With JD Vance, Things Just Get Weirder And Weirder  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  What On Earth?  —  JD Vance is coming into focus as a living breathing embodiment of the caricature …

Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term  —  Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor.

August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Home Polls August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Independents, Younger Voters Swing Toward Harris  —  The first Emerson College Polling national survey following President Biden's decision not to seek re-election finds …

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White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare's most popular and costliest drugs …

Democrats Maintain Edge in New Senate Polls, As Nevada Moves Back to Lean Democrat  —  The 2024 election has already been historic in a number of ways, but November could mark another recent electoral oddity — a rise in ticket-splitting between presidential and Senate races.

Trump seeks to delay his hush money sentencing until after the election  —  His lawyers are seeking to have the conviction overturned on immunity grounds.  —  NEW YORK — Attorneys for Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the former president's Manhattan criminal case to postpone his sentencing …

The Saudi Payments to Trump Are More Important than the Suspected Egyptian One  —  As you know, I was calling on the press to focus on the suspected $10 million payment Egypt made to Trump since before it was cool — since even before the WaPo significantly advanced the story over a month later.

Why Facebook blocked Popular Information's reporting on Laura Loomer  —  Yesterday, Popular Information published a detailed report on the close relationship between former President Donald Trump and Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who says America should be a “white Judeo-Christian ethnostate.”

Trump campaign brings Corey Lewandowski back on board  —  The move is part of an expansion of the campaign's ranks  —  Donald Trump's campaign is expanding its ranks as he seeks to regain his footing in the presidential campaign, bringing on a handful of top allies — including former Trump 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

Musk's New AI Image Generator Immediately Used to Troll Him  —  OBVIOUSLY  —  Images flooded X showing Musk carrying out a school shooting with Mickey Mouse or being led on a leash by Donald Trump.  —  Elon Musk's AI chatbot launched a new image generation feature Wednesday …

JD Vance: ‘Whole Purpose Of The Postmenopausal Female’ Is To Care For Grandkids  —  JD Vance once said one of the best things for the economy is the “postmenopausal female” because her purpose in life is to provide free childcare.  —  The comments were revealed Wednesday in newly resurfaced audio from 2020 …

When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable?  When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag?

Tim Walz's 2006 campaign falsely described details about his arrest for DWI in 1995  —  When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving.