Tim Walz Is Happy to Help, Content to Be Ignored (2024)

“President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris joined forces on the campaign trail Monday in the marquee union town of Pittsburgh, making the case that their administration’s record on…

“Venezuela ordered the arrest of presidential candidate Edmundo González, an escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissent in the wake of a disputed election,” Bloomberg reports. “The move is likely…

“President Biden gave a demonstration on Monday that the Democratic Party now belongs to Vice President Kamala Harris, stepping to the microphone at a campaign event in Pittsburgh to introduce…

Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (R) is on audio making racist and disparaging comments about Native Americans, the Char-Koota News reports. In an audio clip recorded at a fundraiser…

“A top Trump volunteer in Massachusetts ‘will no longer have any involvement’ in the campaign after he sent an email Sunday evening raising alarm about the Republican ticket’s chances in…

New York Times: “Many of Ms. Haley’s most ardent supporters in her losing bid — moderate, college-educated Republicans and independents skeptical of Mr. Trump — fell into what pollsters called…

“About three hours after former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated, on a Saturday evening in mid-July, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got a phone call: Would he consider joining forces…

“The U.S. has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro – claiming it was bought illegally for $13 million and smuggled out of the country,” the BBC reports….

“A Pennsylvania judge has determined that three 2020 election deniers must pay nearly $1 million in fees as the result of a years-long legal dispute with state officials over voting…

Politico: “The market for office buildings — already reeling from higher vacancy rates amid the rise in remote-work policies — has been crushed by high borrowing costs, and while the…

Washington Post: “With little chance of improving Trump’s standing, Trump’s advisers see the only option as damaging hers.” Save to Favorites

“President Biden told reporters on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to get a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal,” Axios reports. “Biden spoke shortly before a…

“Kamala Harris plans to say that US Steel should remain domestically owned during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh on Monday, lending her voice to a dispute over prospective Japanese ownership…

“Antiestablishment populism is on the rise in Europe, fueled not just by migration and economic and security fears, but by a deeper trend: Eroding confidence in governments’ ability to overcome…

I was honored to be a guest on The Talk Show with John Gruber — my favorite tech podcast — discussing the past, present, and future of independent media. Save…

The tradition of Labor Day as the kickoff for the November general election doesn’t really hold anymore, but it’s still worth marking it with some observations. Here’s what I’m seeing:…

“Sen. Tammy Baldwin had an unusual talent during her last election: convincing rural supporters of Republican Donald Trump that they should vote for her, too,” the Wall Street Journal reports….

“A Washington startup pitched as a service to integrate AI into lobbying is covertly run by a pair of well-known, far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons who are using pseudonyms…

“Labor Day is a critical mile-marker on the road to the general election, and Kamala Harris has reached it with a slim advantage over Donald Trump. But the former president…

Speaker Mike Johnson is heading to Italy this week for his first trip abroad as speaker, Punchbowl News reports. Johnson will be participating in a G7 meeting for heads of…