How Trump and Vance went from a ‘threat to democracy’ to ‘weird’  —  With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats shift to a simpler characterization of Trump.  —  In the days since Vice President Kamala Harris has taken over the campaign against former President Donald Trump …

Harris Erases Trump's Lead, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Two candidates are effectively tied after Biden's exit shakes up race  —  The presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is essentially tied, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll that shows heightened support …

Panicking Trump Loses It Over FBI Director's Bullet Injury Testimony … Donald Trump is seriously pissed that FBI Director Christopher Wray is asking questions about what really happened during the attempted assassination of the former president.  —  While appearing before the House Judiciary …

The Perfect Storm  —  For Kamala Harris, timing is everything.  —  ∙ Paid  —  On the Secret Pod today, Sarah and I spun through the new polling numbers, looked at Kamala's upside potential, and had some carefully-couched thoughts about JD Vance.  —  You can catch the dolphin show right here.

Harris calls Sonya Massey's family  —  Massey was a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home on July 6.  —  On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy …

Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick?  Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly. … In his short political career, Mark Kelly has won two elections to the Senate in Arizona.  Valerie Plesch for The New York Times  —  The rugged border lands around Douglas, Ariz., dip through precipitous canyons …

The media is already failing in its duty to fairly cover Kamala Harris  —  Sure, Harris deserves scrutiny.  But she doesn't deserve smears and stereotypes amplified by journalists and pundits addicted to clicks  —  It's going to be ugly, that much is already clear.

Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei  —  Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachings  —  Kevin Roberts, the Heritage Foundation president and the architect of Project 2025 …

Trump meets with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House  —  Former President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the first such meeting between the two men since Trump left the White House more than three years ago.

NY Times Makes Incredible Retraction Involving Kamala Harris Polling — And A Bowl Of Chili With A Severed Finger In It?  —  In a case of incredibly weird odds, The New York Times issued a retraction on Thursday of a quote it used in an article about new polling — because of all the people …

Federal courts spike piece of DeSantis ‘Stop Woke’ law  —  A separate challenge surrounding how the anti-woke policies apply to colleges and universities is still under appeal.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A federal judge permanently shut down a significant piece of Florida's so-called Stop Woke Act …

Kamala Harris Has Brought the Joy  —  Why Republicans are so freaked out about a woman who laughs.  —  “I call her laughing Kamala,” Donald Trump recently said about his new opponent.  “You ever watch her laugh?  She's crazy.  You know, you can tell a lot by a laugh — she's crazy, she's nuts.”

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers  —  He argued the Justice Department improperly released his text messages.  —  Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok testifies before a joint committee hearing of the House Judiciary and Oversight …