The Outlook and the Landscape of Ms. Biden’s Representation in the House of Representatives (The Up First Show)

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We’ll get clarity on those things in the next week or so. But I think we can already start assessing what new challenges and opportunities Democrats have by moving on from Mr. Biden to an alternative candidate, particularly Ms. Harris; and since she’s the likely nominee — and Republicans are already rewriting at least parts of their playbook with her in mind — let’s assess her and the political landscape.

Voters aren’t looking for instability. It won’t break the Democrats because they are focused on beating Mr. Trump, but handing the reins quickly to Ms. Harris has already drawn howls of unfairness from Republicans. They will have someone who can serve for four years, even though many voters believed Mr. Biden couldn’t.

The Russian Missile Attack on the Factor Druk Plant: Secretary Kimberly Cheatle’s Testimony Before the Senate Appointment

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced questions yesterday from House lawmakers who demanded answers about former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination. She was in the hot seat for nearly five hours. She said in her testimony that the agency is cooperating with the multiple investigations that are underway, and its own review into what went wrong. Legislators left without an answer to the biggest question they’d ask: how the shooter was allowed on the roof with a clear view of Trump?

A Russian missile strike on the Factor Druk plant looked like a massacre at the time. Seven employees died, and 20 more were wounded. There were thousands of charred books and printing machinery under the roof that had been caved in. Words and Bullets, a collection of interviews with writers on the war’s front line, was destroyed in the attack. The owner of the printing plant is not deterred from reopening because of the industry’s success. The Ukrainian Book Institute tells NPR that bookstore chains have opened dozens of new stores in the past year alone.

Source: Harris’ campaign faces potential legal challenges. And, a new dinosaur discovery

Sex Life After Birth: Tips for Pregaterns in the Postpartum Phase of the 2024 Election and Implications for Abortion

People who are new parents, I would like to congratulate you. How’s your sex life? It is not likely to be so great. Between diaper duty, sleep deprivation, hormones and general exhaustion, there isn’t time or energy left for sex. Maybe you don’t feel ready after being cleared for sex after giving birth. Here are some tips from relationship experts that can keep the relationship going in the postpartum period.

The best time to be a pollster is when you have the latest survey of voters completed, and on Sunday afternoon, President Biden decided to withdraw from the race for president and support his wife, Vice President Harris.

I’m sure I’m not the only pollster who was in the field, trying to measure the impact of the events of just the previous several days: the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the selection of JD Vance as Mr. Trump’s running mate, the president coming down with Covid, the entire Republican National Convention.

Suddenly, the 2024 race has been turned on its head. We need to have two things: a) a clear picture of how the change-up at the top of the Democratic ticket affected us and b) enough information to form an opinion.

Ms. Harris could give the “double haters” what they wanted. A quarter of voters are “double haters” — those who were seemingly begging the two major parties to give them choices other than Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden. One question needs to be asked, is Ms. Harris a continuation of the Biden candidacy or is she really looking for an alternative? Early indications are that she gets a two-point bump relative to Mr. Biden among these voters.

Ms. Harris will be more in charge of the abortion messaging. During the June debate, when asked about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Mr. Biden’s answer was meandering. One of the reasons why voters say they trust Democrats more than Republicans is because of the issue of abortion.

Harris and former President Donald Trump are statistically tied, but 1 in 5 independents, including almost 3 in 10 independent women, now say they are undecided. Harris needs to return to her old ways in the next few weeks.

The Silicon Valley Democrat’s Corner: The First Year in Biden’s Pre-Pallider Resummation at the Tinseltown Racetrack

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With more folks undecided, there’s an opportunity for Harris that Biden did not seem to have. It’s another key indication of just how much of a restart this move is for the campaign.

Leah Feiger: Democrats had a poor presidential debate a few weeks ago. With a new candidate poised to take Biden’s place, will left-leaning Silicon Valley donors open their pocketbooks again? David Gilbert is on the show and he will speak about the right wing calling this an illegal coup. The WIRED’s senior writers Makena Kelly and Lauren Goode are reporting on the democratic fundraiser situation in Silicon Valley. Makena, welcome back.

[Archival audio]: With Vice President Harris confirming immediately that she is running saying, “We have 107 days until election day, together we will fight and together we will win.”

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Netanyahu is Rally Undecided, and NASA Races to Save a Telescope: The Case for an End of Hamas

Netanyahu is due to speak at a joint meeting of congress, but can expect a mixed reception. The war in Gaza is being supported by Republicans. But Democrats are increasingly critical, with President Biden calling for a cease-fire. The sit-in on Capitol Hill against the war in Gaza resulted in the arrests of about 200 people. The central theme of the speech will likely be Netanyahu’s belief that Hamas must be destroyed in Gaza.

At the Interior Department, Joel Clement worked for seven years on policies meant to assist Alaskan communities with rising sea levels and thawing permafrost. During the Obama administration, his work moved forward. Clement was demoted when Donald Trump took over and he was supposed to stop working on climate change. Clement resigned and became a whistleblower on what he and other scientists saw as the Trump administration’s political interference and censorship of science. Many scientists are concerned that such interference would be even more severe in a second Trump term. Here’s why.

Source: Newly undecided voters could be crucial for Harris. And NASA races to save a telescope

Why pop songs are more complex than they used to be: A PhD student makes a different discovery in the search for new physics: The case of the vocals

PhD student Madeline Hamilton set out to explain our emotional connection to popular music and made a different discovery along the way. Her find was that the most popular tunes were more simple than in the past. Over time, the vocals have gotten less sophisticated according to Hamilton. But that doesn’t mean today’s hits lack complexity.