5 takeaways from the Democratic convention, Biden's speech on Day 1  —  Biden's swan song, Ocasio-Cortez's coming-out party and a heavy Trump focus.  —  CHICAGO — Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in the 2024 election, where the Democratic National Convention so far is largely about Donald Trump.

Former Trump official Stephanie Grisham to speak at the Democratic convention  —  Grisham resigned from the Trump administration immediately after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  —  CHICAGO — Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham will speak at the Democratic National Convention …

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis  —  Loans of around $13 billion have remained ‘hung’ for nearly two years, bringing in interest payments but weighing on banks' balance sheets  —  The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter …

Project 25 co-author says the quiet part on tape  —  Russ Vought is confident that Trump will come through once again for anti-choice Republicans.  —  🚨 This special five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.

Beware the Pundit-Brained Version of the Democratic Convention  —  It's one of those moments that is tattooed on your brain forever—if your brain is the kind that is fully occupied by an encyclopedic memory of inane political moments that normal people forget: Donald Trump steps out onto …

Trump Insists He's “Extremely Normal” During Incredibly Weird Speech  —  After stewing in Tim Walz's “weird” label for several weeks, Donald Trump has finally cooked up a comeback: No, you.  —  “You know, he said we're weird,” Trump told a small crowd in York, Pennsylvania …

A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago  —  The Scoop  —  Kamala Harris has ridden a wave of positive press coverage to the United Center in Chicago, but to judge by the grumbling here in Chicago, the honeymoon may be ending soon.  —  The Democratic National Convention …

Democrats blame ‘raucous applause’ for massive delays to convention programming  —  It's something in the way they cheered.  Or at least that's how Democratic convention officials spun it.  Democrats pushed President Joe Biden out of primetime on Monday — just a few weeks after driving him out of the race altogether.

Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into US Drug Companies Who Reportedly Worked With Chinese Military  —  A group of bipartisan lawmakers are demanding an investigation into U.S. drug companies with reportedly troubling ties to China, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Harris Unlocks Unprecedented Wave of Money from Women Donors  —  Billionaires and small-dollar donors alike are pushing women to give at higher rates than in any previous presidential election.  —  Kamala Harris' rise to the top of the presidential ticket has unlocked a flood of money from an ascendant group of donors: women.