Exclusive: Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul …

RFK Jr.'s running mate drops the pretense about helping Trump  —  Nicole Shanahan offered some surprisingly unvarnished comments that played into Democrats' long-standing allegations.  —  For as long as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been running for president, Democrats have cast him as a stalking horse for Donald Trump.

DNC speakers schedule tonight: See who is speaking Tuesday, including Barack and Michelle Obama  —  The 2024 Democratic National Convention resumes Tuesday in Chicago after the first day saw appearances and speeches from the likes of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, basketball coach Steve Kerr and President Joe Biden.

Harris campaign knocks Trump over event in ‘KKK capital of Michigan’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions

Ex-Trump aide: Former president called supporters “basement dwellers” … - “When people were dying in the ICU, he was mad that cameras weren't watching him,” she alleged in an apparent reference to the early stages of the COVID pandemic.  — “He has no empathy.

Trump baffles onlookers with claim Americans can't buy bread without getting raped or shot  —  Former President Donald Trump took time out of his day Tuesday to muse that people can't even go to the grocery store anymore without getting raped, mugged or even shot.

Trump Campaign Brazenly Steals Kamala Harris' Beyoncé Anthem  —  COPYCAT  —  Trump's campaign co-opted the star's song “Freedom” just days after accusing Harris of “copying” him.  —  Not even a week after telling the crowd at a North Carolina rally that Kamala Harris was copying him …

Kamala Harris Supports a 25% Wealth Tax on Unrealized Gains  —  Joe Bide was up to his old tricks last night when talking about billionaires and what they pay in taxes.  He has been lying about this for years so why stop now.  CNN fact-checked him this morning: … I've gone over all of this before.

Democrats are ordered to keep speeches short and on time  —  Top Democrats scrambled Tuesday to trim the length of key speeches after widespread complaints about Monday night's long lineup of programming pushing Joe Biden past prime time.  Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama adviser who joined …

Accessibility and Access: Reporters Have Complaints About the DNC  —  There are only about 15% of the assigned press seats for print news publications this year than there were at the last Democratic National Convention.  — Copy  —  CHICAGO — Outside the United Center on Monday …

Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion  —  The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to an abortion.

GOP megadonor drops another $50M into pro-Trump super PAC  —  Timothy Mellon has now given $115 million this cycle to the group.  —  A reclusive Republican megadonor gave $50 million to a pro-Trump super PAC in July, following two other massive donations to boost the former president this cycle.

North Carolina Moves to Toss-up, Setting Up November Battle for Magnificent Seven Swing States  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  —North Carolina moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up in our Electoral College ratings, further emphasizing a focus on 7 key swing states to the exclusion of almost everywhere else.

Gaetz fends off primary challenge in Florida, dealing blow to McCarthy  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has won the Republican primary for his seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a challenger backed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

Chuck Schumer outlines 2025 agenda if Democrats sweep, eying filibuster changes  —  Schumer said he expects party consensus on piercing the 60-vote rule for voting rights bills.  Abortion is also on his radar.  And he outlined budget priorities if Harris wins.

'It's not a pro-life position': Anger after Trump says no to Comstock  —  Many prominent conservatives and anti-abortion activists were outraged by the remark, calling it “nonsensical” and “cowardly.”  —  Former President Donald Trump gave his clearest answer to date on the federal regulation …

Republican leader in Montgomery County swatted after publicly endorsing Kamala Harris  —  UPPER MERION, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Republican leader in Montgomery County is facing backlash for publicly supporting Kamala Harris for president instead of Donald Trump.

Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban  —  A federal judge Tuesday blocked a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect in September.  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in April to ban most noncompete agreements, which prevent tens of millions of employees …