The Briefing

Phillip Nieto @ Mediaite: ‘She Became a Black Person!’ Trump Spars With Moderator Over Whether Or Not Republicans Should Call Harris a ‘DEI Hire’ The former president spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago where he questioned if Harris was Black, adding “

Meridith McGraw and Daniel Lippman @ Politico: Head of Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 steps down Paul Dans, who directed the Heritage Foundation’s controversial 2025 Presidential Transition Project, or Project 2025, is stepping down from his role in August, according to an internal email to staf

McKay Coppins @ The Atlantic: The Most Revealing Moment of a Trump Rally A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks. Rachel Leingang and Stephanie Kirchgaessner @ The Guardian: Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus De

Media Matters: Daily Wire host Matt Walsh attacks VP Kamala Harris for having a career Walsh: “She's a woman who has chosen to dedicate her life to her own personal ambition and career advancement. She has lived a very self-serving life.

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Mara Richards Bim @ Baptist News: Want to know who’s behind Project 2025? Follow the money through the swamp In the 1976 film All the President’s Men, the character Deep Throat tells Robert Redford, playing Bob Woodward, to “follow the money” to get to the bottom of the Watergate scandal.

Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: Trumpworld Howls Over The Switch From Biden To Harris Within hours of President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Kamala Harris to run in his stead, Donald Trump had a response: It was all very unfair. Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: Flai

Charlie Nash @ Mediaite: Trump Blasts ‘Cheating’ Democrats and ‘Crazy Nancy Pelosi’ in RNC ‘Unity’ Speech Former President Donald Trump attacked “crazy” Rep.

Michael M. Grynbaum and Jim Rutenberg @ The New York Times: Tucker Carlson, Ousted by Fox, Roars Into Milwaukee as a Top Trump Ally After time away from the spotlight, the right-wing host is increasingly welcomed by Trump’s inner circle.

Carl Gibson and Maya Boddie @ AlterNet: JD Vance caught quietly deleting '100% pro-life' position from his website Abortion is one of the defining issues of the 2024 election. Now, Sen.