2024 election
Politics
JD Vance’s Wife: My Husband Only Meant to Insult People Who Actively Choose Not to Have Kids, Not People Who Are Trying but Are Unsuccessful
She did not touch on his claim that people who don’t have kids are more sociopathic.
By Bess Levin
Politics
RFK Jr. Says He Staged an Elaborate Bear-Cub Murder Scene in Central Park, but Only Because He’d Planned to Eat It Later
The admission follows stories about a worm eating his brain and living with an emu that repeatedly attacked his wife. Also, there was that animal carcass photo.
By Bess Levin
AURAL FIXATION
Kamala Harris's Campaign Doles Out An Extremely 2024 Diss on JD Vance: "No Aura"
A TikTok video from the campaign showcases some all-time cringe for the GOP VP candidate.
By Kase Wickman
late night
John Oliver Tears Into Trump’s “Disastrous” Attack on Kamala Harris’s Multiracial Identity
“Putting Trump in front of a Black audience and asking him to speak on race was never gonna get more elevated than, ‘The lady said she was both Indian and Black—that is cheating!’”
By Savannah Walsh
Excerpt
The Woman Who Engineered Donald Trump’s Rise From the Ashes of 2020
In an excerpt of Trump in Exile, Meridith McGraw reveals how the former president was overwhelmed by the dysfunction his election loss brought upon Mar-a-Lago—until Susie Wiles took the wheel of his comeback campaign. “I don’t know who’s in charge,” he told Wiles. “I need you to fix it.”
By Meridith McGraw
VP COUNTDOWN
Kamala Harris Is Doing In-Person “Chemistry” Tests With Her Top VP Candidates
At least three of the finalists—Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona—are scheduled to meet with the vice president on Sunday.
By Katie Herchenroeder
GET OUT THE VOTE
Jimmy Carter Is Trying to Stay Alive Long Enough to Vote for Kamala Harris
Georgia’s early voting starts just two weeks after the former president’s 100th birthday.
By Katie Herchenroeder
GENTLEMANIA
Doug Emhoff and Chasten Buttigieg Just Shattered Cher’s Record for Fire Island Fundraising
Chasten told a sold-out Fire Island crowd how Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and the husbands formed a close bond.
By Anna Peele
Politics
Kamala Harris’s Campaign Gives the Doug Emhoff Fan Base What It Wants: Second Gentleman Thirst Trap Merch
Buy your young, hot Emhoff mugs and tees today!
By Bess Levin
2024 election
Who Will Be Kamala Harris’s Veep Pick? Here Are the Finalists
The presumptive Democratic nominee is expected to choose between US senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz.
By Katie Herchenroeder
2024 Election
All of the Crazy Things Donald Trump Said to a Roomful of Black Journalists
The former president baselessly claimed immigrants are coming for “Black jobs,” played dumb about the definition of DEI, and falsely questioned Kamala Harris’s multiracial identity. “She was Indian all the way,” he said, “and all of a sudden, she made a turn and she became a Black person.”
By Jon Skolnik
2024 Election
What Kamala Harris Means for Democrats’ Chances in Battleground States
“She’s been like a defibrillator to the Democratic Party in this race.”
By Chris Smith
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
Politics
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
Politics
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
Politics
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
Politics
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
the springfield vote
How Simpsons “Superfan” Kamala Harris Stunned Crowds at Comic-Con
The presumptive Democratic nominee delivered an iconic line from the Fox series with a resurfaced video appearance during the show’s panel.
By Savannah Walsh