Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarian Claim That Christians Will Never Have to Vote Again If They Elect Him
“You have to vote on November 5. After that, you don’t have to worry about voting anymore.”
By Bess Levin
weird thing
Inside the “Big Weirdo” Political Strategy That Democrats Are Using to Taunt Republicans
Taking the high road hasn’t worked for the Democrats. Progressive strategists have realized that it’s time for the party to get petty.
By Kase Wickman
hot doug summer
Kamala Harris Has the KHive. Now Meet the D-Unit, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff's Insatiable Fan Base.
They're digging Doug. They're in the Emhouse. They're honking for the Husband. Introducing the D-Unit.
By Kase Wickman
Elon Musk Boosted a Kamala Harris Deepfake. He’s Only Getting Started
The parody ad, which called the vice president a “deep state puppet," underscores how AI voice-cloning might sow chaos in the election to come—especially when promoted by people with huge followings.
By Eric Lutz
Trump Claims Women Get What JD Vance Meant About “Childless Cat Ladies,” Aren’t Offended by It
Meanwhile, newly unearthed footage shows Vance declaring that people who don’t have children are more “sociopathic,” “psychotic,” and “deranged.”
By Bess Levin
SUCCESSION DRAMA
Rupert Murdoch’s Family Battle Proves He’s Losing Control
The media mogul is scrambling to protect Fox News from three of his politically moderate heirs. It’s a sign of Rupert’s waning influence. “Murdoch is no longer the pope,” one political vet says.
By Clive Irving
Underestimate Kamala Harris at Your Peril
Why Team Trump is scrambling as the veep has come out swinging.
By Mark McKinnon
Hundreds Turn Out for Kamala Harris in Florida Enclave That Hasn’t Voted for a Democrat Since 2000
The VP appears pretty popular in the Villages.
By Bess Levin
Trump Was Totally Not Being Serious When He Suggested He’s Going to Appoint Himself President for Life: Republicans
This is a guy who loves democracy, after all.
By Bess Levin
2024 Election
Republicans Want to Bring Women Back to the 1950s
From abortion to birth control to no-fault divorce, female autonomy could be utterly demolished if Donald Trump returns to power.
By Molly Jong-Fast
speak now
Will Taylor Swift Endorse Kamala Harris?
After President Joe Biden ended his campaign for reelection, the world waits to see if Miss Americana will deploy the Swifties to vote for Vice President Harris in November.
By Kase Wickman
I DISSENT
The Supreme Court is “Actively Undermining” Democracy: Elizabeth Warren
The senator’s comments come as President Joe Biden is slated to announce reform plans for the nation’s highest court on Monday.
By Katie Herchenroeder
IT WAS A JOKE
J.D. Vance Says Remarks on Kamala Harris and “Childless Cat Ladies” Were “Sarcasm” In Interview with Megyn Kelly
And his comments on parents getting more voting power? Merely a “thought experiment.”
By Katie Herchenroeder
2024 Election
The Mainstream Media Strikes Back
It’s been a summer of blockbuster political news, with tens of millions tuning into CNN’s debate and Joe Biden’s Oval Office address. Even in our fractured info-environment, big-time TV anchors and legacy publications have led the way through a historic election drama.
By Brian Stelter
J.D. Vance Is About as Flat as a Day-Old Diet Mountain Dew
Notably heavy on cruelty and light on charisma, Donald Trump's running mate is already giving Republicans buyer's remorse as they reckon with a more daunting Democratic ticket.
By Eric Lutz
2024 Election
Can Kamala Harris Make Joe Biden’s Campaign Her Own?
The vice president has inherited her boss’s sprawling 1,300-person campaign apparatus. Some insiders are worried that Harris needs stronger allies. “She basically has Biden’s team right now,” one says. “She needs some people in that room who are her people.”
By Chris Smith
2024 Election
The Obamas “Couldn’t Be Prouder” to Endorse Kamala Harris for President
President Obama and Michelle Obama announced their support in a taped phone call to the vice president.
By Claire Howorth
PARIS OLYMPICS
Could Global Tensions Puncture the Olympic Bubble?
The Olympics are often viewed as a respite from politics, but multiple wars and rising global tensions will be hard to ignore this year. “I’m here to bring awareness,” says Valerie Tarazi, a swimmer representing Palestine at the 2024 Summer Games.
By Tom Kludt
paging melania
Melania Trump, Utterly Silent on So Much Else, Plans to Tell Us Allllll About Her “Extraordinary Life”
The former FLOTUS will share a publisher with RFK Jr. and Alan Dershowitz for her tell-some memoir.
By Kase Wickman
Inside Kamala Harris’s Loyal Circle of Hollywood Friends
“I used to say, ‘I wish voters saw the Kamala we know.’ And I feel like in the last 24 hours, more people are.”
By Joy Press
inside the hive
Will America Finally Put a Woman in the White House?
NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ali Vitali discusses why the cards are stacked against non-white, non-male hopefuls like Kamala Harris, who is already deftly navigating the misogynistic minefield of presidential politics.
By Brian Stelter