Trump returns to the campaign trail in Michigan with VP pick Vance
He also distanced himself from the ‘severe right’ Project 2025
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Sunday
Saturday
Delayed RNC attendees put up in Chicago migrant hotel
Airline chaos caused by the CrowdStrike glitch has stranded members of Congress and the media alike
Friday
A new subdued Trump at the RNC
‘I said to myself, “Wow what was that? It can only be a bullet”’
A more reflective Trump will win in November
His convention remarks were edged with a solemness and humility that have not been prominent parts of the Trump rhetorical armory
Trump calls for unity in somber RNC speech
‘I am the one saving democracy’
Thursday
Elon Musk boards the Trump train out of California
He cited the state’s new gender identification law as the final straw
MSNBC’s hell week: Lord of the Rings racism, Covid and no Joe
The network seems to be the one unable to regain its footing
The Biden-Trump rematch is a nationwide exercise in denial
When a new generation of politicians finally takes the stage — when the young rule — it’s likely the world will advance, or fall asunder, or both
Clamor rises for Biden to step aside soon
‘Many of us are perplexed that he continues to say he’s either tied or winning in the polls’
The logic of the J.D. Vance selection
Trump’s main goal is to build a MAGA coalition that dominates the party in 2028 and beyond
If Trump or Biden actually cared about America, they would step aside
We are ruled by criminals and Olds
Joe Biden, naked emperor
Observers could finally see — and call out — what the Biden team and the mainstream press knew for months but refused to say
Wednesday
Cockburn at the convention, days one and two
Featuring Alexi Lalas, Liz Truss, Savannah Chrisley and more
Tuesday
Biden gets snappy in Lester Holt interview on NBC
‘I’m on the horse. Where have you been? I’ve done twenty-two major events, met thousands of people, overwhelming crowds’
Biden bats down attempts to get him to stand aside
‘Unless I get hit by a train, yeah’
Monday
Trump selects J.D. Vance for vice president
Vance was elected as Ohio’s junior senator in the 2022 and is the author of the bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy
Trump shouldn’t make the mistake of embracing false unity
He’s ignoring the temperature of the nation and voter frustration with everything around them in favor of some limp noodle message
The political impact of the Trump assassination attempt
How his response and the bureaucracy’s failure paved his path to November
Sunday
Who’s the real threat to democracy?
I can help those claiming to be in the dark about the shooter’s motive. His motive was to kill Donald Trump
Saturday
Biden’s response to the Trump assassination attempt rings hollow
It was another twenty minutes — two hours after his political opponent was first shot — before Biden directly addressed the nation
