The Fight To Redefine the 2024 Race for President  —  A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states.

J.D. Vance Is Bombing His Audition As Trump Heir Apparent  —  One of the many interesting things about the abrupt change in the trajectory of the 2024 presidential election since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee is that once very lively questions that had fallen by the wayside are returning.

Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case  —  A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, dismissing the former U.S. president's claim of conflict …

Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer  —  Ahead of the convention that's meant to unify the party, tensions still remain.  —  President Joe Biden is frustrated that Barack Obama wouldn't tell him to his face that he should leave the race.

A Florida referendum is putting Trump in a bind on abortion  —  The former president is under pressure to say how he'll vote on the measure.  —  Donald Trump still doesn't have an answer on how he'll vote on an abortion measure in his home state.  And it's about to become a lot harder for him to avoid it.

Tampa Voters Get Their Say Two Years After DeSantis Axed Their Democratic Prosecutor  —  Andrew Warren is running to win back his old job as Tampa's top prosecutor.  Since the Democrat joined the race in April, he has released campaign videos, basked in endorsements, and raised hundreds …

GOP pollster on Trump-Harris: 'I haven't seen anything like this'  —  Republican pollster Frank Luntz appears stunned at the current state of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump matchup and this year's presidential election.  —  Luntz, who's been called “The Nostradamus of pollsters” …

Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally  —  's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina.  —  Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 …

NYT: By Golly, Hunter Did Try to Sell Influence — And White House Covered It Up!  —  Go figure.  It's amazing what some actual reporting — and a withdrawal from a presidential election — can shake loose, no?  —  Just four short years ago, we were all assured by the Protection Racket Media …

Behind the Curtain: The Harris plan to redefine herself … First up: rising prices.  This is part of a highly choreographed effort to define herself — in some cases, redefine herself — as a different kind of Democrat.  — On Friday in Raleigh, she'll outline plans to lower costs of health care …

Reporter grills Trump over ‘false’ crowd size claim: 'There's all kinds of video evidence'  —  Former President Donald Trump continued to falsely claim this week that he had spoken to the largest crowds in history.  —  After casting his ballot during early voting in the Florida primary Wednesday …

The big question touching a nerve this election: “Can my husband find out who I am voting for?”  —  November may come down to a battle between controlling men and women who just want their freedom  —  “Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?”

New poll shows Sheehy holds slim lead over Tester in U.S. Senate race  —  MONTANA - A new statewide Montana poll is showing that Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy is leading over incumbent Democratic senator Jon Tester.  —  According to the poll of 538 registered voters …

Biden administration releases national heat strategy  —  The Biden administration unveiled Wednesday its “national heat strategy” to coordinate a federal response to extreme heat in the years 2024 through 2030.  —  A strategy document lays out overarching goals of public outreach, research into extreme heat and providing solutions.

Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings  —  Michael Caughran's history raises questions about extent to which his far-right and survivalist activities overlapped with his enlistment  —  A former US air force survival expert with militia …

Russia Withdraws Some Forces From Ukraine in Response to Kursk Invasion  —  Ukraine was sending in reinforcements Tuesday to bolster its foothold in the Russian border region

Inflation is easing.  Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.  —  Fissures are forming in the economy just as the Fed's long-running fight against inflation looks to be nearing its conclusion.  —  Federal Reserve policymakers and top economists say the U.S. has turned the corner on inflation.