Vance tells donors Harris change was a ‘sucker punch,’ at odds with campaign  —  “The bad news is that Kamala Harris does not have the same baggage as Joe Biden,” Trump's running mate acknowledged at a private event.  —  The Republican vice-presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) …

Roy Cooper Withdraws From Kamala Harris VP Sweepstakes  —  Mr. Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, had been seen as one of the half-dozen top candidates to join the Democratic presidential ticket.  It was not immediately clear why he withdrew.  —  Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina …

Republicans Are About To Become Desperate  —  But they won't respond by listening to the public; they'll respond by ratcheting up the menace.  —  Prior to this most improbable of months, a hallmark of the Biden era had been a great forgetting of the Trump years that preceded it.

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J.D. Vance May Be The Worst Politician I've Ever Seen  —  This is before even taking the couch into consideration.  —  I already have promised to stay as far away from the J.D. Vance couch story as I intend to stay away from the couch in question.  (Got a flight booked for Neptune already.)

William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80  —  He was the only person convicted in connection with the atrocity, in which American troops killed hundreds of unarmed South Vietnamese men, women and children.  —  William L. Calley Jr., a junior Army officer …

Supreme Court Rocked by New Leak of Bitter Abortion Split  —  DRIP DRIP DRIP  —  A months-long internal feud among the justices over a key case about abortion access in Idaho has been leaked—the latest internal communication to escape the high court.  —  The Supreme Court has been hit …

Better late than never  —  Biden proposes reforms to a Court in desperate need of them. … Though a lot of people will probably scorn it as too little too late, President Joe Biden just called for substantial court reform.  However, much like the adage “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

How the crypto industry is buying political support with 202 million U.S. dollars  —  15 years after Bitcoin was created, there are still few legitimate use cases.  Today, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are primarily used for financial speculation and to facilitate organized crime.

(Not) spotted: House members at votes  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Mike Johnson has been speaker of the House for 278 days.  That's nine days longer than Kevin McCarthy, who only lasted 269 days before being ousted by Republicans last October.  Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com.

Ken Griffin Is Spending Millions to Put His Stamp on Trump's GOP  —  The hedge fund billionaire is backing candidates who share his conservative priorities — as the former president steers Republicans toward populism  —  Billionaire financier Ken Griffin is spending tens of millions …

Ten Thousand Commandments 2024  —  Sizing up the Federal Government's New Rules and Regulations  —  The hidden tax of regulation has proved appealing to lawmakers who feel the pressure of a national debt topping $34 trillion.  Off-budget regulations requiring private business outlays …

Trump would ‘absolutely’ scrap Biden's Air Force One colors, adviser says  —  If reelected, Trump still has time to change the paint job back to red, white and dark blue.  But it'd be expensive.  —  If Donald Trump returns to the presidency, he'll have another shot at achieving a goal …