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Axios reports: President Biden is aiming to get a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal by the end of next week while also trying to deter Iran and Hezbollah from conducting an attack on Israel that could undermine this effort, U.S. officials say. Biden and his aides say they feel they are closer than ever to getting a deal that …

Politico reports: Convicted Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday took his independent candidacy off the November ballot, ending for good the question of whether the disgraced senator would complicate an election for the party that spurned him. It also formally ends a half century in politics that began on a New Jersey school board and culminated with extraordinary power on the …

Raleigh’s ABC affiliate reports: Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday afternoon. The event was scheduled to begin around 2:45 p.m. Her latest visit comes two days after former President Donald Trump, her Republican foe, was in Asheville for a rally. According to a new Cook Political Report poll, Harris now has …

Florida Politics reports: Can the ‘Demon Buster’ defeat 2 opponents this month? Duval County Democrats have three choices in one of this month’s Primaries. They can go with the incumbent, Rep. Kim Daniels, or with one of her two opponents. A former pastor and consultant, Lloyd Caulker is the owner of the “Salvation Navy,” which is described on LinkedIn as …

The New York Times reports: Kamala Harris participated in a mock presidential debate on Monday at Howard University in Washington, taking time out of her campaign schedule to refine her approach to former President Donald J. Trump before their scheduled debate on Sept. 10. Ms. Harris is working on her debate preparations with a small group of advisers, several of …

The Daily Beast reports: Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the now-iconic 2008 “Hope” poster of Barack Obama for the future president’s first campaign, on Thursday unveiled his depiction of Vice President Kamala Harris, seen in blue and white above the word “Forward.” Like Obama, Harris is looking up and to her left. In releasing his latest work of art, …

NBC News reports: Vice President Harris’ campaign on Friday will roll out some of her housing policy proposals, including her support for efforts aimed at lowering the cost of rent and helping renters who are struggling financially, according to details obtained by NBC News from a campaign official. Harris will propose plans to stop data firms from driving up lease …

The New York Times reports: Federal prosecutors investigating Mayor Eric Adams of New York and his 2021 campaign have served a new round of grand jury subpoenas in their long-running corruption inquiry, issuing them to Mr. Adams himself, to City Hall and to his election committee, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. The three subpoenas were served …

The Washington Post reports: Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries. Harris’s plan will include “the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries — setting clear rules of the road to make clear that big corporations can’t unfairly exploit consumers to run up excessive …

The Associated Press reports: The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices of 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs. The discounts, agreed to after months of negotiations with drug manufacturers, range between 38% and 79% on the medication’s list price, which is …

The New York Times reports: Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, a Democrat seeking re-election to her seat for the first time, is pulling ahead of her Republican challenger, Sam Brown, in a race that was once considered a feasible pickup for the G.O.P., according to several polls released this week. New polling from the Cook Political Report released Thursday morning, …

Emerson College Polling reports: The first Emerson College Polling national survey following President Biden’s decision not to seek re-election finds Vice President Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump 50% to 46%. Five percent of likely voters are undecided. With undecided voters’ support allocated, Harris continues to lead by four, 52% to 48%. With third-party candidates on the ballot, Harris and Trump’s …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump and JD Vance may have avoided talking about Project 2025 but Tim Walz is determined to make the controversial conservative guidebook the focus of the touted first prime time vice presidential debate on October 1. After agreeing to take part in the proposed CBS debate, Walz went on the attack and made it clear …

The New York Times reports: With just over 22 weeks left in charge of the country, President Biden is looking for work. Or so he told a room of dozens of online content creators whom he referred to as “the future” and his grandchildren’s preferred news source during a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday, trying on …

Axios reports: George Helmy, former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, is expected to be appointed as the state’s next U.S. senator, Axios has learned. Helmy will serve in a caretaker role until 2025, when the winner of the November general election for the seat will take over. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) will officially resign from the …

Quinnipac Polling reports: In the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight edge in a tight race over former President Donald Trump 48 – 45 percent among likely voters. We The People Party candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receives 4 percent support, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver receive …

ABC News reports: Consumer prices rose 2.9% in July compared to a year ago, cooling slightly from the previous month and extending a monthslong slowdown of price increases. The fresh inflation reading is the lowest since March 2021. The consumer-price index lands just below the 3% rate that economists had expected. Inflation has slowed for five consecutive months, reversing a …

The highly-regarded nonpartisan Cook Report writes: A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states. Overall, she holds a narrow lead of 48% to 47% in those states in the head-to-head. …

The New York Times reports: Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are planning to hold a rally next Tuesday in Milwaukee, making an appearance in the key battleground state of Wisconsin as Democrats gather for their national convention in nearby Chicago. The Harris campaign is in talks to hold its event at Fiserv Forum, the arena …

USA Today reports: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., beat back a primary challenger Tuesday in a closely watched race after two of her progressive colleagues lost their own primary bids earlier this year in the face of massive spending from pro-Israel groups. The Minnesota lawmaker’s victory came after Reps. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., all members of the informal …