discover transcripts of Biden chats with biographer  —  Justice Department relents by contacting former special counsel Robert Hur to respond to records requests.  —  The Justice Department told a federal judge late Monday that it has located transcripts it previously denied having …