In a resurfaced 2021 clip, Vance said it was "weird" to call Simone Biles' withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics an act of "heroism."

“I think it reflects pretty poorly on our sort of therapeutic society that we try to praise people not for moments of strength, not for moments of heroism, but for their weakest moments,” Vance said in the Fox News clip, shared today by American Bridge 21st Century, a major opposition research super PAC, shortly after Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won the gold in the team finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Biles, whom many have praised for prioritizing her mental health, said she experienced the "twisties" during her first event of the team final at the Tokyo Olympics, causing her to lose sight of where she was in the air while she was vaulting. She withdrew from the rest of the team competition, in which the women of Team USA took the silver.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is considered a potential running mate pick, cut a fundraising ad for the Harris campaign that's now running on Facebook and Instagram.

"I've known Vice President Harris for nearly two decades," Shapiro says in the 26-second video. "We're both prosecutors, we both are for the people, and we both stand up for the rule of law."

Before he was elected governor, Shapiro was attorney general for the battleground state from 2017 to 2023.

Attorney General Merrick Garland told NBC News today that he was outraged by the attempted assassination of Trump, saying authorities must do everything they can to ensure that type of “horrific attack” never happens again.

“This should not happen in America. This kind of security failure is not acceptable,” Garland said in an exclusive interview that will air on “NBC Nightly News” this evening. “This kind of a horrific attack on a former American president just can’t continue. We have to be sure we stop this.”

Garland said that Trump was hit by a bullet and that there was “no question” that he was “the object of an assassination attempt,” even if authorities were still trying to determine the motive. Garland said it was “extremely alarming” that the shooter was able to get so close.

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Trump today endorsed both Republican candidates in the GOP primary for Missouri attorney general.

Both candidates — incumbent Andrew Bailey and challenger Will Scharf — have strong connections to Trump. Scharf is an attorney for Trump who recently worked on his presidential immunity case. Bailey sued New York state claiming election interference in response to a recent gag order and prosecution of Trump.

“Neither one will ever let you down,” Trump said in all caps on Truth Social, adding that both candidates have "fearlessly confronted the radical left" and would fight to protect the Constitution.

The double endorsement comes shortly after Trump endorsed two House candidates in an Arizona primary that's being held today.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who is being vetted as a potential running mate for Harris, defended her president today when he was asked about Trump’s labeling her a radical.

“It’s ridiculous. It’s political. It’s what he does, though,” Kelly told reporters in the Capitol. “She’s a prosecutor. She was an attorney general. She was a district attorney. She’s a cop. Like my mom, in some regards. As district attorney, you’re prosecuting cases. My mother was out there as a beat cop in New Jersey when I was growing up as a kid. My dad was a police officer."

He added: "Kamala Harris is somebody that enforced crime, makes sure her state was safer. And then here in the United States Senate, she did the same thing. And as vice president.”

Harris will not attend the National Association of Black Journalists' annual convention this week, according to a source familiar with her plans.

The source said it was logistically not feasible for Harris to attend the conference in person as she works to select a running mate and flies to Houston on Thursday for the funeral of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.

As Vance faces criticism over resurfaced comments referring to Democratic leaders like Harris as "childless cat ladies," Nevada voters at his rally here in Henderson had varying levels of concern about the remark.

Russell Hendricks, a Trump supporter, said Vance's comment could hurt Trump among female voters.

"I think he might lose some women voters. I think my wife, she was concerned about that and she might vote for Kennedy now because of those remarks," he said, referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for president.

Dorina Pontarelli brushed off Vance's 2021 comment. "I’m 51 years old and I have no children and I’m all for it," she said.

Georgia Democrats are operating with renewed intensity ahead of Harris’ campaign rally in the state today, the party now galvanized by a candidate who legislators, organizers and voters alike say has boosted their chances of keeping once ruby-red Georgia in Democratic hands in November.

The event will be Harris’ second rally since she launched her own presidential campaign after Biden decided to drop out on July 21.

“There’s an incredible amount of enthusiasm for Kamala Harris. I haven’t seen anything like this in my many years in Georgia politics,” state Rep. Sam Park said.

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Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, is leaving her White House position to work for a political action committee supporting the Harris campaign.

“It’s been an honor and privilege to serve in this White House, with this President and this team, during this transformational term," Dunn said in a statement today. "I am grateful to President Biden and Vice President Harris for their leadership and giving me the opportunity to be part of what they have accomplished for the American people."