On the Trail With the Harris Campaign
Donald Trump, Who Is Definitely Not Melting Down Over Kamala Harris’s Popularity, Demands His Opponent Be “Disqualified” From the Election
The ex-president falsely and insanely claimed Sunday that Harris had used artificial intelligence to “fake” her crowd sizes.
By Bess Levin
Biden talks about the future
Biden Dropped Out Because “The Most Important Thing” Is “We Must Defeat Trump”: CBS News
The president talks about his emotional decision to leave the race and plans to campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket in the battleground state of Pennsylvania
By Katie Herchenroeder
Spotlight on Trumpworld
Vance Claims Trump “Couldn’t Hear the Question” When He Suggested He Was Open to Banning Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The Ohio senator insists Trump has no intention of restricting the drug and merely wants to leave the matter up to “the states.”
By Bess Levin
meow-maw
Glenn Close Seemingly Shades JD Vance After Playing His Mamaw in Hillbilly Elegy
Until now, Close hasn’t publicly addressed Vance’s role as Trump’s running mate—three years after she earned an Oscar nomination for playing his grandmother in the movie adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy.
By Savannah Walsh
Inside the Hive 🎧
- Inside the Hive
What’s Behind Kamala Harris’s Surging Campaign and the Wave of Walzmentum
Politico’s Eugene Daniels reflects on his years covering the VP and Democratic nominee, from the challenges she faced in the Biden White House to the shift in her communication style. - Inside the Hive
How the “PayPal Mafia” Paved Trump’s Way in Silicon Valley
Veteran venture capitalist Roger McNamee unpacks why heavy hitters like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are saying goodbye to the Democratic Party—and how their libertarian fantasies are “misaligned” with the public’s interests. - 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. - Inside the Hive
Why the Christian Right Believes Donald Trump Is “Anointed by God”
Author Katherine Stewart and sociologist Samuel Perry explain how the attempt on the former president’s life has only solidified his messiah-like mythos—and how Trump has turned Christian nationalists into his own electoral army. - Inside the Hive
How Donald Trump Will Mold America “in the Image of a Dictatorship”
Reproductive rights crackdowns, mass deportations, and a fealty-based federal bureaucracy. The former president has disavowed Project 2025, but Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast and Jeff Sharlet say his prints are all over it. - Inside the Hive
Chris Hayes: Joe Biden’s Reelection Pitch Is a “Tough Ask”
The MSNBC host addresses the delicate question of age in American politics, as the president, now 81, needs to convince voters he “should have the world’s most stressful job when he’s 85 years old.” - Inside the Hive
Pod Save America’s Hosts Are Staying Positive About 2024. That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Fear the Worst
Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor discuss the importance of civil engagement in a time of mass cynicism, and explain how Americans can keep finding the comedy in the country’s post-Trump tragedy.
Exclusive
Was Abraham Lincoln a Lover of Men?
In a new documentary, more than a dozen scholars come together to argue that Lincoln had sexual relationships with multiple men. As one puts it, “We’re taking a scholarly interpretation that has been bubbling up for generations—and that, finally in 2024, has found its moment to be expressed.”
By David Canfield
excerpt
Poker Pros, Crypto Kings, and Tech Titans: Nate Silver’s Guide to “The River”
In an excerpt of his new book, On the Edge, the statistician explains why “Riverians”— with their penchant for data, free speech, and unfettered capitalism—are steeped in a political power struggle against the Democratic-aligned “Village” elites.
By Nate Silver
JD Vance Tried to Call Democrats “Weird”
Trump's running mate may not have charmed many voters during a sweep of the Sunday shows. But his suggestion that Harris is avoiding the press could prove potent.
By Eric Lutz
such language
Donald Trump Called Kamala Harris “Bitch” Multiple Times: NYT
The former president’s team denied the remarks. Yet, this wouldn’t be the first time he’s used the slur when referring to women.
By Katie Herchenroeder
Joy Ride: Upbeat Dems Are Spreading Optimism to a Divided (and Newly Delighted) Nation
After eight years of fear and loathing, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are energizing the electorate with levity—and an eye toward tomorrow.
By Mark McKinnon
New Polls Show Walz’s Approval Rating Surging While Vance’s Circles the Drain
A real tale of two running mates.
By Bess Levin
Dizzy Gillespie for President! Revisiting the Jazz Giant’s Quixotic 1964 Campaign
Miles Davis…for CIA chief? Malcolm X for attorney general? Why did the jazz master make a tongue-in-cheek run for the White House?
By Will Friedwald
Trump Spews Lies, Disparages Harris’s Intelligence, Insults Jews, and Rambles About “Insane Asylums” in Unhinged Press Conference
He did little to quell reports that he is melting down over Harris’s poll numbers.
By Bess Levin
RED, WHITE, AND DEW
Two VP Candidates, One Soda: How Tim Walz and JD Vance Made Diet Mountain Dew a Political Symbol
What Dews it mean that the opposing potential veeps both reach for the same beverage?
By Kase Wickman
Oops: Trump Was Full of Praise for Tim Walz Before They Became Opponents
The ex-president commended Walz’s handling of the 2020 George Floyd protests and called him an “excellent guy.”
By Bess Levin
Republicans Think They Could Win if Donald Trump Would Just Focus on the Issues
But the ex-president has become increasingly preoccupied and frustrated with his campaign, recent polls, and crowd sizes at Kamala Harris events.
By Eric Lutz
2024 Election
Can Kamala Harris Throw Out Biden’s Economic Baggage?
The vice president is inheriting an unpredictable and fragile post-pandemic recovery, as evidenced by the latest market swings. And even if Harris is “a far superior communicator,” says one insider, Americans are “still feeling the pinch of cost.”
By Chris Smith
Donald Trump, Who Has Been Likened to Hitler by His Own Running Mate, Claims Tim Walz as VP Pick Is “Insulting to Jewish People”
Trump has also baselessly asserted that Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people.”
By Bess Levin
Merch
How Kamala Harris’s Design Team Turned Tim Walz’s Favorite Accessory Into a Million-Dollar Idea
When interest in the Minnesota governor’s fondness for Realtree-style hunter’s camo took off online, the campaign sprang into action, getting hats printed in Philadelphia and raising $1 million in the process.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Politics
The Mad Dash to Make 2024 Debates Happen
The emergence of the Kamala Harris–Tim Walz ticket, and Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on a planned ABC debate, have sent the networks and campaigns back to the drawing board. As one TV exec puts it, “The fall schedule is a blank piece of paper now.”
By Brian Stelter
Tim Walz Shows He Can Do It All (Warn Against the Dangers of Donald Trump and Make a JD Vance Couch-F--king Joke)
The Minnesota governor contains multitudes.
By Bess Levin
Republicans Simply Can’t Figure Out How to Knock Down Tim Walz
Kamala Harris’s running mate has displayed a kind of authenticity that is hard to fake—and even harder, it appears, for his opponents to attack.
By Eric Lutz
ALL IS FAIR
Tim Walz at the Minnesota State Fair Redefines BDE: Big Dad Energy
And can we discuss whatever is going on between the man and the turkey population as a whole?
By Kase Wickman
Trump’s Campaign Attacks Tim Walz for Allowing “Convicted Felons to Vote”
Who wants to tell them?
By Bess Levin
Hamptons Problems
A Trump Fundraiser in the Hamptons Unleashed a Gridlock Nightmare
Last Friday, never-ending traffic from Riverhead to Amagansett lasted late into the night, with vehicles on main roads, side streets, highways, and everything in between snarled for hours.
By Stephanie Krikorian