It was a busy week for the Harris-Walz campaign heading into the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off tomorrow in Chicago. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together in their first joint campaign event since the president ended his re-election bid. During the event, they discussed her plan to lower out-of-pocket costs for older adults on Medicare. On Friday, Harris unveiled an economic plan for her first 100 days in office, including policies for addressing the affordable housing crisis, instituting a child tax credit and more.
Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, made his first solo trip after last week's seven-state blitz with Harris. During a speech on Tuesday, Walz defended himself against attacks from Republicans led by Ohio senator and fellow veteran JD Vance who attempted to smear Walz's military record, accusing him of "stolen valor." Meanwhile, Vance gave a speech in Pennsylvania amid new controversy over remarks he made about abortion in 2021 and comments about "postmenopausal females." Vance and Walz have agreed to participate in a debate on Oct. 1.
Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump participated in a conversation on X with Elon Musk that got off to a rocky start due to technical delays. It was the second plan to go a bit sideways for the billionaire this week, as the Texas judge whose court Musk appeared to seek out for his lawsuit against advertisers recused himself from the case. On Thursday, Trump held a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he hurled attacks at Harris and appeared to denigrate service members (once again), describing the civilian Medal of Freedom that he gave to Republican mega-donor Miriam Adelson as a "much better" version of the Medal of Honor.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., won her primary race on Tuesday in a bright spot for "the Squad" of progressives. Other vocal critics of Israel in Congress, such as Reps. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, lost their races last month.
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