Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has big plans for the Supreme Court and federal judiciary if Democrats win the 2024 elections, from imposing ethical standards and preventing litigants from “shopping” for friendly judges to legislatively reversing its rulings on abortion and presidential immunity.

“It’s a very big priority,” Schumer, D-N.Y., told NBC News in an interview Thursday before the Senate left for a five-week summer recess. “I feel very strongly for the sake of the republic, we need reform in the courts.”

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Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who is Jewish, took aim at progressive Democrats who oppose the selection of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as Harris' running mate, saying that progressives "don't want a Jew."

“These Progressives don’t want a Jew. Let’s say it out loud," Moskowitz, of Florida, wrote on X. "Imagine if moderate Dems said they didn’t want a certain minority. The condemnations would be deafening. Yet now we hear much silence.”

Moskowitz's X post was in response to an article published yesterday by The Hill that cited progressive leaders and groups opposing Shapiro's candidacy, with some questioning his record on Israel-related issues and school vouchers.

Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is in a hotly contested primary today against Nashville Metropolitan Councilmember Courtney Johnston. 

Ogles is a member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus who reintroduced articles of impeachment against Harris last week after she launched her presidential campaign. Ogles has former President Trump’s endorsement in the race, and has touted that endorsement on the airwaves. But Johnston has sought to cast Ogles as a “do-nothing” politician. 

“Andy Ogles is weak and he’s accomplished nothing,” Johnston says of the congressman in one of her ads. “He chases headlines, not results.”

Harris honored Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at her funeral in Houston today, calling her, "a true champion, a fierce champion for justice."

She added that Jackson Lee, a California Democrat, "was a woman of deep faith and deep compassion," and lauded Alpha Kappa Alpha, the historically Black sorority that both women were members of.

Trump reposted a social media post from conservative activist Laura Loomer purporting to show Harris’ birth certificate in an attempt to falsely claim that the vice president hasn’t always identified as Black.

"Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN," Loomer's post says. "Donald Trump is correct. Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been." The post also includes an unverified claim that Harris descended from slave owners.

In an extensive interview with NBC News, Sen. JD Vance declined to say he regretted his comments about childless Americans and praised the Russian prisoner swap that freed four Americans, putting him at odds with Trump who criticized it.

Asked about comments he made in a 2021 interview on Fox News when he said Harris was one of the "childless cat ladies" who "want to make the rest of the country miserable," he said, "I said what I said then, and what I believe now is that I think we should be more pro-family."

Following the release of four U.S. residents who were wrongly imprisoned by Russia, Vance said it is "great that Evan and Paul Whelan are coming home."

When asked about Trump's comments about Harris "turning Black" at the NABJ convention, Vance offered that Trump's point is that she is a "chameleon" who "presents a different face depending on the audience she speaks to."

When asked about Trump’s refusal to say yes when asked if his running mate was ready, Vance said he would "certainly" be ready to assume the presidency on Day One but added that he believed Trump was in great health and would serve all four years of his term if re-elected.

"What Donald Trump said is that politically, the vice president doesn’t really matter that much," Vance said. "Most people vote for either the 'President Kamala Harris' or the 'President Donald Trump.' And I think that’s fundamentally true."

Trump said the prisoner exchange with Russia that freed four U.S. residents is "bad precedent for the future," putting him at odds with his own running mate, Sen. JD Vance, who praised the swap.

The former president said on Truth Social that Russia is extorting the U.S. and that negotiators "never make good deals." He also questioned if there was any money exchanged in the deal and the criminal records of those returning to Russia.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that no money was exchanged for the prisoners during a White House press briefing today.

Trump further claimed that he got back many hostages without giving the opposing country anything and pressed for more details on the swap.

A spokesperson for Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is among those being vetted as Harris' potential running mate, confirmed the governor has canceled fundraisers in the Hamptons this weekend that were originally scheduled to raise money for his PAC.

“The Governor’s trip was planned several weeks ago and included several fundraisers for his own campaign committee,” Shapiro spokesperson Manuel Bonder said. "His schedule has changed and he is no longer traveling to the Hamptons this weekend."

Shapiro, a first-term governor, is considered a top contender to be Harris’ running mate and discussed the role with Harris’ team on Wednesday.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said earlier today that Harris should pick whomever will help her win in November as a running mate.

“I’m not interviewing for anything. I just am who I am and put it out there," Walz said. NBC News has reported that Harris campaign requested vetting materials from Walz.

Asked what qualities are important for a running mate to possess, Walz demurred and said the choice is up to Harris alone.

“I want to see that person first and foremost who is compatible with whatever the vice president wants," Walz said. "Whatever she wants, is it in this moment and just to be candid, to put a ticket together that wins in November, and continues to implement the policies that we’ve seen out of this administration."