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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.

Underestimate Kamala Harris at Your Peril

Why Team Trump is scrambling as the veep has come out swinging.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.

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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.

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.”
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.
a what?

For Kamala Harris, First Came Charli XCX. Then Beyoncé. Now the Campaign Is Chappell Roan-ing.

Pop quiz: presidential campaign or amazing night out dancing?

Surprise: Elon Musk Says He Isn’t Actually Donating $45 Million a Month to Trump

The billionaire CEO, no beacon of truth himself, called media reports of his promised political contributions “not true.”
tweet and delete

Montel Williams Once Dated Kamala Harris and Now His Social Media Is a Big Mess

The former TV host’s social media feed has been a real journey in retweeting and deleting.
2024 Election

How Trumpworld Is Coping With the Kamala Harris Boom

In just days, the vice president has raked in more than $100 million, scored countless endorsements, started a social media phenomenon, and secured enough delegates for the nomination. “She has been totally dominating,” marveled one GOP strategist.
on blast

Beyoncé Gives Kamala Harris Her Blessing to Use “Freedom” For Campaign

It's a diplomatic gesture from Queen Bey to Madam Vice President.