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 …

Trump Cryptically Declares, 'You Won't Have to Vote Anymore' If He Wins Second Term  —  Former President Donald Trump urged members of a crowd in Florida to vote and said that if he wins, they “won't have to vote anymore.”  —  Speaking at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on Friday …

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 …

Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week  —  Biden is likely to endorse term limits for the justices, an ethics code and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.  —  President Joe Biden plans to unveil a proposal on Monday for dramatically reforming the Supreme Court …

Justice Department reaches $2M in settlements with FBI officials whose texts infuriated Trump  —  Other portions of Peter Strzok's lawsuit over his firing will continue as former FBI attorney Lisa Page's case is resolved.  —  The Justice Department has agreed to pay a total of $2 million …

This is a misogyny emergency.  A huge outpouring is coming in the runup to the US election  —  This time Kamala Harris will be the target for the social media platforms that promote prejudice  —  In 2016, a historically unprecedented incident took place.  And yet, barely anyone even noticed.

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 …

Trump greets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, says World War III could happen if Harris wins  —  Netanyahu also shared a photograph of an Israeli toddler held captive by Hamas with Trump  —  Former President Trump claimed on Friday that conflicts in the Middle East could escalate into a third World War if he loses the 2024 election.

Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her.  Now she's working to elect him.  —  The potential second lady found Trump's actions on Jan. 6 “deeply disturbing,” a friend said.  But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president's campaign.

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.”

Fintech bullies stole your kid's lunch money (permalink)  —  Three companies control the market for school lunch payments.  They take as much as 60 cents out of every dollar poor kids' parents put into the system to the tune of $100m/year.  They're literally stealing poor kids' lunch money.

Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement  —  Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock, said officials would face ‘a piano wire and a blowtorch’ if a case against a former Colorado elections official continues.  —  Patrick Byrne, who has funded efforts to undermine …

Cindy and Meghan McCain: Mark Kelly Will Deliver Arizona for Kamala  —  COUNTRY FIRST  —  The McCain family is getting behind Sen. Mark Kelly (R-AZ) for vice president under Kamala Harris.  The late Sen. John McCain's widow, Cindy McCain, and daughter, former The View co-host Meghan McCain …