Trump’s terrible week is capped by a worse weekend

Trump's terrible week is capped by a worse weekend

Last week it was brutal for Donald Trump. The weekend brought them no respite. President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race created a powerful release that took everyone by surprise, including Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. “We didn’t expect that there would be cat lady news cycles,” a Harris campaign aide said said The Washington … Read more

What’s in a name? JD Vance had a lot of them

What's in a name?  JD Vance had a lot of them

When it comes to the Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance name, it’s complicated. The Ohio senator introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” under the name JD Vance — “like jay-dot-dee-dot,” he wrote , short for James David. In the book, he explained that this was … Read more

Biden calls for term limits, ethics rules for Supreme Court justices: NPR

Biden calls for term limits, ethics rules for Supreme Court justices: NPR

President Biden speaks to the media on July 1 following the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Biden, in an op-ed Monday, said “no one,” including “a justice on the United States Supreme Court” is above the law, as he called for term limits … Read more

It’s undeniable: JD Vance is weird

It's undeniable: JD Vance is weird

Weird isn’t necessarily a bad thing. BBQ chicken pizza is weird. Portland it’s strange Aubrey Plaza it’s strange U opening ceremonies at the Paris Olympics were strange in the best, most French way imaginable. But JD Vance is just… strange. And not in a good way. Strange enough that Senator Chuck Schumer thinks Vance is … Read more

Why Harris is talking about his story as a prosecutor: NPR

Why Harris is talking about his story as a prosecutor: NPR

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris poses for a photo on June 18, 2004. Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press Two days before President Biden announced that he was withdrawing from his push for a second term, his campaign chairman Jen O’Malley Dillon appeared on television, insisting that the … Read more

Blue-leaning Georgia county must redo election using GOP gerrymander

Blue-leaning Georgia county must redo election using GOP gerrymander

The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Elections Daily Kos team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast driving ● Cobb County, GA Board of Commissioners: A Georgia court ruled Thursday that the Democrat-run Cobb County Board of Commissioners violated the state constitution using … Read more