Trump to Put Kennedy and Gabbard on his Transition Team  —  Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Gabbard, who had been progressive Democrats for many years, will join the former president's sons and Senator JD Vance, his running mate, as honorary co-chairs.  —  Donald J. Trump plans to name his former rival …

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Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics … Now he's the taunted.  — It's another dimension of Vice President Harris' “happy warrior” approach to a campaign that's sure to get uglier this fall. … - But Monday's widespread coverage of the backstage fight over the “muted mics” …

Texas GOP doubles down on fraud claims as Trump, Cruz leads shrink  —  Texas Republicans are doubling down on claims that Democrats in the state's biggest cities are attempting to steal an election in which the GOP's leads in the Senate and presidential races are increasingly narrowing.

The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump  —  The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.  —  Today, Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review (the flagship conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.), published an article claiming that Donald Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.”

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations  —  Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows …

Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE CEASE-FIRE DOWN — “Oasis reunites for tour and ends a 15-year hiatus during Gallagher brothers' feud,” by AP's Danica Kirka and Maria Sherman in London

First Trump supporter to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 4 years in prison  —  Michael Sparks, the very first rioter to breach the Capitol building on Jan. 6, indicated in court that he still believes Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election “to this day.”

The bewildering politics of Telegram  —  Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.  —  When Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested late Saturday at an airport outside Paris, accused of complicity in illegal online behavior and refusing to disclose information …

MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump  —  Ella Emhoff has triggered Trump's bitter bro fanbase — but his embrace of the incel vote could come back to haunt  —  MAGA thought leaders can't stop proving that they are weird, just as Vice President Kamala Harris …

Harris flip-flops on building the border wall … - Harris is embracing a more hawkish immigration policy as Donald Trump's campaign spends tens of millions of dollars attacking her about the border.  — But she still has significant differences with Trump on immigration …

A sitting VP has won once in 188 years.  Harris isn't likely to be next.  —  Only one sitting vice president has been elected to the top office in the last 188 years.  —  The Democrats are coming out of their Chicago convention brimming with confidence.  But to win in November …

Sasse to keep $1 million salary from UF until 2028  —  His amended contract will continue to pay him at his base president's salary until 2028 or until he finds a new job.  —  After defending his office's vast spending as University of Florida president, Ben Sasse stands to receive …

Georgia governor inquires whether he can remove MAGA election board members after series of alarming votes  —  Donald Trump recently praised the right-wing coalition on the Georgia state election board  —  Support truly  —  independent journalism  —  Our mission is to deliver unbiased …

How the media blew 2024′s election  —  I'm back — back from Chicago and also back, inshallah, with weekly newsletters from now until Election Day.  Friends and neighbors who watched on TV keep asking me what covering the Democratic National Convention was really like.

Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands  —  The Nebraska Voting Rights Restoration Coalition was ready for July 19.  A new state law, Legislative Bill 20, would take effect that day, instantly granting voting rights to some 7,000 people with past felony convictions.

NH resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne virus  —  New Hampshire authorities on Tuesday confirmed an adult resident has died after contracting a rare mosquito-borne illness with a high mortality rate.  —  The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services …

Red states ask Supreme Court to halt EPA's methane rule  —  A coalition of Republican-led states is asking the Supreme Court to halt the Biden administration's effort to cut methane from oil and gas production.  —  The 23 state attorneys general and Arizona's GOP-led legislature are asking …

Court clears way for Florida to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors  —  Transgender minors in Florida cannot be prescribed puberty blockers or other hormonal treatments, even if their parents approve, while the state hashes out legal concerns over its gender-affirming care ban, a federal court ruled this week.